Like a real hillbilly, I have pretty much learned everything on my own including PC Repair, Website Design, Html Programming, Audio Restoration and Archiving, Field Recording, Video Editing, Media Production and Photography. I'm a full time musician so that is really all I do besides working on other peoples violins and stuff.
Other musicians with similar interests and any supporters of Old Time Music from Kentucky Memories.
In chronological order: Neil Young, Guns n' Roses(Age 5), Metallica, Slayer, (Age 9)Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, (age 11) Merle Travis (Age 14) Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddle (Age 17). Now I am Insane!Other Bands I REALLY DO listen to often;(Rock) : Alice Cooper, Faith No More, Guns n' Roses, Danzig, King Diamond, Megadeth, Twisted Sister, Control Denied, Old Metallica, Old Sepultura and many occasional others.(Black/Death Metal) : Arcturus, Amon Amarth, Beherit, Black Decease, Broken Hope, Cannibal Corpse, Death, Emperor, Deicide, Hecate Enthroned, Many lost JL AMERICA BANDS, Kataklysm, Rotting Christ, Primigenium, Saint Evil, Samael, Ulver and many occasional others.(Bluegrass/Acoustic) : Tony Rice, Doyle Lawson, J.D. Crowe, Bluegrass Album Band, Doc Watson, Mikey Cleaveland, Mountain Heart, Jim Hurst & Missy Raines, Eddie Adcock, Eddie Pennington, Merle Travis, Andrew Sisters, Django Reinhardt & Stephan Grappelli, Gerry Robichaud, Ed Haley, J.P. Fraley, Kenny Baker and many other fiddle and guitar heros.
I tend to avoid movies because I hate knowing that for the next 2 hours of my life I'll be sitting and starring at a tv screen, but sometimes I will watch one with a friend. I was greatly affected by the Beavis and Butthead virus at age 10, shorting my attention-span to only within music video limits.
I enjoyed seeing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise revived and too bad that new He-Man series didn't work out. I use to watch Cartoon Network all day, but Adult Swim is getting ridiculous! Now I watch the 24hr NickToons channel. Probably more than anyone.
I like the Bible because it can teach you to live and prepare you to die. Also subscribe to GuitarWorld and GuitarOne magaizne, but as for recommending a book I would say "Flatland" by A. Square along with "The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained"
Axl Rose with Slash, Chris Barnes, Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Steve Vai, Jason Becker, Kenny Baker, My Grandfather Bert Garvin...