I loved Nashville,for a guitar player it is like heaven on Earth!To have breakfast at The Maxwell House on Sunday Morning.The thing that got me was when I was not out on the road I would take a tape into every record company on Music Row.Right smack dab into the front door.With no appointment and tell the receptionist who I was and may someone please listen to a demo?They were always friendly and polite and someone from many lables would give a listen and a critique.That was a great priviledge as they could have just tossed me out.Of course I knew I wasnt going to get signed or anything yet was told right away "you definitely are not right for Nashville,and nashville is not right for you because you have got to strong of a rock side to you.You recorded this and came here from Florida and Florida is right for you.The rock side is your strongest, and you need to be more wild than you are allowed to be here.They were so right,I auditioned for the grand ole opry and escaped a mob that wanted to kick my ass.There was a riot hand my wife Tammy came running up to the stage taking my hand and said "Rene we have got to leave now,they are going to beat the shit out of you!"The escape was so cool,our baby blue 1966 Coupe De Ville.This was 1982.Rock at that time was viewed as the enemy.And I thought country music was shit too..until I learned how to play it and came to so love it.So I was playing "rocky top" in Fla!It broke my heart to leave Nashville!All of my close friends said "Don't worry Rene, you'll be back one day!The trick about the place that I live is recording studio!World class at amazing rates!Home recording is very big now and I don't knock it,I have pals that do amazing things yet I insist upon the studio enviornment in a facilty dedicated to recording arts science with skilled and proven personell.Professionals in their respective fields.