Kenny Sommer & The Substitutes

I'm a critically acclaimed Singer, songwriter, musician, producer, drums, sing, guitar Albums @ Chicago radio, internet, 500+ live shows

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Who or what is your musical inspiration?

The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The Replacements, Madonna, The Beasty Boys, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson, Prince, Dinosaur Jr., REM, Smashing Pumpkins, Sinead O'Connor, Nirvana, CSN and Neal Young, George Michael, The Cars, Blondie, Paul Simon, Grateful Dead, Michael McDermott, Urge Overkill, The Poster Children, Bob Mould , Bob Marley, Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, Poster Children, Janes Addiction, Richard Marx, Eminem, Def Leppard, U2, John Williams


How would performing at the Global Citizen Festival impact your career?

I would play with The Substitutes who are many seriously great musicians and life long friends. Playing in front of that large of a crowd would be intense but after a song or 2 might find comfort and say somethings about all the wonderful things Global Citizens as many Orgs and Foundations that came before help locally and internationally. Hopefully everyone would have a quality experience and keep writing, playing, trying to help others, work with others for good music, good times, good trouble


What would you do with $50,000?

I would use it to pay off some debts, pay some bills, basic life needs and wants. Try to use some for making a high quality album, get tools for future music and productions currently working on. Hopefully can help get other music, entertainment better funding, exposure and sales. Generate more revenue and hope the music, songs, & related mass media content entertains, teaches, inspires others while continuing to rock & roll. metal, pop, punk, no depression, gospel, country, hip hop, Spo


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