MARK WELLING: DRUMS

FULL NAME

Mark Howard Welling
NICK NAMES

The Demon Beater (last used during the Detonation Tour in 1987 - I’m in need of a new one)
PLACE OF BIRTH

Sacramento, CA
CURRENT RESIDENCE

Kent, WA
HEIGHT

5' 09"
BIRTHDAY

January 17
INSTRUMENTS

Drums
WIFE

No wife - I did get engaged once in Hawaii and came back to Washington and got disengaged
CHILDREN

No
SIBLING

Three sisters and two brothers
PET

None
EDUCATION

H.S. diploma - full scholarship to study drums at University of Portland Summer Jazz School - numerous accredited college courses taken for personal and professional growth.
DAY JOB

Operations Manager for an distribution center in Renton, WA
CHURCH

I mainly engage in home bible studies and Christain fellowships - I attend various non denominational churches occasionally.  The last church I was part of on a consistent basis was Calvary Eastside in Bellevue, WA
BANDS IN OTHER THAN BLOODGOOD

In no particular order…Rox, DHW (featuring Chris Degarmo and Mark Hovland), Babylon (featuring Geoff Tate, Corey Rivers, Joe Lowry), Chronic Phonics (featuring Corey Rivers), The Jet (featuring Marty O'Farrell, Dave Henton, Will Ratcliff), Dianne Stewart Band, Dogface (featuring Michael Juhlin, Lynn Sorensen, Steve Hanna), Perennial (featuring Chris Malone, Schuyler Duryee), Regency, Naked Truth, Rail (featuring Terry Young, Rick Knotts and Andy Baldwin), The Pucks, Gianni, Raven Wylder, En Vogue, Van Zant, Mary Presinger, Magic Bus (featuring Joe Shikany, Lynn Sorensen, Steve Hanna), there are other bands I have played drums for but these are the ones that come to mind right now…
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES

Playing drums and going to concerts
FAVORITE ANNUAL EVENT

Three way tie between yesterday, today, and tomorrow
FAVORITE METAL BANDS OF YESTERDAY

Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Kiss, Rush, Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent, Dio, Van Halen, Rainbow, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Credence Clearwater Revival, BTO, Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, Sweet, Mr. Big, Garry Moore, Uriah Heep, Boston, Montrose, Budgie, Triumph, Scorpions, Def Leppard, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Queen, Bad Company, Rail and Company, Angel, Ozzy Osbourne, UFO, Mountain, Guns N’ Roses, Thin Lizzy, too many to mention
FAVORITE METAL BAND OF TODAY

Supernova
FAVORITE NON METAL BANDS OF YESTERDAY

The Beatles, Elton John, Supertramp, Kansas, Yes, Wings, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eric Clapton, ZZ Top, Alanis Morrisette, Heart, Chicago, Elvis Presley, Pat Benetar, Pat Travers, Joe Satrianni,The Band, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, BB King, Muddy Waters, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Electric Light Orchestra, Huey Lewis, Tool, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Santana, John Fogerty, Michael Jackson, 38 Special, Styx, Buddy Rich, The Eagles, too many to mention
FAVORITE NON METAL BANDS OF TODAY

John Mayer, Jonny Lange, Hillary Duff, Jessica Simpson, Keith Urban, Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra, Kevin Eubanks and the NBC Band, too many to mention
FAVORITE BEVERAGES

Cold Non Fat Milk
FAVORITE BIBLICAL PASSAGE

Romans 10:9 / Psalm 150:5 / John 3:16 / Deuteronomy 5:7-21
FAVORITE BIBLICAL PERSON OTHER THAN JESUS

OT: Moses / Noah / Solomon / Adam / Joseph
NT: Paul / John / Peter
FAVORITE BOOK OF THE BIBLE

OT: Genesis
NT: John
FAVORITE BOOKS

The Bible / Any Biographies or Autobiographies on musicians or bands
FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

Fishing with my father on Wannacutt Lake
FAVORITE COLLECTIBLES

Live concert performances on audio/video/DVD
FAVORITE BLOODGOOD PERFORMANCE

A few come to mind, the first was my first show with Bloodgood at The Paramount Northwest Theatre in Seattle, WA in February, 1986. The second was actually three consecutive shows in December/January, 1990/91 in St. Petersburg, Russia as part of the first recognized Christian Arts Festival in Russia. The third was a tie between Santa Cruz and Sacramento as we played our way down to Rocshire Studios in California to record the Detonation album late in 1986.
FAVORITE BLOODGOOD SONGS

Killing The Beast / Awake / Blacksnake / Stand In The Light / Anguish and Pain – Crucify / The Messiah / Self Destruction / Eat The Flesh / Holy Fire / Alone In Suicide – Never Be The Same / Seven / The World / Heaven On Earth / Do Or Die – Out of the Darkness / Top Of The Mountain / America – S.O.S. / Rounded Are The Rocks / I Want To Live In Your Heart / Son Of Man
FAVORITE BLOODGOOD ALBUMS

Rock In Hard Place / Detonation
FAVORITE BLOODGOOD SONGS TO PERFORM LIVE

The Messiah / Alone In Suicide / Eat The Flesh / Seven / Never Be The Same / Heaven On Earth / Self Destruction
FAVORITE BLOODGOOD TOUR

The Next One!
FAVORITE CONCERTS ATTENDED

Too many to list – here are some in no particular order: Kiss, Rush, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Whitesnake, Buddy Rich, Rainbow, Dio, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Rail, Scorpions, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, UFO, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Queen, Judas Priest, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Blue Oyster Cult, Michael Schenker, David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, Heart, Styx
FAVORITE DESSERT

Any type of fruit pie
FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

The new Bloodgood Road Crew!
FAVORITE FOODS

Lasagna, steak, chicken, hamburgers, Chinese, fast food, anything I don’t have to make, very easily pleased
FAVORITE GAMES

Any of the Trivial Pursuit games
FAVORITE INVENTION

The microwave, the computer, musical instruments, radio, TV, DVD’s!
FAVORITE INTERESTES & HOBBIES

Drums, going to concerts, writing, rich beautiful single women with no children, bible studies, watching the Seahawks
FAVORITE MAGAZINES / READING MATERIAL

In no particular order: Modern Drummer Magazine / The Bible / any rock magazines or books i.e. Spin / BAM / Creem / Circus / Rolling Stone / Billboard / Hit Parader / Kerrang /etc.
FAVORITE MOVIES

The Shawshank Redemption / The Godfather / Citizen Kane / most all Courtroom Dramas, Comedies, and Action Movies. NO Horror or blatantly crude blood and guts
FAVORITE MOVIE GENRES

Comedy / Action / Non-Fiction
FAVORITE MUSIC GENRES

Rock / Hard Rock / Pop Rock /Heavy Metal Rock / Progressive Rock /Country Rock /Blues Rock / Jazz Rock / As long as it rocks…
FAVORITE MUSIC GEAR

Drum Heads – Remo Clear Ambassadors on the whole kit all the way around on the top and bottom w/white coated Remo Ambassador on the snare drum top head. Drum Sticks – Promark Hickory 2B Wood tip. Drums - no real preference as long as they are top of the line professional series drums with heavy duty hardware that can withstand rockin’ and rollin’, i.e. Noble & Cooley, Tama, Pearl, DW, Ludwig, etc...Cymbals – I prefer Sabian, Piaste, and Zildjian cymbols.
FAVORITE MUSICIANS/SINGERS

There are so many, I will list just a few drummers in no particular order…Cozy Powell, Carmine Appice, John Bonham, Charlie Watts, Neil Peart, Dennis Chambers, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Terry Bozzio, Simon Phillips, Anton Fig, Ian Paice, Keith Moon, Mick Tucker, Simon Kirke, Kelly Nobles, Vinny Colaiuta, Phil Collins, Peter Erskine, Dom Famularo, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Chad Wackerman, Tommy Aldridge, Rick Allen, Kenny Aronoff, Louis Bellson, Greg Bissonette, Don Brewer, Tony Brock, Bill Bruford, Alan White, Billy Cobham, Stewart Copeland, Peter Criss, Liberty Devito, Shiela E., Roger Earl, Joe English, Ringo Starr, Sib Hashian, Elvin Jones, Kenney Jones, Lee Kerskake, Joey Kramer, Russ Kunkel, Tommy Lee, Nicko McBrain, Mitch Mitchell, Buddy Miles, Nigel Olsson, Carl Palmer, Jeff Pocaro, Phil Rudd, Danny Seraphane, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Smith, Ringo Starr, Roger Taylor, Tico Torres, Ron Tutt, Max Weinberg, Lars Ulrich, Bill Ward, Tony Williams, Lenny White, Alex Van Halen, Corky Lang, Jo Jones, Max Roach, Mel Lewis, Don Bennett, Jeff Kathan, Michael Deroiser, Scott Rockenfield, Matt Chamberlain, Mike Fergusson, Doug McGrew, Marcos Minneman, Charlie Adams, this list can go on and on…
FAVORITE PART OF DAY

I like the night time the best.
PEOPLE MOST ADMIRED

My father, my mother, my sisters and my brothers.
FAVORITE PEOPLE OF HISTORY

Jesus Christ, the Apostles, Moses, Noah, Adam, Job, Joseph.  George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and all of the former U.S. Presidents. Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Wolfgang Mozart, Michael Angelo, Leonardo DiVinci, Ludwig Beethoven, Walt Disney, Henry Ford, Bill Boeing, Isaac Newton, Socrates, Picasso, The Wright Brothers, Napoleon, William Shakespeare, Abe Saperstein, Sigmund Freud, Aristotle, Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham. Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart and all of the people that play in the bands with my favorite drummers listed above. I could go on and on…
FAVORITE QUOTES

“What is it about mankind?” - Les Carlsen.
FAVORITE SONGS

In no particular order…Rock n’ Roll / Misty Mountain Hop / Highway Star / Burn / Neon Nights / Iron Man / I Just Wanna Make Love To You / Fool For The City / Don’t Tell Me you Love Me / Still Rock in America / Mama Kin / Toys In The Attic / 2112 / S.O.S. Too Bad / Rainbow In The Dark / Still Of The Night / Slide It In / Jumpin’ Jack Flash / Honky Tonk Woman / Gimme Shelter / Won’t Get Fooled Again / Fox on the Run / No You Don’t / Promises in the Dark / Billion Dollar Babies / School’s Out / Live and Let Die / Welcome To The Jungle / Stranglehold / Stormtroopin’ / American Band / Mississippi Queen / Roundabout / West Side Story / Keep The Customer’s Satisfied / Theme from Hawaii Five 0 / Bandit / I Don’t Need No Doctor / 30 Days in the Hole / Victim Of Changes / You Really Got Me / On Fire / Set Me Free / Oh Holy Night / Amazing Grace / Battle Hymn of The Republic / Satisfaction / Surfin’With The Alien / Heartbreaker / Livin’ Lovin’ Maid / We Will Rock You (Live) / Rock and Roll All Night / Detroit Rock City / Tom Sawyer / Tyrant / Hello / You’re The Ones / Action / Train Kept A Rollin’ / Bad Motor Scooter / Rock Candy / Twenty Flight Rock / Rock The Nation / Long Live Rock n’ Roll / Sweet Home Alabama / Freebird / Stairway to Heaven / Crazy Train / Smoke on the Water / Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire / these are just what come to mind right now…way too many to mention…tomorrow I could give you a completely different list…
FAVORITE SOUNDS

Rock music cranked up on a good stereo is second only to a rock band performing a live concert.
FAVORITE SMELL

Food.
FAVORITE SPORTS

Professional Football.
FAVORITE TACTILE SENSATION

Opening up in my wallet and actually touching money.
FAVORITE TIMES OF YEAR

Night time.
FAVORITE T.V. SHOWS

Rock Star / Deal or No Deal
RANKED FROM MOST FAVORITE TO LEAST FAVORITE

1 Traveling
2 Performing
3 Recording
4 Writing music / lyrics
5 Talking with fans
6 Rehearsing
7 Business related
8 Interviews
WHAT MAKES BLOODGOOD DIFFERENT FROM MOST OTHER BANDS?

Les, Mike, Oz, and Paul
WHAT SONG WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO COVER IN BLOODGOOD?

Rock n’ Roll by Led Zeppelin as it signifies where we are as a band…
WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO BECOME A MUSICIAN?

1) Watching the US Navy Band play the Hawaii Five 0 Theme Song at my elementary school for a concert, 2) seeing Kiss in concert and 3) watching Rail & Company play many concerts throughout my junior high school years.
WHAT IS YOUR ROLE IN BLOODGOOD (BESIDES PLAYING DRUMS)?

Whatever the Lord dictates including but not limited to carrying equipment, loading equipment, unloading equipment, praying with and for band mates, supporting Michael, Les, Paul, and Oz in whatever capacity the Lord directs in conjunction with being helpful to everyone involved in the ministry so we all can remain focused on our true calling of serving Jesus and His will for our lives.
WHAT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT BLOODGOOD SONG TO PERFORM?

It varies based on the drum sets I rehearse on vs. the drum sets I actually use for live performances. For example, changing foot dexterity and sticking patterns on the spot at festival shows where I throw up a 4-5 piece kit in five minutes is a little trickier for me than when I have a little time at a sound check to work out some of the hand/foot patterns on the equipment provided prior to a show, i.e. are there one, two, three, or four rack toms? Are there five crash cymbals or one? Single bass, double bass or double pedal? Movable or non movable hi-hat legs? Etc, etc…
WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY?

Kick the devil in the face…no apologies…preach Jesus, His grace and His forgiveness, His acceptance and His love. His death and His resurrection. His spirit and His return!
WHAT ACHIEVEMENTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?

Accepting the fact that I am a wretch who is incapable of achieving anything worthwhile from temporal to long term happiness, short term to long range goals, etc…without faith in God and God’s direction for my life.
WHAT BANDS OR MUSICIANS INFLUENCED YOU MOST?

Kelly Nobles from Rail and Company, Peter Criss from Kiss, John Bonham from Led Zeppelin, Neil Peart from Rush, Charlie Watts from the Rolling Stones, Cozy Powell, Carmine Appice, Simon Phillips, Les Binks, Alan Moore, Buddy Rich, Bill Ward, Mick Tucker, Tommy Aldridge, Denny Carmassi, Michael Deroiser, Tony Brock, too many others, too numerous to mention…
WHAT WERE THE WORST BLOODGOOD SHOWS?

For me, watching Bloodgood as a spectator, record their live DVD in Seattle in 1989. Only for the fact that I wasn’t up there on stage with David, Les, and Mike after three years of preparation…
WHAT WERE THE BEST BLOODGOOD SHOWS?

The Temple Theatre in Tacoma, WA. We had been on the road for a while and we were all playing very well. We had TV exposure prior to the show in conjunction with the video for “The Messiah” that was getting airplay on TBN. The last European tour (for Rock in a Hard Place) was good as well. We were all rehearsed, playing well, and co-headlining with a band from Sweden called Leviticus.
WHAT WERE THE WORST BLOODGOOD TOUR EXPERIENCES?

North Hampton, England – 1987. Rhode, Island, USA – 1987.
WHAT WERE THE BEST BLOODGOOD TOUR EXPERIENCES?

Opening for Stryper in Portland, OR - 1986. It was the last show of three dates and they gave us a sound check.  Our show sounded great and we played well and I got to hang out with Tim Gaines and Oz Fox for about a half hour after the show and watch a few minutes of video footage that Oz Fox recorded of our sound check. Also, playing our way down to California to record Detonation was a great experience.  We were prepared, played well, were getting along great and The Lord was very prevalent in all of our lives at that time.
WAS DETONATION OR ROCK IN A HARD PLACE MORE DIFFICULT TO RECORD?

To be honest, both of these albums were two of the easiest records I have ever recorded. For Detonation, we were very well rehearsed and all of us set up in Rocshire Studio and played live. The engineer had me double a drum fill (in Battle of the Flesh). Also, I doubled the hi-hat pattern on a cowbell of the rhythmatic hook of “Self Destruction”. Other than that all of the drum tracks for Detonation were 100% completed live on the first take. For RIAHP, the producer wanted to record the rhythm beds of David, me, and Mike at the same time, and if any one of us made a mistake he wanted all of us to rerecord the whole track. We were all very well rehearsed. “The World” is one of the best drum tracks I have ever recorded for Bloodgood. That being said, RIAHP was probably more difficult than Detonation as David, me, and Mike were musically accountable for each other’s recording performances.
WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING IN BLOODGOOD (THEN AND NOW)?

Then – knowing I was called by The Lord to be the drummer in Bloodgood; touring, writing, rehearsing, recording, playing and developing friendships with people who are now life-long friends and knowing that God used me. Now – knowing that God is not done using me. Having a desire to answer and complete my calling; being given another opportunity to grow in the Lord; knowing that God has a purpose for bringing Mike, Les, me, Paul and Oz together.
WHAT ARE THE MOST OFTEN BLOODGOOD RELATED QUESTIONS YOU GET ASKED?

Are you going to play in Seattle? Are you going to record a new album? Are you going to tour? Can I have a shirt? Will you put me on the guest list?
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE DRUMMERS INTERESTED IN GETTING INTO MUSIC MINISTRY?

Pray. Practice. Be willing to do whatever the Lord asks and requires of you. Make sure it’s His ministry - by Him - of Him - for Him – under His direction – Give it to The Lord!
WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO CRITICS OF BLOODGOOD?

The name is spelled B L O O D G O O D. Please include a picture of the band in your article. Please come to one of our shows.
WHAT IS YOUR MUSICAL BACKGROUND AND TRAINING?

Rudimental training under Cam Armstrong. Trap set training under Bret Morrison. Played drums in school jazz and concert bands. First played professionally at the age of 13 for the theatrical play, “The Apple Tree”. Started my first rock band when I was 15 years old. Full scholarship to study drums at the University Of Portland Summer Jazz School. Started playing professionally full time shortly after graduating from high school.
WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST ABOUT THE 80'S?

My dreams.
WHAT DID YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT THE 80'S?

My decisions.
WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST ABOUT THE 90'S?

My dreams.
WHAT DID YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT THE 90'S?

My decisions.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO BE DIFFERENT ABOUT BLOODGOOD OF PRESENT AND FUTURE COMPARED TO BLOODGOOD OF THE PAST?

Present – Less (full band) live performance preparation than in the past. Less personal interaction with band mates than in the past. Less touring than in the past. Future – better recordings; new songs; more love for one another; more appreciation for each other; more productive use of our limited times together; more great quality times together.
DESCRIBE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HOW YOU BECAME SAVED

In 1986, I needed $150 to pay my part of the rent and as I was wondering how I was going to get the money, the phone rang, it was Michael Bloodgood - Bloodgood needed a drummer to play three shows (opening for some band that I never heard of called Stryper). Michael came over to my apartment and after meeting with him for about twenty minutes, he offered me $50 per show to play with Bloodgood. It was a no-brainer for me as it was the exact amount that I needed and I could play my drums to get the money. After spending time (rehearsing) with Bloodgood, there was something about the way David, Susan, Les, Joyce, Mike and Marilyn interacted with one another that was very appealing. They were open and honest as people, the band played with incredible conviction and they all believed collectively in the reason Bloodgood played music - the band had a purpose, which was really cool - plus they rocked... To make a long story short, I counted the costs for 3-4 months, during which time I read the bible daily to check it out for myself, and spent countless hours before and after rehearsals with Mike, Les, and David asking questions about Jesus before deciding I wanted what they had. I accepted Jesus as my savior in May of 1986.
WHY DID/DO YOU WANT TO BE IN BLOODGOOD?

When I first became a Christian, I felt in my heart that The Lord wanted to use me as the drummer in Bloodgood. That’s the short version.
WHAT ARE THE MOST UNUSUAL THINGS ABOUT YOU?

I like to put potato chips inside of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
WHAT CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE ARE YOU MOST ATTRACTED TO?

In no particular order, passion, ambition, creativity, honesty, loyalty, contentness, loving personality, caring attitude, conviction, drive, energy, inward beauty, upright straightforwardness, and I guess if I’m going to be completely honest here, as far as women are concerned, physical beauty.
WHAT ARE YOUR DREAMS & GOALS?

Get out of debt, own a house (where I can play my drums 24/7 with a band), have enough money to live comfortably for the rest of my life, travel when I want, play drums on multi-platinum selling CD’s and DVD’s, play free concerts all over the world, be completely happy and in good physical and mental health for the rest of my life and be able to retire my sisters, brothers, family members and friends.
WHAT ARE YOU MOST THANKFUL FOR?

Besides my salvation? My parents, brothers, sisters, niece and nephews.
WHAT ARE YOU LEAST LIKELY TO DO IN LIFE?

Get out of debt, own a house (where I can play my drums 24/7 with a band), have enough money to live comfortably for the rest of my life, travel when I want, play drums on multi-platinum selling CD’s and DVD’s, play free concerts all over the world, be completely happy and in good physical and mental health for the rest of my life and be able to retire my sisters, brothers, family members and friends.
WHAT DO YOU DAY DREAM MOST ABOUT?

Getting out of debt, owning a house (where I can play my drums 24/7 with a band), having enough money to live comfortably for the rest of my life, traveling when I want, playing drums on multi-platinum selling CD’s and DVD’s, playing free concerts all over the world, being completely happy and in good physical and mental health for the rest of my life and being able to retire my sisters, brothers, family members and friends.
WHAT DO YOU SEE YOURSELF DOING IN 10 YEARS?

Probably either working in a warehouse or worshipping in Heaven.
WANT DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED FOR?

???
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU WERE BETTER AT?

Communicating with people, making good, sound, smart decisions, caring for people, places, and things, having a loving attitude, speaking, listening, applying myself, saving money, paying my bills, interpreting and understanding biblical scriptures, playing drums, writing, too many things in my life to list that I could be better at…
WHAT WERE THE BEST DECISIONS YOU'VE MADE?

???
WHAT WAS THE WORST DECISION YOU'VE MADE?

Too numerous to list.
WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT LIVING ENVIRONMENT?

Heaven.
WHAT IS YOUR CALLING OR PURPOSE IN LIFE?

Called to be obedient to God for His purpose.
WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE?

I never really thought about it much…probably to achieve Godly values through a spiritually balanced life under God pursuing true happiness from God while maintaining moral self discipline taught by God using scriptural principles to attain wisdom, love, happiness, and an eternal thereafter with God.
WHAT IS YOUR POLITICAL PERSUASION?

Independent.
WHAT WERE YOUR MOST HUMBLING MOMENTS?

Too numerous to single out just one or two.
WHAT WERE THE BEST EVENTS OF YOUR LIFE?

I pray to God that they haven’t happened yet…maybe one day I will be able to truthfully say The Lord used me to play drums on the biggest selling (multi-diamond) record ever recorded and tour in the biggest stadiums throughout the entire world with Bloodgood in the Twenty-first Century and everyone in the world that bought a Bloodgood record or went to a Bloodgood concert was saved and lived happily ever after…for eternity…and The Lord said…”Well done good and faithful servants!”
WHAT ARE THE CRAZIEST THINGS YOU'VE DONE?

Off the top of my head several come to mind…here’s one…I climbed on the roof of an ocean liner going from London to Germany (or Germany to London - I can't remember) with the bass player of Leviticus and a couple of people from their road crew. It was midnight to 8:00am travel time and it was pitch black. The winds were blowing at least 65 mph when we first went up on the roof. The gusts were so strong that we could lean into the wind and instead of falling off the roof into the ocean, the wind held us up. After getting blown a little to close to death for my comfort zone, we started to work our way back but had to take cover on the side of a heater/air conditioner that was sticking out of the top of the roof about 5'as the winds picked up to over 75mph. After about a half hour, we got up enough nerve to take our chances and make our way over to and down the fire escape/roof access ladder. Any one of the four of us could have been blown off of the roof into the ocean at any time.
WHAT ARE THE SCARIEST THINGS YOU'VE DONE?

Nothing really too scary…stupid things done would be way easier to answer. Maybe walking down the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland at night after one of our concerts to the people’s houses that we were staying at. It was too unsafe for Christians to stay in a hotel/motel due to the “religious war”. Armored tanks and soldiers with machine guns patrolled the city for terrorists and terrorist behavior. (A bank had been blown up the previous day.) There was a mandatory curfew and the city was literally locked up at night and guarded to keep people from coming in.
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?

Playing drums.
WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR PERSONAL STRENGTHS?

Energy.
WHAT SUBJECTS DO YOU MOST LIKE TO TALK ABOUT?

Jesus, politics, religion, music, current affairs.
WHAT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO SEE CHANGED ABOUT THE WORLD?

I would like everyone in the world to love one another.
WHAT PLACES YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO VISIT?

The Rock-n-roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, China, Japan, Australia, South America, France, New Zealand, Aruba, the Mediterranean, Greece, Bethlehem and all of the places Jesus walked and talked as a man…many places…oh yeah, Heaven.
WHAT IS THE WORST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?

Working at a Car Wash…I won’t go into “details”.
IF YOU WERE RULER OF WORLD

I never really thought about it…hopefully the Lord would bless me (with an awesome concubine) and everyone in the whole world would all live happily ever after for eternity!
IF YOU COULD ASK GOD ONE QUESTION

Would you please explain everything to me?
IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING OVER AGAIN

I would relive all of my teenage years from 13 – 19 and make better decisions.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB

Full time professional drummer.
IF YOU COULD LIVE AT ANOTHER TIME

I would.
IF YOU COULD MEET SOMEONE FROM HISTORY

Jesus
IF YOU COULD MEET SOMEONE LIVING TODAY

There are so many people I’d like to meet.  In no particular order…Jessica Alba, Halle Barry, Jessica Simpson, Beyonce, Eva Longoria, Shakira, Billy Graham, any of our presidents and most of our world leaders, numerous successful musicians like Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, Miss Universe contestants, Miss America contestants, Miss World contestants, to name a few.
IF YOU COULD PICK A SUPER POWER TO HAVE

Is happiness a superpower?
IF YOU COULD UNDERSTAND ONE THING THOROUGHLY

The bible

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