Member Since: 3/23/2006
Band Website: billfinizio.com
Band Members:
Multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter working on a solo project as well as contributing to a few exceptional artist such as Nadia Ali and Tom Geiger.
Also have some unfinished work with producer Roger Greenawalt and we're looking for the right moment to finish it.
Influences:I grew up listening to all kinds of music. From Nat "King" Cole to The Doors, Bach to Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Zeppelin to The Carpenters, Floyd to The Bee Gee's, Kiss to The Beatles, The Mamas and The Papas to America, Harry Nilsson to Al Green, Duke Ellington to Iggy Pop, Ozzie to Michael Jackson, The Police to The Pointer Sisters. Aretha to Joni Mitchell. Motown to the Philly sound.Don't know specifically whom I draw from, but I always believe that what goes in must one day come out. So I can't rule out the possibility that I steal from any or all of the following; to name but a few: Lennon, Harrison, Stipe, Morrison and Manzarek, Elton John w/ Bernie Taupin, Freddie Mercury, Robert Smith, Cy Curnin, The Fin of all Fins Neil Finn,
Chrissie Hind, Stevie Wonder, Dylan, Young, Hendrix, Willie, Cash, The Clash, Prince, The Who, Curtis Mayfield, Bowie, Marvin Gaye, The Kinks, U2, AC/DC, Oasis, XTC, Blur, Depeche Mode, Springsteen, Gabriel, Joe Raposo and Paul Williams (The Muppets). And Im still growing, so more recently: Eno, Beck, Bjork, the almighty Yousou N Dour, Richard Ashcroft(love him), Sarah Mclachlan, Pete Doherty(sadly a mess but brilliant). I'll make changes as they occur to me, since there are countless others. Heroes include Art Tatum and Spike Jones
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