Tommy Mazzullo

About me:

I WAS BORN IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND LIVED JUST ACROSS THE POTOMAC RIVER IN MARYLAND UNTIL 15 YEARS OLD, BEFORE MOVING TO NEW ORLEANS. I JOINED THE NAVY JUST BEFORE MY 18TH BIRTHDAY. IT WAS A COOL EXPERIANCE. CROSSED THE ARTIC CIRCLE AT 19. I SPENT TIME IN HAMMERFEST,NORWAY. TROMSO,NORWAY, DUNDEE SCOTTLAND, AND HAMBURG,GERMANY. BY THE TIME I WAS 25 YEARS OLD, I HAD A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WELL TRAVELED MEANT. ANYWAY...AFTER PULLING MY TOUR,I MOVED FROM VIRGINIA BEACH, BACK TO NEW ORLEANS AND BEGAN MY CAREER IN THE NIGHT CLUB BUSINESS. I WENT FROM BARTENDER, TO BAR MANAGER, THEN BAR OWNER,OPENING THE ORIGINAL JUNGLE ROCK CLUB IN 1990. IT WAS A COOL,DARK,UNDERGROUND,ROCK/METAL CLUB,CATERING TO THE "WORKING MUSICIAN". EVENTUALLY THE JUNGLE SOLD,AND I MANAGED CLUBS IN PANAMA CITY BEACH DURING SPRING BREAKS AND THEN I WOULD HEAD BACK TO NEW ORLEANS FOR THE REGULAR SEASON. I SPENT A FEW YEARS IN THE AUTO SALES/FINANCE BIZ. BUT IT WAS JUST TOO DAMNED SLEAZY. LONG STORY SHORT-MOVED TO FLORIDA AFTER THE HURRICANE AND HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE. I MISS NEW ORLEANS ALOT. MISS THE CULTURE, ARTS, MUSIC, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKES NEW ORLEANS WHAT IT IS. IF I HAVE TO EXPLAIN...WELL.....YOU KNOW THE REST. MUSIC IS BIG IN MY LIFE. IF ITS AN INSTRUMENT,I WANT TO PLAY IT. IF I CANT PLAY IT, Ill LEARN HOW. AS FOR WHO I AM, FIRST IM A FATHER. THREE ARE GROWN AND ON THEIR OWN AND I HAVE TWO LITTLE GUYS AT HOME PART TIME. (ZAK & JUDE) THEY ARE THE COOLEST THINGS IN MY WORLD... AS I SEE THEM,IMAGINE,DREAM,AND EXAMINE LIFE, I GET TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR EYES. IM LEARNING AS MUCH FROM THEM AS THEY ARE FROM ME. THEY HAVE HELPED ME TO REMEMBER WHATS IMPORTANT, AND TO REACH FOR EVERY FACINATING PIECE OF LIFE. I KNOW THAT THEY WILL NEVER BE MORE PERFECT THAN THEY ARE NOW. THEIR UNBLEMISHED SPIRIT NEVER FAILS TO PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE. THOSE ARE THE MOMENTS YOU WANT TO FREEZE TIME. ABOUT ME?...IVE NEVER FOLLOWED THE CROWD. I THINK WHEN YOU START TO CONFORM, ITS TIME TO RE-THINK YOUR PERSPECTIVE. ANYWAY... WHEN THE SHEEP ARE GOING LEFT, I NORMALLY TURN RIGHT. IM CONFIDENT THAT MY SOUL MATE IS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE, RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND, BLAZING HER OWN TRAIL. I TRULY BELIEVE LIFE IS MEANT TO BE SHARED. BUILDING MEMORIES TOGETHER THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE WENT UN-RECORDED. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MOMENT OR EVENT THAT YOU WISHED SOMEONE ELSE WAS THERE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU? KINDA LIKE THAT...EXCEPT FOR A LIFETIME... ITS HARD TO EXPLAIN, BUT THOSE TIMES WHEN THE WORLD GETS A BIT CONFUSING, I CAN SIT AT MY PIANO, OR PICK UP MY GUITAR AND FIND MUCH OF WHAT I NEED IN MY MUSIC. ITS LIKE VISITING AN OLD, LOYAL,FRIEND.

Indians video from "Kalifornia" movie with Brad Pitt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37yVkGciZ1Q