135: Eric Martin: Lead Singer of Mr. Big

Casio's Cut

This episode is one of my favorites. Eric Martin hits on Herbie Herbert, Chris Jericho and Fozzy, along with incredible stories from an incredible career....
Eric Martin started his career singing at the end of the 70’s for a San Francisco band called 415. With 415, Eric played hundreds of shows opening for established act like Billy Squire, Hall & Oats, Journey, ZZ Top and Foreigner to name a few. 415 was signed to Elektra/Asylum records and “Sucker for a pretty face” was released after a name change to the Eric Martin Band (EMB).
In 1988-89, Eric would team up with Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey and Paul Gilbert to form Mr. Big. They would enjoy enormous success with the release of many studio albums, numerous hit singles and top-selling live cd’s. Combined, worldwide sales topped the 7 million mark.
Mr. Big's second album, 1991's Lean Into It, was a major commercial breakthrough, especially two ballads, "To Be with You" (which went to number one in fifteen countries) and "Just Take My Heart", as well as the song "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind"