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Came across your website. Seen videos of your performance, and have attended Herman’s Hermits concerts before. I wanted to ask you two questions:

What is it like on the road touring with the Hermits?
It's a multifaceted experience that one accepts by being a Hermit.

How did you come to audition for the Hermits and what would be your advice for musicians that get rejected?
The first part of your question is answered on a page in Meet Vance. Not everyone liked Elvis, not everyone liked the Beatles, and not everyone will like any given musician or artist. Think of the rejections encountered as part of the preparation for future oppurtunity.

What was the inspiration for Falling Angel and what goes into writing a beautiful song like this? Did it take a long time to write and put the music together as heard on your CD? I think Fallen Angel deserves to be heard by the widest audience possible. It is a gem of a song!
Thank you for the good words about the song! By all means - spread the word to music listeners everywhere!

Falling Angel is one of my more literally truthful songs - without adding to the story. It's about a very beautiful young girl I met in NYC when I too was young. Within hours of meeting this enchanting young girl her dark self unfolded before me. I remember thinking how sad it was that at one time she was some mother’s newborn innocent … and to see what she became! I wrote the song in one night, but didn't record it until years later. I like to work very quickly. When I got to the recording studio I laid the drums down, then the guitar, and built around that.

After watching you at Mohegan and talking with other Noonatics, I find there are several others with my question concerning the lengthy "dance" step you maintain whilst Peter "teaches" the audience how to sing and spell "H-E-N-R-Y. The question? How do you keep up that up for so long at every show?

I have listened to Dave's drum beat and it's much like doing triple tap steps to a double tap beat. Do you go into meditation and just block out the whirled? How do you do it? As a dancer, I find it admirable!

No meditation necessary ... just lots of good, clean living and Dick Van Dyke TV rerun training! Now there's one dancer to admire! I'm not a dancer - just having fun!