Name: Tina Eno, Tina Suiter, Tina Eno Suiter…. depends on what I’m doing. Legally – Tina Eno Suiter
Place of employment (what do you do & where?): Membership and Marketing Director, Burlingame Country Club Musician – wherever they will have me
How/when did your love of music begin? I started singing with my two older sisters when I was in the 3rd grade…playing guitar at 11.
Which artists do you love the most? (never tire of hearing?) Beatles, James Taylor, The Band, Vince Gill, Bruce Robison
Do you have a web site? I’m on reverbnation.com and youtube. TinaEno.com is under construction.
Where do you get your inspiration for your songwriting? Personal experience and things people say. Music-wise, who have people compared you to? Seems most people say, “You’re very different…” which I like. But sometimes I hear Anne Murray, Stevie Nicks (I hate that one), Janis Joplin
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Is there one song that you’ve written that you’re *most* proud of? (consider it your best?) I’m awfully proud of Hundreds of Years Ago.
Who has been your best muse for song-writing? Every ex-boyfriend.
Name some popular hit songs from your youth. Leaving on a Jet Plane, Country Roads, Sweet Baby James, Let it Be
Who was your favorite singer or group growing up? The Beatles
What’s your favorite music to listen to today? Bruce Robison, Allison Krauss, and singer/songwriter types
What is something people would be surprised to learn about you? I am terrible at Karaoke
What are some items on your bucket list? Getting a cut. Going to Europe Winning a Grammy Playing Music with Vince Gill Playing Music for a Living Having an old Ford F150 and living in the country
Ever had a brush with a celebrity? I waited on Twiggy and one of the Smothers Brothers when I was a waitress. I took John Waite (The Babies) to the airport and we both teared up when I told him about my mom, pilot in WWII.
What’s your favorite thing about living in Transylvania County? This is one of the most beautiful areas of the country. The lush green, the rock, the trees, the waterfalls. We are surrounded by natural, pristine beauty and clean fresh air.
Your biggest pet peeve: Littering.
Your favorite way to spend free time: Singing
Who was your first crush? Timmy Callahan
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? There were a few things – A tour guide. A member of the Peace Corp A singer.
Do you have any superstitions? Not really.
Describe a very proud moment in your childhood. Writing my first song – The Ice On My Pond Cracked Up All Over You
Have you ever been skinny-dipping? Yes. Many moons ago.
Have you ever made a purchase that you later regretted? An Element – a car made by Honda that looked like a large cube and drove like one too.
Do you have a story about standing up against odds for something you really believed in? Yes – I was a 20+ year volunteer on a large art festival in FL. I believed in spending appropriate funds to bring in a national act as a headliner for the purpose of publicity, entertainment, drawing a crowd, etc. I succeeded in booking name acts for years and putting the festival “on the map” so to speak. I left town and they naysayers won I guess… they haven’t done it since.
Do you believe in love at first sight? Yes, the sight part is easy. It is the rest of it that gets complicated.
Do you know how your first name was chosen? My older sisters are Toni and Teri so I suppose they were looking for another four letter word starting with T.
Have you had any regrets about your life so far? (something you would do over again, wish you hadn’t done, etc.) No. I have learned from everything so I can’t imagine doing things any other way although some of it has been quite painful. If I could take anything away, it would be any action I ever did that hurt my kids. Luckily that is minimal.
Do you ever find it hard to find “me time”..? What does your “me time” look like? What do you do? Working 6 days a week and sometimes 2 nights a week, me time is limited. When I do have it I like to walk in the woods (they call it hiking here) and I like to write and play music.
What are your dreams for the coming year? The next 5 years? I’d like to continue to hone my songwriting skills, play as much music as possible, work toward getting published and getting a cut, and spending more time with my kids.
