Chasing Riffs

A Guitarist's Journey Through the 1980s and 1990s Rock Scene

Take a front-row seat on the wild, unpredictable ride of a guitarist chasing the American dream through the clubs, bars, and backroads of the 1980s and 1990s rock scene. Chasing Riffs isn’t just a memoir — it’s a living soundtrack of an era when long hair, loud amps, and louder ambitions defined a generation.

Blending raw personal stories, including an extensive rock history, it traces the rise and fall of bands, the birth of new sounds, and the shifting rhythm of America itself. From the smoky dive bars to the neon glare of the Sunset Strip, from broken strings to broken dreams, it’s a journey through a country — and a culture — finding its voice one song at a time.

Told with grit, humor, and heart, Chasing Riffs captures not only what it meant to chase music, but what it meant to live through decades when the nation — and rock ‘n’ roll — were constantly reinventing themselves.

Whether you lived it, survived it, or wish you had, this is more than a story — it’s a backstage pass to a time when every note could change everything.