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Music
Current albums you like?
Deftones: White Pony
Peter Gabriel: OVO: Millennium Show
The Cardigans: Gran Turismo
On White Pony: "I don't listen to too much heavy stuff, but I think the Deftones are an exception to all the Limp Bizkits and Korns. Their music is way more melodic. Chino's got an amazing voice. That's what's lacking in all of those bands. He's got a voice that could be in a super hot pop band."
Classic Albums you like?
Curve: Doppelganger
Jeff Buckley: Grace
Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking
On Doppelganger: "I've always been inspired by female vocalists, maybe because I sing more in that range. It's sweet tones that you seldom find in a male's voice. There's a good ten songs of theirs that are enough for me to say, I could deal with those songs for a long time."
On Grace: "That's the closest record that I've ever heard that comes anywhere near what I hope to achieve with my own abilities and song writing."
Soundtracks you like?
Passion - Peter Gabriel
Birdy - Peter Gabriel
On Peter Gabriel: "That record changed my life."
Favorite record store?
Virgin Megastore, Tower Records
Your biggest musical influences?
My dad
Nina Simone
Jeff Buckley
George Jones
On My dad: "He's one of the guys that believes you can achieve anything in the world. He not only believes it, but he knows how to follow through on a plan. He has always been behind me pushing me to do what I wanted to do. He once said to me, " I don't care what you do. If you want to work at McDonald's, fine. Just make sure you're Employee of the Month.""
Best concert you ever saw?
Jane's Addiction on the first Lollapalooza Tour
First concert you ever saw?
Bruce Springsteen on the Born in the USA Tour
in Charlotte, NC. I sat there with my jaw to the floor. I couldn't believe
what I was watching.
Performance that stands out for you?
Our last show in Seattle. We played the Show
Box. We had a packed house. We felt the love in the room. Everyone was
there to check us out. There was a lot of respect. When it needed to be
quiet it was quiet. The crowd was completely attentive, no one left. Everything
just went perfectly.
Musical equipment you like?
The first couple of days that I had met Brad.
I didn't know if I was ready to do this band. "Passive" was the first song
we started working on. That beginning drum loop was something Brad had
made. As we were doing it, I wasn't really feelin' where it was going,
because there were no live drums. But I was having a good time and I wanted
to put everything into it. Brad went home to his studio and played and
sampled all these horns and flutes and all sorts of weird Indian sounding
stuff. He brought it back in and played it for us. When I heard that, I
was like, OK this is what I'm doing. There was no denying it at that point.
Books
Books you like?
Richard Bach: Illusions: The Adventures of a
Reluctant Messiah
Gia-Fu Feng: Tao Te Ching
Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large
On Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large: "It's an architecture book. It's the bible for a lot of architects. It's amazing."
Bookstore you like?
Virgin Megastore, Tower Records
Magazines you like?
Gear
Maxim
Stuff
Comic book you like?
Batman
Film
Movies you like?
Schindler's List
Raiders of the Lost Ark
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
On Schindler's List: "I only needed to see it once. My history teacher spent almost an entire school year on WWII and the Holocaust. Seeing that film for me, moved me, but literally changed what I believed to be religion in general. I grew up in the Bible Belt, with an extremely hardcore Baptist family. My best friend growing up was Jewish and we used to get into fights about believing in Jesus."
On Raiders of the Lost Ark: "I'm such an Indiana Jones fan it's not funny."
Last movie you rented?
Roller Boogie
Movie director you like?
Terry Gilliam
Actor you like?
Jack Nicholson
Actress you like?
Juliette Lewis
TV/Radio
Current TV show you like?
South Park
Classic TV show you like?
Land of the Lost
Talk show or host you like?
None
Talk radio host you like?
Art Bell
Host on MTV you like?
Matt Pinfield
Radio station you like?
89.9 KCRW in Los Angeles
Show on MTV you like?
The Real World
Show on VH1 you like?
Behind the Music
Super-hero you like?
Wolverine
Cartoon character you like?
Eric Cartman from South Park
Sports
Sport you like to watch?
Basketball
Sport you like to play?
Basketball
Extreme sport you like?
Skateboarding
Favorite sports team?
Charlotte Hornets
Your all-time favorite athlete?
Michael Jordan
Food
Favorite fast food restaurant?
Jack in the Box
Favorite 24-hour convenience store?
Circle K
Lifestyle
Favorite museum?
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Your favorite city?
Seattle
A vacation spot you like?
The Bahamas
Your first job?
I was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle at a car show
Best advice your parents gave you?
You can do whatever you want to with your life
People
Comedian that you like?
George Carlin
A person you were excited to meet?
Perry Farrell
A person you would like to meet?
Steve Martin
A supermodel you like?
None
Favorite person to interview for Like.com?
Christina Aguilera
Lifestyle
Car you like?
A full-size Chevy Suburban
Clothing
A new clothing company you like?
Diesel
An old school classic clothing company you
like?
Vision Street Wear
Your favorite brand of sneakers?
Chuck Taylor
Favorite mall store?
Brookstone
Technology
A web site you like?
www.unifiedtheorymusic.com
Which cell phone do you like best?
Motorola
Your favorite video game?
None
What modern product can you not live without?
Cell phone
Sex
Where was your first kiss?
Probably when I was very young. I was the kid
that had problems, showing my privates to all the girls at the swing sets.
I used to get in trouble for touching private spots in pre-kindergarten
and stuff.