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I grew up singing Ray Charles and Jimmy Reed.

I always wanted what Mom and Dad had.

Yeah, you know everybody has somebody that they patterned themselves after.

I was my mother's favorite, and she'd help me with everything.

My mother had to tailor what I watched.

I liked the fact that my father had a lot of expectations from my brother. I probably wanted to be that person who he could be proud of.

I would say seeing the original Yardbirds with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page at the old Fillmore was a pretty powerful influence on me.

The experience of both acting and producing has been wonderful. It certainly has created a full plate. But it is very exciting and rewarding to have creative input on the show. 'Reed' is about love and family and for me, playing a hand in shaping it has been deeply gratifying.

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.