Music
Obviously being a musician I think I know everything. Don't we all? And for the record, The Carpenters & Leo Sayer fucking rock. Anyone that disagrees can come & have a word if they want.
Sherlock Holmes
Genius. I don't know whether it is the stylised writing of the time, or just the intelligence of Mr Holmes but these stories are genius. It is also worth mentioning Jeremy Brett who starred in the ITV series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". Fuckin Genius.
Marijuana
I enjoy smoking dope. I enjoy smoking dope more than drinking booze. With me, when I smoke cannabis, my musical receptors are turned on. I hear music again. I don't just listen to it. My advice. Pass the spliffs round & everything won't seem as important. GET BUSH STONED. What a wonderful world it would be.
Dogs
My best friends. I get them, they get me. And before you think I'm like one of those mad people that has 20 dogs, rest assured I only have 1. Stan. & he's enough.
God
I was bought up Irish Catholic & if you've seen Father Ted, you know we think we're the next ones down from the Pope when it comes to God. I must admit, I don't like him/her very much sometimes. I'm always open to having a chat about Christianity, Islam etc, but I'll probably offend you because it's all bullshit made up because people exploit the fear of death & finality. Spirituality on the other hand.....
The English Countryside
Just take a 2 hour walk in the English countryside & you will understand what the poems, songs, ballads, odes & paintings from the last 2500 years were about. Our countryside is brilliant.
History
It's only written by the winners. The amount of real history lost because the winning side adapted the story is amazing when you think about it. I believe that to know where we are heading, history is the right place to start looking. My interest is the civilisations of South America (especially the Mayans & Aztecs).
Alex Ross
The best comic book artist in the worlds = )
Angels
Indigo
Jim Carrey - For once I'd just shut my big mouth, watch & listen
Gordon Tootoosis - Just so I could apologise on behalf of the English for everything we did to the Native Americans. And he was in Legends Of The Fall which rocks.
George Bush - So I can rip his ears off & force him to listen to the rhetoric bullshit he forces upon not just his electorate, but the rest of us. I would love to break his face. It would take under a minute, but if I have longer I can really make a good job of it.
Mama Cass - So she can sing to me after I've deformed George to chill me out. One of the best recorded voices ever.
Oliver Reed - I'd just get a couple of rounds in & watch everyone else around him. A fuckin genius that everyone was scared of, but with the soul of a little boy. Ollie rocked and is still missed.
God - So I can sit them down & point out their mistakes. And ask them to delete flies from the world. And George W Bush. And Parisiennes. They're vile.
John Lennon - Just so he can teach me a few more chords. The greatest songwriter EVER and a good thinker. War Isn't Over. Even though we want it.
Eric Morecambe - One of the funniest men to ever live... "Ello Bongo", "That's Ringo" "Is 'e there as well?"
Vanessa Paradis - The most beautiful woman on this planet. Be careful Johnny.
Judge Judy - She's a ball of kung fu fury. She rocks man. & that ain't baloney ha ha ha. Seriously, I am a bit scared of her though.
Jack Kerouac - A beautiful observer. I'd just get him to tell me stories and drink.
Hunter S Thompson- This guy saw the world in a different way. The right way it seemed. Sadly missed.
Amy Winehouse - An amazing voice with a do or die attitude. A fantastic songwriter too. And that comes with experience An amazing soul.
Bill Hicks - A man who understood the world too well. Still relevant & spookily 13 years after his death, still exactly right. Bush IS devil sperm. We still need you Bill.
If you reap the wind, you must harvest the storm...
Favourite Artists ( in no order)
The Beatles
The Who
Muse
Radiohead
Stevie Wonder
Ray Charles
Nine Inch Nails
Guns N Roses
John Lennon
Amy Winehouse
The Moog Cookbook
Lanny Kravitz
The Moonie Suzuki
Janice Joplin
Kings Of Leon
Rufus Wainwright
Led Zeppelin
Slade
Jamiroquai
Kings Of Leon
KC & The Sunshine Band
The Who
Buckethead
Various Favourite Songs
Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
Take A Breath - David Gilmour
I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles
Baby Keep Smiling - Lou Bega
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Hurt - Johnny Cash
The Changeling - The Doors
Closer - Nine Inch Nails
Winonas Big Brown Beaver - Primus
Crazy - Patsy Cline
Burning Love - Elvis
Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World - John Lennon
Come Together - The Beatles
New Born - Muse
Elegantly Wasted - INXS
Top Of The World - The Carpenters
We're Gonna Groove - Led Zeppelin
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - The Pink Floyd
3 Little Birds - Bob Marley
Not in any order:
Vanishing Point, The Shawshank Redemption, Superman Returns, The Lost Boys, Batman Begins, Truly, Madly, Deeply, The Blues Brothers, Legends Of The Fall, Star Wars (all of em), Batman Begins, Desperado, Withnail & I, True Romance, Rocketman, Dumb & Dumber, Superman
I hate any American true history films as 99.7% of them are made up bollocks. As if true history & America can be mentioned in the same breath. Example?? Enigma, The Patriot, JFK, any cowboys & indian films. How much do you think a "movie" called Wanking Landgrabbers would make at your box office?
Smallville - Superman fookin rocks. No Argument
Anything on Discovery Civilisation/Animal Planet
Judge Judy (she rocks she rocks don't fuck she rocks)
QI - Genius
Vic Reeves Big Night Out - The funniest thing since petri dishes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ( Some of the greatest stories ever written)
On The Road - Jack Keroac (When America was on it's knees in the depression, Mr K sucked the marrow out)
The Headmasters Daughter - Peter Hayden (I helped write this book as Mr Hayden was my English Teacher. Didn't even get a mention in the acknowledgments. Cnut)
The Bible - always a laugh & I didn't even see the ending coming
Fight Club -Chuck Palahniuk ( A bit spoiled as I'd seen the film but still very, very good.)
Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh (Hard work but brilliant. You do need to understand the "Scottish" language. You'll see)
The Picture Of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde Strange but very good.
Dark Lord- The Rise Of Lord Vader - James Luceno How Vader became
Superman:
He taught me how to be 2 people at once.
My Nana:
She was ace.
Sian:
Cos somehow she put's up with me & I wouldn't.
"The General" Martin Cahill:
Stuck 2 fingers up at the establishment and did what was right (for his family).
Oliver Reed:
Lived his life & if people didn't get him, tough shit.