My interests are music (my career), comedy films, chess and writing.
Chris Potter, Paquito D'Rivera, Sting, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, OutKast, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy anyone that I feel has been a great inspiration for me over the years.
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I am a huge jazz fan. I especially like the work of Cannonball Adderly, John Coltrane, Carla Bley, and Miles Davis. Albums in my six disc changer--Best of Earth, Wind, & Fire Vol. 1; X&Y--Coldplay; Idlewild--Outkast; First Impression of Earth-The Strokes; The Shining--J Dilla; Sacre du Printemps (Rite of Spring)--Igor Stravinsky as played by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. I also like--Franz Ferdinand, Gnarls Barkley (Cee-L0 and Dangermouse, a match made in heaven), The Roots, Common, Debussy, Sonny Rollins, Oasis, Charlie Parker, Nancy Wilson (jazz singer, not Heart girl), Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, and anything 60s and 70s
Any stand-up by Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Dane Cook, Early Robin Williams, Chris Rock and others. The Nutty Professor, Last Tango in Paris, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, The Jungle Book (best disney soundtrack ever)
Favorite Shows:Chappelle's Show, Reno 911, Law and Order (all of them), America's Next Top Model (those girls almost make me forget about Tyra, almost), Myth Busters, Any nature show on Discovery or National Geographic, Daily Show, Real World, Apprentice.
Native Son, Richard Wright; Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway; Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison; Footprints: The Life and Times of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer; Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck.
My father.