cent years , but Pat was one of us . When I first heard about his passing , I instantly recalled one special night at The Strand in Lakewood . DiNizio was part of a Backstage Pass show ( one that turns the theater into a listening room with the audience sitting on the stage with the artist ) in which Pat played a few songs and shared stories about his life . He was very introspective that night and might have given us a special New Jersey version of his old Las Vegas show “ Confessions of a Rock Star .” These were stories about growing up in New Jersey , raising a daughter after a divorce , first successes with the band , and the moment he realized he wanted to play rock and roll for the rest of his life . The show was broadcast live on our internet radio station and after searching through old hard drives , the recording was found . What follows is one night with Pat DiNizio in his own words …
-Gary Wien
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