Acid City: What inspired you to start writing your music?
not too sure, i really loved songs, particularly song form, i had a thing for it as a little kid. i would listen to stuff on the radio. i remember the day i figured out that if i kept singing the chorus - in time - over the verse that when the chorus hit again it would be perfectly synched. it was magic all then. i was totally into it
Acid City: What do you feel as you write?
time passing faster
Acid City: Was music apart of your life when you were younger?
yeah i took lessons on piano, then clarinet, then violin, the viola, then oboe... my family's musical too we would sing a lot
Acid City: Biggest ambition as an artist?
transcend business
Acid City: What is your favourite song to perform?
the ones that start crappy and end great so you wish they weren't over
Acid City: Do you find it strange when other people are covering your songs?
well, i've only seen one of my songs covered once and that was by my intoxicated friends. and it was the most natural thing that could have happened, being that i think they just did it cause i'd been cursing at them all night. no just kidding. or, sorry, jk *wink* hehe
Acid City: Do you wish to stray or go towards the "hollywood" lifestyle? Why?
oh man that is an intense question. i have a girlfriend who goes to a gym in hollywood. that is as close as i can get. it would be nice to be rich and lived a famed life in wild of northern canada, but i expect that will come from my many unexpected discoveries as a marine archaeologist not as a musician
Acid City: What were your best and worst experiences on stage?
there are times when i've had the desire to mosh. i didn't do it, but the desire made it great... no truly horrible experiences. it's music! it's amazing, it's never so bad
Acid City: If you werent writing music, what do you think you'd be doing?
probably playing somebody else's music
Acid City: Most played on your ipod at the moment?
broken ipod, but i've got this discman totally hooked up to my car... pj harvey and mice parade is all i've listened to lately
Acid City: Where do you go to unwind?
woods with a river
Acid City: Do you feel any pressure to look or act a certain way by being on the music scene?
besides the pressure a person puts on themselves, i don't think there's any need for feeling pressure by outside sources, i think if you feel bad pressure you should slowly back away, keeping your hands and arms inside the car.
Acid City: What message do you wish to convey to your listeners?
your power to chose is precious and that you'll get a second chance if you hang on. infact i was thinking about that genesis song this morning "when you've had too much of this life, well hang on..." that's a god one. but a lot of times, people take it too seriously. forget about life and whether or not you have to ability to hang on to your life or not. there is no ability. i think you just have to hang on. i guess why i write music is just a form of waiting until the having-to-hang-on subsides and you can move on to more fun things. mad respect to phil collins
Acid City: Which song means the most to you and why?
i couldn't say
Acid City: Where do you see your music in 10 years?
ten years from now i hope i have abandoned almost everything i prefer and have found new tastes and whatever i write reflects that, but you can never tell, more than i think about my own music, i think about what i wish for music that;s mass consumed i really hope that goes crazy. i have faith it will. i mean, people are insane... how could music not go crazy right?
Acid City: Cup half empty or half full?
whichever is more expensive
Acid City: Sunrise or sunset?
ok i don't know
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