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Just out of curiousity for all you artists out there? If you're a musician or singer, what do you do and who is your biggest idol or influence?

I play electric bass and my all time fav is Cliff Burton from Metallica (R.I.P.)

Anyone else?

Saxophone, and it's all the usual suspects (Bird, 'Trane, Lester, Dolphy, Kirk, Coleman, Sanders, etc.) Along with The World Saxophone Quartet, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Sex Mob, the bari and tenor player from The Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

I started playing because as a kid I saw Clarence Clemens playing on a big white pedistal to Super Freak and thought he was the coolest lookin' dude ever, and it had to be because of the instrument. I stuck with it because of it's hybrid and unique nature in the development of music-and because it is leagues easier to play than other instruments.

Saxophone, and it's all the usual suspects (Bird, 'Trane, Lester, Dolphy, Kirk, Coleman, Sanders, etc.) Along with The World Saxophone Quartet, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Sex Mob, the bari and tenor player from The Dirty Dozen Brass Band.

I started playing because as a kid I saw Clarence Clemens playing on a big white pedistal to Super Freak and thought he was the coolest lookin' dude ever, and it had to be because of the instrument. I stuck with it because of it's hybrid and unique nature in the development of music-and because it is leagues easier to play than other instruments.

That's really cool. I have never seen any saxophonist (did I say it right) play live before, but I always wondered why there weren't more. Sax just adds a level of smoothness to almost anything.

I'm the vocalist and rhythm guitarist in a band.

Biggest influences Pixies, Radiohead, Estel, U2, any ther big or vaguely alternative act probably......

I also play piano and trumpet, sometimes with the band.

Oh yeah, I play trumpet too. It's a nice mix up for a rock band. And Pixies rock!!! Sorry, I don't know Estel (but now I'm curious). :)

That's really cool. I have never seen any saxophonist (did I say it right) play live before, but I always wondered why there weren't more. Sax just adds a level of smoothness to almost anything.
You have to pay extra for horns, and they really don't work everywhere. When I was playing for my bread it was a little heartbreaking to have to say, "You know, a sax just doesn't work here."

But saxophonists are everywhere. I think we number just below guitarists. You can't throw a rock without hitting a guitarist.

Guitar. I have too many influences to name, but lately i've been cranking the Wah and trying to do a Jimi :p

I'm also practising vocals...but I can't say i'm any good, lol

You can't throw a rock without hitting a guitarist.

That's exactly right. But then again, in the words of my guitar teacher "Sure, everyone might play guitar...but how many of those can play it well?"

But saxophonists are everywhere. I think we number just below guitarists. You can't throw a rock without hitting a guitarist. .

I know..and the rocks really hurt ;)

I'm an amateur folk musician. My instrument is the fipple flute. I'd have to say that my biggest influences ,at least lyricly are "Peter ,Paul, and Mary" and also Barry Mcguire.

That's exactly right. But then again, in the words of my guitar teacher "Sure, everyone might play guitar...but how many of those can play it well?"
When I made the transition from trying to be a professional musician to trying what I'm doing now it was when I started playing with this kid that made me make an important distinction:

I had a saxophone, he played it.

Guitarists may be everywhere, but I know a hundred really good guitarists who can't write songs. They can play any Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page solo note and tone perfect but have no ideas of their own.

And Estel are an independent Irish post-punk istrumental band. Who are absolutely brilliant live. If you want to check them out - http://www.thumped.com/estel/

Just in addition, I'm an average guitarist at best, but I'm a REALLY good singer :P

And Estel are an independent Irish post-punk istrumental band. Who are absolutely brilliant live.

Thanks. I'll probably check them out. I like to listen to anything at least once.

I'm a vocalist and i'd have to say my influences are def' Bono, Paul Mcartney and Avril Lavigne. I know. Avril isn't cosher, but her style is unique and it's not something easily imitated.

By the by, I was once a guitarist too..... unfotunately, i played about as well as i can spell..... i SUCKED!!! lol. oh well....

When I made the transition from trying to be a professional musician to trying what I'm doing now it was when I started playing with this kid that made me make an important distinction:

I had a saxophone, he played it.

Heh, yeah.

I don't want to be professional. (Though it would be nice to have a million selling album :P) I just play because I like the instrument and the fact that theres always something new to learn. That's all that really matters to me.

I've played the piano for 8 or 9 years, and the guitar for about a year and a half.
I don't really have any influences.... I just play because I love doing it.

I've been wanting to learn another instrument, maybe a saxaphone or a horn of some kind. But I have asthma, do any of you know if that would stop me? I've been told before that I probably shouldn't, but I just thought I'd get some more oppinions.

Giggle, yea, you couldn't throw a rock without hitting a guitarist.

I'm a vocalist and i'd have to say my influences are def' Bono, Paul Mcartney and Avril Lavigne. I know. Avril isn't cosher, but her style is unique and it's not something easily imitated.

By the by, I was once a guitarist too..... unfotunately, i played about as well as i can spell..... i SUCKED!!! lol. oh well....

I don't like Avril Lavigne personally, but I respect anyone who can openly admit to liking an artist that is considered so uncool by, well, people in forums like this. I have my artists like that too. Now if only I was a little more secure... :)

I pretend to play Bass.


I play a mean Triangle too.

I've been wanting to learn another instrument, maybe a saxaphone or a horn of some kind. But I have asthma, do any of you know if that would stop me? I've been told before that I probably shouldn't, but I just thought I'd get some more oppinions.


Depends how severe it is. I know a saxophonist who has asthma, and he does fine.

Thanks. I'll probably check them out. I like to listen to anything at least once.
See the url above.

I like Paul Simon's solo stuff, and that's powerfully uncool with most people.

And yeah, playing any form of brass wind instrument will be a problem if you are asthmatic, it takes too much consistent breathing, so it'll be tough.

Depends how severe it is. I know a saxophonist who has asthma, and he does fine.
Cool. I don't think it's to bad, so maybe I'll try.
How hard is the saxophone to play?

my one and only influence is the god known as

ADAM LAZARRA

I play drums preatty good, and I'm getting good on Bagpipes. Me and my friend (who playes electric guitar, and trumpet) play together a lot, but were not really a band. our major influences are bands most people have never heard of like Minor Threat, NOFX, The Explioted, Operation Ivy, the Casualties, Guttermouth, and The Adolescents, and Dead Kennedy's

(we can play the rocco's Modern life theme song.)

lol. Theme songs are the best. My girlfriend plays piano, and we can do Scooby Doo and the oompa-loompa song (not a theme song, but it's very cool)

Cool. I don't think it's to bad, so maybe I'll try.
How hard is the saxophone to play?

I couldn't tell you. I don't think it would be too bad considering that theres a lot of players around.

lol. Theme songs are the best. My girlfriend plays piano, and we can do Scooby Doo and the oompa-loompa song (not a theme song, but it's very cool)
We just watched Willly Wonka and I'm afraid that the rest of my family are going to be singing the oompa-looma songs for the next year. (that doesn't sound scary, but it is)
Theme songs are the coolest. I personally really like to play songs from LOTR.

our major influences are bands most people have never heard of like Minor Threat, NOFX, The Explioted, Operation Ivy, the Casualties, Guttermouth, and The Adolescents.
What sort of person has never heard of Minor Threat?

Also, ever heard of French Toast? They're a Discord band with just a drummer and guitarist, and they're really good, so you can be called a band :p

I play drums preatty good, and I'm getting good on Bagpipes. Me and my friend (who playes electric guitar, and trumpet) play together a lot, but were not really a band. our major influences are bands most people have never heard of like Minor Threat, NOFX, The Explioted, Operation Ivy, the Casualties, Guttermouth, and The Adolescents.

There are people who haven't heard of NOFX..?

There are people who haven't heard of NOFX..?
Um, I am one of those people. In fact, I don't think I've heard of anyone from that list.
(don't laugh, I'm young)

I play drums in my band... Zack De La Rocha from Rage Against The Machine is my greatest influence. The music and the lyrics are great.

Ah you'll learn of punk eventually. It wont be long til you're reciting Black Flag lyrics in your sig.....

OMG someone to convert to old-skool punk before the new stuff gets them!!! :p

Guitar Muzik - Check out the Dead Kennedys. Please. Now.

What sort of person has never heard of Minor Threat?

Also, ever heard of French Toast? They're a Discord band with just a drummer and guitarist, and they're really good, so you can be called a band :p




Nah i never heard of French Toast. And me and my friend are trying to get new members, its just that we are preatty much the only musicians at out school that like the sort of music we play. :headbang:

There are people who haven't heard of NOFX..?


ya check out thier web site, they acctaully try not to get too well know in the mainstream world.

Guitar Muzik - Check out the Dead Kennedys. Please. Now.
Do they have any bad words in their stuff?

And me and my friend are trying to get new members, its just that we are preatty much the only musicians at out school that like the sort of music we play. :headbang:

Doesn't matter. Playing with people who are into different styles is a good thing and broadens your musical range heaps. I've played with people who are into hip-hop, grunge, blues, punk, metal, etc...

You end up adding bits and pieces from those genres in your playing even if you settle on one style :)

Do they have any bad words in their stuff?

Uh. A couple. But your parents won't be able to understand them. Hehe.

Uh. A couple. But your parents won't be able to understand them. Hehe.
What's that supposed to mean?

I'm one of those folks who only wishes he could play guitar or any musical instrument for that matter (though I have been known to shake my share of tambourines, heh). I sing karaoke, but that's about it.

However, I write a LOT of lyrics. My biggest influences in that regard are Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, Neil Young, Carly Simon, plus some others I'm forgetting at the moment. My favorite is Stevie Nicks.

Doesn't matter. Playing with people who are into different styles is a good thing and broadens your musical range heaps. I've played with people who are into hip-hop, grunge, blues, punk, metal, etc...

You end up adding bits and pieces from those genres in your playing even if you settle on one style :)


We tried that with a bass player who liked funk, and it didn't work out. he kept wanting to put Bass solos that just dround out the rest of the music. But he was pretty good, probably a more talented musician than me and my friend. Besides we arent' exactly Pro material yet, me and friend need to work on our coordination with eachother in music a lot more.

What's that supposed to mean?

You'll see. Check them out.

Or the Clash are a good alternative but a bit tamer in early years, and a lot tamer in their later years. :)

You'll see. Check them out.

Or the Clash are a good alternative but a bit tamer in early years, and a lot tamer in their later years. :)


they did a lot of wierd music that sounded like techno, or soft core(like Ivan
Meets G.I. Joe, and This Is England), but they did some good sounding punk like, London Calling, and White riot.

Nah i never heard of French Toast. And me and my friend are trying to get new members, its just that we are preatty much the only musicians at out school that like the sort of music we play. :headbang:
So nuts to the rest of your school. Play what you like, write stuff that feels right, and don't bother with new memebers unless you really NEED them.

Oh and musically the Clash get better as they go on, just less stright-up.
And yeah, DKs are a good reference point too. If you want old-school punk go for Clash above all though.

I play the violin, and I don't really have an idol or influence at the moment. I do enjoy playing Celtic and Russian music, though.

We tried that with a bass player who liked funk, and it didn't work out. he kept wanting to put Bass solos that just dround out the rest of the music. But he was pretty good, probably a more talented musician than me and my friend. Besides we arent' exactly Pro material yet, me and friend need to work on our coordination with eachother in music a lot more.

That's good that you tried. You'll find what fits and what doesn't. For a while I had fun playing with one of my friends (guitarist and vocalist) who was into thrash metal, bassist friend who was into grunge, and a drummer who was into punk. (I played rhythm guitar). It was just a fun thing, we never played shows or anything (I never said I was pro, i'm probably not much better than you, lol) but it all came together really well. Just don't be afraid to mix around with different styles :)

I play the violin, and I don't really have an idol or influence at the moment. I do enjoy playing Celtic and Russian music, though.


YOU ARE COOL!!! i love celtic music. Ever listen to Irish/Celtic Punk?

Oh and musically the Clash get better as they go on, just less stright-up.
And yeah, DKs are a good reference point too. If you want old-school punk go for Clash above all though.

Heh. They reached their musical peak with London Calling...but the early stuff is just great raw punk.

That's good that you tried. You'll find what fits and what doesn't. For a while I had fun playing with one of my friends (guitarist and vocalist) who was into thrash metal, bassist friend who was into grunge, and a drummer who was into punk. (I played rhythm guitar). It was just a fun thing, we never played shows or anything (I never said I was pro, i'm probably not much better than you, lol) but it all came together really well. Just don't be afraid to mix around with different styles :)



RIGHT! :)

Heh. They reached their musical peak with London Calling...but the early stuff is just great raw punk.


I remeber how i got into the clash, I heard London Calling on a James Bond Moive, and thought it sounded so cool, so i went out and bought their Essential record. I'd say they are some of the best of their time.

so i went out and bought their Essential record.

I'm actually listening to that right now :D

I'm actually listening to that right now :D



I'm listening to some Ska band named Streetlight Manifesto. This guy wants me to learn one of their songs. It sounds like some kinda Cuban Revolution song.


hey i notice your location says Austrailia, have you ever heard of The Living End? I heard they are really popular down there.

I'm listening to some Ska band named Streetlight Manifesto. This guy wants me to learn one of their songs. It sounds like some kinda Cuban Revolution song.

Not really into ska, myself. But hey, if it does it for you :)

Not really into ska, myself. But hey, if it does it for you :)



I really like specific Ska Songs rather than Bands. I'm Kinda that way with most anything but Punk.

Acoustic Guitar and Electric Bass here. Influences are John Paul Jones, Peter Entwhistle and Geddy Lee. (That's Led Zeppelin, The Who and Rush, to you young 'uns)

You can't throw a rock without hitting a guitarist.

Yes, and most every one of them is looking for a good Bass Player. If you want to work, play Bass!

I play electric bass and my all time fav is Cliff Burton from Metallica (R.I.P.)

Anyone else?

i play bass too (16 yrs now) and cliff (aka-god) is my favorite too.

i also play guitar (badly), keyboard (i have a clue about it anyway), and drums (i can keep a steady 4/4 beat if i don't have to do much of anything). and i'm planning on getting a violin soon. :D

I'm a classically training vocalist(Basso Cantante at the moment), and I also play the viola. My Heroes(in order) are: Nicolai Ghiarouv, Jussi Bjoerling, Samuel Ramey, Jascha Heifetz, and Itzhak Perlman. By they way, my main country is Scrivneria, and I also run Matthias Der Ersten, a Grand Duchy located in the Youngworld and The Church of Voltage Spike respectively. Feel free to drop telegrams!
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Acoustic Guitar and Electric Bass here. Influences are John Paul Jones, Peter Entwhistle and Geddy Lee. (That's Led Zeppelin, The Who and Rush, to you young 'uns)



Yes, and most every one of them is looking for a good Bass Player. If you want to work, play Bass!It's actually John Entwhistle.

I play only acoustic guitar. I am still very much in the beginner stage, but I have been finger picking for about 6 months now. I can hardly play lead, never tried as I get much more into singer-songwriters like Neutral Milk Hotel/Jeff Mangum, The Decemberists, and Iron and Wine. I used to hate country and folk but now its all I listen to.

I play trombone (how many jokes will this get?) and sing. My main influences so far have been Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Joe Allessi, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong.

I play the electric bass, but not too particularly good. I can do simple stuff, like in most modern songs, but bass soloing is beyond me.

I play trombone (how many jokes will this get?) and sing. My main influences so far have been Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Joe Allessi, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong.
Now that's a cool and under represented instrument.

Now that's a cool and under represented instrument.
Thanks. That's actually very encouraging, because Trombone is my major and I was worried that I might have trouble finding a job out of college. I don't want to teach; I'm not a good teacher. Seriously. I was section leader in the high school marching band and my section nearly killed me.

Thanks. That's actually very encouraging, because Trombone is my major and I was worried that I might have trouble finding a job out of college. I don't want to teach; I'm not a good teacher. Seriously. I was section leader in the high school marching band and my section nearly killed me.
Oh no, you'll have trouble finding work-I don't want to mislead you. I just think that it's a cool instrument that lacks some good representation. You already missed the brief popular surge of ska and swing, so.....

Oh no, you'll have trouble finding work-I don't want to mislead you. I just think that it's a cool instrument that lacks some good representation. You already missed the brief popular surge of ska and swing, so.....
*sigh* looks like I'll just have to move to New York, then. Symphony Orchestra day job doubled with Broadway at night... hopefully I'll be able to manage.

I'm a guitar legend in my own mind :D

Not really, I can play competantly sometimes... okay rarely. My influenes are mainly Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Buckethead.

I can't believe that none of the bass players mentioned Victor Wooten or Les Claypool (or even Flea).

*sigh* looks like I'll just have to move to New York, then. Symphony Orchestra day job doubled with Broadway at night... hopefully I'll be able to manage.
As I hear it, those pit orchestra gigs are where the money is at. If you can sight read like nobodies business (a weakness of mine) then you are totally set.

As I hear it, those pit orchestra gigs are where the money is at. If you can sight read like nobodies business (a weakness of mine) then you are totally set.
Oh yeah. I hone my sight-reading skills by never practicing, so I've become a pro. Plus, I'm a pretty decent singer, so there's always the slight possibility of getting a gig on stage.

Oh yeah. I hone my sight-reading skills by never practicing, so I've become a pro. Plus, I'm a pretty decent singer, so there's always the slight possibility of getting a gig on stage.
Now see, I always thought it was my lack of practice discipline that made me a piss-poor sight reader. I had no problem practicing fun stuff, or playin' little jam sessions-but actually practicing reading was a hassle (until band leaders started getting really pissed that I wasn't reading the charts right the first day through, which became more of a hassle.)

I'm a vocalist, I sing a lot of opera. And a lot of not opera.

I'm a big fan of Radiohead, the Doors, Sisters of Mercy, and Thou Shalt Not.

Now see, I always thought it was my lack of practice discipline that made me a piss-poor sight reader. I had no problem practicing fun stuff, or playin' little jam sessions-but actually practicing reading was a hassle (until band leaders started getting really pissed that I wasn't reading the charts right the first day through, which became more of a hassle.)
Actually, last year I did practice quite a bit. It helps a lot with sight-reading. I'm just a really good musician, according to my sisters. Of course, they always complete that statement with something like "but you would be so much better if you practiced more."

I play bass guitar, trombone and a little guitar and piano. I do some vocals as well.

On bass, my biggest influences are Cliff Burton (Metallica), Robin Eaglestone (Cradle of Filth), James Jamerson (many, many bands) and Vortex (Borknagar/Dimmu Borgir).

On Trombone I don't know, probably some of the early 20th century classical pieces that had a lot of brass.

On piano, my biggest influences are Mustis (Dimmu Borgir) and Shostakovitch

On Guitar my biggest influences are the bands Emperor, Dimmu Borgir and (old) Metallica.

On vocals, my biggest influences are Ihsahn (Emperor), Vortex, Abbath (Immortal) and Peter Steele (Type-O-Negative)

Actually, last year I did practice quite a bit. It helps a lot with sight-reading. I'm just a really good musician, according to my sisters. Of course, they always complete that statement with something like "but you would be so much better if you practiced more."
Sounds eerily familiar. Except I have a brother not sisters.

My only advice is, in that case, natural ability has already gotten you as far as it's gonna. The rest is work. (that's what I saw in my friend-he had the natural ability and added the always practicing. He drove to Oregon once with one hand on the wheel and the other playing a trumpet. After meeting him I realised I didn't deserve to be a musician.)

Sounds eerily familiar. Except I have a brother not sisters.

My only advice is, in that case, natural ability has already gotten you as far as it's gonna. The rest is work. (that's what I saw in my friend-he had the natural ability and added the always practicing. He drove to Oregon once with one hand on the wheel and the other playing a trumpet. After meeting him I realised I didn't deserve to be a musician.)
Wow. :eek:
I don't think I can do that with a trombone...
do you want to know the funniest thing? As a music major, most of my classes are 1 credit hour, so I have trouble just finding time to practice. I'll be glad when marching band is over (6 hours a week for 1 credit? Crazy!)

Wow. :eek:
I don't think I can do that with a trombone...
do you want to know the funniest thing? As a music major, most of my classes are 1 credit hour, so I have trouble just finding time to practice. I'll be glad when marching band is over (6 hours a week for 1 credit? Crazy!)
I got my AA in music (I know it's not a real degree, shut up) and my first run at being in a four year college was as a music major. I remember all the one and two unit classes that took more time than the three (five if your in a quarter system) unit classes. And marching band sucks some serious ass. Add to that I don't actually like football and it makes it all the much worse.

I got my AA in music (I know it's not a real degree, shut up) and my first run at being in a four year college was as a music major. I remember all the one and two unit classes that took more time than the three (five if your in a quarter system) unit classes. And marching band sucks some serious ass. Add to that I don't actually like football and it makes it all the much worse.
Yeah. The good news, though, is that I got a lot of classes out of the way thanks to AP tests. I should hopefully be down to nothing but music classes and fun liberal arts classes by my junior year.

I started out with a trumpet, and gradually picked up most of the rest of the brass.

I became a vocalist by default (you have to do something during those songs that don't require a horn section). I took just enough keyboard class to be able to find my way around when composing, but I can't perform.

I can wail a passable blues harmonica, a relatively competent tin whistle if I am in front of an uneducated audience, and have been known to get behind a drum set, when the need arose, without being pelted by rotten fruit.

The only time I made a living at it was a brief run in the US Army as a bandsman. Long story, but it is hard to get out of certain specialty fields once you are qualified, even if the Band Master asks nicely.

Lately, I am doing a lot more composition. I found a great piece of software, Harmony Assistant, that does polyphonic scores, percussion, and exports to MP3. Do any of you use something else?

Oh, my influences are pretty varied. I like the baroque style, Mozart, Chicago, and Rich Mullins, among many others.

I use Noteworthy Composer myself, but that's mainly because I can't figure out how to make my stupid Finale Workbook work.

Thanks to poverty I can only do any work on my trusty Roland PMA-5, which is sort of substandard. Not sort of.....

I have a Mac now (because music seemed too stable, I went on to get my degree in film....) so I can get some proper music programs, but I still haven't completely sorted the thing out for media design yet, so music programs will have to wait (all programs will have to wait until I buy another external harddrive since one of my documentries is sitting on my hard drive taking up all my space.)

Its been a while and the programs that I learned on where defunct when I learned them, so it's gonna be fun trying to find one that suits me. Preferably one that can do double duty as a scoring tool for 'natural' instruments and create and sweeten sound on my films.

I play electric guitar, and I suppsoe my influences are the guitarists I listen to. Unfortunately some of them are legendary, so I'm continually disappointed. :p
Jimmy Page- Led Zeppelin
Brian May- Queen
Daron Malakian- System of a Down (give me a break... his stuff is relatively easy to play... and he has a nice sparkly guitar!)
Chad Taylor- Live
Jack White- The White Stripes

I also like Cat Stevens. And I have an uncle who's a really awesome blues guitarist, and he helps me out quite a lot.

K... im a drummer first of all but i hav started learnin electric guitar n singin... i don really hav ne idols i jus luv 2 play

I had no problem practicing fun stuff, or playin' little jam sessions-but actually practicing reading was a hassle

Ugh, I know the feeling.

I hated sight-reading. I was ok at it, I just hated it.

Then I stopped taking formal lessons :)

Here's a question, as regards singing - can you be taught to be a competent singer?

I think it's something you either have or haven't, although you cna hone it with training etc. obviously

But my mate says he wants me to TEACH HIM to sing. Now I'm assuming nobody here has heard me sing, but he said he wants to sound "!just like me" and has even offered money.

He's not a very good mate,so I might just take him up on it :p

Well, you have to know how to sing in a different key, etc. right?

I mean, I can sing along with a piece of music fairly well, and i'm not bad doing some covers- but it's the theoretical knowledge that is daunting and holds me back from actually taking lessons and becoming a vocalist.

Nuts to that, you're not gonna learn.

In fairness I sing by ear, but I could teach him songs he likes (which he says he wants) and proper breathing techniques, as well as when to add in trills/slurs etc and basic technical stuff.

But I mean, I've heard him singing, and he's not tone-deaf, but he's not.....um.......good.

Just out of curiousity for all you artists out there? If you're a musician or singer, what do you do and who is your biggest idol or influence?

I play electric bass and my all time fav is Cliff Burton from Metallica (R.I.P.)

Anyone else?

I'm a singer, actor, dancer, idol is Baz Lurman, Nicole, Robbie and many more.

i play guitar and influences are many!!
jimmy page, jimi hendrix, kirk hammet, marty friedman, mikael akerfeldt and peter lindgren. Far too many to name but you gotta love jamming along to something good!

So, basically Glinde you like Moulin Rouge?

I play alto saxophone, used to play bari sax too but I don't have it any more.

I started violin at the beggining of this year and had to start learning piano two days ago.

I like Eric Marianthol, Ornette Coleman, Benny Goodman, jerry mulligan, the soweto string quartet, shostakovich (though I sound nowhere near as good as any of them) and more but its rather late.