I sometimes play with a big band in the northwest Chicago Suburbs. Think of me as the second or third “chair” for rhythm guitar. Anyhow, they’re putting up a new website and requested short music bios from everyone. When I started writing one up, I couldn’t help but make smart-ass comments about myself. Quickly it just turned into a complete joke that is included below. I went back eventually and put together a good one for them to use. However, I figured the “original” should be preserved. So here it is, my music bio :


Michael Pierce, Guitar

Michael Pierce is not a professional musician and never should be. Despite attempting to learn the guitar from an early age, his development was slowed by an interest in rather poor "music." During his late teens he grudgingly admitted that jazz was in fact cool and began playing in small combos. After high-school he enrolled at the University of North Texas to study music. The music world is thankful that he promptly dropped out without ever completing a single music class at UNT. Today his sound can best be described as "howling cats" and may in fact be a criminal offense in several states. By some miracle he is capable of providing a steady rhythm and a couple of chords. He is currently working hard to learn a third chord, but this is hampered by his inability to properly fret any notes. In order to spare the audience, the rest of the rhythm section will unplug his amplifier prior to any performance. Thankfully he is unaware of this trick and utterly incapable of reading this text.