Guess you've got to try anything at least once (EXCEPT STEAK!!) so try and keep it varied but will always be with book and tunes...............
I'd like to meet:
Never really given it much thought but I guess I'd get everyone together at once as I'm sure I'd run out of things to say in a one on one. So let's say tea and scones in Kenwood House on a spring day.I'd send invites out to Lauren Becall, Marylin Manson, Tim Burton, Prince, Billie Holiday, Holly Golightly, Jane Russell and my Gan'ma. Photo opportunities would be fabulous!
Music:
I MUST CONFESS...... I HAVE A NEWFOUND LOVE FOR LADY SOVEREIGN - just a shame we didn't have a clue how to A&R her in the UK so she had to be shipped out to the states- either way - SMASHIN' IT LADY S!There's a tune for every occasion and occasion for every tune............Billie Holiday, Baby Ash, Kate Bush, Steely Dan, The Ronnettes, Dena Deadly, SWV, Mr Lidell, The Shan Gri La's, Bach, PJ Harvey, Aerosmith, Missy, Piaf, Ertha Kitt, Faces, John Holt, Prince, Prince,Prince, Prince,D'Angelo, T-99, Camille, The weird and wonderful Mr Waits, Jay Z, Al Green, Badu, Chungking, Fleetwood Mac (cause I'll never tire of dancing to The Chain with you Al!!x) Kelis, Lyn Collins , Mr Ray Charles, Kings Of Leon, Phoenix,Joanna Newsom, Tribe Called Quest & Q-Tip Solo, Mazzy Star, Peggy Lee, Foo Fighters, EODM, Timberland(almost everything he touches), Ol' Blue Eyes, Soul II Soul, Rikki Lee Jones, Zepplin, Karen Dalton, Crosby Stills & Nash, John Legend (if only for "stay with you"), The Chiffons, Nick Cave, The Flamingos, Bjork, Rza, Sheryl Crow, Neptunes, Shuggie, Devo - Whip It GENIUS!, Stevie Nicks, QOTSA, Nick Drake, The Crystals, Goodfellas OST, Marvin Gaye, Fiona Apple, Redman, Gotan Project, Benny Sings and most stuff from Sonar Kollektiv bunch, any Motown.....The list goes on&on&on&on and always up for HEARING NEW STUFF so any recommendations are warmly welcome!
Movies:
The Girl Can't Help It, Eastern Promises, Diving Bell & The Butterfly, Tell No One, Pans Labyrinth, Funny Face, How To Marry A Millionaire, Batman(Returns, Begins), The Lost Boys, Big Fish, Knocked Up, 200 Cigarettes, Meet Me In St Louis, Doberman, Girl Under A Bridge, Empire Records, Anchorman, The Odd Couple, Clueless, Pretty much anything by Woddy Allen, Amores Peros, Some Like It Hot, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Sin City, Best In Show, Labyrinth, Stealing Beauty, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, Goonies, Father Of The Bride 1&2 (seriously ask my girls about my obsession), Baby Boom, Napoleon Dynamite, Breakfast At Tiffanys, O Brother Where Art Thou, Mulholland Drive, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, Written On The Wind, No Country For Old Men. Etc........
Books:
I STONGLY recommend Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov read it before they turn it into a film!!Down And Out In Paris And London.From Caucasia With Love.All of the Tales Of The City series.The Virgin Suicides.Running With Scissors.I love many a book but as with music the list's too long but I will always recommend a good read.
Heroes:
My Ma, My Poppa Mo.My Man.The village that helped raise me.My Girls!!
