MUSIC;

Music is indescribably necessary for me to survive. It is the air I breathe and the ground I walk on. Music has its own breathtaking soul, and any time I want I can just sit back and breathe it all in. It is a huge constant in my life, and it is and forever will be the first love of my life.

HEART AND SOUL;

LED ZEPPELIN: "What bothered critics most about Led Zeppelin was the sound, a manifestation of anger and aggression..." Led Zeppelin... How do I even begin to express my love for thee... This band completely describes the majority of my life. I can probably attach at least one memory to every single song they've ever written. They are one of those bands that no matter how many times you hear their cds, or how many times that one song is on repeat, you just never get sick of them. Their songs all seem to tell a story, and I often find myself daydreaming, wondering perhaps who this girl is they once loved? Where they've been, what they've seen. They will never cease to amaze me. Jimmy Page is unbelievable, he paved the way for so much in the rock and roll world. Robert Plant is the perfect portrait of a rock star. His voice is perfect. His love for Lord of the Rings makes me giddy. Their music always brings me to the highest high. They make my soul leap from my body and dance. If I had the chance to see go back and see ANY band live, it would be, without a doubt, Led Zeppelin.

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS:. I can most definitely say that if it were possible, I'd probably marry the Red Hot Chili Peppers... They are one of the few bands that never fail to make me happy, even if I'm feeling absolutely lower than low. Going to their concert was probably one of the most amazing, life changing experiences that I've been through. It sent shivers down my spin the entire time, and my heart nearly gave out when they played "Under the Bridge." It was a moment I'll never forget. And just seeing them, almost knowing every detail of their lives and what they'd been through after reading the book Scar Tissue--I'd never felt closer to a band. So many amazing memories have happened while listening to them. The summer of 2006 was the best time of my life, and it could purely be described by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was the summer of love, peace, new friendships, and adventures of epic proportions.

Some OTHER favorites are... Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, TV on the Radio, Ween, Dead Meadow, The Beatles, The Black Keys, Beck, The Doors, Radiohead, Tool, Simon & Garfunkel, The Stooges, Wire, Funkadellic, RJD2, Blockhead, Andrew Bird, Nick Drake.

CONCERTS ATTENDED;

- George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars
- Iggy & the Stooges
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Tool
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Tv on the Radio
- The Who
- Crosby Stills Nash & Young
- Metallica
- Ween & The Flaming Lips
- Wolfmother
- The Aquabats
- Catch 22
- Elton John
- The Faint

THE OBVIOUS CHILD;

These are, without a doubt, my favorite song lyrics: The Obvious Child by Simon & Garfunkel.

I'm accustomed to a smooth ride
Or maybe I'm a dog whos lost its bite
I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more
I don't expect to sleep through the night
Some people say a lies a lies a lie
But I say why
Why deny the obvious child?
Why deny the obvious child?

And in remembering a road sign
I am remembering a girl when I was young
And we said these songs are true
These days are ours
These tears are free
And hey
The cross is in the ballpark
The cross is in the ballpark

We had a lot of fun
We had a lot of money
We had a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny
Sonny gets married and moves away
Sonny has a baby and bills to pay
Sonny gets sunnier
Day by day by day by day

I've been waking up at sunrise
I've been following the light across my room
I watch the night receive the room of my day
Some people say the sky is just the sky
But I say
Why deny the obvious child?
Why deny the obvious child?

Sonny sits by his window and thinks to himself
How its strange that some rooms are like cages
Sonnys yearbook from high school
Is down from the shelf
And he idly thumbs through the pages
Some have died
Some have fled from themselves
Or struggled from here to get there
Sonny wanders beyond his interior walls
Runs his hand through his thinning brown hair

Well I'm accustomed to a smoother ride
Maybe I'm a dog thats lost his bite
I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more
I don't expect to sleep the night
Some people say a lie is just a lie
But I say the cross is in the ballpark
Why deny the obvious child?

THE REST;

- !!!
- 13th Floor Elevators
- A Flock of Seagulls
- A Perfect Circle
- AC/DC
- Aerosmith
- Air
- Alice in Chains
- Allman Brothers, The
- Ambulance Ltd.
- Anava
- Andrew Bird
- Animals, The
- Aquabats, The
- Atmosphere
- Azure Ray
- B52's, The
- BB King
- Beatles, The
- Beck
- Berg Sans Nipple, The
- Bill Withers
- Billie Holiday
- Billy Idol
- Black Keys, The
- Black Sabbath
- Blind Melon
- Blockhead
- Blonde Redhead
- Blondie
- Blue Man Group
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Blur
- Bob Dylan
- Bob Marley
- Booker T and the MG's
- Bright Eyes
- Built to Spill
- Butthole Surfers
- Cake
- Cat Power
- Catch 22
- Church, The
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
- Clash, The
- Coldplay
- Cranberries, The
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- Cure, The
- Daedelus
- Daft Punk
- Dandy Warhols, The
- Dave Brubeck
- Dave Matthews
- David Bowie
- David Gray
- Dead Kennedys, The
- Dead Meadow
- DeVotchKa
- Dick Dale
- Dinosaur Jr.
- Dispatch
- Doors, The
- Doves, The
- Dropkick Murpheys, The
- Eagles, The
- Eagles of Death Metal, The
- Easy Star All-Stars
- Echo and the Bunnymen
- Eels, The
- Elliott Smith
- Elton John
- Elvis Presley
- Eric Clapton
- Espers, The
- Eurythmics, The
- Exploited, The
- Explosions in the Sky
- Faint, The
- Fiona Apple
- Flaming Lips, The
- Fleetwood Mac
- Foghat
- Frank Sinatra
- Frou Frou
- Fugazi
- Funkadelic
- Gangstarr
- Garbage
- Glenn Miller
- Gnarles Barkley
- Goldfrapp
- Gorillaz
- Grateful Dead, The
- Gravenhurst
- Guided By Voices
- Guns N' Roses
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- Guster
- Hives, The
- Iggy Pop
- Illogic
- Ima Robot
- Imogen Heap
- Interpol
- Iron & Wine
- J Dilla Jay Dee
- Jamiroquai
- Jeff Buckley
- Jefferson Airplane
- Jim Carrol Band
- Jimi Hendrix
- Johnny Cash
- Joni Mitchell
- Joy Division
- Judas Priest
- Jurassic 5
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Karate
- Kings of Leon
- Kinks, The
- Kiss
- Le Tigre
- Led Zeppelin
- Marcy Playground
- Mars Volta, The
- Marvin Gaye
- Massive Attack
- Matisyahu
- Mazzy Star
- MC Chris
- Metallica
- Michael Jackson
- Miles Davis
- Minor Threat
- Misfits, The
- Moby
- Modest Mouse
- Moldy Peaches, The
- Monks, The
- Moving Units
- Muddy Waters
- Mum
- Neil Young
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- Nick Drake
- Nikka Costa
- Nine Inch Nails
- Nirvana
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Norah Jones
- Of Montreal
- Opeth
- Pain
- Paul McCartney
- Pavement
- Peanut Butter Wolf
- Pearl Jam
- Pennywise
- Pepper
- Peter Bjorn & John
- Peter Gabriel
- Pinback
- Pink Floyd
- Pixies, The
- Queen
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Radio Dept, The
- Radiohead
- Ramones, The
- Ravi Shankar
- Ray Charles
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Red Sparowes, The
- RJD2
- Rolling Stones, The
- Roots, The
- Rosebuds, The
- Sage Francis
- Samuel Jackson Five, The
- Santana
- Scissor Sisters, The
- Seatbelts, The
- Sex Pistols, The
- Shins, The
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Six Finger Satellite
- Sleater-Kinney
- Sly and the Family Stone
- Smashing Pumpkins, The
- Sonic Youth
- Spoon
- Steely Dan
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Stone Temple Pilots, The
- Stooges, The
- Strokes, The
- Sublime
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Sword, The
- Tears for Fears
- Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
- This Will Destroy You
- Thom Yorke
- Thomas Newman
- Tom Petty
- Tool
- Toots and the Maytals
- Tori Amos
- TV on the Radio
- Unicorns, The
- Velvet Underground, The
- Violent Femmes, The
- Walkmen, The
- WAR
- Ween
- White Stripes, The
- Who, The
- Wilco
- Wire
- Wolfmother
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Yoko Kanno
- Zero 7
- ZZ Top

SOUNDTRACK TO MY LIFE;

These aren't necessarily my favorite songs, or songs that I would choose to be in my life, were it a soundtrack. These are the songs that have been played through major moments in my life, the songs with memories attached to them. In no particular order...

- Tiny Dancer / Elton John
- At the Bottom of Everything / Bright Eyes
- The Times They Are A-Changin' / Bob Dylan
- We Want the Funk / Parliament Funkadellic
- Steak for Chicken / The Moldy Peaches
- One Way Out / Allman Brothers Band
- Fight! / Pain
- Dear Sergio / Catch 22
- The Way We Get By / Spoon
- Stuck in the Middle / Stealers Wheel
- The General / Dispatch
- America / Simon & Garfunkel
- Cecilia / Simon & Garfunkel
- How it Ends / DeVotchKa
- Blackbird / The Beatles
- Last Dance with Mary Jane / Tom Petty
- Going to California / Led Zeppelin
- Jackass / Beck
- Angeles / Elliott Smith
- Let it Be / The Beatles
- Wish You Were Here / Pink Floyd
- Hide and Seek / Imogen Heap
- Insomniac Olympics / Blockhead
- A Day in the Life / The Beatles
- No Rain / Blind Melon
- Scarlet Begonias / Sublime
- Kids with Guns / Gorillaz
- Teenage Wasteland / The Who
- Aeroplane / Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Folsom Prison Blues / Johnny Cash
- Gimme Shelter / Rolling Stones
- Iron Man / Black Sabbath
- Who's Got the Crack / The Moly Peaches
- Blister in the Sun / Violent Femmes
- Joy to the World / Three Dog Nights
- The Tussin / MC Chris
- Tits on the Radio / Scissor Sisters
- Ghost Writer / RJD2
- Sweet Child O' Mine / Guns N' Roses
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds / The Beatles
- Tangerine / Led Zeppelin
- Gimme Danger / Iggy Pop
- Gypsy Eyes / Jimi Hendrix
- Scar Tissue / Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Ramble On / Led Zeppelin
- Dynomite / Ima Robot
- Slow Ride / Foghat
- Teenage Lobotomy / Ramones
- Rocky Raccoon / The Beatles
- Lateralus / Tool
- Hallelujah / Jeff Buckley
- Porcelain / Moby
- You Love Me / DeVotchKa
- Welcome to the Machine / Pink Floyd
- No Quarter / Led Zeppelin
- The Rain Song / Led Zeppelin
- Porcelain / Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Waiting for My Ruca / Sublime
- Stairway to Heaven / Led Zeppelin
- Battle of Evermore / Led Zeppelin
- Old Man / Neil Young
- Heart of Gold / Neil Young
- White Rabbit / Jefferson Airplane
- Metallica (In General)
- Under the Bridge / Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Soul Sacrifice / Santana
- Cocaine / Eric Clapton
- Low Rider / WAR
- I Ran / A Flock Of Seagulls
- Just Like Heaven / The Cure
- Riders on the Storm / The Doors
- Landslide / Fleetwood Mac
- The Very Thought of You / Billie Holiday
- Coconut / Harry Nilson
- Got to Give it Up / Marvin Gaye
- Night Clubbing / Iggy Pop
- Venus in Furs / Velvet Underground
- I am the Walrus / The Beatles
- Transmission / Joy Division
- Different Stars / Tresspassers William
- Nirvana (In General)
- Paper Bag / Fiona Apple
- Pyramid Song / Radiohead
- Today / Smashing Pumpkins