I mainly listen to the music that's playing during movies. It can be the theme to 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' 'The Equalizer,' stuff like that. I like the blend of orchestra with modern instrumentation. It's something that I've wanted to do.
I've always had a fascination with pirates. You know, I've written a song completely inspired by I want this to feel like pirates, you know, fighting together, made a music video about it, yada, yada.
Once you discover that real pirates are more interesting than fictional ones, you can't look away.
I wasn't ready for the majors when I joined the Pirates in 1955. I was too young and didn't know my way around.
