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An Interview with Andrew McKnight - Award Winning Folk & Americana Musician
David Lindberg for Associated Content, Yahoo Contributor Network
After leaving the corporate world in 1996, Andrew McKnight's path of following his passion for music and performing has produced five CD's, award-winning songwriting, devoted following of fans and a passion for community and environmental causes.
Busy with his music, songwriting, touring, presenting workshops, as well as many other passions, Andrew has graciously set time aside for an interview with Associated Content.
You can find more information about Andrew and his music at: www.andrewmcknight.net
DL: Your story of coming from a corporate world job to focusing on your creative and truest passions is a similar story to me. What event made you make this change in your life?
AM: I know people probably want to hear that there was some instant where something happened and I just walked away for good! But truth is most engineers don't do things rashly, and that's more the story. I'd always played in cover/jam bands, typically rock/blues trios, to make money in high school, college and grad school. When I graduated and went to work, I put away all the amps and retired the come home from smoky bar at 4am stuff for good, and said I'm going to play music for myself.
My big mistake was sharing the songs I was writing with other people! By the end of 1996, things had gotten pretty crazy - I'd played the Kennedy Center and the Atlanta Olympics that summer - and I realized I was being blessed with a chance to follow my dreams. I still got my engineer's license 2 years later as a backup, but thankfully I haven't needed it yet.
DL: Who were your musical heroes and sources of your beginning inspirations?
