JEFF PEZZUTI

“It was my father who introduced me to prog. I was about eight and he was blaring out Close To The Edge in our living room in Chester, New Jersey. I was captivated by the sound, without understanding the complexity of the music. This, and spending countless hours listening to various other bands, began my true appreciation of the genre. While I listened to lots of different music growing up, I always loved the complexity, uncertainty, and overall musicianship of prog. I can talk for hours about individual albums, songs, solos and production.

My dad loved Keith Emerson’s keyboard playing, and so he played me ’s . From I was hooked. While we all know what incredible musicians they are is crazy – Greg Lake’s vocals are often overlooked. One of my favourite performances is , incredible. While I play a little guitar – don’t ask my future wife this question as she may not agree – I always dreamed of being able to play music at this level. And years later, running Eyellusion, it’s been great to meet Carl Palmer, who came to see our Zappa show, a dream come true. As a bonus, he really liked it!