Students gathered in the Beehive for  Noon Tunes, with their lunch and live music Wednesday, Sept. 12. The  show included free snacks, tea, smoothies and iced coffee provided by the Student Activities Board (SAB).

Steve Everett, a singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, and was the performer for Noon Tunes. This marked his fourth time performing at Waynesburg University’s Noon Tunes and his eighth time performing on campus. He played his guitar and sang many of his songs from his new album Honest Graft, which was released in February 2018.

“My music combines multiple genres; Pop’n’Roll because it’s very pop-rocky with a little bit of modern-day Tom Petty,” said Everett.

One of many people that inspired him to become a singer and songwriter was Tom Petty as well as Dave Grohl from Nirvana,but his dad was his main influencer. Everett said that music has always been a part of his life. His dad sang opera in New York and San Francisco, which interested him in pursuing music himself.

By having a close family member involved in the music industry, Everett had someone to look up to and over time he could grow up to be just like him.Throughout the years, Everett has worked hard to get to where he is.

He can play many instruments including: guitar, piano and drums. One of his favorite memories from being a musician was when he was twenty years old. He opened for Sister Hazel, a band he grew up listening to.

“There was about 2,500 people and everyone was cheering like crazy when the curtain opened.he amount of electricity in my body was crazy, I’ll never forget that moment,” Everett said.

Everett has hobbies outside of music..

“I’m basically an old white man because I love golf and cigars,” Everett said.

Early in his career, he started broadcasting himself sitting on his porch, playing his guitar, and telling stories while smoking a cigar. These broadcasts were started in order to gain loyal followers and build his reputation in the music industry. It’s been seven years since he started doing this and he still continues this tradition of Cigar and Song because he “loves it so much.”

Everett is hopeful that his new album will continue to cement his fame, and he focuses both on his place in the music industry and also his own self-betterment.

“I only compare myself to yesterday’s version of me instead of other people,” said Everett.