John Doe: Keeper

"MR: Who influenced you as an artist? JD: I was 17 or 18 when The Band and The Rolling Stones doing Sticky Fingers was happening. That's when I was really learning how to play my instrument, how to play bass, how to put together songs, when I was becoming a student. MR: Did you have any flashbacks while listening to this finished album's batch of songs? JD: Well, Val McCallum, who recently played with Lucinda Williams, when he played slide on a couple of songs, it was so obvious he was channeling George Harrison. I think The Band and The Stones were a bigger influence on songs like 'Giant Step Backward' or 'Never Enough' and 'Lucky Penny.' MR: One of my favorites is 'Little Tiger.' What's the story behind it? JD: I wrote that for my sweetheart who's very important to me. Then, I realized it had a lot to do with my daughters who are now getting grown up. There's nothing better than a kid bouncing on a bed, there is nothing sweeter and cuter" (Mike Ragogna, "Keeper: Meeting John Doe Again," Huffington Post, 8/26/11).
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