Playing drums...Music...all types and styles...Surfing...Positive vibes...Good People...Family...Good food...Sunshine...Oceans...Travel...More travel...Maybe even a little more travel...Not being home...Possibly traveling...
REAL PEOPLE. NO POSERS.
Anything that strikes a chord in me...Does depend on my mood and state of mind...In no particular order: Reggae music- Steel Pulse, Bob, Toots, Damian, Lee Scratch, Augustus Pablo, Scientist, Mighty Diamonds, Barrington, Black Uhuru, Izzy Vibes, Maiz, John Brown's Body, Pato Banton, Buju, more... Jazz- Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Milt Jackson, Stanley Turrentine, John Coltrane, Dizzy, Phineas Newborn, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Roy Haynes, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson, so much more... Rock- Led Zeppelin, GnR, Radiohead, Rush, Alice in Chains, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Dave Matthews, Coldplay, Eagles, Foo Fighters, Incubus, Early Metallica, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Pantera, Ben Harper, Stone Temple Pilots, 311, Primus, Police, Soundgarden, U2, Velvet Revolver, all classic rock, more... Punk- NOFX, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedy's, Pennywise, Suicidal Tendencies, Minor Threat, more....ical- J.S. Bach, Claude Debussy, Mozart, Beethoven, Holst, Handel, more... World- B-Side Players, Mickey Hart and Planet Drum, Any Afro-Cuban, Didjeridoo Sounds, Any tribal and/or traditional, more... Jam- The Grateful Dead, Phish, more...Hip-Hop- The Roots, Tupac, Suga Free, Black Eyed Peas, more...Soul- The Godfather James Brown,The Reverend Al Green, Barry White, Bill Withers, all motown... Other- Squarepusher, Various Downtempo/ Electronica...Basically, i like it all, UNLESS IT SUXXXXXX...
Shawshank Redemption, Blow, Good Fellas, Scarface, Carlito's Way, Any Star Wars, Any James Bond, The Song Remains the Same, Any Music Flick, The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, Bali High, Endless Summer, any surf flick with good surfing, Future Primitive, Dogtown and Z-Boys, any skate flick with good skating...
Don't own one...VH1 Classic when I get the chance...TV pretty much sucks and is possibly filling your mind with unnecessary crap and distraction.
The Celestine Prophecy, The Tenth Insight, Return to Shambalah and Celestine Vision by James Redfield. The Alchemist and River Piedra by Paolo Coelho. The 5 People You Meet In Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. HEAVY... Way of the Peaceful Warrior series by Dan Millman. Da Vinci Code- Super deep, very enjoyable...lives up to it's hype. The Teachings of Buddha, self explanatory...anything by Thich Nhat Hanh. Happiness by the Dalai Lama. more
Anyone that does the right thing...Spreads positivity...Increases light in the world...My family...My parents...My sisters...My friends...My bandmates... John Bonham...All great drummers and musicians known and unknown...Anyone that goes big for the sake of going big, NOT for the benefits that may come with it. People that are cool.