epiTUNES: What’s the last album you bought that you’re enjoying
Jeff: A few days ago I bought four at the same time actually:The Sweet Desolation Boulevard
2 Eric Clapton's Dion & the Belmont's Greatest Hits
e: What inspired you to write the song I Really Love You?
Jeff: We have 8 kids and it's really tough to find any time with my wife. So it was my wife and our lack of time together that was it's inspiration.
e: What’s the most personal song you’ve ever written and what was it based on?
Jeff: A song called "Need Surrender". I received my best reviews on it but it didn't go out on my debut album Rosa Mystica. My producer said he just couldn't get a "vibe" on it so it's been shelved till next time. It's about my various addictions and how they effected my relationship with my wife. If anyones interested it's been posted (in it's raw form) on a site called makeastar.com. Just do a search for Ponyno.
e: If you’re life was a song, what song would it be?
Jeff: U2 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (where are those socks anyway!)
e: Have you ever been inspired by an author or a book to write a song, if so, which one?
Jeff: A song I wrote titled "Find Me" was Inspired by the poem "Camomile Tea" by Katherine Mansfield. She was probably New Zealands most famous writer and considered one of the greatest early 20th century authors. A real tragic life though.
e: Do you follow any sports, if so, which ones?
Jeff: I'm a bit of an MMA (Full Contact Fighting) fan, but I've honestly only seen a few fights and can only name a few fighters.
e: Were you involved in sports as a kid? Any funny sports stories?
Jeff: Soccer! It was great! I can't think of any funny soccer stories but I did box for awhile. A friend and I would "spar around" in our younger years and so decided to start boxing with a local club. We developed some bad habits when we were sparring, one of them was to turn around and bend over a bit when we got hit to hard. This was our way of saying, "stop hitting me, it hurts!". The first time I entered the ring I went up against the biggest most experienced guy in the gym. He was also a bit of a bully. When I got hit to hard, which didn't take long, I turned around and bent over a bit. This is boxing lingo for "Please beat the crap out of me", which he immediately proceeded to do. It didn't take me long to learn how to keep my guard up and always watch my opponent, no matter how hard I get hit. I like to think of it as the "School of Hard Knocks" ;)
e: What’s the one food you won’t eat under any circumstance?
Jeff: Powdered eggs that you get in the Army. I couldn't even get them down, I just gagged.
e: If the color gray were a food, what would it be?
Jeff: Bad meat?
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