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Ben Knopfler

ASSSTERRRROIIIIIID!!!!!!

About Me

Not much,i'm pretty boring really....Ummmm My name is Ben Knopfler. I was born in central London, grew up in Notting Hill of all places!!! I'm half italian, quarter hungarian, and ive also got Australian blood in me somewhere. I play drums, guitar and piano. I have a Diploma and higher diploma in music. My whole life revolves around music. My dad is a guitarist and was the frontman of his band, so music is a major part of how i grew up really. Sometime soon i should hopefully be starting up my own band/project. Even though my music taste is mainly industrial, punk, metal, 80's new wave, and Electronic/New romantic, funny enough my roots are from blues rock! My dad got me listening to Hendrix, Clapton, Muddy waters etc.... I also take inspiration from films and art. I'd LOVE to go to a symphony because i'm a huge fan of classical music! Anyways i hate talking about myself like this so i wont blabber on...all i will say is that i LOVE to cherish the time i have with my friends and family because one day it'll all be gone. Oh yeah one more thing....I HATE mustard.

My Interests

Music, being with friends, playing gigs.

I'd like to meet:

A band that wants me on drums!

Music:

Nine Inch Nails, Paradise Lost, Bauhaus, Morrisey, Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie ray Vauhn, Kate Bush, Lisa Gerrard, The Buzzcocks, The Talking Heads, The Clash, TV on the radio, Metallica, Slayer, The Birthday Massacre, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Joy Division, New Order, Killing Joke, Alice in chains, The Misfits, My life story, Soundgarden, Tori Amos, The Tea Party, Sisters of mercy, Tool, Type O Negative, The Wildhearts, Aphex Twin, Mozart, Dire Straits, Deftones, Dead can dance, The Killers, Filter, Ladytron, The Dresden Dolls, Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, The Mission, The Human League, Soft Cell, The Girls, Prince, The Prodigy, Therapy?, Autolux, The Hacker, The Ramones, Vast, Mogwai, Sonic Youth, Brian Eno, Enya, Kidney Thieves, Dave Gahan, Garbage, Liars, Exileinside, Richard Cheese, Pitchshifter, Debusey, Elgar, Enyo Morricone.......List could go on and on and on.

Movies:

28 days later, Crash, Of mice and men, Blow, Scanners, Donnie Darko, The Machineist, THE GOONIES!!!!!!, The Crow, Die Hard, Trainspotting, Spungebob square pants the movie, The Pianist, Taxi Driver, Alien, The Fly One flew over the Cuckoos nest, Batman Begins, Ghostbusters, The Party, Dead Zone, Starship Troopers( because its so shit,that its good), Withnail and i, Rarg, Shawn Of The Dead, The Lost Boys, Sideways, Robocop, Get Carter, The lost highway, Blue Velvet, Mulholand drive......and a shit load more!

Television:

Day time TV sucks. Nature programs are quite cool tho! Also i like The MIGHTY BOOOOOOOOSH!!, Alan Partridge, The day today, Brasseye, and Family Guy!!

Books:

Catcher in the Rye, Cryers Hill, Harry Potter 1 2 3 4 5 6.....i should read more.

Heroes:

Trent Reznor, My mom, My Dad, Ian Curtis, Alan Partridge!........and the one and only Nick Holmes from PARADISE LOST!!!!!!!!!

My Blog

Music

A couple songs of mine should be ready soon!
Posted by Ben Knopfler on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PST