Greg Newman Bio

Fleeing housing projects, bill collectors, and bad decisions in the Midwest with his parents and siblings, Greg Newman ultimately ended up in San Diego as a teenager. His struggling family needed a roommate to help cover the rent, so his household included a local musician who found Greg a used guitar at a local swap meet. Having no interest in music at the time, Greg removed the three bottom strings of the guitar and realized that it made a great prop for shoplifting from a local liquor store. Candy bars, beef jerky, and adult magazines were easily stuffed into the sound hole under the nose of the oblivious college-aged clerk, and Greg's love of music was instantly fueled.

Over time, Greg realized that he enjoyed the guitar more when it had all six strings, and that he had a real talent for crafting songs out of thin air on this guitar, as well as on the roommate's piano. During his college years, Greg learned that music was better as an avocation than as a career so he worked on improving his musicianship and perfecting his songwriting by developing dozens of original songs. His new release, "The Cuts You Said Were Good", is the result of this pursuit.


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