Music, Philosophy and Science. I like the internet. MySpace is a bit like Six Degrees of Separation and its good because it shows that everyone likes friends and music no matter who you are. I think Wikipedia is very good. I recommend Drummerworld, watch the Buddy Rich versus Animal drum battle, one of the greatest bits of T.V. ever. Ron Knott Hompage, Kheper and Jill Britton Homepage are very interesting. "America- we stand as one" is a great video you should watch. I like computer games and enjoyed Shenmue, Ico Shadow of the Colossus and classics like Pong, Breakout and Tetris. Interested in Shaolin, Tai Chi Chuan and Yoga.
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I mostly like music that is played on real instruments and based around a singer/songwriter. My favourite bands are THE WHO, JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, R.E.M., Love, The Zombies, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, The Staple Singers, ABBA, Sly and the Family Stone, The Beatles, Bee Gees, The Small Faces, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Beach Boys, Blondie, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Chemical Bros., Prodigy, Talking Heads, The Pretty Things, The Police, Steppenwolf, Queen, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Free, The Clash and Pink Floyd. I like Bob Dylan, James Brown, Leadbelly, David Bowie, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, Paul Weller, Roy Orbison, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, The RZA, Joe Tex, William Shatner, Stax and Motown. I like Beethoven (Seventh Symphony is my favourite)and Bach aswell as Mozart. I like the music of Steve Reich. I like lots of TV and movie music like Oh Brother OST... The Muppets, Monkey Magic theme, Enter The Dragon OST. Music without ego! I like some Jazz, but only really the great drummers Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones and Gene Krupa. Favourite drummers are Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell and John Bonham. Currently listening to Eire Apparent, D.J. Shadow, Zero 7, Mercury Rev, Laura Viers, David Ackles, Elliot Smith, Emiliana Torrini, Jose Gonzales, Erin Mckeown, Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss, Bad Plus, Booker T and the MGs. First album I ever bought was Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds when I was nine- ace. I have been influenced by lectures and instruction on music by Yo Yo Ma and Wynton Marsalis.
I like The Room, The Big Lebowski, The Princess Bride, Labyrinth, The Goonies,The Incredibles, Goodfellas, Brick, Spinal Tap, Me, Myself and Irene, Spirited Away, Howls Moving Castle, Citizen Kane, Usual Suspects "I Flip Ya"... Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Bruce Lee. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Woody Allen, Akira Kurosawa and Monty Python movies. Anime and Manga and Monsters Inc.
Faves at the moment THE WIRE, EXTRAS, HOUSE, CURB, SOPRANOS. Brought up on a televisual diet of The Littlest Hobo (theme tune number one surely), Jonny Briggs, Why Dont You?, Battle of the Planets, The A-Team, Quantum Leap, Airwolf, Thundercats, He-Man, Streethawk, TerraHawks, Fraggle Rock, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Monkey, Muppet Show and Blue Peter. I currently like watching the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride and K-1. Brass Eye, The Day Today, Alan Partridge. I love Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Knight Rider and Button Moon for action. The Equaliser, Tony Harts Hartbeat, The Sky at Night, Jacob Bronowski and David Attenborough- top quality T.V. Bob Ross - Joy of Painting - so cool, probably nicest guy who ever lived. CURRENT MOON moon phases
I mostly read science and philosophy aswell as biographies. The Road to Reality - Roger Penrose History of Western Philosophy - Bertrand Russell Cassels Laws of Nature - James Treffil, Advaita Vedanta, Ajaib.com, Yoga - Hari Prasad Shastri, The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins, Hunter S. Thompson, Idries Shah, Inayat Khan, A.J. Ayer, Shelley, Blake, Rumi, Hafiz, The Path of the Masters - Julian P. Johnson, Geoff Thompson. ART - I love the work of Paul Laffoley, M.C.Escher, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Albrecht Durer, Caravaggio, Piero della Francesca, Salvador Dali...
Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Jimi Hendrix -(House Band in Heaven!), Bill Hicks, Winston Churchill, Bruce Lee, Bob Ross, Mixed Martial Arts Fighters, Muhammed Ali, Oscar Wilde, Isaac Newton, Galileo, Copernicus, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Bertrand Russell and all Mathematicians and Scientists who have discovered the workings of our Universe. Real heroes are the social reformers philanthropists and people who work to make the world a better place. Local heroes are The Caines (they are my close personal friends). There is an amazing stand-up called Steve Carlin on the circuit. I like Peter Cook and Jerky Boys phone pranks are funny, cheers Skilly for intro. Local bands have influenced me; The Garys (The Missin Beats)and the Meddler who are sadly no more. Check out my friends list for excellent local bands.