Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho. Michael Cartellone was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1962. He attended the Cleveland Institute of Art at the age of four, with his focus set on the Visual Arts. Indeed, Michael intended a career in Visual Arts for the next five years, until he began drumming at the age of nine. He completely threw himself into drumming, playing his first professional gig at a bar at the age of eleven, although he never stopped painting. Cartellone continued studying both drumming and painting simultaneously, throughout his grade school and high school years. By the time he graduated high school, he was performing four nights a week, earning his living as a musician; yet at the same time, he had begun selling his paintings. As he explains it, "music and art have always been two halves of a whole." At the age of twenty-two, Cartellone moved to New York City to further his career. He worked in the art department of a large clothing manufacturer in the garment industry by day and played the drums by night. It was during this time that he had his first gallery show, at King Street Gallery in the Washington D.C. area. His move to New York City was a true springboard for his music career. Before long, he found himself in a new band called "Damn Yankees", which went on to multi-platinum status. Other recording and /or touring credits include John Fogerty, Cher, Peter Frampton and Freddie Mercury. In 1998, Cartellone joined the legendary Southern Rock Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, where he can currently be seen on tour throughout the world. Please welcome the founding member of Damn Yankees and current drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd since 1999. American drummer and artist MICHAEL CARTELLONE to Interviewing the Legends. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MICHAEL CARTELLONE VISIT https://www.wentworthgallery.com Wentworth gallery https://www.lynyrdskynyrd.com/ Lynyrd Skynyrd official website https://www.facebook.com/LynyrdSkynyrd Facebook https://twitter.com/skynyrd Twitter https://www.youtube.com/SkynyrdOfficial YouTube https://www.instagram.com/skynyrd/ Instagram https://nancymeyer.net/ Nancy Meyer official website CELEBRATED LYNYRD SKYNYRD DRUMMER  AND VISUAL ARTIST MICHAEL CARTELLONE Announces Asheville Artwork Debut Exclusive Art Exhibition & Opening Reception  set for May 25th BELLA ITALIA: New Works by Michael Cartellone & Philip DeAngelo   LYNYRD SKYNYRD TOUR DATES 2024 Charleston, WV APR 04 Mississippi Coast Coliseum (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) Biloxi, MS APR 05 Donald L Tucker Civic Center (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour  Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) Tallahassee, FL APR 06 Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) Huntsville, AL APR 12 Ford Center (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour  Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) Evansville, IN APR 13 Vibrant Arena (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour  Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) Moline, IL APR 14 Resch Center (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour  Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) Green Bay, WI APR 18 Simmons Bank Arena (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) North Little Rock, AR APR 19 Cajundome (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) Lafayette, LA APR 20 American Bank Center (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd) Corpus Christi, TX MAY 12 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, FL May 19 Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival 2024 Winchester, CA JUN 06 CMA FEST - Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN JUN 07 Rock The Country Reddick, FL JUN 28 Ovation Hall Atlantic City, NJ JUN 29 Buckeye Motorcycle and Music Rally Columbus, OH AUG 07 Musikfest 2024 Bethlehem, PA AUG 09 Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort (The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) Mount Pleasant, MI AUG 10 Neon Nights Festiv