My name is Eddie Rifkind. I am a classically trained fine artist turned untrained "musical fine artist".
Since the early '90s, I've been influenced by my life's eclectic musical experience, including the likes of Faith No More, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Ministry, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Phillip Glass, The Residents, 12 Rounds, The B-52s, Aphex Twin, Dead Can Dance, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Buddy Guy, Bauhaus, Tool, Machines Of Loving Grace, Igor Stravinsky, Portishead, Talking Heads, The Cure, Bjork, and countless others. I like to deconstruct musical ideas. I like to create visually inspiring music. I completely subscribe to the idea of art for art's sake. I also love to rock.
This project has often been in search of a name, the latest version of which came to me with poetic absurdity: I chose a randomly generated name on a spam email that made its way into my inbox. Thus I have let the internet christen my solo project "Simpson G. Hostility."
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