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bio by aaron stout:
In a town that rarely takes a deep breath to figure out what is really happening with music, often times suffocating on it's own recycled sonic garbage, there lived a young man who figured a way to surpass the breathless, near-lifeless population of singer-songwriter types and make vibrant, heartfelt melodies come to life. That man's name is Gill, or the Gill, James Furness. As one who has seen Gill perform, I must attest that he is blessed with the kind of Charisma most people dream about. But when most people dream, they dream about what the ideal job, being rich or a brand new snow blower. When Gill dreams, it is more like a collection of pixels, actual images that in Gill's mind have already happened; past, present and future. There is only a portrait composed of a time capsule or better yet a time-lapsed sequence of a 16mm camera. The good times, bad times, and times that seem to exist on a plane inhabiting the likes of J.D. Salinger or the Poet Rainer Maria Relke. Though often times, in the solemn songwriter category, one can be easily turned off by the pretension of sadness, and the tired stanzas of the author. What makes James really stand above these types of songwriters is his ability to find an honest medium of sorrow and hope in his lyrics, crafting them with the perfect marriage of melody... which you'll be hearing a lot more of in the days to come.
-aaron stout
gill's autobiography:
in a cold dark region of the netherlands an old woman on her last leg of life left a baby on the doorstep of a rich family... they opened the door to find an attractive and very unhealthy baby boy... fearful of being looked at as baby stealers they decided not to keep the boy... and instead they placed him on the doorstep of a poorer but far more charitable family... they named this boy Gill and raised him to be a professional dancer... hoping the boys incredibly nimble feet would someday make them enough money to relocate the family of 6 to the united states... on a cold tuesday there dreams were accomplished as Gill won the eastern netherland dance-off invitational, by doing a very emotional and passionate rendition of Bach's 6th symphony... the interpretive dance fused dancing style that had not been combined before... such as breakdancing, two-stepping, line dancing, and belly dancing.... needless to say the judges wept as they cast there scores.... 10's across the table making Gill the first ever to receieve a perfect score... and thus securing the 500.000 dollar grand prize... the whole family moved to america where Gill's dancing did not go over well... some say the problem was in his dancing outfit or lack there of... but Gill blames it on the bear accident... desperate for money Gill decided to form a family band with his 3 siblings and tour the US... performing under the name Gill he came up with a pseudo identity in which he assumed the name James Furness... he did this because he fears his life... this fear was a disturbing byproduct of his nationally acclaimed success.... recent reviews in rolling stone and the new yourk times solidify him as a poster child for a generation of struggling musicians... this is Gill.... this is his story... this is his dreama
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"i believe that some people can come to terms with the "gill" in their own souls. to find out more about your inner "gill" visit larrykinglive.com."
- quote by Larry King
*** DISCLAIMER: ***
Gill has no interest in hate or war, but delights in things that are good and pure....
--- dont watch this !!!! ----
BR

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/1/2005
Band Website: larrykinglive.com
Band Members: NOW SHOWING
GILL

starring...
james as gill singing and playing statocaster
Jason as gill playing lead guitar and lap steel
andrew as gill playing a drum set
ryan as gill playing a bass guitar

All the songs on this site were recorded LIVE at The Irving Theatre. The band playing is the most recent formation of gill. special thanks to joe and mike at the irving for getting the recordings to me... The Irving Theatre is indy's best venue and is only getting better. please check out thier website and find out where this diamond in the rough is and decide what bands you would like to see.

The Irving Theatre website


THE SONGS

Firework, Binoculars - a song that was written during the very cold winter this year. it was written in a tanning salon in the suburbs by three differant people. thanks go to aaron and chris. i would love to record this song in a studio and get it on a japanese commercial

Straight Line, Crooked Spine - this a very old song for gill as it was wriiten several years ago. it was abandoned for no reason until looking for band material. i dont know where it was written and exactly why. the song is about the end of the world.

Japanese Beatles - this song is suppose to be a folk song. the song was written on a couch. the first lines that came were 'japanese beatles love the wooden trees, and the bravest little battleships keep chasing after me'. the rest was written a few days later. then with help from two birds songwriter ryan hays (New Two Birds EP out now!) the song finally reached its final form. lap steel brought everything together musically

BOOKING

***anyone interested in booking gill can do one of the following

a) send a message on myspace

b) email james at [email protected]

c) call and reach a live gill representative 24 hours a day at (317) 523-7806

and as always...
' you scratch gills back and he'll scratch yours... in a very non sexual way
Influences: locals: hey hey melodica, amo joy, andrew brown, two brids, the american night, dust from 1000 years, arrah and the ferns, andy destroyer, jake stranger.... more to come

not local: camera obscura, bob dylan, jonathan richman and the modern lovers, AIH, destroyer, neutral milk hotel, broken social scene, the beach boys, arcade fire EP, blonde redhead, explosions in the sky, my morning jacket, rogue wave, beck, old canes, appleseed cast, belle and sebastian, the new pornographers, flake music and the shins, hockey night, paul simon, modest mouse, cat power, sigur ros, ryan adams, the cure, wilco, red house painters and sun kil moon, weakerthans, iron and wine.... theres more im getting bored
Sounds Like: if bob dylan listened to radio disney instead of woody guthrie when he started writing songs
Record Label: gill sounds
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

PART VI : last night for the ocean breeze

well i will just start off from where i left off... we ended up going climbing up in the hills of santa barbara. we climbed a 5.8 on gibralter rock... it was so beautiful... i took a movie on the digi...
Posted by gill on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:10:00 PST

PART V : up up and away

or south south and highway 1.... we've been busy and i just got on the internet for the first time in a while... we are in santa barbara at an amazing coffee shop with amazing sandwiches and smoothies...
Posted by gill on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:05:00 PST

PART IV : its hard to find time

sorry its been a while its hard to get time and find a wifi spot... anyway im in san francisco with jason barrows at a fancy hotel he got for cheap.... we hung out at berkley all day and had a great d...
Posted by gill on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:16:00 PST

PART III : blue skies and compromise

im too tired to post anything.... we are in salt lake city right now... we camped in vedauwoo last night... it was stunningly beautiful... we made a detour on our drive here to take a scenic byway ove...
Posted by gill on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:49:00 PST

PART II : farewells and cheap hotels

this is a message from bryanne: "can someone tell us what section of wyoming vedauwoo is in, because seriously...." right now i am in a hotel in nebraska right next to mormon lake.... the hotel is che...
Posted by gill on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:39:00 PST

PART I : The Begining of The Begining

Me and my girlfriend Bryanne are in Peoria, IL at her grandmothers house... last night i had a dream of getting attacked... it was like a nightmare, but right when we were about to be destroyed by the...
Posted by gill on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:55:00 PST

SUPER MATADOR Music Video ?????

thats right, finally after all this time, there is a great recorded version of super matador and it has a claymation music video to accompany it. and that video is up on youtube at this very...
Posted by gill on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:34:00 PST

quotes from my notebook

emotions givesbirth to perception, perception gives birth to ideas, ideas rule our thoughts, thoughts are the bed to our actionsand then...reckoning sets in and I have been beckoneda call and response...
Posted by gill on Fri, 11 May 2007 04:16:00 PST

i wrote a new song and conquerd my mind with help....

i slept all day yesterday and tried to go to sleep at 1:48 a.m., i slept for approx. 1hr30m and woke up after having one of those dreams that affect you greatly after you wake up... i was in a severe ...
Posted by gill on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:09:00 PST

good thoughts and sunshine

"every minute that passes is another chance to turn it all around" this is the quote for the day.... i find it relevant.... does anyone know where it is from?.... i do... and you should too.... ok hin...
Posted by gill on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:52:00 PST