Amy Leonard, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Vocals____
Additional crew and passersby include:
Hess Bass, (Upright Bass)____
Bill Goldsmith of the SideWays;_
__John Sinkoski (Drums) on Maybe So
__Nick P. (Drums) December Again
__Mike Fritz (Drums) on a whole bunch of stuff
__Kay Ritter (Accoustic Open Mic Buddy)
******And I am on the look out for an 2nd Guitar Player...or a bass player to play out...please contact me here...for details :-)
Influences
It is always The Beatles for me, there are others and the list is long in every art form since every bit of it inspires and motivates me to write again and again.
Music Influences, at least the ones that come to mind quickly:
The Beatles.......
Jethro Tull...........
Kate Bush.............
Indigo Girls...........
Carly Simon........
Mozart.........
Bauhaus.......
Love and Rockets.......
_____________Art Influences:_________
.........MC Escher
.........Dali.
_______Reading & Book Influences:____
To Kill a Mocking Bird>>>>>>>>
Grapes of Wrath>>>>>>>>>>>
Jane Austen>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Illusions : Richard Bach>>>>>>
Much of what inspires me and strikes me is just looking at the world every day and reacting to it.
***Blog Influences*** :-D
http://dogratbarks.blogspot.com
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Sounds Like
There are a load of people I wish I sounded like, especially in the area of guitar playing........I do not consciously attempt to sound like anyone.......but if I had a choice of who I would want to play like, in this order, George Harrison, Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Keith Richards.....Alex De Grassi odd combo but true.
As far as Bass players....I have always been influenced by McCartney and Adam Clayton.
Song writing styles, Carly Simon, The Beatles, The Kinks, Kate Bush
__Whether anything I do ever sounds like any of these people, I have no idea, but hence my statement, people I wish I sounded like....
Again there are loads more, but this is what immediately came into my muddled mind.
I record and play what I write with some really wonderful musicians both local and not so local, all listed on my page. Open Mics are my most likely setting although every so often I actually -play- some place other than an open mic, which I will list above. I think the Open Mic venues are wonderful and I am amazed by the great talent and diversity I hear and see and certainly the people I have met. I am grateful to the shops and venues that open their doors to open mic-ers keep it up, I am having a great time.
Dear God: The lady reading this Is beautiful, classy and Strong, and I love her... Help her live her life to the fullest. Please promote her and cause her to excel above her expectations... Help her shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love... Protect her at all times, lift her up when she needs you the most, And Let her know when she walks with you, She will always be safe
Oh you know.. Roxette, REO Speedwagon, Police, Europe, Early Poison, Janet Jackson, Jody Watley, Kim Wilde, Go go's, Bananarama, Richard Marx, etc... OY!
Greetings from Sussex, and I thank you for adding my name to your list of "friends." Perhaps you will be interested to hear that my literary agent, Ms King, has cajoled me into participating in a program she is calling "Fifteen Weeks of Bees," which will tie together the fifteenth anniversary of our first collaboration, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and the publication of our newest venture in May, The Language of Bees. Appropriately, "Fifteen Weeks" will join my efforts on MySpace with hers on her web site and blog. Please join us starting on February 1.
Right now the cakes go in Brians stomache.. but he notified me today that his jeans are starting to get tight and the cakes may have to find a new home.. interested in the adopt a cake program?
