b'Notrueartisttoleratesstagnation.He sure got a surprise when herst heard Continuousimprovementandartisticme play!growth demand a relentless march towardIreallyworkedatgettingbetter.I that elusive goal where perfection lies justlearned the stuof the timeEddie Van beyond the horizon. Halen,[BlackSabbaths]TonyIommi, ScugogIslandsJeremyGreensRandy Rhoads from Ozzys band.artistic journey began almost four decadesJeremys public career began with bands ago and has carved out a long and wind- on Torontos bar circuit.ingpath.Initially,hismusicaldirectionI was still just a kid, playing with older was fairly mainstream, not surprising forguys.Because I was underage, I spent my a young man not yet in his teens.But tobreaks in the back of the places we played.contrast his current output to thoseWhile it may have lacked glamour, theedg-ling days would be like comparing black toexperiencehonedhismusicalskills.By white. the 90s, Jeremy was part of a skilled out t I was about 11 when my older brothernamed Period of Denial, where the more bought a guitar, Jeremy recalls.Id sneakclassically-in uencedsoundsofprogres-in and play it when he was out of the house.sive rock had replaced the harder edge of Please turn to page 4FOCUS - NOVEMBER 20203'