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There's even more about me here at my official site...
www.wordenmusic.com
And yet even more about me below...
Its very hard for me to separate the events of my life from music in general. Its as if with every song and every album theres a memory to go along with it. An event. A place. A person. A time. A car ride when I was 16. A wedding when I was 9. A party when I was in college. Just so were clear...I'm not just talking about my music. I'm talking about all music.
My father was a DJ. He knew everything about the music and the bands of his generation. I was luckyso lucky as to be brought up in an environment where music meant so much.
Taking the two hour drive home from my grandparents always turned into a competition between my brother and I as to who could name the artist, title, and year of a song on the oldies radio show. We had to learn how to distinguish between the sounds of the different bands. Is this the Dave Clark Five, The Beatles, or the Monkees? At the age of 10 thats a tough call.
While my father was a DJ, he would always bring home the latest records, and yes, I know Im dating myself by calling them records, but its really the most appropriate name. As a result at a very young age I was able to play the songs I wanted to hear - when I wanted to hear them. I was able to develop my own soundtrack. It seems like every year since 1988 theres been one album that I must have listened to a million times. Here they are...
2007 The National - The Boxer
2006 Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
2005 Ani Difranco - Knuckle Down
2004 The Unicorns - Who Will Cut our Hair When We Go
2003 Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
2002 Sparta - Wiretap Scars
2001 The Clash - London Calling (I had some catching up to do)
2000 Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun
1999 The Promise Ring - Very Emergency
1998 Jets to Brazil - Orange Rhyming Dictionary
1997 Ani Difranco - Living in Clip
1996 Texas is the Reason - Do you know who you are?
1995 Sunny Day Real Estate - LP2 & Quicksand - Manic Compression
1994 Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
1993 Pearl Jam - Ten
1992 U2 - Achtung Baby
1991 Living Colour - Times Up
1990 Public Enemy - Fear of A Black Planet/It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
My freshman year of college at the University of Buffalo was eye opening to say the least. After spending my whole life surrounded by music I was suddenly becoming involved in it.
I became the lead singer for a band. We were awful, but it was a great experience. That year was the fist time I ever picked up a guitar. The kid across the hall from me got an acoustic guitar from his mother for his graduation gift. After a week of him not even attempting to learn how to play it, I borrowed it and taught myself how to play. I never returned it until the last week of freshman year. .Some people tell me I play a little unorthodox, but its really the only way I know to get across the emotion that I feel.
The scene in Buffalo was incredible, so many bands, so many different types of music. I must have gone to 100 Hardcore shows my freshman year. Hardcore led to indie rock shows, indie rock shows led me to Ani. The first time I saw Ani Difranco, I finally knew that someone could play an acoustic guitar and still really rock. It was just so raw. I havent even picked up an electric guitar since that show.
So where are we now? Read my blog...
you will never guess who i ran into today...chris arnt! i am on my second day of work and he was sitting at the bar waiting for his wife. they are staying in my hotel for the weekend. we both looked at each other and realized that we knew each other! wild, it has been about 10 years since i saw him, maybe more. he said that new jersey was about a 6 hour drive...do you still own a car?
Hey Matt, great show on wednesday. Thank you for letting me sing with you! I really enjoy it! ;) talk soon. dont forget to send me your friends email...
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