Music, concerts, singing, reading A LOT, hanging out with friends, beach and sea, travelling if my finances let me, walking around, nature, talking and listening, laughing, daytripping, writing...
I'd like to meet people who don't take themselves to seriously, who enjoy good music and love concerts, who are not ashamed to have a good public laugh or just be silly, who are down to earth and did I mention like music?
In Germany most of my friends were working for the radio or stuff like that - that seemed to work out well somehow, don't know what it is. Maybe radio people are all crazy (which i consider as.. um.. good and interesting I suppose)
I'd like to get to know a few people in NZ who can relate to my experiences in life, touring with bands, radio, interviews, hundreds and hundreds of concerts, how it feels to stand next to David Bowie and stuff
Most of all I am not looking for people who think of themselves as cool. I am not cool, will never be and don't want to be cool either. I just want to have a good time and not to worry about cool.
In no order: Tegan and Sara, Elliott Smith, The Flaming Lips, Sebadoh, Martha Wainwright, Nouvelle Vague, Stereo Total, Imaad Wasif, Lisa Germano, The Reduction Agents, Plasticsoul, Goldenboy, M.I.A., Goodshirt, Modest mouse, Pink Floyd, Antony and the Johnsons, Regina Spektor, Beulah, The Decemberists, The Shins, No Doubt, Terrorgruppe, Wizo, Harry Nilsson, The Doors, The Traveling Wilburies, Wir Sind Helden, Die Fantastischen Vier, Queen, End of Fashion, Colin Hay, Cat Power, Wilco, Sigur Ros, Air, Dave Dobbyn, Bic Runga, Goldenhorse, Bressa Creeting Cake, Michel Penn, Lou Barlow, Pearl Jam, Andy White, Weezer, White Stripes, The Exponents, Deathcab for Cutie, Pete Yorn, Folk Implosion, Alaska!, Imaad Wasif, The Shins, Joni Mitchell, Pluto, David Bowie, Beth Orton, The Magic Numbers, Idlewild, ALT, Plasticsoul, Goldenboy, Moonwash, Michael Nyman, Thomas Newmann, K's Choice, Stereo Total, Terrorgruppe, Badly Drawn Boy, Belle and Sebastian, Split Enz, Phil Judd, Neil Finn, Crowded House, Sigur Ros, The Velvent Underground, Nico, Aimee Mann, Michel Penn, Ani di Franco, Don McGlashan, The Muttonbirds, Blondie, Eurhythmics, Queen, Bonnie 'Prince" Billie, Skunk Anansie, Morningwood, Beatles, Traveling Wilburies, George Harrison, John Lennon, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Grandaddy, The Eels, U2, The Mamas and the Papas, ABBA, Paul Simon, Tracy Chapman, Krezip, Muse, Radiohead, Die Aerzte, The Bates, T-Rex, Skunk Anansie, Belle and Sebastian, Breaks Co-op, Anika Moa, Gasoline Cowboy, Phoenix Foundation, Stellar*, Shakira (in spanish), Yeah yeah yeahs, Morningwood, Ute Lemper, Mint Chicks, ...
I'm a sucker for Disney Films, I'm such a whimp! Amelie, Lola Rennt, Almost famous, any Studio Ghibli, horror films, funny films, The Labyrinth (Bowie, rawr!), Lost in Translation, David Lynch, artsy films... usually anything but martial arts and action (with excuses) and a big lot of music films.
Twin Peaks, Lost, X-Files, Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, Will & Grace, Dr.Who, Invasion, Family Guy, Happy Tree Friends, American Dad, Homegrown, Dai Henwood (cracks me up), John Saffron
Umberto Eco, Terry Pratchet, Douglas Adams, Stephen King, general 'classics', Biographies etc. I constantly try to broaden my horizon on history, nature, wars, science and much more. I read a LOT!!! Former english literature student and all....
My grandparents. The Englands are/were incredible people and I can only hope that I have a tiny bit of their abilities knowing that would make me a much better person.