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Jonathan Laird

Tangled Up In Me

About Me

May 22, 2008Hey everybody!Greetings from Nashville! Can't tell you how great it is to be in this town with such incredible musicians. I think I'll stick around for awhile. Lots of stuff happening here. Writing new songs and getting them prepped for an EP. I've also been working on playing at the Oasis Worship Center, as well as filling in with two incredible artists named Jonathan Lee and Neil Herman. I've also recently filled in with an amazing Christian artist named Kathleen Carnali. Check her out! There is a new website underway, so be sure to hit me up. I've been told that people were having email problems, so we'll see what we can do to correct that. Anyhow, all this stuff is keeping me on my toes. I'm listening to more music than I ever have, and I feel as excited and in love with what I'm doing as I did when I first picked up the instrument. Great things are afoot, and I can't wait for y'all to see the fruit of it!Keep in touch and we'll catch you soon!Jon I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

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Member Since: 12/1/2005
Band Website: jonlairdlive.com
Band Members: Jonathan Laird- Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocal, scats, mouth trumpetFor booking and session information: Toll-free- (866) 275-6690 Email- [email protected]
Influences: Aquarium Rescue Unit, Dream Theater, Brad Paisley, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Phil Keaggy, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Yo-Yo Ma, Turlough O'Carolan, Raul Midon, Pat Metheny, Michael Hedges, Dave Weckl, Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, Ravi Shankar, Norah Jones, Sting, The Police, Tears for Fears, Primus, Jazz is Dead, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Paco De Lucia, Andres Segovia, Toots and the Maytals, Ani DiFranco, Derek Trucks, Johnny Hiland, Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, Richard Smith, Pat Burgeson, Oteil Burbridge, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Paul Simon, Santana, Nickel Creek, Chris Thile, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Elton John, David Gray, Nickelback, Stanley Jordan, Steve Adelson, Muriel Anderson, Chester Thompson, Derrico Watson, Toy Shop, LaSalle, Radiohead, Coldplay, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, J.S. Bach, Dave Brubeck, Frank Gambale, Jamiroquai, David Bowie, Avril Lavigne, Blink 182, Jamie Cullum, Michael Buble, Jackson 5, Maroon 5, Parliment, Beatles, Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Charlie Hunter, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, Buddy Guy, Chick Corea, The Chieftains, Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Mayfield, D'Angelo, Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, De La Soul, Dixie Dregs, The Roots, Earth Wind and Fire, Enya, Eric Johnson, Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, Grandmaster Flash, John Williams, Israel and New Breed, James Brown, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Keller Williams, Joe Pass, Kirk Whalum, Mazzy Star, Little Big Town, Lorenna McKinnett, Patti Griffin, The Pogues, The Muppets, Ramones, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Scott Henderson and Tribal Tech, Steely Dan, Stanley Clarke, etc....
Sounds Like: Everything you've been introduced to at one point in your life, and at the same time, nothing that you've ever heard before.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Nashville

Hey everyone! A friend of mine once said, "The least attractive woman in the world is not the least physically attractive woman.  The least attractive woman is the one who pursues a man without a...
Posted by Jonathan Laird on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:16:00 PST

Don't I wish my girlfriend was hot like me?

As I sit, with lochs of hair dripping from the water that graciously rinsed away the shampoo from my head like an old forgotten transgression, I stop to think that maybe I won't live according to the ...
Posted by Jonathan Laird on Mon, 22 May 2006 02:23:00 PST

Girls

I have numerous passions in life. People are familiar by and large with at least a fewof them (music, cooking, etc.) Now we've come to a new discovery. A look insidethe enigma that is Jonathan Lair...
Posted by Jonathan Laird on Sat, 28 Jan 2006 01:00:00 PST

Politics and Entertainment

These are two topics that are really big passions of mine, and I have to say that unless I know that I'm coming to see a group where it's part of the appeal, I think it's perpetually stupid to mix the...
Posted by Jonathan Laird on Sat, 28 Jan 2006 05:07:00 PST

Firefox

To see this page properly working please download Mozilla Firefox at http://ftp-mozilla.netscape.com.  Thanks!...
Posted by Jonathan Laird on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 09:32:00 PST