Artist description Mike Botts is the legendary drummer from Bread, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg and more. "I was fortunate enough to know and work with some of the best players around. I produced the CD on a track by track basis which allowed me to select and mix particular musicians like colors for a painting. Bob Glaub and Lee Sklar for example, are both excellent bass players with vastly different styles. Todd Sharp, Andrew Gold and Basil Fung on guitars is another fine example. George Clinton on organ and Chris Spedding on guitar create some real magic together on "Buns of Doom". There were so many great players and performances on Adults Only that I'll have a hard time putting together a touring band half as good. Some of those tracks are really burnin'!"

Music Style Of course, it's always difficult to categorize one's style since it's usually an amalgam of a number of influences but I'd have to say that R&B and pop are the dominant forces in my music. Lyrically I guess I write in a style much like that of Tom Waits or Randy Newman. Take that and a number of other influences and you get "Adults Only".

Musical Influences As I mentioned, people like Tom Waits and Randy Newman really influenced me as a lyricist but you can also hear a bit of Chuck Berry, even Ira Gershwin and Cole Porter. A great set of lyrics can be timeless. Now when it comes to singing, I loved listening to all the legendary R&B singers like Little Richard, James Brown, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam&Dave and I'm sure there's a few I missed. Later on I started listening more to pop singers like McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton and Sting. When I first started singing, it took me awhile to stop imitating my influences and discover my own voice and style. It's pretty much the same learning process I went through as a drummer.

Similar Artists Comparisons can be made between myself and Eric Clapton or Robert Palmer or even Peter Gabriel. Lyrically my work goes in a non-mainstream direction like Tom Waits, Randy Newman and Lyle Lovett.

Instruments drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, trumpet

Albums Adults Only

Location Beaverton, OR - USA

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