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About Me

First off, the most important thing you need to know is I play drums for an Alternative / Funk / Rock band based in Dublin named Leopold. Check out our page at myspace.com/leopoldireland or just Click Here. . to check us out, Thanks! I try to get my hands on as many instruments as possible coz im a bit of a poet and a song writer in my spare time. I play a bit of guitar, Keys, Bass and the odd time i sing a little. But I'll always be a drummer at heart.I always enjoyed keepin as fit as i can, Sometimes things get in the way but i do try! I try my best to eat healthy food too, No matter what anyone says it DOES Help! Especially when your a drummer.So donâ€™t let the yes to smoke and drink below fool you... Too much!I just graduated from BCFE Rock School 2006 and I had a great time, Made loads of cool friends, Great contacts And of course this is where Leopold was first founded, And where i met my girlfriend Clare! :-) I would reccomend this course to anyone who is looking to meet and play with vast types of musicians! It opened my eyes alot and really helped my overall musical knowledge by being a part of this courseAt the mo im working as hard as I can on my chops and grooves, I practice as often as possible, Im currently working on Advanced Funk Techniques. A DVD by an excellent drummer called Rick Latham, Any drummer should check this out. Even Louis Bellson quoted it â€œA Drummers Bibleâ€ It aint no lie!!!Also im working on learning the drum scores to all of Jeff Buckleys album "Grace".. If you havnt heard this album you have not lived! No matter what instrument play... Seriously!Anyway enough about me, Iâ€™ll hopefully have some blogs up with some of my poetry, Leopold news, etc!! But for now Take it easy, Thanks for checkin out my page and donâ€™t forget myspace.com/leopoldireland Thanks!!!

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My Interests

All Drums and precusive instruments, Poetry, Writing, Reading, Motorbikes, Martial Arts, Sports, Cycling, Art, All types of music,...

I'd like to meet:

Any of the bands named below, Or their Drummers!! People i respect are people like Steve Gadd, Chris Alder, Billy Cobham, Steve Vai, Louis Bellson, Rick Latham, Greg Bissonete, Thomas Lang, Mike Ominomen, Cindy Blackman, Mike Portnoy, Les Claypool, John McLoughlin, Chad Smith, Dave Weckl, Danney Carey and so on, All these guys are people just like you and me that simply had a goal, worked hard at it and made everybody see what they were made of. Id love to meet these guys just to shake their hand coz Its these guys and anyone like them that give other people the inspiration to beleive in themselves and do what they really want to do. These guys have done it, Saw what they wanted to do, Worked Hard, Got There, And still carry on to be normal people just like anybody else, These guys are an example for any of us, no matter what we do!

Music:

Deftones, Tool, Prince, Killswitch Engage, Alice In Chains, A Perfect Circle, Jeff Buckley, Damien Dempsey, All The Wainwrights, Korn, Crowbar, QOTSA, Kyuss, RATM, The Melvins, Slipknot, The Murderdolls, Billy Cobham, Bush, Blood has been Shed, Lamb of God, The Mars Volta, The Pixies, Christy Moore, Eminem, Foo Fighters, 2pac, Nate Dog, Public Enemy, House of Pain, Jamiroquai, L.I.R., Lenny Kravitz, Machine Head, Pantera, Kerb Dog, Stone Roses, Eagles of Death Metal, Nirvana (Of Course!), Muse, Pearl Jam, Primus, Sound Garden, Dream Theatre, Steely Dan, Twleve Tribes, Tom Waits, The Mahavishnu Orcestra... As you can see im pretty much into everything there is, The only thing i dont like musically is boy bands, No offence to any body out there who is in to that stuff, i respect your opinion and your by all means entitled to it, but personally i cant stand that whole artifical, Pretty boy thing, Sorry!

Movies:

Too many favourite films to mention but anything along the lines of Scarface, Seven, Casino, Goodfellas, Godfather, The Negoitiater, Kiss of The Dragon, The Matrix, Bullet Proof, Hard Target, Enter The Dragon, Old Boy, The One, Jar Head, Full Metal Jacket, Anything by Tommy Tiernan the mans a living legend!, Me Myself and Irene....

Television:

Simpsons, Family Guy, Salad Fingers, South Park, Spongebob Squarepants, Friends, Father Ted!, Brass Eye Little Britan, Dave Chapple....

Books:

Best book I've read is gone out of print! It was written by a guy that has the ability to use the best imagination but at the same time keep the best relavance to reality i think ever could put into a book. His name is Patrick Whalen the book is called "Night Thirst" if your into your books do your best to try and get this somewhere, from somebody,.. Anywhere, You wont find it easy but you wont be dissapointed.

Heroes:

All my Friends, and people ive met along my way, Life would be pretty boring without you people at the best of times.Anyone whose helped me out in the past with different things,.. In any respect,.. You all know who you are.And my girlfriend Clare, Shes been my closest friend and inspiration through thick and thin... Thankyou :-) x