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Scott Adair

There's nothing like a campfire & a can of beans.

About Me

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Scott has been singing and playing guitar for over 20 years, and writing his own material for more than ten. Scott formed the Paranoids in 1995 with Bunkhaus Records label owner Mark Fagan. The Paranoids were a loud but melodic blend of garage rock and played with the Sons of Hercules, The Motards and The Inhalants, among others, at clubs like Emos, The Blue Flamingo and the Hole in the Wall. They recorded 4 singles, appeared on several compilations, and received widespread underground acclaim.

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My Interests

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Member Since: 2/10/2006
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/scottadair
Band Members: Scott Adair
Influences: Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Paul Westerberg, Pogues, Johnny Cash, Guided by Voices, Leonard, Cohen, Neko Case, Keith Richards, Gram Parsons, Nick Cave, 90s Flaming Lips, all the mopey Brits, Ron Sexsmith, Dwight Yoakum, Big Star, Neil Diamond, etc.
Sounds Like: A whiney miscreant, but with impeccable melody and perfectly timed husk.
Record Label: Bunkhaus Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I’m too tired to rock

This is a letter my friend Justin submitted to the Chronicle regarding the recent ACL cancellations. I think it's funny, and summarizes my feeling on the matter:---------- I laugh heartily at the var...
Posted by Scott Adair on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:13:00 PST

Feeling blue?

If you write lyrics, and are ever worried that something you've just written is too silly, just read these by Dolly Parton. You'll feel better: I met a man in Texas And oh, he was so fine And I said t...
Posted by Scott Adair on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:23:00 PST

RIP Kurt Vonnegut

From the NYT: By VERLYN KLINKENBORG Published: April 13, 2007 If you read Kurt Vonnegut when you were young  read all there was of him, book after book as fast as you could the way so many of us did...
Posted by Scott Adair on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:37:00 PST

I think...

my record, Liquidation, is actually going to come out when we said it would. February 13 is what we're shooting for. Hopefully we'll have a listening party somewhere that weekend, then on Saturda...
Posted by Scott Adair on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:11:00 PST

Record Update

Jeff and I are feverishly working on getting this thing done. We're mastering it a week from today. I can't wait. I'm ready to stop listening to it for a while and let other people hear it. That will ...
Posted by Scott Adair on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:07:00 PST

My hair looks great!

That is, it would look great if it were 1973 and I were a punch card programmer at IBM. It's atrocious. I don't know how Helen puts up with it. Mark, Bunkhaus impresario, asked me the other day how my...
Posted by Scott Adair on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:20:00 PST

Any minute now

The entire internet backbone will grind to a resounding halt. You see, I just posted a bulletin from my personal profile begging my cyberfriends to add me as their friend here on my musical profile. W...
Posted by Scott Adair on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PST

Adair Park

So, I'm thinking about changing my name to Adair Parkt. Kind of ride that Linkin Park train. I've never really heard Linkin Park. I don't think I'd like them that much. I think I'll stick with Scott A...
Posted by Scott Adair on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:04:00 PST