sort of a mixture of speed metal bluegrass acoustic acid jazz goth pop and psychedelic classical with a pinch of early Renaissance punk - a little of everything. Anyone who's ever been inspired by The Beatles or Kinks. Music Heroes: All masters of their own style. In no particular order: Django Rheinhardt, Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Jeff Buckley, Buddy Guy, Jack White, Steve Stevens, James Calvin Wilsey, Eric Clapton, Tony Levin, Robert Smith, Robert Randolph, John Paul Jones, David Bowie, Robert Fripp, Mark Knopfler, Tom Waits, Jackie Greene, John Mayer, Bernie Williams, Sting, Prince, Ben Lacy to name a few and anyone who has mastered slide guitar and barre chords. All time favorite females, anything they do: Meshell Ndegeocello, Bonnie Rait, k.d. lang, Chrissie Hynde, Sinead O'Connor, Joan Wasser, Sarah Sherry, too many to mention. Supporter of local music: Jackie Greene, Cambio de Piel, Old Angel Midnight, Call Me Ishmael, Richard March, Space Debris, Jackpot, Daisy Spot, Th Losin Streaks, Low Flying Owls, The Proles, Dungeons and Drag Queens, No Admission, The Secretions, The Knockoffs, Groovie Ghoulies, Didley Squat, Angoramachinegun, Jonah Matranga, GB and The Carousers, Mumbo Gumbo, Kentucky Slim, Sherman Baker, Sol Peligro, An Angle and any line-up that includes Hans Eberbach, Nick Swimley and many more
Directors/actors I admire: Fritz Lang ~ Akira Kurosawa ~ Cohen Brothers ~ Martin Scorsese ~ Darin Arinofsky ~ Pedro Almodovar ~ Wong Kar-Wai ~ Guy Ritchie ~ Quentin Tarantino ~ Danny Boyle ~ Jim Jarmusch ~ David Lynch ~ Woody Allen ~ All performances by Gary Oldman, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando Toshiro Mifune, Montgomery Clift, Humphrey Bogart, James Dean, Clint Eastwood, Matthew Broderick, Helen Mirren, Maggie Cheung, Meryl Streep, Charlize Theron, Hilary Swank, James Franco among many others. Foreign/independent films and all movies that have imagination or leave an impression. Mad Hot Ballroom, Millions, The Passion of the Christ, Sin City, 2046. Favorite movies are James Dean's three. East of Eden being the first among equals. Others that are high on the list are Metropolis (all versions), The Misfits, Pulp Fiction, M, Snatch, The Big Lebowski.
...Oh we can be heroes just for one day...