Josh Norris — Former Roadie to Rising Star: The guitarist we’ve all been waiting for

Josh Norris is a professional musician from Memphis, TN

What makes you different as a person and as an artist?

I’ve always been a quiet reserved behind the scenes person. For the last 10 years, I was blessed with a job as a technician, touring the world with a lot of popular artists. I guess I’ll drop a few names. Thompson Square, Luke Bryan, Lauren Alaina, are the first to come to my mind. One time Lauren tapped me on the shoulder in the airport to say hello and I didn’t recognize her, I still feel bad about that, that should be the other way around right? Sorry Lauren!! Back on topic, The transition from a “roadie” (we hate that word, crew member sounds better) to a guitar player is really odd to me. I’m still getting used to it but it’s very exciting and a ton of fun. I liked being “the man behind the mirror that makes it all look real nice” (Thompson Square posted me on their Facebook page years ago giving me that title). It’s been quite a unique journey for me and it’s just beginning.

What do you want to accomplish in life?

There are so many things I want to accomplish in life. I don’t even know where to start. For one I’d like to start a lot of charity…