Max Gomez is an American singer-songwriter from New Mexico.

Gomez got his start as a working musician at age 15, singing both original music and country and blues classics in bars around his hometown of Taos, New Mexico. He studied blues artists like Robert Johnson and Big Bill Broonzy, while also learning songs of legendary country/folk writers including Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt and Kris Kristofferson. “I’m influenced by the old stuff,” Max admits. “To me, that’s the best music.”

Gomez's debut album, If I Could Rule The World, was released by New West Records.

A talented songwriter, Gomez first picked up his brother’s guitar when he was nine and began writing songs as a teenager. “I try to be more of a disguised lyricist,” says Gomez of his writing process. “The songs I write are not real straightforward. You have to decode them. I like when the listener has to create their own story, rather than be told what’s happening.”

In addition to writing original material for his own records, Gomez has collaborated with fellow singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins. The two have co-written several songs, three of which appear on a Mullins’ album. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.