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Clint Zuke Battista

Company man

About Me

My passions in life are music, film and fashion.
I listen to music all day, every day, until my ears bleed or my eyes water.
I watch DVD's all night, until my body's done, and I sleep sorta.
I have a degree in Film, and now work as a Media Assistant at The Open University.
I used to film porn, but the 'interesting' factor soon wore off.
I hate the dark, heights and silence.
I am a vegetarian.
Most of my clothes are red and black. I have a few blue garments too.
I wish I had more silver, I like that colour.
I'm extremely inpatient, easily bored and often mis-perceived.
I have an obscene amount of trainers and DVD's. I still like VHS too.
I'm pretty smart, fairly talented and arguably cute. Possibly a little vain too.
Check my music: (Duke of Zuke/Zucchini Records).
People once called me cheeky and arrogant. I'm now anxious and modest.
I'm a little odd at times.
I like things to be generally mental/fucked up/original.
I'm addicted to mayonaise and pistachio nuts.
I like to drink most days. Premium beers and bourbon please.
I think I'm a kind person at heart, but I can be not-so-nice, if need be.
I'm not pompous, merely frank O.K?
I'm a self-obsessed hypocrite.
I'd quite like to leave the country, indefinitely.
We're all gonna die - that scares me.
I am me.
Thank you for your time.

My Interests

The smaller things in life: Vinyls, Bourbon, Black T-shirts, Girls, Trainers, My Laptop, Photography, The 'mighty' Gunners, Getting rowdy, Karate tops, Home recording (beautiful/discusting sounds), Outter Space, Fooling around, Shit indy clubs, Good films, Gigs, More girls, Reading, Beating, American pool, Video-editing, Books, Comics, All Tomorrows Parties festival, Stencils, Adidas clothing, Fender guitars, Cinematography, Nice pictures, Sleeping, Porn, Breakdancing, Time-Travelling, Magic and Flying Planes... Can't think of much else.

I'd like to meet:

Goons, Girls, My wife, Your sister, 'Her' from my dreams & Jim Jarmusch.

Music:

Bjork, Clark, Fly Pan Am, Tim Hecker, Fennesz, Colleen, Vincent Gallo, Edan, Xela, Peter Lyons, Blonde Redhead, Boom Bip, Patrick Wolf, AFX, Hella, cLOUDDEAD, Julian Fane, Orth Relm, Yann Tiersen, Amon Tobin, Locust, Ruins, David Sylvian, Bogdan Raczynski, Hymie's Basement, Django Reinhardt, Autechre, Daedelus, Tristeza, Chet Baker, Do Make Say Think, Talking Heads, Billie Holiday, Bright Calm Blue, Trencher, Leonard Cohen, French Peddleboat, The Fireshow, Tom Waits, Deerhoof, Squarepusher, Müm, Arab on Radar, Kim Hiorthoy, Iron and Wine, Cheval De Frise, Sylvain Cheavau, Capitol k, Elliott Smith, Joanna Newsom, Pink and Brown, CocoRosie, Venetian Snares, Beethoven, (are some of my favourites) and more...

Movies:

Buffalo '66
In the Company of Men
Stranger Than Paradise
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Glengary Glen Ross
Rules of Attraction
The Consequences of Love
400 Blows
Raging Bull
Dead Ringers
Rope
House of Games
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Breathless
The Thin Red Line
Short Cuts
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Brazil
Royal Tenenbaums
Dr Strangelove
Mystery Train
Big Lebowski

Television:

Sopranos
Nathan Barley
Planet Earth
Brass-Eye
Twin Peaks
Arrested Development
Louis Theroux
Jam
Trailer Park Boys
The Day Today
Entourage

Books:

Dan Fante
Hunter S.Thompson
Charles Bukowski
J D Salinger
Chuck Palanhiuk
non-fiction film books and biographies
a little bit of philosophy...
I have so many books to read.

Heroes:

Probably more; 'People I generally admire or wouldn't mind being' - All of my favourite musicians, actors, artists, directors, authors, screenwriters, friends, family, lecturers, myself... everyone.