The music from the past is actual active in the present and with artist John Hewitt the following releases persist into his future as a creative and lyrical musician. Below is Hewitt’s reply to the music that has lasted for him.

JI: If you were alone on a desert island which five CDs would you need to have with you and why those LPs/CDs?

JE: 1) Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
2) Revolver - The Beatles
3) Echo - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
4) Bringing it All Back Home - Bob Dylan
5 American Beauty - The Grateful Dead

All of these records have some place in my soul. They've shaped my writing and my career path. Without them I'm not sure who I would be today.