Atomic Honey - Kevin Lanier's Story

I'm Kevin Lanier, aka Kev Atomic, lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Atomic Honey, and this is my story:

After graduating high school in Anchorage, AK in 1989, I moved to the Chicago area with dreams of becoming a rock star. Somehow I managed to become one for a few years, albeit on a small level. I formed a band, wrote a lot of songs, played some shows in some pretty big venues (to us, anyway). I learned straight away that being a rock star typically doesn't pay well, and supported myself by working in a factory making industrial wire and cable. A lot of people liked what we did musically and we had a very loyal fan-base, but we never quite broke through.

By 1993 my back was severely damaged from working in the wire factory, and I found myself unable to do most types of manual labor for extended periods of time, and the band had plateaued - was effectively finished. There weren't jobs where I lived that paid enough if you couldn't do manual labor, so with a little convincing of a close friend from high school, I found myself back in Alaska again in Feb of 94. His family was kind enough to let me stay with them until I got on my feet; I sold almost everything I had, bought a one-way ticket, and moved here with $300 in my pocket, 2 suitcases, a guitar, and a cashier's check for $2,000... click here to read more