What is the elusive quality that connects a listener with a musician to the point that the listener becomes an advocate for the musician?

Charisma? Presentation? Songwriting? Spirit?

It is impossible to know. It is a matter of opinion and of taste.

I am so blessed.

This group began as a handful of supportive friends and family. The ripple effect created by just a few people can travel and exist further than we will ever know.

I have done it all on my own terms, but I have not done it alone. My long list of credits and awards are of little significance when compared to the impact my fans have made on my career.

My fans help me in every conceivable way. In the year 2000, when I wanted to record my debut solo album in NYC - it was my fans that came up with $50,000 to pay for it. Yeah, you read it right- fifty thousand dollars. In 2002, my fans raised $8,000 in two weeks to help defray some of the cost of going on tour with Jewel. My fans have supported me with rehearsal space and studios to work in- free of charge. They have given me guitars, computers, and even a van. They have been roadies, techs, photographers, and designers. They create web pages, host my sites and even write editorial letters about my Internet exploits. They inform me of new trends in the business. They buy my albums and tickets to my performances. They offer me emotional support when the times get tough. They are my life line and I let them know that I could not do it without them.

They complete the circle.

Join me in this process of creation.