Long Haul

“So you wanna be a rock n roll star, now listen up to what I say,”: talk to Tommy Kessler. Pittsburgh Music Magazine was fortunate enough to catch up with Tommy right after two photo shoots for Whirl and Manic Magazines, and just before he had to hit sound check at The Palace Theater in Greensburg before the Blondie show. The fact that Tommy went out of his way to hang with us and spend quality time talking with us, is just one example of a multi-faceted, multi-talented individual who understands that the glitz and glamour of rock n roll is not all what it appears to be from the outside. Tommy Kessler tearing up the stage with Blondie After racing cars and motorcycles, Tommy started his musical career when at the age of 20 he had a horrible accident that “basically busted up the left...