Phil Sudo & Zen Guitar – Inspiring GET FREE

People have asked me why I called Devi’s album Get Free. Here’s the story.

One birthday a friend handed me a slim book titled Zen Guitar. The author’s name was Philip Toshio Sudo.

“That’s funny,” I thought, “I used to know a Phil Sudo.” I turned the book over and read that Sudo was a musician living in Maui with his wife and children. Couldn’t be the same guy. The Phil Sudo I knew was almost certainly still fidgeting miserably at his desk at American Banker newspaper.

That’s where I’d last seen him, back when I was a punk rock guitar player who freelanced for AB to pay for my East Village rathole. I’d traipse in to see the editor, ignoring the reporters snickering at my thrift-store dress and Doc Martens.

Rock and Roll Report’s “Triple R Girl” – Who Me?

Psst…wanna see some cheesecake? That’s what my Dad calls any photo of me that is remotely salacious. As in “No more cheesecake, please!”

Don’t tell my Dad but I’m The Rock and Roll Report’s new Triple R Girl. According to the Rock and Roll Report,  If you think this is a typical “babe of the month” thing you are sadly mistaken. The Triple R Girl celebrates some amazing women who exemplify rock and roll attitude.

As a former nerd (think high school debate team), I’m honored to be included.

Long hair, short hair, who cares?

One of the things I like most about playing out is meeting an incredibly wide range of people I might never have crossed paths with otherwise. From squatters in Berlin to these super-cool Navy guys who showed up at our Arlene’s Grocery NYC gig. Do the hair lengths clue you in to who’s in the band and who’s in the military?