Anthony Gomes is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. His latest album “High Voltage Blues” features Ray Luzier (Korn) & Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big) and is available now via Rat Pak Records. We had a fun chat discussing songwriting, the blues, rock, playing with Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony, his charity Music is the Medicine & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - New Album "High Voltage Blues" 04:15 - Ending Up in St. Louis 09:30 - Non-Music Interests & Recharging 12:30 - Balancing Music And Going All In 14:38 - Taking An Ad Out &  Grinding 23:50 - Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony 26:16 - Younger Musicians 28:20 - Kenny Wayne Shepherd  29:20 - Listening to Music 32:15 - Writing Songs Happy or Sad 34:15 - Being White & Playing the Blues 35:35 - Master's Thesis on Cultural Evolution of Blues 38:42 - White Trash Princess & Other Perspectives 42:20 - Tour & New Album 43:20 - Music is the Medicine 47:30 - OutroAnthony Gomes website:https://www.anthonygomes.com/Music is the Medicine website:https://www.musicisthemedicine.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!