Artist description Kieth is a quiet individual. "Music is the only way I can express myself. I say what needs to be said. This is who I really am, not the impish little line-flubbing fool I appear to be." His music draws from personal experience; light & dark, love & hate, joy & sorrow. It can rock you, lull you, signal the psychopaths. It is life & life is many things.

Music Style I'd rather be an artist than a musician. I'm more of a sloppy poet.

Musical Influences Jimi Hendrix, John Frusciante, Cat Stevens, Pink Floyd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tom Petty, KISS, The Who

Similar Artists I don't sound any other way than Kieth Rodarte. I just do what I do, 'cause that's who I am...

Artist History Kieth Rodarte was born in Ukiah California. He spent the better part of his youth in the San Jouaquin Valley. It was there that he began to play music - an escape from the 90210 drudgery of high school. "We had wannabe gangbangers, jocks & cheerleaders. That was it...nothing artistic." At age 19, Kieth moved back to the coast where he met a girl & fell in love. He stopped playing for 3 whole years. Finally, he got dumped. Depressed over his 'loss' he withdrew into himself where he knew the answers lay. "That whole period, from '94 to 2000, I never wrote shit. I mean, I never wrote anything worth listening to. I wrote songs people could hear with their ears - not songs people could listen to with their hearts. I'm not sure if I've accomplished that, but people do seem to care now." Kieth now lives in Pennsylvania with his fiance, where he continues to write & record music...

Group Members Me, Myself & (who's that other guy?)

Instruments Guitar & Piano (sort of)

Albums The 4-track Chronology 1994-2001 (out of print), The E.I.O. Remixes (out of print), Sour Somethings, For A Butterfly Passing By..., She'll Wear Yellow On The Day

Additional Info You can email me for free CD-Rs!

Location Ligonier, Pa. - USA

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