Interview – Shoals Beat Magazine
Stacey recently sat down with Richard McCulley, publisher of Shoals Beat Magazine of Muscle Shoals, AL for an in-depth interview. Shoals Beat Magazine is an extension of the world-circulated Beat Magazine of the 1990’s and is again paving the way for new, cutting edge artists on the scene. Here’s some snippets of the interview:
SB* Have you played in any other bands before?
Stacey* I have been in one other band outside of my own “band”. In 1994 I was in a hard rock band called The Hollowmen. Seems like a lifetime ago! Did it really even happen?
SB* How long have you been playing music?
Stacey* I started playing music in the 6th grade band, but I would say seriously playing and writing since just after high school.
SB* What instruments did you learn to play?
Stacey* First instrument I started on was trumpet. My father was a session player and performer in Hollywood in the 60s and 70s so it was really the instrument I knew the most about. That and bass guitar, as he played bass also. I picked that up in high school and really enjoyed it, but I found it really hard to write music on the bass so I transfered over to the guitar where I’ve been ever since. I have also dabbled around on piano as a writing tool as well.
SB* Where did you grow up?
Stacey* I grew up on the west side of Fort Worth, TX just a few miles from Carswell Air Force Base. I attended a private school for three years there and most of my life-long friends are from that time in that neighborhood. I moved to Mesqquite, TX for high school and left for California immediately after.
