Times: Your last album "E.J." was all acoustic music, something very different for you. Is this tour all acoustic?

E.J.: No, it's both electric and acoustic. I'm doing three to four acoustic guitar pieces, three to four piano pieces, and the rest will be electric. It's really a nice variety. I have bassist Chris Marsh and drummer Joe Travers with me. A wonderful singer/songwriter named Arielle opens the show and then joins us as a fourth member to play guitar and do some vocals.

Times: What made you opt to go all acoustic with "E.J." at this time in your career?

E.J.: It's something I've wanted to do for a long time, but I was so busy doing the electric thing that I never made time for it. So I decided it was time to just do it. I've always played acoustic guitar and piano in my private life, but never showed that side publicly. I decided it was time and I had so much fun making this record, I'm thinking of making a 'Volume II'.

Times: Playing acoustic is playing without a net. How challenging was doing this album?