Tom Murphy

Story

I am a prolific songwriter - play guitar and drums, vocals and an occasional harmonica

Profile

Instruments

Genres

Influences

What is music to you? What does it give you?

An outlet for my passion

What is your music dream?

Perform live before a large audience

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Help people identify their passion and find a way to follow it

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Thank you from Led Zeppelin

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Dire straits, Eric Clapton,

What inspires you to make music?

I don't need inspiration to make music, music inspires me to create

What is the message you want to send with your music?

I want people to feel my music is personal to them

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Nervously excited

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

There could be more venues for musicians to simply jam, try out new material

What do you think of Drooble?

I'm just here for a few minutes but I am impressed so far

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Work gets in the way of my music, as it does for a lot of things

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Not so much

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Helps to be a showman

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

D. Marvin Monte