My interests include: playing guitar and other instruments, writing songs, lyrics, poetry and works of fiction, painting, sketching, drawing, reading fiction and non-fiction, composing and creating music, listening to music, watching movies (horror/thriller/adventure/drama/anime/comedy), attending gigs, festivals, cinema, galleries and museums, pubs and clubs, coffee, whiskey, lollipops, sherbert, sushi, lager, cider, vodka, white wine, Southern Comfort, absinthe, Jagermeister, coffee, literature and poetry, writings on crime and serial killers, photography, Halloween, Christmas, London, travelling, walking, tinsel, collecting memorabilia and other paraphernalia, body modification, tattoos/piercings, the physics and study of sound, amplification, time signature changes, Logic, Cubase SX, Fruity Loops, Photoshop and other creative software, watercolours, oil paints, watercolour pencils, caricatures, comical artwork, decadent art movements, history of The Occult and religion, candles, incense sticks, Autumn, socialising with friends and family, cats, dogs and other animals.
"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise, what it is, it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?"- Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" 1855
I listen to many different types and genres of music including: rock, metal, industrial/EBM, electronica, ambient, techno, trance, some drum and bass and classical. The bands and artists I enjoy listening to are (in no particular order): Slipknot, Slayer, Fear Factory, TOOL, A Perfect Circle, Gary Numan, Tubeway Army, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Marilyn Manson, Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids, Cradle Of Filth, The Doors, Johnny Cash, White Zombie, Rob Zombie, Motley Crue, LA Guns, Judas Priest, Frankenstein Drag Queens From the Planet 13, Murderdolls, Wednesday 13, Stone Sour, Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, Ministry, The Dear & The Departed, The Cure, The Sisters Of Mercy, The Cult, The Agonist, David Bowie, The Prodigy, Pitchshifter, Pendulum, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Smashing Pumpkins, ZWAN, Billy Corgan, The Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusicante, Type O Negative, AMEN, Trivium, Deftones, Team Sleep, Placebo, Muse, Deathstars, Opeth, Paradise Lost, My Ruin, In Flames, Lamb Of God, Korn, Kraftwerk, KISS, Garbage, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Unseen, Leftover Crack, The Distillers, The Misfits, GG Allin/The Scumfucs, At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta, Enigma, Apollo 440, Depeche Mode, Machine Head, Guns'N'Roses, Velvet Revolver, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Faith No More, Peeping Tom, At The Gates, Arch Enemy, Hatebreed, Morbid Angel, Emperor, Mortiis, Mercyful Fate/King Diamond, Probot, American Head Charge, Killing Joke, Turbonegro, Jack Off Jill, Scarling, The Birthday Massacre, KMFDM, Skold, Queen Adreena, Soulfly, Sepultura, Adam & The Ants, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Echo & The Bunnymen, Alanis Morrisette, The Killers, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, AFI, The Shortwave Set, gODHEAD, Static-X, The Union Underground, The Wildhearts, Bon Jovi, Bauhaus, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Killing Joke, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The Pixies, T-Rex, Marc Bolan, Joy Division, New Model Army, The La's, Len, Siouxsie & The Banshees, King Prawn, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motorhead, Society 1, Skunk Anansie, Betty Curse, Roxy Saint, Bjork, Ill Nino, Dead Star Assembly, Lollipop Lust Kill, Goldfrapp, Front Line Assembly, Pig Prayer, Atari Teenage Riot, Alec Empire, Velvet Acid Christ, VNV Nation, Combichrist, Foetus, Die Krupps, Charlie Clouser, DJ Starscream, The Chemical Brothers, The Dust Brothers, Killswitch Engage, Deep Purple, Cathedral, Coal Chamber, Devildriver, Mudvayne, Hardcore Superstar, Scar Symmetry, Stiltskin, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Queen, Weezer, Fleetwood Mac, Thin Lizzy, Carlos Santana, Derek Trucks, Def Leppard, Journey, The Beastie Boys, Blue Oyster Cult, Dr. Feelgood, U2, The Eagles, R.E.M., Jimi Hendrix, Supertramp, The Mamas & The Papas, Blondie, Deborah Harry, Duran Duran, The Shortwave Set, Oasis, Enya, Oakenfold, Overseer, God Forbid, Roadrunner United, The Inbreds, Dragonforce, Prong, Celldweller, Die So Fluid, Dir En Grey, D'espairs Ray, Malice Mizer, Buck-Tick, Maximum The Hormone, Alice Nine, Gazette, Grigori3, Girugamesh, Sugizo/Luna Sea, Emilie Autumn, Sonic Syndicate, Moth Complex, The Black Dahlia Murder, Ted Maul, Tactical Sekt, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Darkest Hour, Chu Ishikawa, Cyanotic, Grendel, Norma Jean, Divine Heresy, I Am X, Rabbit Junk, Suicide Commando, Northborne, And One.
I am a keen watcher of many different types of film and cinema, and I enjoy watching horror, thriller, drama and comedy movies as well as underground, foreign/art house movies and Japanese/Korean and most other Eastern cinema. Some of my favourite directors are David Lynch, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Quentin Tarantino, Park Chan-Wook, George A. Romero, Tim Burton, Kevin Smith, Alexandro Jodorowsky, Luis Bunel, David Cronenberg and Jan Svankmajer. "ALICE" Directed by Jan Svanmajer, "Little Otik" directed by Jan Svankmajer, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Vincent, Frankenweenie, Ed Wood, The Corpse Bride, Pee-Wee Herman's Big Adventure, Big Fish, Sleepy Hollow, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (ORIGINAL), Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (REMAKE), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (ORIGINAL), The Toolbox Murders, The Last House On The Left, The Exorcist, House Of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Nightwatch, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead (ORIGINAL), Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Diary Of The Dead, The Crazies, The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead 2, Army Of Darkness: Evil Dead 3, Donnie Darko, The Omen, DAMIEN: Omen II, The Omen III: The Final Conflict, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill: Vol.1, Kill Bill - Vol.2, From Dusk Till Dawn, Sin City, True Romance, Natural Born Killers, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, SE7EN, Fight Club, A Nightmare On Elm Street, A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, FREDDY'S DEAD: The Final Nightmare, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Friday The 13th, Halloween, The Fog, Trick Or Treat, Horror Hotel, The Terror, The Corpse Vanishes, Invisible Ghost, Scared To Death, White Zombie, Carnival Of Souls, The Ape Man, Mesa Of Lost Women, A Bucket Of Blood, House On Haunted Hill, The Ghoul, Little Shop Of Horrors, The Bat, Bride Of The Monster, SPUN, Requiem For A Dream, Magnolia, Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Battle Of The Bulge, The Virgin Suicides, CREEP, War Games, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom, Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, E.T. Extra Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien:Resurrection, Hellraiser, Hellbound:Hellraiser II, Hellraiser III:Hell On Earth, Hellraiser:Bloodline, Candyman, Candyman II: Farewell To The Flesh, Candyman III: Day Of The Dead, Cradle Of Fear, The Manson Family, Ed Gein, Gacy, Bundy, Rosemary's Baby, Psycho, The Wicker Man (ORIGINAL), The Ninth Gate, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Libertine, Quills, Interview With The Vampire, Nosferatu, Shadow Of The Vampire, SAW, SAW II, SAW III, SAW IV, HOSTEL, HOSTEL PART II, Prince Of Darkness, The Thing, The Crow, The Crow 2: City Of Angels, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, R-Point, The Grudge, JU-ON: Grudge 2, Pulse, Ring, Ring 2, Ring 0, A Tale Of Two Sisters, Tetsuo - The Iron Man, Sky Blue, Akira, Ghost In The Shell, Ghost In The Shell II: Innocence, Delicatessen, Antibodies, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Zoolander, Anchorman, Happy Gilmore, Wayne's World, Wayne's World 2, Mall Rats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks, Clerks II, Empire Records, Beerfest, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman Begins, Wedding Crashers, Apocalypto, Closer, the Dollmaker, Garden State, Nightwatch (Nochnoi Dozor), Daywatch, Cube, Cube 2: Hypercube, Cube Zero, V For Vendetta, 1984, The Machinist, Cloverfield, Versus, Oldboy, Ichi The Killer, Princess Mononoke, Ninja Scroll, Deathnote, Schindler's List, The Pianist.
The television shows I am a fan of are: The X Files, The Mighty Boosh, The Young Ones, South Park, Scrubs, Friends, Family Guy, American Dad, Skins, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Desperate Housewives, Band Of Brothers, Monty Python's Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers. I am also a fan of stand-up comedians such as: Bill Bailey, Dylan Moran, Pablo Francisco, Jack Dee, Ricky Gervais and Ross Noble. I am also a keen watcher of documentaries shown on Channel 4 and the history and nature channels.
"Alice In Wonderland" and "Alice Through The Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. "Phantasmagoria & Other Poems" by Lewis Carroll, "The Shining" by Stephen King, "The Tommyknockers" by Stephen King, "IT" by Stephen King, ""The Stand" by Stephen King, "The Green Mile" by Stephen King, "From A Buick 8" by Stephen King, " The Complete Works & Tales of Edgar Allen Poe" by Penguin Literature, "The Body Farm" by Patricia Cornwell, "Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson, " The Catcher In The Rye" by JD Salinger, "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?" by Phillip K Dick, "A Scanner Darkly" by Phillip K Dick, "The World Jones Made" by Phillip K Dick, "Stranger In A Strange Land" by Robert A Helnwein", "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl, " Charlie & The Great Glass Elevator" by Roald Dahl, "James & The Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl, "The Witches" by Roald Dahl, "The Twits" by Roald Dahl, " Esio Trot" by Roald Dahl", "Danny: Champion Of The World" by Roald Dahl", "Matilda" by Roald Dahl, "Boy" & "Going Solo" by Roald Dahl, "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl, "Essential Dali" by Kirsten Bradbury, Hitler: A Study In Tyranny" by Alan Bullock, "Hitler's Samurai: The Waffen SS In Action" by Bruce Quarrie, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell, " A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess, "Paradise Lost" by John Milton, "Blinking With Fists" by Billy Corgan, "Burton On Burton" by Tim Burton (Foreword by Johnny Depp), "The Pocket Essential Tim Burton" by Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc, "The Fall Of Lucifer" by Wendy Alec, "Swallows And Amazons" by Arthur Ransome, "The Unofficial X-Files Companion" by N.E. Genge, "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, "Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet" by Nicholas Reeves, "REVELATION: Prophecies For The Apoclaypse And Beyond" by St. John The Divine, "CASH: The Autobiography Of Johnny Cash" by Johnny Cash, "No-One Gets Out Of Here Alive: A Biography Of Jim Morrison", "Motley Crue: The Dirt" by Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee with Neil Strauss, "JOURNALS" by Kurt Cobain, "Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography Of Kurt Cobain" by Charles R. Cross, "The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell" by Marilyn Manson with Neil Strauss, "How To Make Love Like A Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale" by Jenna Jameson with Neil Strauss, "Iron Maiden: Run To The Hills - The Authorised Biography 3RD Edition" by Mick Wall, "OZZY Unauthorized" by Sue Crawford, "Lewis Carroll: A Biography" by Morton N. Cohen, "All Things Alice" by Linda Sunshine, "The Art Of Modern Rock" by Paul Grushkin and Dennis King, "Lucifer Rising: A Book Of Sin, Devil Worship & Rock 'n' Roll" by Gavin Baddely, "Dissecting Marilyn Manson" by Gavin Baddely, "Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide To Dark Culture" by Gavin Baddely, "Modern Recording Techniques" by Robert E. Runstein and David Miles Huber (6th Edition). I also enjoy studying the writings of Crowley, Lavey, Nietzsche, Lovecraft, Baudelaire and the Marquis De Sade and many other writers.
My Grandfather - Douglas Wacey (RIP). And many other creative individuals and visionaries who have in some way, inspired me.