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The Wonderful Toy

I'm trying I really am..

About Me

The Wonderful Toy has been playing guitar and writing songs since the age of 18. He grew up listening to his parents country records and those Top of the Pops records with the beautiful women on the covers. This helped instill good music and beauty in him from a very early age. He has played with many great musicians. Those days appear to be gone now and he spends his time recording on his P.C. With his trusty guitar and keyboard by his side, he tries his best to write and record music that is about something worthwhile. The Wonderful Toy tries to write songs about social issues, ghosts, machines, Little dogs and anything else he can think of. So feel free to sit back, turn that 12 year old emo music off and listen to what he has to say. You never know you might just like it.Myspace Backgrounds

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Member Since: 4/1/2006
Band Members: The Wonderful Toy plays... Guitar, Keyboard, Bass, Vocals and anything else he happens to think would sound good in his songs
Influences: The Wonderful Toy has many influences which have and still are helping him shape the music that he tries his best to make. Here are a few of those.Pulp, Kate Bush, The Beatles, R.E.M(early), Radiohead, Shed Seven, David Bowie, The Who, The Jam, The Pixies, The beautiful South, The Saw Doctors, Joy Division, Abba, Paul Mc Carney, Muse, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Queen, Elvis Costallo, The Divine Comedy, The Eels, The Kinks, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Beach Boys, The Band, Neil Young, Beck, Bill Bailey, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, The Clash, Crowded House, The Cure, The Chemical Brothers, Joanna Newsom, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, The pogues, Sam Cook, The Streets, Weezer, Sheryl Crow, William Shatner
Sounds Like: The Wonderful Toy has been told that at times he has sounded like Thom Yorke from Radiohead and at other times sounded like Paul Heaten from The Beautiful South. But he likes to think that he sounds like The Wonderful Toy
Type of Label: None

My Blog

A Grand Night Out

Last night The Wonderful Toy was invited to a birthday dinner. He was in the company of his old musical accomplice, guide and chum; Mal. And even though Mal and his fiance; Ma...
Posted by The Wonderful Toy on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 09:19:00 PST

The Front Page

The Wonderful Toy was called upon to perform this very evening. With his trusty acoustic in hand he performed at the Front Page bar in Belfast. Playing such classics as, The First Spide In&n...
Posted by The Wonderful Toy on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:36:00 PST