| Glen Burtnik should have always known that he would forge a career in music. His parents tell him that even as an infant in Irvington, New Jersey, before he could talk (when he was Learning To Crawl), that he had a very emotional reaction to music. Born Glenn Burtnick, April 8, 1955, the youngest of three brothers, he was "forced" at an early age by his brothers into singing harmonies with them. Glen says his brothers would terrorize him if he didn't sing his part correctly. When Glen was in the second grade, his family decided to move to the New Brunswick area of New Jersey, and by the time he was twelve, Glen already had ideas about his future. He was undecided as to whether to pursue art, music, or film as a career, but he knew that he needed to be 'creating.' He was leaning towards film at the time, but sometime in junior high, he realized that he had been writing songs in his head, and music became topmost in his heart. In late 1967 or early 1968, he attended a "Be-In" in Johnson's Park, where he played his guitar and sang his one song to anyone who would listen. This was his first gig ever. He later played at the New Jersey Teen Arts Festival at the N.J. State Museum Auditorium. At 15, "I was certain I was the next Bob Dylan," says Glen. After high school, Glen wrote and performed a rock opera called "The Walls Of Walden" with his band, Albatross. |
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