by John Gros | Jul 10, 2019 | News
In the old days it was common for my voice to go out. I couldn’t sing more than two days in a row on the road, and often times my voice would go out by the end of the first show. I couldn’t even talk. I wasn’t singing. I was yelling and screaming trying to...
by John Gros | Jul 9, 2019 | News
I try to incorporate elements of who I am as a musician in each song I write. Sometimes it’s obvious, sometimes not.
by John Gros | Jul 8, 2019 | News
My Hammond organ needs a lot of upkeep, just like an old car. Trevor Brooks is my Organ Tech. Three or four times a year we’re working on it to it to make sure it’s in tip top shape and ready for the road. Without Trevor, I can’t really do it.
by John Gros | Jul 5, 2019 | News
When you share the stage with somebody, there is a respect that goes across the stage. You just can’t afford to let that person down. It’s like lying to your mom. If you let them down, it’s going to come back to haunt you. You just can’t do it....
by John Gros | Jul 3, 2019 | News
I’m a musician. I write music. I play songs. That’s what I do. I’m in the music business and that’s what I have to do first. I fell in love with music as a kid, listening to songs, sitting at the piano playing songs, going over to...
by John Gros | Jul 1, 2019 | News
I remember as a kid seeing a fundraiser on public television where Billy Preston played “Summertime”. The sounds that he got out of that organ… He made it scream. He made it wail. He made it cry. He had all these different sounds and tricks. For me, that...
