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Murat

Who's the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows?

About Me

I am 27, I work in fashion design and currently reside in North West London having just recently moved down from living and working in Leicester. I graduated in 2002 and have been working in the design industry since. Companies in portfolio include the big high street names like Marks & Spencer, Tesco and most recently NEXT.I am in the process of setting my own label which seems to be going pretty well so far despite being in the preliminary stages. However, all the feedback we've had has been very positive which is very exciting as the prospect of going back to work for the high street menswear/fashion market leaves me feelin' rather cold.I guess I am here on My Space because so many of my friends and associates are as well and it's just another fun way of communicating and not to mention passing the time.As you can probaly notice, apart from fashion, my other main interest is music. I love all sorts and have so much of it that it would unfair for me to pick out the odd few. I'm also a bit of a "Vinyl Junkie" but that doesn't mean I am like some wannabe DJ or anything like that. I just love the music and that's the format it mainly comes on. Saying that, I have recently got into the whole downloading thing but it's not all satisfying I don't think.By the way, check out my crazy collection of socks!

My Interests

Music, Fashion, Films, Food, Drinking, Socialising, spending quality time with my friends and family, meeting new and interesting people.

I'd like to meet:

George Lucas (so I could quiz him on every single continuity error about Star Wars that's been buggin' me since 1999), Sophie Howard (absolute perfection!), Lucy Pinder, Michelle Marsh, Jana Defi, Alexa Chung (Popworld Presenter), Keeley Hazell and many more lovely young ladies.

Music:

Roy Ayers, Leroy Burgess, Patrice Rushen, Andy Sojka (RIP), Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (Flyte Tyme Productions), Kashif, Paul Laurence, Alexander O’Neal, The S.O.S. Band, Kleeer, Gwen Guthrie, Phyllis Hyman, Rene and Angela, Atlantic Starr, Meli’sa Morgan, Evelyn “Champagne” King, James Brown, Chaka Khan, Steve Arrington, Donald Byrd, Larry and Fonce Mizell (Sky High Productions), Leroy Hutson, Howard Johnson, Don Blackman, MAW, Blaze, Frank McComb, Stephanie Cooke, Zapp, Teena Marie, Ron Trent, Chez Damier, Anthony Nicholson, Osunlade, Jovonn, Glenn Underground, Kerri Chandler, Dennis Ferrer, DJ Deep, Franck Roger, Julien Jabre, Next Evidence, Needs, 4hero, I.G. Culture, Bugz In The Attic, Nathan Haines, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Restless Soul, Larry Heard (Mr. Fingers/Fingers Inc.), Alton Miller, Joe Claussell, Danny Krivit, The Salsoul Orchestra, Larry Levan, Atmosfear, Maze and Frankie Beverly, Loose Ends, Fonda Rae, Underground Resistance, Kevin Saunderson, Carl Craig, Quincy Jones, George Benson, Dexter Wansel, Leon Ware, Marvin Gaye, Mr. A.L.I., Chicago Trax, Frankie Knuckles, Robert Owens, Marshall Jefferson, Ten City, Paul Simpson, 280 West, James Mason, Metro Area, Lonnie Liston Smith, Level 42, Cameo, Lillo Thomas, West End Records, Shelter Records, Timmy Regisford, Quentin Harris, DJ Spinna, Basement Boys (Spen and Karizma), Lil’ Louis, Cassio Ware, Frankie Feliciano, Sole Channel, Kenny Bobien, Colonel Abrams, Linda Clifford, Change, Luther Vandross, Earth Wind and Fire, Cheryl Lynn, Diana Ross, Cherrelle, Mtume, Roberta Flack, N’dea Davenport, Imagination, Herbie Hancock, Atjazz, Charles Webster, Rah Band, Jazzanova/Sonak Kollektiv, Jimpster, Chateau Flight, Ame, Naked Music, King Street, Chris Brann, The Rebirth, Kool and The Gang, Parliament/Funkadelic, Incognito, Jocelyn Brown, The Brand New Heavies, Sade, Soul II Soul, Groove Collective, Peven Everett, Bobby and Steve, Shaun Escoffery, Fertile Ground, Tortured Soul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Maxwell, Raphael Saadiq, Angela Johnson, LTJ Bukem, Photek, Omni Trio, Moving Shadow, Reinforced, Metalheadz, Creative Source and many more...

Movies:

Star Wars, Richard Pryor Live In Concert, Eddie Murphy RAW, The Warriors, Goodfellas, Assault On Precinct 13, Dirty Harry, Heat, Collateral, Manhunter, Carlito's Way, Scarface, The French Connection, Rocky, Get Carter, Death Wish, Big Trouble In Little China, The Thing, Halloween, Coming To America, House Party, Beverly Hills Cop, Blue Collar, Stir Crazy, See No Evil Hear No Evil, Silver Streak, Breakin' (A.K.A. Breakdance), The Pink Panther, The Omen, Police Academy, The Karate Kid, The Lost Boys, Thief, Sexy Beast, The Departed, The Lost Boys, Layer Cake, Alien, Blazing Saddles, Alfie, 48 hrs, The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa...

Television:

The Two Ronnies, Only Fools and Horses, Steptoe and Son, Police Squad, Rising Damp, Miami Vice, The A-Team, The Professionals, Magnum P.I., The Equalizer, Dallas/The Colbys, Have I Got News For You. Don't really watch much telly these days actually and probably a little bit out of touch.

Books:

I don't normally have the attention span or patience to read however I have actually done two books so far this year. If only I could remember the names of them now!

Heroes:

Richard Pryor, Roy Ayers, Ronnie Barker, Paul Smith, Richard James, Carlo Brandelli, George Lucas, Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Neil Strauss, Mystery, John Carpenter, Brian De Palma, Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry), Charles Bronson (The Original Vigilante!), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Michael Caine, Gene Wilder, Eddie Murphy (the funny one!), Al Pacino, Derek and Clive (Peter Cook and Dudley Moore), Harvey Keitel, Steve McQueen, Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Gene Hackman, Nick Nolte, Jeffery Archer, Ermenegildo Zegna, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Ben Dover, Russ Meyer, Ron Jeremy, Ralph Lauren, Leslie Nielson, Benny Hill, Peter Sellers, Sid James, David Icke, Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck, Steve Martin (the funny one!), Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Yaphet Kotto, Kurt Russell, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Alfred Dunhill, Hugo Boss, Michael J. Fox, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, Bruce Willis, George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jimmy Carr, Mike Reid (Frank Butcher), Lewis Collins, Mr. T, Blake Carrington (Dynasty), William Shatner, Bob Hoskins, Gary Busey, Jackie Mason, Pam Grier, Raquel Welch, Audrey Hepburn, all the beautiful women of the world and of course, my parents!