Gregg Xenakes has 16 Ben Arnold concerts.

"I was suckin' honey, everything was funny, throwin' all my money around, everything in reach, every little piece, I was pickin myself off the ground," sings Ben Arnold on the unapologetically infectious opening track "Suckin' Honey" from his forthcoming new album, Nevermind My Blues. It's a simple enough lyric on the surface, but the true genius in Ben's songwriting resides within the twist of fate for the protagonist. Time and again, Ben reaches across that intangible divide between artist and audience to make a connection...