Occupation: Musician.
Birthday: Jan. 7, 1948.
Birthplace: Everett, Wash.
Current home: Santa Barbara, Calif.
Marital Status: Married to Julia Loggins since 1992.
Children: Crosby, 13; Cody, 11; Isabella, 6; and Luke, 10 months.
Car: A 1990 red Saab convertible.
Working On: A family music album, “Return to Pooh Corner.”
The last good movie I saw: “Mrs. Doubtfire.”
The book I’ve been recommending lately: “Dandelion Wine,” by Ray Bradbury.
Favorite performers: I would love to have heard the Beatles in the early days before all the screaming.
Favorite childhood memory: Sitting in a chunk of sunlight on the porch as I waited to go to the beach on Saturday mornings.
Prized possession: My journals; I’ve been keeping them for four years.
Personal heroes: Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, The Coasters, Little Richard.
People always think I’m: In Japan, they confuse me with Kenny Rogers; here, with Dan Fogelberg.
Nobody knows I’m: Just like them.
If I could do it over, I’d: Have learned to sail.
I want to teach my children: That they can have a creative and joyful life.
The worst advice my mother ever gave me: “Don’t trust anybody.”
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Shy.
I knew I was a grownup when I: Bought my first real car, a BMW coupe, when I was 22.
My most irrational act: Buying that car sight unseen.
The best time of my life: When I fell in love with Julia in 1991.
The worst time of my life: Losing custody of my children.
If I’ve learned one thing in life, it’s: Only love heals.
Major accomplishment: My album “Leap of Faith.”
Three words that best describe me: Seeker of truth.
