Swimming Through History

"Without the business aspect of all of this," he adds, "nobody would have heard of Get Wet. You have to be more of a businessman than a musician today. I'm not twenty anymore, and these major labels don't believe a rock instrumental group can have any impact on anyone anymore. I think that's erroneous thinking. I'm proof that with a little business sense and hard work, you can be a successful musician without being on a major label."

A stroke of luck doesn't hurt, either.

Breaking the waves: Get Wet's Mark Steinhauser, Marc Lutz, Keith Axelson and Les Fradkin.

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8 p.m. Wednesday, October 10
$5, 303-299-0100

Soiled Dove, 1949 Market Street

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"I was very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time, and I had a knack for coming up with great licks that people liked," he says. "But 'Rock & Roll, Pt. 2' becoming a hit wasn't an intention on the part of either me, the producer or Glitter. It was an accident of fate."