Norman Nardini has never had a day job, and he's a legendary music figure in his hometown, Pittsburgh. In the inaugural episode of Loud and Sure of Myself, Norman spoke with host Gerry Stanek about how he got his career off the ground, the path to a top thirty single in 1975 with the band  Diamond Reo. Nardini has had a varied and interesting path since then, including the formation of Norman Nardini and the Tigers in the early  80s, and the flirtations with major success that followed. He has never stopped performing and continues to create and record new music. In this episode, Nardini talks about the steps he took to become a front man, and the work he's done to better himself as a musician.