Music....... singing, songwriting, live bands.
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 2007
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…I will dispense this advice now.Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you imagine.Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.Do one thing everyday that scares youSing…Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.Floss…Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.Stretch…Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 18 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…What ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own..Dance…Even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.Travel.Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasise that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.Respect your elders. Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out. Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.But trust me on the sunscreenGO TO WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BACKBEAT1 TO CHECK OUT LISTINGS FOR BACKBEAT LIVE MUSIC NIGHTS AROUND BRIGHTON.
Music:
Mostly into guitar music, and older stuff like Ottis Reading, Percy Sledge, obviously Beatles, Rolling Stones, Stone Roses, Green Day, Oasis, Coldplay, Artic Monkeys, Traffic, Jack Johnson, Killers, Keiser Chiefs, The Wailing Jacks, Crave, Trent, Summer Born Wild, I-Koma and the Doors.. the Who, Pink Floyd, The Stooges, The Smiths, The Kinks, Velvet Underground, Jeffereson Airplane, Lynard Skinnard, Small Faces, the list goes on and one.. pretty much anything guitar based for the past 30 years.. I like it, anything with soul.. good riffs, and good lyrics.I'm open to most things except boy/girl, pop idol, fame accademmy, Xfactor, I'm a Z rate celebrity have a go singer, busted, mcfly, manufactured rubbish.. it sucks.. all of it, and people that sell their musical soul to try and make a quick buck, or have 15 minutes of fame should be shot.. as should the money hungry record labels from throwing this rubbish at us. Was that a bit harsh??
Movies:
Umm.. fav films are Withnail and I and Scarface. But I'm a bit of a movie geek at heart, so I'll watch anything really.
Television:
Currently loving Lost, big big fan of Shameless (if you haven't seen it.. WATCH IT) it rocks, OH AND 24.. cant wait for the new season.Also love Soprano's, great TV. Umm what else.. Nip/Tuck and Smallville.
Books:
Anything by Colin Bateman or David Ambrose.. and any book about any of the bands mentioned above.
Heroes:
John Lennon, Keith Moon, Jim Morrison, Elvis, Ottis Reading.... umm Batman
