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15-year-old rock prodigy, Nick Sterling, cites Rush as influence

Fri, Jan 6, 2006@11:17AM | comments removed/disabled

[Modern Guitars Magazine: Nick Sterling Interview]

Here's an interview from Modern Guitars Magazine with 15-year-old rock prodigy Nick Sterling. From the article:

Ready or not, a new generation of young rockers is scorching through classic rock, grabbing inspiration from a full spectrum of music that includes the blues, classical, and the finely crafted tunes of the singer-songwriters of the '60s and '70s.

One at the head of the pack is fifteen-year-old Nick Sterling who made his first CD at the age of ten, appropriatey called Ten, that's just been re-released.

His newest CD, Life Goes On, frantically rocks with a series of cuts that are all written and sung by young Sterling. Nick's a bit of a prodigy it seems and the liner notes mention that, along with being the CD's producer and engineer, he also laid down all the instrument tracks. ...

When asked about his influences he states:

Well, most of my favorite bands are classic rock groups from the '70s, such as Boston, Queen, Rush, Yes, and Journey, so I suppose I have learned a lot about songwriting from listening to those groups. I think the classic rock groups had a lot of talent.

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