WMPG: So tell us about your history...I mean, I know you were connected very early on with (some big-name musicians...)

Michael Gulezian: Well, you know I was 16 and we went to see (this big show) and my friend was like, "Aw man, you gotta go up to him and play a song...you're going to blow his mind...you got a go tell him about your music..."

And I was thinking, "How about some humility here?"

But I went out to where (he) was and he was just standing in the yard and saying a prayer to the setting sun and I introduced myself and told him I was a musician and he just kindly said, "Well, go ahead and play me a song." And I did, and that's when I got connected with the record label."

WMPG: "Wow, that's a big nod to you."

Michael: "Well, that's just what happened. You know, things happen for reasons we're not always aware of at the time..."

"I'm just...an old sack of moldy beans...I have a lot of things I'm working on myself, a million things I need to work on. We all have a gift that we bring into the world. I play this guitar"

"You know, I don't care about a person's technique or theoretical ability. Just move me. Make me laugh. Make me cry. Inspire me. Teach me. Make me think about something. Move me. Just move me."