drums, art, people, nature, technology, handcrafts, old buildings, dogs, fish tanks, cycling, philosophy, buddhism, meditation, good laughs and bad jokes.
genuine people from all over the world
Jazz, rock, metal, blues, pop, singer/songwriter, alternative,...... basically anything that is played with heart and soul and gives me a good vibe.
Examples: the Gathering, Opeth, Meshuggah, Pain of Salvation, Anathema,Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects, Cynic, Gordian Knot, Aghora, Queensryche, Symphony X, Tool, Textures, King Crimson, Lacuna Coil, Marillion, Porcupine Tree, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Diana Krall, John McLaughlin,
Trilok Gurtu, Terje Rypdal, Michael Manring, Brand X, Rush, Fates Warning, Rob Lamothe, Sting, Bjork, David Sylvian, Agua de Annique, Damien Rice.
I'm also into contemporary jazz singers such as Diana Krall, Dianne Reeves, Viktoria Tolstoy, Francien van Tuinen, Silje Nergaard,.......
Drummers that I admire a lot: Tony Williams, Jack deJohnette, Bill Stewart, Sean Reinert, Morgan Agren, Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman, Billy Cobham, Phil Collins, Vinnie C, Gavin Harrison, Trilok Gurtu, Stéphane Galland, ....
Almost Famous, Boogie Nights, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, The Big Lebowski, Cinema Paradiso, a Love Song for Bobby Long, Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Shawshank Redemption, Walk the Line, Paris Texas, Amelie, Sleepy Hollow, Donnie Darko, Evolution, character movies......
Six feet under, The Sopranos, Little Britain, Carnivale, Catweazle, Californication, Pushing Daisies, Life on Mars, Heroes, Hotel Babylon, X-files, Afterlife, Shameless, English detectives, good music programs and documentaries,.... by the way, I hate watching sports (...except maybe women's tennis).
I like a good book from time to time but I'm not a big reader. Some stuff I enjoyed a lot: Lord of the Rings trilogy, High Fidelity, any book by John Irving, Stephen King, Kinky Friedman, Jenna Jameson's biography book "How to make love like a pornstar", Hotel Babylon .......
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