Member Since: 1/6/2007
Band Website: homevideo.universalstudios.com/americanpsycho
Band Members: John Cale, Huey Lewis and the News, Whitney Houston
Influences:I Consider myself an avid music fan, particularly of mainstream pop and pop-rock.My All time favorite band is the Talking Heads. I also listen to jazz (Dizzy Gillespie and Bix Beiderbecke) An have recently been tryoing to get "into" this particularly new genra called "rap", but it seems a bit to niggerish for my tastes.
Do you like Huey Lewis and the news?
Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83,I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consimante professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour.
In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.
Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Christy, take off your robe. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. Sabrina, remove your dress. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Sabrina, why don't you, uh, dance a little. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see your asshole. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. Sabrina, don't just stare at it, eat it. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite
Did you know that Whitney Houston's debut LP, called simply Whitney Houston had 4 number one singles on it? Did you know that?
It's hard to choose a favorite among so many great tracks, but "The Greatest Love of All" is one of the best, most powerful songs ever written about self-preservation, dignity. Its universal message crosses all boundaries and instills one with the hope that it's not too late to better ourselves. Since, Elizabeth, it's impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves. It's an important message, crucial really. And it's beautifully stated on the album.
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Interests::
I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane?
Attire: Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers, Bill Blass, Valentino Couture, Hugo Boss, Luciano Soprani, Gianni Versace, Polo, Giorgio Armani, Charivari, Yves Saint Laurent, Garrick Anderson, Christian Dior, Comme des Garcons
Periodicals: The New York Times, USA Today, GQ, Lesbian Vibrator Bitches, Wall Street Journal, New York, Money, Gourmet, Playboy, Financial Times, Sports Illustrated, Cunt on Cunt, Esquire, New York Post, W, Time, The Nation, Vanity Fair, The Economist
Restaurants: Pastels, Camols, Crayons, Dorsia, Cafe Luxembourg, Barcadia, DuPlex, Brussels, Turtles, Desk Chairs, Texarkana, Arcadia, 21, Cuisine de Soy, Free Spin, 1500, Zeus Bar, Kaktus, 1969, Bouley, River Cafe, Progress
Clubs: Tunnel, Nell's, Indochine, Chernoble, Nekenieh, Contraclub East, M.K., Petty's, Goldcard, Au Bar, Mars, Mortimer's, World's End
Bars: Harry's, Yale Club, Rusty's, Princeton Club, Trump Plaza, Fluties, Da Umberto's, Orso
Movies::
Love Comedies and Rommance Movies, I thought the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Psycho were such laugh Riots! American Beauty and the Notebook are also all-time favorites. and lets not forget one of the greatest cinamatic masterpieces of our time, Titanic. Which really does tell a beautiful love story between to completely different individuals. Another personal favorite would include body double and inside lydia's ass. - truly great films i rent at the local viedo store practically every week. slashers and pornography suffices my entertainment needs.
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Heros::
Personal Heros would most definetly include: Ted Bundy, Ed Gein, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Huey Lewis, Whitney Houston, And of course Phil Collins
Patrick Bateman's Company & Education::
Compnay - Pierce & Pierce
Exeter Preparatory school - 1980Harvard University - 1984
Harvard Business School - 1986
Who id like to Meet::
I'd like a girl, early twenties, blonde, who does couples. Couples. Fifty-five West Eighty-First, the American Gardens Building. Apartment 7C. And I really can't stress blonde enough. Blonde.
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Type of Label: Indie