Bob Marlette has been making records quite literally for decades, performing, producing and writing with acts like Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Shinedown, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rob Zombie and more.

You might look at a resume like Bob’s and assume he’s always been a rock guy, but some of his earliest credits as a session musician include artists such as Laura Branigan and Tracy Chapman. In this interview we talk about the long, winding path Bob’s career has taken over the years, packed with many of his killer stories and anecdotes.