Artist Info: Bill Berends

Bill grew up in suburban Baltimore, Maryland during the wonder years and became interested in guitar after seeing The Beatles on TV. George was always his favorite Beatle because he appeared thoughtful and concentrated more on playing rather than jumping around, so Bill got a cheap acoustic guitar and learned chords and songs, but he gravitated towards riffs and guitar solos. As a kid he once played "Money" by The Beatles over and over so many times that his mother threatened to take the record player away. [read more...]