About Derek
The Band | Brett | Buz | Derek | John | Matt | Rob
What is your name?
Derek Correia
Where are you from (originally)?
Northport, NY (On the Strong Island)
What do you do for a living?
CEO of Integrated Marketing agency Source Marketing, located in Norwalk, CT.
What do you do in Ask Your Mom?
Try not to mess up my parts on guitar, hum some background vocals from time to time, try my best to make everybody laugh, occasionally honor requests to turn my amp down
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To love and be loved
If you could meet anyone (living or dead) - who would it be?
Benjamin Franklin
Your favorite musician?
Pete Townsend
Your favorite record(s)?
The Who - Quadrophenia, Who's Next, Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti, Steely Dan - The Royal Scam, The Beatles - Rubber Soul, Pearl Jam - Ten
Song you wish you had written:
Tough one. Either:
The Star Spangled Banner
or
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Or the song Brett's been working on about the little
people that live in his head
Favorite book(s)?
Anything by Ken Follett or Michael Crichton, lots of musician/band biographies
Favorite movie(s)?
Braveheart, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Scarface, Napoleon Dynamite, The Usual Suspects, Silence of the Lambs, early Kevin Smith and Tarantino
Favorite food (or specific dish)
Carne de Porco Alentejana (A signature portuguese dish of pork and clams)
Favorite cocktail?
Dark and Stormy - extra dark, and extra stormy
Describe your style (as in appearance - not playing)?
Barney's meets Bob's Stores
One word that describes you?
Piquant