What a gift it was for my band to be able to perform several US Midwestern dates with Iggy Pop. Here's a ticket stub from our Ann Arbor, Michigan concert, provided by Ac Palacio. Viva revolutionary music! #CoSoMusicians #CoSoMusic #punk

Being a good person is like being in good physical shape. You work at it every day.

Driving through the French countryside during our 1980 tour with the Police, XTC, UB40, English Beat, Squeeze, U2 and others. Jimy Sohns is at the wheel! This was when one of the tour trucks crashed - notice it overturned in the background. Pic: David Wilmot

5 years ago today, I drove up to Smashed Plastic Record Pressing to pick up the fantastic vinyl pressing they did for my debut album reissue! There, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting fellow musician Dan Jarvis! It was a great and momentous day! #CoSoMusic #CoSoMusicians

TUNE IN! Live Radio Interview Tonight! I would love for you to tune in tonight, Friday, March 1st, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, when I will be a live guest on Insomniac’s Delight with show host Mark Medley. Listen online at https://www.kopn.org

If you can't tune in for the live broadcast, the show will be available for a limited time online here:https://www.kopn.org/programs/insomniacs-delight/

I hope you can join us! We’re taking a deep dive into the history & my backstory!

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All the bullying-all the abuse-I could have never survived it all without music!

Never before seen pic from a New Year's Eve solo show at Shubas in Chicago, circa 1980s/early 90s. The recipient of the underwater I was ready to toss into the audience and the photographer was Bob Hughes. Judging by the outfit, I was probably performing Executive Exhibitionist, a song many of you have recently heard on Conversation & The Rejects.

Happy Valentine's Day to the love of my life, Glinda Harrison. I can’t imagine my life without you!

Here we are, September 1983 at Chicago’s Blackstone Hotel on the set for the video to the song Wild Night Tonight, from my 2nd album and its reissue.

May everyone love and be loved!

2-Donald also played lead guitar for Peter Tosh and Bob Marley. In fact, we were preparing to record the second White Lightnin’ album in Jamaica at Bob Marley’s studio, but we ended up recording at CRC Studios in Chicago.

After White Lightnin’, Donald, and his two brothers (Woody and Kenny) formed the Kinsey Report.

I do want to say that we should all salute the phenomenal talent of Donald, and wish him the very best moving forward into the spirit world!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/kinsey-report-founder-and-guitarist-donald-kinsey-has-died/vi-BB1hWud0

1-I am so sorry to report the news that guitarist Donald Kinsey has transitioned into spirit. As many of you know, his brother, drummer Ralph “Woody” Kinsey, recently transitioned into spirit as well.

My musical experiences with Donald go back to 1974 when I was playing alongside him behind his father, blues singer Big Daddy Kinsey. At that time, I was also brought in as the keyboardist in his band White Lightnin’ for their second album on Island Records.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/kinsey-report-founder-and-guitarist-donald-kinsey-has-died/vi-BB1hWud0

Since cruelty is the point, being kind, compassionate and empathetic is the most punk thing we can do.

Thank you Danny Imig For the first Amazon review of Conversation & The Rejects! Your thoughts, words, and insights are invaluable! Everyone, if you feel moved to, please leave a great review on Amazon and everywhere online! It really helps to get the word out there! Here is the link! https://amzn.to/3tANe2H

Glinda (then friend and future wife) was sleeping over in my tiny apartment behind my parents house in late 83 when I woke up from a dream with some of the lyrics to Made Up In The Dark. At first, I thought it was a message I received from my spiritual teachers in my sleep cycle, but Glinda thought it was a song. She was right. I finished it and it ended up being on Conversation, now on Conversation & The Rejects. This is one of everyone’s faves! Link to listen in bio! #CoSoMusic

If you want to know the backstory of my 2nd LP track order, here’s the info:
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The backstory to the 40-year saga of my controversial 2nd LP and its reissue is complex, traumatic, and ultimately, triumphant. The liner notes that tell the story are included in the reissue package. Here, I wanted to share a bit of the package liner notes that document it all. Check out the album. Link in bio. #CoSoMusic #CoSoMusicians

Today is the 1 month anniversary of the release date for my expanded 2nd album reissue, Conversation & The Rejects, and I’m having a paczki tonight! If you've bought the record, I thank you! If you’re listening to the record, I thank you! If you are spreading the word, I thank you! Please share your thoughts here on the reissue and tell us your favorite tracks! #CoSoMusic #CoSoMusicians

2-I had to call out the changes while the tapes were rolling and since they weren't simple one syllable changes, like E, but Bflat suspended7, I had to really spit those changes out quickly before the beat they were played on. Link to listen to the remastered reissue in bio.

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1-BEHIND THE SCENES: How good was my band? When we recorded Secret Lover, my band was not well acquainted with the song and we were under pressure to get it done asap. Javier raced to put his synthesizer parts together, Barbie and Marie Goodrich got their backing vocals right, and as the tapes rolled, Lee Gatlin unleashed a phenomenal bass line while Ken Bronowski’s 2 off the cuff guitar solos killed it.

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Here's a ticket stub from the tour my band did (Europe/UK 1980) where both Sign of the Cross (featured in Urgh! A Music War) & the previously unreleased Beefcake Touch were recorded. I'd love for you to check out both tracks on Conversation & The Rejects: Link in bio.