Music
SW: Are the other artists also
wine enthusiasts?
DP: Many, yes. We all bow to Al
Stewart, who spent most of his
royalties for 30 years on buying
great wine, and sharing it, as he is so
generous. Mick Fleetwood, Jonathan
Cain of Journey, and even Kix Brooks
of Brooks and Dunn has a Tennessee
winery, and of course my dear friend
Alan Parsons, to name a few.
And we are starting to define that
by doing private events as well as
public events. How do we scale it for
club or for a “Google convention?”
No one’s ever done anything like this,
so we are--in our own happenstance
way--blazing our own way. And it’s
also a wonderful payoff for the
“fruits of our labor”!
SW: “Napa Crossroads” what does
the title mean to you?
DP: The intersection and first-ever
coming together of the culture of
fine wine and fine music making, the
blending of these great arts and
artists; a place where people share
each other’s passion for these arts
by actively collaborating in creative
co-op type environment. It’s an
attitude, a state of mind, and so
much more.
Robert Schwartzman, who sings “Full
House Full Heart” on my Napa CD,
was raised in Napa Valley at his uncle
Francis Ford Coppola’s winery. Robert
kindly introduced me to Bret Lopez,
the owner of Scarecrow winery, who
bought his property from Francis and
then made some of the most sought
after and successful current wines
in the world.
Then there’s Pink, who I’ve learned
from Jeff loves his Gargiulo Vineyard
wines. Lil Wayne shows up a lot at
Pride Mountain and so does actor
Will Ferrel. There’s an artist-wine
loving sub-culture out there and I
probably shouldn’t go name dropping
too much out of respect!
SW: Are you enjoying having the
music out F