Music
Current albums you like? -U.N.K.L.E.: Psyence Fiction. On Psyence Fiction: "I really
think that the song "Rabbit in Your Headlights" that Thom Yorke sang on is one of the best songs I've heard in the past 5
years. It's a great song with a great melody." -Nine Inch Nails: The Fragile. On The Fragile: "I think it's the best record
that came out last year."
Classic albums you like? -Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti On Physical Graffiti: "There's
so many great songs on there that it goes to show you that they were just a band that couldn't be stopped. It definitely has
an eclectic sound." -Pink Floyd: The Wall -Pink Floyd: Animals -Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life -Black
Sabbath: Sabotage -Funkadelic: America Eats Its Young
Soundtracks you like? -Boogie Nights
Favorite record
store? -Pennylane Music in Los Angeles
Your biggest musical influences? -Tom Waits. On Tom Waits: "He's created
such an art at what he does. He doesn't even have to try anymore. He just goes up there and says something. I saw him recently
and he doesn't even have to say something funny, it just sounds funny or it just makes sense. Everything he does has a tinge
of humor and tragedy at the same time. You can tell he's been through so much in his life." -James Brown -David Bowie -Japan -T-Rex -Jimi
Hendrix -Led Zeppelin
Best concert you ever saw? -Tom Waits at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles in 1999
First
concert you ever saw? -Rush at the Los Angeles Forum when I was 13 years old
Performance that stands out for you? -Madison
Square Garden, May 2000. That's the place to play. The whole day there was this whole energy of "We're playing Madison Square
Garden." Every great artist that has played in an arena has played there. It's a huge place and there's something [section
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Moment in studio that stands out for you? -I was tracking guitars and letting Billy tell me what to do.
He was being the producer and I was being the guitar player. I was thinking I was getting a take to pick from and he ended
up using all of them. The two songs that I play on, there's like 8
Musical equipment you like? -Lexicon Vortex,
Yamaha A4000 sampler
Books
Books you like? -Friedrich Nietzsche: The Anti-Christ. On The Anti-Christ: "All
the things that he's saying about religion and how really it doesn't make sense, how it's totally anti-natural - it just makes
sense to me. You have to take religion with a grain of salt." -Dr. Seuss: The Cat in the Hat
Bookstore you like? -Counterpoint
Records and Books in Los Angeles
Magazines you like? -Mix -Flaunt -Paper -Spy
Film
Movies
you like? -The Shining. On The Shining: "There's not one flaw in that movie. It's shot perfectly and the music is the most
intense I've ever heard. The atmosphere, the lighting, the story - it's nuts, it's crazy, it's brilliant." -American Psycho -High
Fidelity -Fight Club -Seven
Movie director you like? -Stanley Kubrik
Actor you like? -Tom Waits -Russell
Crowe
Actress you like? -Julianne Moore
TV/Radio
Current TV show you like? -Mr. Show
Classic
TV show you like? -Night Gallery
Talk show or host you like? -Late Night with Conan O'Brien -Politically Incorrect
with Bill Maher
Radio station you like? -90.7 KPFK in Los Angeles
Lifestyle
Artist you like? -Salvador
Dali
Favorite museum? -The Smithsonian
Your favorite city? -Los Angeles
A vacation spot you like? -Jamaica
Car
you like? -Lincoln Continental Town Car
People
A person you would like to meet? -Tom Waits
Comedian
that you like? -David Cross
Clothing
A new clothing company you like? -Calvin Klein
An old school
classic clothing company you like? -Levi's -Hang Ten
Your favorite brand of sneakers? -Adidas
Favorite
mall store? -Food court
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