Music, Music, and More Music.
Faux Fur
Really, really tight jeans
Euro-chic
Gourmet Cheese
Italian Food and Culture
Romance Languages
European History
The beach, in general
Psychedelics and Altered States of Consciousness
Alcohol -- Jack n' Cokes and Amaretto Sours
Cooking, Cuisine, and Culinary Arts, in a general sense
Indulging in just how obnoxiously Italian I am.
Really Emotional song lyrics
Singing at the top of my lungs
Dancing like I've just caught fire but am strangely okay with it.
Arizona Iced Teas
Vanilla, in a very general sense
Almonds, similarly
The combination of Vanilla and Almonds, regardless of context
Smokey jazz bars
Cabaret and Burlesque
Decadence and "The Golden Age"
Androgyny
Pinstripes
Existentialism, and otherwise living inside my own head most of the time.
Intro and Extro-Analization
Sociology
Bongos, Violins, Saxophones, and Cellos
Photography
Cliche..s and anecdotes that mean nothing in practicality
Hopeless Romanticism
Cigarettes
Chocolate Chip Cookies
... and many, many more.
Music
Acid Jazz, Piano-Rock, Music that makes you want to rock out, Sad Music, Happy Music, World Music, Cheesy 80s pop, Epic music, trippy electronics, Intense, emotional music, Cabaret, and many, many others.
The Legendary Pink Dots
The Tear Garden
Concrete Blonde
Dead Can Dance
Johnette Napolitano
Diamanda Galas
Placebo
Savage Garden
Pink Floyd
Rasputina
AFI
The Organ
Edward Ka-Spel
Nina Hagen
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
OURS
The Chameleons
Einsturzende Neubauten
Danielle Dax
Brendan Perry
Stevie Nicks
Fleetwood Mac
The Smiths
The Cure
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Sisters of Mercy
The Shins
REM
Cocteau Twins
Michael Jackson
Coldplay
Phillip Glass and the Kronos Quartet
David Bowie
The Killers
Damien Rice
Elliott Smith
Movies
Television
I don't really watch TV, outside of Stand Up Comedy.
Books
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Anything John Irving writes, Catch 22
I am angry, I am ill, I am ugly as sin
My irritability keeps me alive and kicking
I know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit
But I know beauty and I know a good thing when I see it.
My name's Dax. Somebody trying to be "some dude" in a world where everyone's trying to be somebody. A guy trying to learn to keep his opinions to himself in a world where everyone's talking about expressing themselves and "getting involved" - whatever that means.
I live in Providence, RI - no, I don't go to RISD. Actually, I don't go to school at all. I live in a modest apartment with my best friend that always seems to have food flowing from it and good music.
Ah yes, good music, that's what life is about, eh?
Music, for one thing, is not an interest of mine. I am not merely "interested" in music. I live my life with it, to it, at times because of it. Lots of music. Anything I can get into. I also don't listen to music. What I do to music far surpasses mere "listening". I study music, and I dissect it until I'm satisfied that I have discovered exactly why it exists, and why it connects with me on the very fibers of my being. It's really fascinating to me and it's what keeps me busy most of the time. In fact, I'm not sure I have any other hobbies.
I really like to have a good time - whatever that entails at any given moment. "Having fun" could mean a wild night out with friends, or dancing in my computer chair with headphones on when no one's around, depending on the circumstance. Fun comes in about as many varieties as people - which is less than you might think. I can probably find something fun to do no matter what situation I'm in, and that's suited me well in the past. I tend to stick with it. I'm up for most things at most times. But I want to do what I want to do. It's a delicate balance.
I really like analyzing things. Like myself, music, and concepts. I like getting to the root of things and finding out what holds things together, and what things are made of, and why.
"Why?" I ask that question a lot. Why this? Why that? Why does this happen? Why is that true? Why does this do that? Why do I do that? Why do I ask the question "why?" and never really get a straight answer?
What I've found is that the only real source you can trust when asking "Why?" is yourself.
Your instincts, your emotions, your beliefs.
Complete, utter faith in yourself.
Who I'd like to meet: I'd like to meet a lot of people for a variety of different reasons.
People with personalities. People with opinions. People who know who they are and what they're about - for real, not because they think that's what I want, even though it is. People not afraid to stand up to me. People who aren't afraid to disagree, but whom understand that agreeing on everything is dull and bores quickly. People who are true to themselves, and to their beliefs, even if they aren't the same as everyone else's. People who can teach me something I don't know, but realize they don't know everything. People with class, taste, tact, and character, and respect themselves as much, if not more so, than they respect others. People who aren't afraid to let themselves go for the sake of the moment and the memory. People who live for that moment when everything is just "right" with the entire world, even when everything's clearly wrong. People willing to try new things, and people who don't give up when i refuse to try something for no real reason. People who challenge me and themselves with startling regularity. People who are just as honest with themselves as they are with anyone else, and people who are honest with me as they are to themselves. People who aren't afraid to jump without looking, but realize when it's called for to do such a thing. People who aren't afraid of who they are, even if that person isn't exactly who they thought they were or wanted to be. People who roll with the punches, even when the punches are being thrown at them. People who are different than anyone else, and are so by just being who they are.
Oh, and people with good taste in music. That's always a plus.
Scott and I moved to Philly! I'm coming up to play a show at AS220 on the 28th of July. It starts at 9. There are 3 other electronic acts that night, so it should be an interesting show. Hope you're well.
A very very Happy Birthday to you, my dear! Hopefully we can get my bitch of a car fixed soon so we can to visit you - it's been *far* too long! **pelts you with cake and killer good cheese**
Hi! Just wanted to let you know that I'll be playing at The Dark Lady this coming Sunday, April 20th. The night is hosted by Sanctuary and the show will start at 9:30 pm.
It has been way too long since I have seen your shining face! I would love it if sometime when I come to town we could do sumpin? Whatchoo doin with yourself these days?
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