I drink a lot of tea, I don't go to school, I feel about 50 years old, and I'm trying to start a music career.Things that make me happy:
Gentle Giant.
Steve Howe.
The Flaming Lips.
(I was at this show!)
composing music, performing music, recording music, listening to music, web design, illustration, fantasy, literature, philosophy, creativity, being ambitious yet practical
Ray Shulman and Kerry Minnear, as well as pretty much anyone who is reasonably friendly and interesting/interested.
All-time favorites: Gentle Giant, Yes, the Flaming Lips
Some others (in semi-random order): Nektar, Dixie Dregs/Steve Morse Band, Steve Howe, Gryphon, Damon Shulman, Kansas, King Crimson, Super Furry Animals, Stereolab, Bill Bruford, Terence Blanchard, the Bad Plus, Scotty Anderson, Les Paul, Arti E Mestieri, Led Zeppelin, Love, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cocteau Twins, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, the Smiths, the Sundays, the Mamas & the Papas, the Beatles, the Shins, Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, Renaissance classical music like John Dowland, Monteverdi, Josquin
'80s fantasy movies, classic Disney movies, the Muppet Movies, Wes Anderson, Coen brothers comedies
Xena (oh how I love it), the Colbert Report, the Daily Show, Vh1 Classic, BETjazz, House
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Beowulf, William James, Kurt Vonnegut, C.S. Lewis, children's picture books
My favorite musicians, my family, and people who are able to continue learning and evolving throughout their lives.