My Creator,
Stuff he makes,
People
(they're v.interesting),
social justice,
ukuleles,
theology,
Crazy Hair,
random adventures,
friends,
pianos,
Hippies,
Alternative culture,
Yoghurt drink,
american politics,
food (mmmm),
thinking,
guitars,
green / earl grey tea
Spuds,
secret outdoor places,
moshing,
general strangeness,
not thinking,
gigging,
the meaning of life
Music:
give me rocksongs that are raw
but not trying too hard to be.
give me passionate vocals,
intense guitars,
flailin piano licks,
and kick-ass beats.
give me classical piano sonatas
with pure emotion
that bring tears to the eyes
like'Moonlight Sonata'
and 'Weather Storm'.
give me intense
classical orchestra stuff
like 'O fortuna'
'Hall of the Mountain King'
and 'Night on Bear Mountain'
not that polite nonsense.
give me the music of the east,
east-european gypsy dances,
indian banghra and ragas,
oriental lullabies.
give me instruments
I've never seen before
and find hard to pronounce.
give me vaudeville.
give me gospel.
give me lyrics from the heart.
give me the blues
(not that electric stuff,
but the old 40s and 50s
songs with an old black guy
and a battered acoustic)
Give me rock n' roll.
Give me swing.
Give me bluegrass.
Give me soul.
Give me something new.
give me something
that cuts to the heart of me.
To be more precise,
give me some of this...ARCADE FIRE,
RAY CHARLES,
DAVID BOWIE (HIS EARLY STUFF),
THE DOORS,
MUSE,
THE DRESDEN DOLLS,
Q.O.T.S.A.,
QUEEN,
S.O.A.D.,
SERJ TANKIAN,
GOGOL BORDELLO,
LITTLE RICHARD,
NIRVANA,
SUFJAN STEVENS,
BEETHOVEN'S PIANO SONATAS
GS MEGAPHONE,
SHOWBREAD,
THE STROKES,
WEEZER,
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE,
RACHMANINOV,
JASON WEBLEY,
ORFF,
JAZ DELOREAN,
TANKUS THE HENGE,
THE EELS,
THE KINKS,
Movies:
These are some of my favourite filmmakersJean Pierre Jeunet (Amelie, delicatessen),
Tim burton (Edward scissorhands, big fish),
Hayo miyasaki (spirited away, howl’s moving castle),
Wes Anderson (rushmore, the life aquatic),
Guillermo del toro (hellboy, pan’s labyrinth),
M Night Shyamalan (the sixth sense, signs),
Terry Gilliam (Brazil, 12 monkeys),
The pythons (the Holy Grail, the life of brian),
Darren aaronofski (pi, the fountain),
Park Chan Wook (Oldboy, lady vengence),
Mel brooks (blazing saddles, the producers),
Jim Henson (the muppet movie, labyrinth),
Edgar wright (shaun of the dead, hot fuzz),
Adam mckay (anchorman, knocked up),
Michael moore (bowling for columbine, Fahrenheit 911)And here are some of my other favourite movies:Donnie Darko,
Napoleon Dynamite,
Little Shop of Horrors,
a Series of Unfortunate Events,
Saved,
Pitch Black,
the Chronicles of Riddick,
Dune,
This is Spinal Tap,
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey,
The Great Dictator,
Fight Club,
Pirates of the Caribbean,
Breakfast Club,
Benny and June,
the Lord of the Rings trilogy,
Unleashed,
Hero,
Star Wars (episodes III, V, and VI),
Akira,
the Matrix,
Children of Men,
the star trek movies,
an inconvenient truth,
why should the devil have all the good music,
batman begins,
dr strangelove,
serenity,
Gandhi,
Citizen kane,
the fifth element
Television:
The West Wing,
Foster's Home For
Imaginary Friends,
Firefly,
the venture brothers,
Arrested Development,
Amercian Dad,
Battlestar galactica,
Black Books,
Monty Python,
Father Ted,
Dragonball z,
Family Guy,
Dead Ringers,
Trigger Happy TV,
Fairly Odd Parents,
Dave the Barbarian,
Scrubs,
the Green Wing,
Star Trek
(Next Generation,
Voyager,
+ Enterprise)
Buffy,
Angel,
Paranoia Agent,
24,
Dr Who,
Gundam Wing,
Futurama,
Red vs Blue
(it's an internet show)
Books:
A.W. Tozer
Donald miller
C.S. Lewis
Terry Pratchett
Tim Burton
