Wow! What a great evening. Todd spoke for 2 hours tonight and answered questions. He was very witty and engaging with the crowd. He stayed upon completion to sign and have photos with all who wanted them. It was fabulous to hear Todd tell stories about his life, the music business and technology. Some things I learned tonight:
- The first instrument he tried to play was the flute; he gave it up because it was not “linear”
- He tuned his dad’s guitar in the basement when he was 8 with a pair of pliers; he got the strings so tight he broke the neck
- He does not own a cell phone
- It took 30 Amiga computers with 200mb external hard drives to produce the video for Change Myself
- He developed Paint software
- Bat Out Of Hell was produced with no record label backing; Albert Grossman/Bearsville had the first opportunity to distribute it and they turned it down
I hope someone in the audience was able to tape the event for others to see and that they are able to post a link for viewing……it was a truly enlightening evening with TR.
