Admittedly cheating death a few times, the longtime Nashville top-hatted music maestro explains why he’s
never been happier. Founder of the critic-described, “unapologetic indie punk outfit,” Government Cheese, the
prolific songwriter and author explores what it was like creating the band at Western Kentucky University 40
years ago. His two acoustic performances in-studio bookend a large bandwidth of soul-searching and silly

ballads, releasing his 9 th solo album which he calls his best work. Now with 63 years of treading this earth,
Tommy is well-known in Nashville music circles and beyond. AMONG THE TOPICS: WHY ROCK ‘N ROLL
SCARED PEOPLE, TO COVER OR NOT TO COVER, ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S RARE SMILE, A
MYSTERIOUS PHONE CALL, AND HOW TWO RANDOM WORDS LED TO A SONG.