SEAN P FOR DUMMIES!1) My mother is black; my father is one of a long lineage of Puerto Rican men who *loved* them some black women. Between the dilution of my Hispanic blood and my inability to speak Spanish without sounding like an idiot, I think it's safe to say that I'm black.
2) I spent the first half of my life in Brooklyn, NY; I spent the second half of my life in Texas. No matter where I am, though, people always think I'm from somewhere else. Between the crunkness of Austin, Atlanta and Memphis and the awfulness of the NYPD (RIP Sean Bell), I have no intention of returning to the North.
3) I've been making music under the name The Cocker Spaniels since I was 13 years old. I sing, play and write almost everything in my songs (occasionally against my better judgment) because I want to be Prince when I grow up.
4) When I'm not working on my own music, I'm consuming as much of other people's music as humanly possible. Yes, you DID see me @ that show. One of my former housemates joked that I'd soon reach the point when I wouldn't have enough time left in my life to listen to all of the CDs I own. As far as I'm concerned, that point has already passed.
5) Because I have such a one-track mind when it comes to music, I have made a resolution to consume more movies and books this year, in an effort to make myself more a well-rounded person. Other resolutions that are doomed to fail: to start going to bed before midnight, to stop ordering the same three items @ my favorite restaurants, etc.
6) I'm quiet and mild-mannered when I'm in unfamiliar or uncomfortable environments, but I'm the crunkest man alive when I'm around my friends. In the same weekend, I made one person compare me to Eeyore, and another person laugh until it caused her physical pain.
7) I love Jesus, but I also believe in the separation of church and state...and people who don't FREAK ME OUT!
8) I'm not a drinker, but I can be swayed by the occasional amaretto sour or hardcore apple cider. However, you cannot convince me to smoke anything, ever. Okay, maybe hookah.
9) I do not hate white people; my relationship with them is one of studied ambivalence. Here's how my white friends avoid getting karate-chopped in the throat: they do not touch my hair unless they wash their hands first; they do not pretend to be Lenny Bruce or Dave Chappelle; they do not expect me to speak for the black community at large; and they do not call me a "blipster."
10) I'm sick of cars.
If there's anything else you'd like to know, feel free to send me a message or chat with me on AIM (CSpaniel99). Praise the Lord for Indie-Rock and Black Women!
