Meet Jace

Photo courtesy of: Janna Woody Smith

16 Questions with Jace Yarborough - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals

1. Full name: James Cleveland (Jace) Yarborough         

2. Birthday: November 10th          

3. Hometown: I was born in Greenville, SC.          

4. Favorite instrument: Electric guitar.          

5. What made you want to become a musician? Watching my papa play growing up.          

6. Which instruments did you play in high school? Guitar, bass, and drums.          

7. What are your hobbies or interests outside of music? Fishing.          

8. What strengths do you have that you believe make you a great musician? I think a strength that I have is that I [can] improvise and learn more from what I come up with instead of learning songs note for note.          

9. What is your greatest weakness? Finger speed.          

10. Describe your favorite performance venue. I don’t think I have a favorite if there’s a crowd. 

11. Tell me about the craziest/worst thing that has ever happened onstage. What did you learn from this experience? Probably when I broke strings on all my guitars and had to use Bryson’s guitar. Learned my lesson on replacing strings.         

12. What qualities do you think make a great musician? Being open-minded to new ideas and learning new stuff.  

13. What's the best piece of advice another musician ever gave you? Probably the words “if it feels right, it sounds right.”                  

14. What is the most trouble that you ever have gotten into? Probably having the police called for a noise complaint from guitars.          

15. What is your favorite song to perform? My own song “Rotten to the Core.”          

16. Who Are Your Biggest Influences? Motley Crue, Led Zeppelin, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. 

Take a listen to some of Jace’s favorite songs/albums.