EPISODE 25: Detroit native and celebrated rock guitarist Mike Skill has been a working musician for more than four decades. Skill’s roots lay in 60's Motown, Traditional-Garage Blues and New Wave Punk movement. He spent his early days in New York City with one of his first bands, Motor City Rockers, playing clubs including historic CBGB with the New York Dolls, Syl Sylvain and friends in attendance. Skill is best known as a founding member, guitarist and principal songwriter for The Romantics, who were inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. Skill wrote the band's ever-popular song, “What I Like About You” and co-wrote the global #1 hit “Talking in Your Sleep.” Today, Skill continues to write and record in Detroit and from his current home in Portland, OR, in addition to performing around the world. mikeskill.com

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