Member Since: 3/11/2007
Band Website: shukrananda.com (coming soon)
Band Members: Vocals, Songwriting, Arrangements, Production, Piano, Drums, Midi, and all that Jazz. ===== ME
Guitar, additional drums, keys, ===== Baladeva
Influences: Wow what a list this is going to be! Couldn't we pretty much say that every person, place and experience in our life has had an influence??
BUT THATS NOT THE POINT NOW is it. Sillyhead!!!
Right then....
In the boxes below are 'shortlists'(ha ha) of my preferences/influences with a few thank yous along the way! Have fun..................
LOVES:
LOVES ............MAGICAL MYSTERIOUS STUFF that makes me go 'oooooooooooooooooooo!!!'
People who take risks, are brave and are themselves.
Honest art that reflects a truth you never realised about yourself
People who have devoted their attention to the conscious evolution of this planet - full on.
All humans who have done what it takes to move beyond the mind and experience FREEDOM and TRUTH.
All people who are doing what it takes right NOW to WAKE UP this planet. (You have no idea how much I appreciate you!)
My Relationships - I tip my hat to all my Ex's - I learned alot, wore your favourite T'shirts as my Pajamas and I probably wrote a great song about you too ;)
Kind/Wise people.
Movie Stars
Supergirl
The 'A' Team
80's/Teenage High School Movies
Little Orphan Annie!
Jesus Christ Superstar!
Buddha!
Harry Potter and his lil chums
Opera and Musicals
Custard!
Cream teas and teapots,
Cadbury's chocolate,
Marmite,
Egg and soldiers,
Egg and chips,
Egg cups (well how else are you supposed to dip the soldier in the egg!!)
Branston Pickle
Hot cross Buns
Cake Bars (Cadburys or course, they should sponsor me)
People who say 'Boss' with a Scouse accent
Sunday Roasts, (A good yorkshire pudding!!)
did i mention chocolate because i reaaaallllllyyy like chocolate, erm,
TOPSHOP
LONDON TOWN
as well as my home town, the lovely historic Lincoln City (i miss these alot when i'm away)
Period Dramas
My head master reading religious stories in school assembly
BEN AND JERRY'S! HA HA,
Cheerleaders
Cranberry Sauce
GRAVY!!! (why isn't it socially acceptable to drink gravy like Coffee? I mean it is LUSH! I could open my own 'gravy house' and call it Shukbucks)
Erm Siri?!
"DUDEs"
and Dude, I'm loving the latte's!
Gruyere Cheese! (I've been there on holiday you know!!)
Good Chinese food or a great curry!
The Sky at night
Funk
The diversity of people
Nature --- i want to see more and more! This planet blows my mind!!
Reggae!
4400, Lost, Ugly betty
Makeup!
Dancing around to loud music A- level English Literature (D.H lawrence and such - eye opening!)
The Secretary
Posh fashion magazine and trashy celebrity gossip rags
Fancy costumes at Hollywood award ceremonies
Drinking juice from a carton with a straw!! It honestly tastes better that way!
Things/People/Places that are pretty, sexy, beautiful, unique, talented, determined, HAPPY, creative, artistic, REAL, searching, questioning, breaking boundaries, having FUN!
Music, Music, Music.
People kicking ass doing their things!
(E.g great acting performances, great music, great writing, people excelling at their passion.)
Musical Influences:
(More or less but could i REALLY fit it all in here??!!!)
Incubus, Alanis, Skunk Anansie,
Stevie THE wonder, Massive attack, Tori Amos, Nikka Costa, Janis Joplin,
Barracudas on Tuesdays Nights!!!
Elliot smith, Aretha Franklin,`Jackson five,
One minute Silence, Alishas Attack,
Sneaker Pimps, No Doubt, Zero 7,
Numerous classical composers,
The Pixies, The Beatles,
Stephen Sondheim, Courtney Love,
Andrew Lloyd webber,
Lit, Blink 182, Ether,The Prodigy,
Garbage,Smashing Pumkins,
Muse,The doors,The Beach Boys
Sarah brightman and the Westend Cronies
Presidents of the United states of America,
The spice girls (girl power - what a concept!),
The Romeo and Julliet Soundtrack!!
Music from Donnie Darko
My various teenage band members,(Lull, Polykoma) Tom, Penn, Phil, Hoe, Jez- KISSES!
All my friends with killer CD collections... LOVE YOU! Thanks for sharing your music with me!
I'm interested in...:
Doing as much as possible of everything that I love and spreading that Joy around!
Theatre, Fashion, Cinema, The conscious evolution of this planet. Ascension, culture, art, history....... Well theres so much fascinating stuff around!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PEOPLE WHO WOULD GENUINELY LIKE TO BE MY CYBER BUDDY OR WHO APPRECIATE/RESONATE WITH SOMETHING THAT IS ON THIS PAGE. As a result of continuous spamming, and so I can keep in touch with my buddies on myspace that are genuinely interested in my music, I have selected the 'does not accept friend requests from bands' option. This doesn't however mean that i won't! If you are a band/artist and you want to be my myspace friend then please just send me an email! I am very interested in supporting and nourishing fellow musicians on myspace so chances are I will accept! Especially if i appreciate your music or what you have to say. Thank you kindly!
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Thanks go to.....:
MAMA, DADA! Grandma Margaret Love you always, sniff sniff. My lovely GRANDPAS and JILL. Oh bloody hell my whole family!!,
(this is starting to get like an Oscar speech!)
My friends! You are a crazy, loving, unique, fun, inspiring, beautiful bunch and i love you all heaps! (P.S, i'm not the best at keeping in touch so pllleeeaaasssseeee drop me a line)
My enemies! Well i can't actually think of any, but i remember being bullied as a littlun and all those experiences got me to today, sssooo, ta!
People who are Open minded and are looking for expansion and peace. All The Ishayas, You Rock MY WORLD!
www.ishaya.org
Vicky Lunt, Phil, for helpin me with my myspace page! Richard and Matt for the Photos! Neil for guitaring with me!! VASSSSSSUUUUUU!! mmmwaaaahhhhhh!!!
Thanks for all the amazing, shitty, expansive, exciting, dull, full spectrum of life experiences and people who have influenced me today!
MMMMmmmwwaaaaahhhhhh!
The way i feel about creating music and life is........:
PASSION PASSION PASSION LOVE PASSION PASSION LOVE JOY PEACE PASSION LOVE STILLNESS PASSION PASSION LOVE PEACE PURE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE PASSION BLISSp.s congrats for making it so far, thats a LOT of reading!!
Sounds Like:
YUUUMMMMMMMMM!!!!!.....:
LIKE TIM BURTON EATING A FLAKE IN A WARM COMFORTING JAZZ INFUSED FEMININE BUBBLE BATH (!)Dark + Light
Sultry + Raw,
Funky + Dramatic,
ALIVE and Subtle,
this is lyrical, honest and insightful reflection on life.'' Interesting...........
Forgetting + Remembering
Peace + conflict
Struggle + resolve
Questions + answers
Love + Ego
Wisdom + Clarity
ignorance + naivety
Simple+complex
A seed about to push through the Soil and grow into a tree (!)
Record Label: free and single baby!
Type of Label: None