Ella
The Beatles
Frank Zappa
Kim Burrell
Herbie Hancock
Don Blackman
Lewis Taylor
Chet Baker
Charlie Parker
Sly and The Family Stone
Marvin
Stevie
Coltrane
Billie
Earth Wind and Fire
Donny Hathaway
Radiohead
Bjork
Sigur Ros
Feist
Cat Power
I like a lot of things cookies, laughter, high definition cameras, you, san Francisco coffee, my Spanish espadrilles, floral print, refrigerator magnets, my dad's Italian soap opera books and my grandfathers old shorts…oh and hugs, I like those.
Most of all
I like music
Singing just so happens to be the way I channel it.
I like songs that usually start with
I feel....
I love….
I wish….
And music that is pretentious and polished with a hint of lethargic zest….
Really I'm just being cynical…
I like the nutritious kind of music the kind where you feel like you've had a great bowl of cereal in the morning to start your day.
It took me a while to allow myself to be me.
I would say 22 years of it.
What you now hear is... me.
It's the product of all those years of experimenting, exploring and imitating.
I tried to begin to write a conventional biography with a headline and numerous events that changed my life at specific moments and using dates to inform you of the shows I've played and what cities I've lived in, along with metaphorical babble, but came to the conclusion that what matters and what you probably actually want to know is who I am and not what I've done. If you're still reading this, I appreciate you.
Next time I have a show and you want to come, bring hugs and cookies.
