“I can put on music and it is the timeline of my life. I have the throwback records. In ’94-95 it was the British pop era and I put on “What’s the Story Morning Glory” by Oasis and go back to boarding school. For me it is how I measure where I’ve been and what I’ve done with my life. Music has always been an escape. You go to a show and come back completely enlightened. Songwriters can simplify life and love to a few verses or a few lines and it sicks with you for years to come. I can’t write songs or play an instrument.”

“At Eddie’s Attic, I often work the door and no one knows I book the show and found the right way to promote it, but it is exciting to watch people walk out happy and putting it on Facebook about where they have been and what they have seen. People often walk out and say, ‘You should tell the guy who books here to get–.’ I learn a lot from that and sometimes book the people they suggest.”

“I moved to Atlanta to continue a soccer career, but got sidetracked by a lady. I was making ends meet and liked going to music shows. I bought a load of sneakers from Walmart, rolled up the resumes, put them in the shoes, and delivered them to the music venues in Atlanta trying to get my foot in the door. Alex Cooley had a meeting a few months later in The Buckhead Theatre and picked up the shoe and the resume and said, ‘This guy should be booking rooms. I am going to hire him.’ I went from never booking a show to booking 500 shows a year with Alex’s guidance. I was fortunate to be in this position, then made sure I worked hard.”

“The best part of this job is hearing someone coming through for the first time. They are so humble to just have 15 or 20 people in the audience. I have worked with Sturgill Simpson from the time he sold four tickets to 5,200. I watched the Milk Carton Kids for ages and wondered how people didn’t know who they are. Then you see years of blood, sweat, and tears pay off. It is bittersweet because for each musician it happens for, there are many more fantastic musicians who don’t get that break. There is an element of luck and being at the right place at the right time, but it is fantastic when it happens.”