Member Since: 3/20/2006
Influences: musically, in no particular order:
Nat King Cole, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott (BIG TIME), Brian Mcknight, Billie Holiday, Paul McCartney, Prince, Rachael Lampa, Electric Light Orchestra, Coldplay, Ella Fitzgerald, Lauryn Hill, India Arie, Beck, Dorinda Clark Cole, D'Angelo, Norah Jones, Stacie Orrico, Jamie Cullum, Jars of Clay, John Mayer, Anthony Hamilton, Mariah Carey, Angie Stone, Kim Burrell, Floetry, Kierra "KiKi" Sheard, Sunny Hawkins, Michael Buble, Donnie McClurkin, Crystal Lewis, Common, Bonnie Rait, Dave Matthews Band, Diana Krall, John Legend, Madeleine Peyroux, Lizz Wright, Seal, Etta James, Nina Simone, Mary Mary, The Isaacs, Marc Broussard, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Innocence Mission, Imogen Heap, Kurt Elling... lots of folks left off, i'm sure. will add later.also a lot of movie scores/soundtracks (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Stranger Than Fiction, Running With Scissors, etc...)and lyrically:
poetry (Jill Scott, David Lehman, Hal Sirowitz, Charles Bukowski, Russell Edson...)nature,psychology, and tiny things about life and human nature
Sounds Like: a crazy schizo mix of the above-mentioned artists and things... and a little of me.
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