Former guitarist for Don Van Vliet alias Captain Beefheart
Wrote and performed with Jeff Buckley under the moniker "Gods &
Monsters"
Graduated from Yale where he was musical director and dj at the college radio station.
Has collaborated with Leonard Bernstein, John Cale, Nick Cave, Captain Beefheart, Lou Reed, Dr. John, Bryan Ferry, Allen Ginsberg, Graham Parker, Jeff Buckley, Iggy Pop, Van Dyke Parks, Patti Smith and Hal Wildner.
Named by Classic Rock magazine as one of the "100 Greatest Living Guitarists".
Was a copywriter at CBS Records.
Co-owner of Carmine Street Guitars in New York City's Greenwich Village.
Was Captain Beefheart's manager.
In 2013 he published his memoir "Touched By Grace: My Time with Jeff Buckley".