Obviously, music is my main interest. Stuff involving music is basically what I do with most of my time; be it composing it, playing it, listening to it, going to watch/listen to it live, writing and/or talking about it...whatever really.
I like to paint and draw when I have the time. Unfortunately though, I never seem to have much time anymore.
I love history and archeology. I can easily waste whole afternoons watching the likes of Time Team, and one of my favourite things to do is visiting old things like castles and Roman baths and stone circles and all sorts of stuff like that when I can.
My boyfriend Bob got me a telescope for my 21st birthday which rules. Looking at the sky is fascinating, but unfortunately I'm not too good at it yet.
I guess my other big interest is the occult and paranormal. I just love the eternal mysteries. The thought of ghosts, for one, both terrifies me and completely enthralls me. I do believe in them, and I would love to see one just as much as I would hate to see one. It's a bit of a mental pickle, but there you go.
As I'm sure you can now tell, I'm a bit of a geek on the sly. Basically, if I wasn't gonna end up doing something in the music industry, I would be an artist, an archeologist, an astronomer or a paranormal investigator. Oh, or possibly a gardener, but only when it's warm out. =P
I'd like to meet:
All my favourite musicians, actors, artists, etc. Obviously there's some I would like to meet a lot more than others, like Jimmy Page and Richey Edwards.
People that are both very talented and too sexy for their shirts a-la the Serges and Noels of the world certainly wouldn't be turned away. =P
If by any chance you want to book my band, drop us a line quick-sharpish! =D
Everyone else, if you think we are long-lost kindred spirits or whatever, don't be shy, say hello! I like to meet new people. ^_^
Music:
Some favourite artists:
A: Adam and the Ants, AIR, Albert Hammond, Jr., Amy Winehouse, The Animals, Antony and the Johnsons, Arctic Monkeys, Aretha Franklin, Art Brut, At The Drive-In, The Avalanches
B: B.B. King, Babyshambles, Bad Company, Badly Drawn Boy, The Band, Basement Jaxx, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Beck, Belle + Sebastian, Bernard Butler, Bert Jansch, Be Your Own PET, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Billie Holiday, Billy Idol, Bjork, The Black Angels, The Black Crowes, The Black Keys, Black Rebel Motorycle Club, Black Sabbath, Blind Faith, Bloc Party, Blondie, The Bluetones, Blur, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Boy Kill Boy, Brian Eno, Buddy Guy, Buddy Miles, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds
C: Cansei de Ser Sexy, Cast, The Charlatans, The Chemical Brothers, Chic, Chuck Berry, The Clash, Cold War Kids, Colours Run, The Cooper Temple Clause, The Coral, Coverdale/Page, Cream, The Cult, The Cure, Cut Copy
D: Daft Punk, Daggers, The Dandy Warhols, The Datsuns, David Bowie, De La Soul, Dean Martin, Deep Purple, Depeche Mode, Derek and the Dominos, Devendra Banhart, Diana Ross + The Supremes, Dionne Warwick, Dire Straits, The Dirty Feel, Dirty Pretty Things, The Divine Comedy, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Shadow, Dodgy, Do Me Bad Things, Donny Hathaway, The Doors, Doves, Duran Duran
E: Eagles of Death Metal, Echo and the Bunnymen, Editors, Eels, Elastica, Electric Light Orchestra, Elvis Presley, EMF, The Enemy, Eric Clapton, Erykah Badu, Eurythmics, Everclear
F: Faithless, Far From The Dance, The Farm, Feeder, The Firm, The Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, Flight Of The Conchords, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Franz Ferdinand, The Fratellis, Free, Fujiya and Miyagi, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Funkadelic
G: Garbage, Gary Numan, George Harrison, Gladys Knight + The Pips, Gnarls Barkley, The Go! Team, Goldfrapp, Gomez, The Good, The Bad + The Queen, Gorillaz, The Gossip, The Grateful Dead, Guillemots, Guns N' Roses
H: Hanoi Rocks, Happy Mondays, The Hives, The Honeydrippers, Hooverphonic, The Horrors, Hot Chip, Howlin' Wolf, The Human League
I: Ian Brown, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Ian Hunter, Idlewild, Ike + Tina Turner, Incubus, Inspiral Carpets, Interpol
J: The Jackpot Golden Boys, The Jackson 5, The Jacksons, The Jam, James, James Brown, James Dean Bradfield, Jamie T, Jamiroquai, Janis Joplin, Jarvis Cocker, Jay-Z, The Jeevas, Jeff Beck, Jeff Buckley, Jefferson Airplane, Jet, Jethro Tull, Jill Scott, Jim Moray, Jim Noir, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, John Frusciante, John Lee Hooker, John Legend, John Lennon, John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, John Mayall, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Johnny Valentine, Joni Mitchell, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Joy Division, Just Jack, Justin Adams
K: Kanye West, Kasabian, Kate Bush, Kelis, Kelly Jones, Kings of Leon, The Kinks, Klaxons, Kool + The Gang, Korn, Kraftwerk, Kubichek!, Kula Shaker, Kyuss
L: The La's, Ladytron, LCD Soundsystem, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin , Leftfield, Lily Allen, Little Richard, The Longcut, The Long Blondes, Love, Ludwig van Beethoven, Lynyrd Skynyrd
M: The Maccabees, The Mamas + The Papas, Madness, Manic Street Preachers , Mansun, Maps, Marilyn Manson, Mark Ronson, The Mars Volta, Maximo Park, Marc Bolan, Marvin Gaye, Massive Attack, MC5, Menswe@r, Mew, MGMT, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Moloko, Mooni Lampooni, Morrissey, Motorhead, Mr. Hudson + The Library, Muddy Waters, Muse, The Music
N: Neil Young, New Order, New York Dolls, New Young Pony Club, Nick Drake, Nina Simone, Nirvana, No Doubt, Noisettes
O: Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene, Olive, The Ordinary Boys, OutKast
P: Page and Plant, Panic At The Disco, Paolo Nutini, Parliament, Patti Smith, Paul Weller, Peter Green, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Placebo, The Police, Portishead, Primal Scream, Prince, The Prodigy, Pulp
Q: Queen, Queens of the Stone Age
R: REM, The Raconteurs, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Raul Midon, Ray Charles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Richard Ashcroft, Rick Witter + The Dukes, Robert Johnson, Robert Plant, Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation, The Rolling Stones, The Roots, Rory Gallagher, Roxy Music, Roy Harper, Run DMC
S: Sam + Dave, Sammy Davis Jr., Santana, Scissor Sisters, The Seahorses, Seal, Sean Lennon, The Shamen, Shed Seven, SHITDISCO, Sigur Ros, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Skunk Anansie, Sly and the Family Stone, The Small Faces, The Smiths, Soft Cell, Soul Coughing, Space, The Specials, Stereophonics, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Suede, Super Furry Animals, Supergrass, The Supremes, The Stone Roses, The Streets, The Strokes, The Sunshine Underground, System of a Down
T: T.Rex, Ten Years After, Tenacious D, Test Icicles, Thin Lizzy, Thom Yorke, Tim Buckley, Tim Burgess, Tom Waits, Tommy Emmanuel, Tool, Towers of London, Travis, Tubeway Army, The Twang
U-Z: UNKLE, The Velvet Underground, The Verve, We Are Scientists, White Rose Movement, The Who, Wolfmother, Xavier Rudd, The Yardbirds, The Young Knives, The Zutons
...amongst others I've inevitably missed off this ever-growing list...
Movies:
The Wicker Man, Pan's Labyrinth, The Song Remains The Same, Control, The Italian Job, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Yellow Submarine, This Is Spinal Tap, Wayne's World (1 + 2), My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away, Laputa: Castle In The Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Pom Poko, 28 Days Later, Monty Python (I love all the movies, but Holy Grail is my favourite), Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet, Edward Scissorhands, The Simpsons Movie, V For Vendetta, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Silence of the Lambs, Finding Neverland, Donnie Darko, The Shining, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Butterfly Effect, 24 Hour Party People, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Velvet Goldmine, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Big Fish, Trainspotting, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Woodstock: Three Days of Peace + Music, Hostel (1 + 2), Saw (all of 'em), Thirteen, Austin Powers (all of them, but Goldmember is my favourite), American Beauty, Tommy, Quadrophenia, About Schmidt, Titanic (yes, I'm not ashamed), Fear + Loathing In Las Vegas, My Summer of Love, The Ring, The Grudge, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Miss Potter, Coffee + Cigarettes, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Mean Girls, Brokeback Mountain, Interview With The Vampire, Beetlejuice, Candyman, The Wizard of Oz, Cry-Baby, Toy Story, Willy Wonka + The Chocolate Factory, Charlie + The Chocolate Factory, Almost Famous, James + The Giant Peach, One Hour Photo, Vanilla Sky, Shrek, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Schindler's List, War Of The Worlds, Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, Rebel Without A Cause, The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The South Park Movie, Little Miss Sunshine, School Of Rock, The Birds, Road To Perdition, King Kong, The Pianist, Saving Private Ryan, From Hell, Platoon, Forrest Gump, Chicago, West Side Story, The Craft, Wallace + Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Rainman, Catch Me If You Can, Jarhead, Airplane!, Bridget Jones (both movies), I Robot, Sleepy Hollow, Bill + Ted's Excellent Adventure/Bogus Journey, Back To The Future, Girl Interrupted, Angela's Ashes, Little Voice, I Am Legend, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jurassic Park, American Psycho, The Pursuit Of Happyness, Secretary, Napoleon Dynamite...plus the inevitable hundreds of others that I can't think of. I'm like that with movies.
I also approve of practically anything else with Johnny Depp or Jake Gyllenhaal in, because they are fine specimens of men and I like to look at them. I wouldn't say no to Ewan McGregor, Cillian Murphy or Jonathan Rhys Meyers either, to be fair.
An honourable mention also has to go to the late, great James Dean.
What a dish.
Television:
"You know the black bits in bananas, are they tarantula's eggs?"
The Mighty Boosh, Nathan Barley, Black Books, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Flight Of The Conchords, Peep Show, Spongebob Squarepants, The IT Crowd, Little Britain (1st Series), The Day Today, The Young Ones, Cheburashka, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Ray Mears, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Futurama, The League of Gentlemen, The Inbetweeners, How To Look Good Naked, American Dad, Doctor Who, Queer as Folk, Brasseye, Coronation Street, Time Team, America's Next Top Model, Big Brother, Man To Man With Dean Lerner, Gavin and Stacey, Fonejacker, Later...With Jools Holland, Spaced, Shameless, Creature Comforts, I'm Alan Partridge, Hollyoaks, The Yellow House, Sugar Rush, Band of Brothers, The Adam and Joe Show, The F Word, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Who Do You Think You Are?, Father Ted, Derren Brown, Star Stories, Masterchef (plus the celebrity variety :P), Skins, Neighbours, Most Haunted, Scrubs, Popworld, Ugly Betty, Rock School, Coast, Meet the Ancestors, The Jeremy Kyle Show, Cape Wrath, Morecambe and Wise, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Footballer's Wives, Life On Mars, Ashes To Ashes, QI, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, The X Factor, Poco Yo, Deal Or No Deal, The Two Ronnies, Ghost Whisperer, Supernatural, Art Attack, Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere...Comedy and amusing trash, basically.
Books:
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, 1984, The Dice Man, The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Trainspotting, "Moab Is My Washpot" by Stephen Fry, Oliver Twist, The Melancholy Death Of Oyster Boy, Kurt Cobain: Journals, lots of books about Led Zeppelin,(especially Dave Lewis's books...very informative), general music biographies and such (some of my favourites include "Brothers: From Childhood To Oasis" by Paul Gallagher, "Touching From A Distance" by Deborah Curtis and "In The Beginning: My Life With The Manic Street Preachers" by Jenny Watkins-Isnardi), the poetry of Wilfred Owen, Bridget Jones's Diary/The Edge of Reason, Memoirs of a Geisha, Paul Jennings' stuff, "Manchester, England" by Dave Haslam, Dan Brown's stuff (especially The Da Vinci code - oh, the cliche), Roald Dahl's stuff...
I think it would be a bit harsh to say I'm not much of a reader, because I do read a lot, but the vast majority of books don't tend to stick in my mind for long after I've read them. I guess basically what I'm trying to say is that the books that I have remembered enough to put in that list must be exceptionally good in my eyes.
I'm just not passionate about books like I am some other things.
Heroes:
Ode to Jimmy Page, by Chicken
I'm not really sure if "hero" is the right term, but there are certain people that inspire me greatly.
Jimmy Page is the main one to note - I admire his skill as well as his musicianship. There are virtuosic players and then there are truly great songwriters who aren't really anything special on their instrument, and then there are your expressive musicians that seem to convey great emotion perhaps without either of the other two points.
Of course all of them can be worth their salt, but the special thing about Page is that he has it all in bucketloads. Plus he's a great producer! The man's a freak!
Not only that, but he is also a fascinating and beautiful man.
I was lucky enough to go to the Led Zeppelin reunion on 10th December 2007, and it was one of the best days of my life. I have never been so overwhelmed.
