Biography Mild or severe torture and struggle seem to be his main motivation and inspiration. Happiness is omnipresent within him, but somehow ranks second. For whatever reason, Shyndigg must feed on some degree of pain, his most successful source of musical expression. If he doesn’t say it so you can feel it lyrically, chances are you will feel it either in the notes, the design of the melody, the construction of the chords, or all of the above. He is constantly amazed that despite the fact that there are only twelve tones in the scale of western music, that through the ages, we have found numerous different melodies, simple enough for anyone to sing. His mind is a musical vault. The habit of writing music on paper, vanished a long time ago, as more musical ideas came to him frequently and rapidly. A ten year relationship with a former band he founded and led, gave birth to many of his best original ideas and concepts, some of which he is now able to implement. Some of his friends have witnessed that look in his eye’s; when an idea will drift across his mind, they’ll know he is no longer listening to them. Regardless of what his personal character is (take it or leave it), he is extremely serious about what he does. Accused, more than several times of being obsessive, (which may very well be true), Shyndigg’s simple reason is that he is love with music. If it not were for the likes of Sly & the Family Stone, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Burt Bacharach, Holland Dozier Holland, Gamble & Huff, The Ohio Players, The Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, David Ruffin, and Thom Bell & Linda Creed, his love and dedication would be nowhere as deep as it has always been. These people, in Digg’s opinion, are classic masters themselves; their compositions to be dissected, researched, and learned from. For Shyndigg, during a couple of rough and disillusioned times, he himself did try to walk away from music. Fortunately, at that time a minister from his church once simply said to him, “Deacon Digg…it is okay to begin again; and again and again if necessary.” The most recent case a few years ago, which resulted in the opportunity to record his new band’s debut album, under the name, “Digg Deep,” and entitled “InDiggNation.” Shyndigg is no stranger to music or the New York music scene; and any present exploration of this individual will only provoke an investigation into his past musical travels. But the past is not the issue. The focus is the future; and what the future holds is an album soon to be released. What follows will all be based on the reaction to that album.