The Vines, Beck, Loris, The Beatles, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones, 60s Fock Rock, 70s Glam Rock, Beach Boys, Tom Waits, Jazz, Miles Davis, Punk, Jimi Hendrix,The Buzzcocks, The fall, Marc Bolan,T-Rex, The Kinks, Captain Beefheart, John Wayne, The Undertones, Loyd cole and the Commotions, Van Morrison, The Pogues, Kings of Leon, Ry Cooder, Pop music from the year dot onwards, pre-war blues players, Professor Longhair, Orange Juice, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, The Creeping Charlies, Bach, Hank Wangford (first album), Plato and his philosophical cronies, The Monkeys, Hank Williams, Dr John, Dr Feelgood.
Sounds Like
Aparently I used to sound like Loyd Cole - though that was just the voice. As for the music - I've no idea - the sound has changed over the last 20 years - so I've covered quite a few styles - including punk style country music.
Previously know as, 'the worlds most unsuccessful songwriter' - but now transformed into a hideous success due to a recent unexpected hit. Life's a peach, ask me my favourite colour, ask if I like city or country, vodka or whisky, digital or analogue. Ask for my autograph from my auto autograph machine.
Ho happy ho. Cash - or credit. I'll pay by cash. :-)
My big news is that I'm starting out on a new musical journey - from guitar based rock to a more acoustic folk/blues/country style. Over the next few years I aim to meet and learn from other artists - and write lots of great new songs both solo and in collaboration with like minded souls. If you are interested in ad-hoc collaborations give me a shout - particularly if you play something other than guitar (which is what I play). As new songs emerge from this new phase in my musical education I'll post them here.
This is really interesting stuff Jim, sounds like you've got heaps out of the Italian job. I mean, you always were a helluva tunesmith, but I suppose we can all continue to develop in new and fascinating directions when we allow ourselves to be inspired by others. More power to your elbow!
I'm going to e-mail you something I'm working on, love to have your thoughts on it. Keep on pushing those boundaries!
Hi Jim - now I know your second name! So I can write the next part of my blog properly now. I had already written it, but pressed a button and it all delated, all one and half hours of it!! grrrarrgh
Never mind.
So lovely to meet you and write with you on my first day there this year. I can hear that song being recorded properly and Melvin putting some pedal steel over it.
take care, missing Italy so much and everyone that was there
Ah, greetings sir! Still missing Italy, but it's been fun tracking everyone and their music down! (I'm hooked on that spoken word piece you and Rachel did... call me peculiar.)
Love to play on the 15th, unfortunately still no drummer. Funnily enough we were talking about playing just the other night, Larry is still agin it but Stevie and I want to grace the current pop scene. I'll try and persuade Stevie to come oot and see you in action.
