The one and only justified act of violenceAmerica and its contradictions =)
Cool people. Which means people who do not judge others, and embrace differences amongst individuals as riches. Positive people. People with a passion for something/someone/life, who try to make it happen! Inspiring people.
Most of the '80s music, POP/ROCK/ALTERNATIVE in general, heavy metal and punk included ... Artists who had/have an impact on my life and shaped my music forma mentis:+ A-HA; - Abba; - Adventures; - Aerosmith; - Afterhours; - Alberto Fortis; - Alice; - Alice Cooper; - Alphaville; - America; - Anna Oxa; - Antonello Venditti; - Apre's La Classe; - Arcade Fire; - Beatles; - Billy Idol; - Billy Joel; - Blur; - Brian Ferry/Roxy Music; - British Sea Power; - Bruce Springsteen; - Carmen Consoli; + Catatonia; - Catherine Wheel; - Claudio Baglioni; - Coldplay; - Counting Crows; - Cranberries; - Culture Club; - Cyndi Lauper; - Daniele Silvestri; - David Bowie; - D.D.T.; - Death Cab For Cutie; - Depeche Mode; - Dido; - Dire Straits; - Donatella Rettore; - Duran Duran; - Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians; - Elisa; - Elton John; - Enrico Ruggeri; - Eros Ramazzotti; - Eurythmics; - Franco Battiato; - Fugees; - Garbage; - George Michael; - Gianni Togni; - Greenday; - Hot Hot Heat; - Hothouse Flowers; - Iggy Pop; + INTERPOL; - Iron Maiden; - I Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti; - Ivan Graziani; - Jarabe de Palo; - Kaizer Chiefs; - Kelis; - Kosheen; - Litfiba; - Loredana Berté; - Luciano Ligabue; - Lou Reed; - Lucio Battisti; - Lucio Dalla; - Macy Gray; - Madonna; - Manu Chao; - Marc Almond/Soft Cell; - Mario Venuti; - Massimo Ranieri; - Matia Bazar/Antonella Ruggero; - Max Gazzè; + MAXIMO PARK; - Metallica; - Mia Martini (Mimì); - Milva; - Mina; - Morcheeba; - Negrita; - New Order; - Niccolò Fabi; - Nirvana; - Noir Désir; - Paola Turci; - Patty Smith; - Pearl Jam; - Pet Shop Boys; - Pierangelo Bertoli; - Pixies; - P.J. Harvey; - Planet Funk; - P.O.D.; - Pooh; - Police; - Prince; - Pulp; - Queen; - Radiohead; - Red Hot Chilly Peppers; - R.E.M.; - Renato Zero; - Riccardo Cocciante; - Richard Ashcroft; - Roberto Vecchioni; - Rolling Stones; - Sade; - Scorpions; - Sex Pistols; - Simple Minds; - Simply Red; - Skid Row; - Skye; - Skunk Anansie; - Spandau Ballet; - Sting; - Stone Roses; - Style Council; - SubsOnica; - Sud Sound System; - Suede; - Supertramp; - Tasmin Archer; - Tears For Fears; - Terrorvision; - The Ark; - The Church; - The Clash; - The Cure; - The Jam; - The Smiths; - The Verve; - Paola Turci; - U.2.; - Ornella Vanoni; - Vasco Rossi; - Viktor Zoi; - Wham; - Yes. ..
My all times favourites are:- Ace Ventura (especially n. 1); - ATONEMENT; - Blade Runner; - Chocolat; - Dancer in the Dark; - Dead Poets Society, The; - Doktor Dzivago; - Edward Scissorhands; - E.T. (of course! =); - films with Fred Astaire - Flash Gordon; - Gone With The Wind; - Goonies, The; - Hamlet (by Zeffirelli); - Indiana Jones, (especially the first one); - Ivanhoe (the one shot in '82 featuring Olivia Hussey, not Liz Taylor ;) ; - Labyrinth; - La Vita è Bella; - Le fabuleux destein d'Amélie Poulain; - Legend; - Lord of The Rings, the trilogy; - Magnolia; - Murder by Death; - Neverending Story, The (the real one, not the sequel); - Non Ci Resta Che Piangere (with Massimo Troisi and Roberto Benigni); - Once Upon A Time In The West (!! mitico Sergio Leone and mitico Ennio Morricone together!!), the film that made me fall for Charles Bronson... *blushes*; - Pirates of The Caribbeans; - Romeo and Juliet (by Franco Zeffirelli); - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; - films with TOTO' - Wuthering Heights (starring Timothy Dalton);Plus a touch of Travolta and Stallone here and there. [I can't believe I even said that!...]The majority of films and series portraying super-heroes like Batman, Superman, Van Helsing, X-Men, etc...With a preference for Tim Burton's dark and involving atmospheres.And of course, Disney's cartoons, especially "SnowWhite".The death of Steve Irwin reminded me I love "Crocodile Dundee".I was also leaving out the Chinese film stream that is totally having a grip on me! See "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" and "The House of The Flying Daggers" to send your eyes on an orgy of colours and feels.See "Luna Papa" too. ..
If I had to mention 3 they would be:- "Ivanhoe", by Sir Walter Scott (my favourite love story); - "The Castle of Otranto", by Horace Walpole (castles, mysteries and lovers- how can you not be captured?!); - "Une Vie", by Guy de Maupassant (it touched me deeply when I read it; not to mention it's one of the first soap operas scripts in history).DANIEL PENNAC owns my mind's eyes. Whilst reading his books you're thrown in an endless whirlwind of images and concepts. Very cinematic. He's so good that I cannot read anything else with the same pleasure.ON MY LIST OF 'TO READ': "11 Minutes" by Paulo Coelho - DONE; "Skinny Legs And All" by Tom Robbins; "The Doors Of Perception" by Aldous Huxley; "No Time For Romance" by Lucilla Andrews.
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