| Influences | Woody Guthrie, Neil(Fred and Young), Joni, Muddy, Lightnin', Townes Van Zandt, DOC WATSON, John Cash, Aretha, Gram, Dylan, The Kinks, Velvet Underground, Animals, Yardbirds, MC5, Mr. David Bowie, The Clash, Costello, Kris Kristofferson, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams(the first one), Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Mississipi John Hurt, Junior Kimborough, Leadbelly, Prince, Louvin Brothers, Elmore James, Miles Davis, Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Dr. John, T-Rex, The Zombies, RL Burnside, Black Swans, The Pixies, The Feelies, Blues Explosion, Waybald, Vic Chesnutt, Victoria Williams, Sleepy John, Honeyboy, the Duke the Boss the Prince the Queen the Chairman of the Board....the King.
The Band, Patti Smith, Nic Drake, Steve Earle, Skip Spence, John Hiatt, Small Faces, Pogues, Chekhov, Kundera, Steinbeck, Miller, Raymond Carver, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, Patrick Kavanagh, Bukowski, and all the traveling I did before I had a car, Prague, Dublin, London, Galway, Amsterdam, northern Spain, western France, Croatia, Slovenia, Moravia, Ceske Krumlov, Norway, Sweden, Alaska, Oaxaca, Mexico, Glasgow, Airdrie, Texas(thanks for all the music), and my most recent home town of Joshua Tree, CA. I had the fortune of living in Japan(where I joined the Kiss Army) for three years when I was a grade schooler-that has to count for something in my head....and really whatever instrument I happen to pick up can be an influence. I also love pasta carbonara.
The sounds that hit me most over the last whatever dozen years or more include many plus Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Lucinda Williams, Will Oldham, Elliott Smith, Wilco, M. Ward, Yo La Tengo, Guided By Voices, Sonic Youth, le Snow Patrol, Richard Buckner, Calexico, the Shins, Tegan and Sara, Iron and Wine, Ali Farka Toure, White Stripes,kosher spears, Neutral Milk Hotel, Simple Kid, Rhob Cunningham, Thrift Store All Stars, Annuals, Watson Twins, Bingo Dream Band, Neko Case, Cat Power dude, Frightened Rabbit, Sage Francis, Immortal Technique, Connor Oberst has beautiful lyrics- please bring more... and thanks Lucinda for setting of some sparks in my head. the one and only katie shaw. you are the main influence in my life. Ah....this myspace shit is so old by now my Granny is ragging on me. Sing it shout it fucking have a good time with it. Make some good stuff. |
