American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent manager from Carbon Cliff, Illinois. He began his career as part of Moon Martin's backing group The Ravens, and joined the English power pop band The Records in 1980 by the age of 19. After his work on their album Crashes, he signed with Reprise Records to pursue a solo recording career and released his eponymous debut studio album, which was followed by four subsequent releases-A View from 3rd Street, Start the Car, I Don't Know Why I Act This Way, and Falling Home. Afterward, he outsourced his work onto managing, producing, and co-writing for the alternative rock band Lifehouse..
