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Youll Never Own Me
Released: Aug 8, 2008
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  • Genre: Alternative / Classic Rock / Roots Music

    Location Mars City, Please select your region, Un

    Profile Views: 151685

    Last Login: 2/8/2011

    Member Since 10/27/2006

    Record Label ArdRiTara

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    Christopher Quinn (born "Boy Talamantes", a half-breed adopted at the age of seven by a big Irish cop named Frank) has been both greatly blessed and cursed. Like the Red King dreaming universal realities, he seemed sometimes unbounded and unlimited in both creative and physical abilities. Yet, like Alice with the Red Queen, life seemed to deal so many uncertainties, that most days took all the running he could do just to stay in the same place. <br/><br/> The photo displayed is from his early days as a young, popular, successful performing artist in the L.A. area. He was once onstage with James Brown, toured with Sam Kinison, and shared drinks with the visiting Rolling Stones, Graham Chapman, and Ringo Starr. His music career was sidelined after a serious accident from which his health never recovered. Over the past few years, the internet opened another door, thereby allowing him to work at home and share thoughts, music, and ideas with musicians around the world. He had plans for at least three more albums and was excited about the prospect of beginning again at the time of his unexpected death. <br/><br/> A fiercely independent bear of a man, Quinn remained a unique, some would say eccentric, uncompromising individual in a world in which he was not always comfortable. To those who knew him, the strength of his commitment to his ideals could only be dwarfed be his dedication to his family and friends. He is and will be missed, apart from the prolific catalog of songs he wrote over the years, often ghosted for others. The quality of that music, his music, and instrumentation, recorded at home in his later years, under less than ideal circumstances, proves that success is not always measured by fame or sales. His daughter's prayer is that, like the Pheonix referred to in so many of his lyrics, may he rise from the ashes of his mortal curse. <br/><br/> Quinn is survived by his wife Shabwawe, daughter Cecilia Rose (Christa), and two sons, Cody and Cheyne. His last completed album, "End Of Time", may be purchased at: http://www.nimbitmusic.com/thewhitehorsesproject

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    cQ: the Great Unknown... May he rise from the ashes of his mortal curse.

  • Influences

    POETRY BOOKS: 1. Aristophanes 'Lysistrata' (411 BC); 2. Ovid 'Metamorphosis' (8 AD); 3. (Various authors) 'Man'yoshu - "Collection Of Ten Thousand Leaves"' (600-759); 4. William Shakespeare 'Sonnets' (1609); 5. William Blake 'The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell' (1790-93); 6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 'Faust' (Parts 1 and 2) (1806, 1828-29, 1832); 7. EDGAR ALAN POE 'COMPLETE POETIC WORKS' (1845); 8. Walt Whitman 'Leaves Of Grass' (1855); 9. Khalil Gibran 'The Prophet' (1923); 10. Dylan Thomas 'Selected Poems 1934-52' (1953); 11. A. S. Kline 'No Roots Except Air' (2006); and 12. Larry Jaffe 'Unprotected Poetry' (2006)... .. LITERARY FICTION: 1. William Shakespeare 'The Complete Works' (1590-1610); 2. Alexander Dumas 'The Count of Monte Cristo' (1844-46); 3. LEWIS CARROLL 'ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND' (1865) and 'THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS' (1872); 4. Bram Stoker 'Dracula' (1897); 5. Edgar Rice Burroughs 'The Pellucidar' series (1914-63); 6. J. R. R. Tolkien "Tales of Middle Earth" books: ''The Hobbit' (1937), 'The Lord Of The Rings' - (book 1) "The Fellowship Of The Ring" (1954), "The Two Towers" (1954) and "The Return Of The King" (1955); plus 'The Adventures Of Tom Bombadil' (1962) and 'Silmarillion' (1977); 7. A. E. van Vogt 'The World Of Null-A' (1948); 8. E. E. "Doc" Smith 'The Lensman' series (1948-54); 9. RAY BRADBURY 'THE ILLUSTRATED MAN' (1951); 10. Jack Vance 'The Demon Princes' quintology - (book 1) 'Star King' (1964), (book 2) 'The Killing Machine' (1964), (book 3) 'The Palace Of Love' (1967), (book 4) 'The Face' (1979), and (book 5) 'The Book Of Dreams' (1982); 11. Daniel Keyes 'Flowers For Algernon' (1966); and 12. Douglas Adams 'The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' - (book 1) "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" (1979), "The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe" (1980), "Life, The Universe And Everything" (1982), "So Long And Thanks For All The Fish" (1984) and "Mostly Harmless" (1992)... .. SONGS: 1. "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW" (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg) (1939); 2. "The Shadow Of Your Smile" (Paul Francis & Johnny Mandel) (1965); and 3. "Sequin" (Chris Arters) (1986)... .. RECORDED SONGS (STUDIO): 1. Judy Garland "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" (1939); 2. Howlin' Wolf "Evil" (1955); 3. Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender" (1956); 4. Little Richard "Good Golly Miss Molly" (1958); 5. BOB DYLAN "MASTERS OF WAR" (1963); 6. The Beatles "I Saw Her Standing There" (1963); 7. The Kinks "You Really Got Me" (1964); 8. The Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1964); 9. Bob Dylan "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" (1965); 10. Tony Bennett "The Shadow Of Your Smile" (1965); 11. The Beatles "A Day In The Life" (1967); 12. Buffalo Springfield "For What Its Worth" (1967); 13. Cream "Sunshine Of Your Love" (1967); 14. The Moody Blues "Nights In White Satin" (1967); 15. The Jimi Hendrix Experience "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (1968); 16. The Beatles "Come Together" (1969); 17. Donovan (with the Jeff Beck Group) "Barabajagal" (1969); 18. Derek & The Dominos "Layla" (1970); 19. David Bowie "Life On Mars?" (1971); 20. Led Zeppelin "Stairway To Heaven" (1971); 21. The Who "I Can See For Miles" (1971); 22. Randy Newman "Political Science" (1972); 23. Jethro Tull "Thick As A Brick" (1972); 24. Elton John "Funeral For A Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding" (1973); 25. Pink Floyd "Money" (1973); 26. Steely Dan "Bottisatva" (1973); 27. Robin Trower "Bridge Of Sighs" (1974); 28. Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975); 29. Queen "We Are The Champions/ We Will Rock You" (1977); 30. Queen with David Bowie "Under Pressure" (1981); 31. King Crimson "Heartbeat" (1982); 32. Peter Gabriel "San Jacinto" (1982); 33. Guns 'N Roses "Welcome To The Jungle" (1987); 34. U2 "Bullet The Blue Sky" (1987); 35. Aerosmith "Janie's Got A Gun" (1989); 36. King's X "Summerland" (1989); 37. Sting "Heavy Cloud, No Rain" (1993); 38. JEFF BUCKLEY "GRACE" (1994); 39. Kevin Gilbert "Goodness Gracious" (1995); 40. Midnight Oil "Concrete" (1998); 41. Chalk FarM "Reason To Live" (2000); 42. Kevin Gilbert "Suit Fugue (Dance Of the A&R Men)" (2000); 43. Dan Tyminski "Man Of Constant Sorrow" (2000); 44. Porcupine Tree "Sound Of Musak" (2002); 45. Johnny Cash "Hurt" (2003); 46. Dallas Frasca & Her Gentlemen "Learn Your Routes" (2007); 47. Sick Puppies "Deliverance" (2007); and 48. the wHiTe HoRsEs project "End Of Time" (2010)... .. RECORDED SONGS (LIVE): 1. Yes "Roundabout" (1971); 2. Aerosmith "Back In The Saddle" (1977); and 3. QUEEN (with David Bowie) "UNDER PRESSURE" (1986)... .. RECORDED SONGS (MUSICAL/COMEDY): 1. The Producers "Springtime For Hitler" (1968); 2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show "Time Warp" (1975); and 3. MONTY PYTHON "MONEY SONG" (1989)... .. RECORDED INSTRUMENTALS (STUDIO): 1. MOZART: "SERENADE NO. 13 (EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK)" (Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Conductor: Herbert Kraus; Performers: Vienna Mozart Ensemble); 2. Kimara Sajn "Dreaming The Universe"; and 3. Mike Gribkoff "The Journey"... .. RECORDED SYMPHONY: "LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS (THE RITE OF SPRING)" (COMPOSER: IGOR STRAVINSKY; CONDUCTOR: IGOR STRAVINSKY; PERFORMERS: THE COLUMBIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA)... .. RECORDED SYMPHONY WITH CHORALE (LIVE): "SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MINOR, OP. 125" (Composer: LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN; Conductor: Nikolaus Hardoncourt; Performers: Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Birgit Remmert, Robert Holl, Charlotte Margiono, and Rudolf Schasching.)... .. RECORDED ALBUMS (STUDIO): 1. Bob Dylan 'Bringing It All Back Home' (1965); 2. The Beatles 'Revolver' (1966); 3. Cream 'Disraeli Gears' (1967); 4. Donovan 'A Gift From A Flower To A Garden' (1967); 5. The Doors 'The Doors' (1967); 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience 'Axis: Bold As Love' (1968); 7. (Frank Zappa's) The Mothers Of Invention 'We're Only In It For The Money' (1968); 8. Led Zeppelin 'Zoso' (1971); 9. The Who 'Who's Next' (1971); 10. Jethro Tull 'Thick As A Brick' (1972); 11. PINK FLOYD 'THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON' (1973); 12. Queen 'A Night At The Opera' (1975); 13. Steely Dan 'Aja' (1977); 14. Peter Gabriel 'Security' (1982); 15. The Police 'Synchronicity' (1983); 16. Don Henley 'Building The Perfect Beast' (1984); 17. U2 'Joshua Tree' (1987); 18. King's X 'Gretchen Goes To Nebraska' (1989); 19. Sting 'Ten Summoner's Tales' (1993); 20. Jeff Buckley 'Grace' (1994); 21. Chalk FarM 'notwithstanding' (1996); 22. Kevin Gilbert 'The Shaming Of The True' (2000); 23. Sick Puppies 'Dressed Up As Life' (2007); and 24. the wHiTe HoRsEs project 'end of time' (2010)... .. RECORDED ALBUM (LIVE): 1. Judy Garland 'Judy At Carnegie Hall' (1961); 2. Frank Zappa 'The Mothers: Fillmore East - June 1971' (1971); and 3. QUEEN 'LIVE AT WEMBLEY '86' (1986)... .. MUSIC VIDEOs: 1. Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love" (songwriter - Robert Palmer; record producer - Bernard Edwards; video director - Terrence Donovan) (1985); 2. JOHNNY CASH "HURT" (songwriter - Trent Reznor; record producer - Rick Rubin; video director - Mark Romanek) (2003); and 3. Sick Puppies "All The Same" (the "Free Hugs" video) (2007) (songwriter, record producer and video director - Shimon Moore)... .. MUSIC VIDEO (LIVE): HOWLIN' WOLF "EVIL" (1959)... .. MUSIC VIDEO (excerpted from a film): 1. "SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER" (1968); and 2. Inva Mulla Tchako "Lucia Di Lammermoor/The Diva Dance" (1997)... .. RECORDED CONCERT: 1. The Band "The Last Waltz" (1978); 2. QUEEN 'LIVE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM' (1986); and 3. (Eric Clapton, Anoushka Shankar, and Various Artists) "Concert For George" (2003)... .. FILM THEME SONG: 1. JUDY GARLAND "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW" ('The Wizard Of Oz' 1939); 2. Tony Bennett "The Shadow Of Your Smile" ('The Sandpiper' 1962); and 3. Dan Tyminski (as the Soggy Bottom Boys) "Man Of Constant Sorrow" ('O, Brother, Where Art Thou?' 2000)... .. FILM SCORE: HOWARD SHORE 'THE LORD OF THE RINGS' (1, 2 & 3) (2001-03)... .. FILM SOUNDTRACK (Animation): Frank Churchill/Larry Morey 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (1937); (Musical): E.Y. "Yip" Harburg/Harold Arlen 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939); (Innovative): Louis Barron/Bebe Barron 'Forbidden Planet' (1956); (Comedy): The Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' (1963); (Drama): VANGELIS 'BLADE RUNNER' (1982); (Various Artists): 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' (2000)... .. TELEVISION THEME SONG: 1. HENRY MANCINI's "PETER GUN" ('Peter Gun' 1958-61); and 2. Joss Whedon's "Ballad Of Serenity" as performed by Sonny Rhodes ('Firefly' 2002)... .. TELEVISION THEME(S) & SCORE(S): DOMINIC FRONTIERE 'THE OUTER LIMITS' (all of Frontiere's works for the series - especially "The Man Who Was Never Born" and "The Hundred Days Of The Dragon" suites)... .. CHRISTMAS RECORD(s): 1. Bing Crosby "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) and 2. JUDY GARLAND "HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS" (Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane)... .. FILMS: 1. 'Dracula' (1931) 2. 'The Music Box' (1932); 2. 'The Adventures Of Robin Hood' (1938); 3. 'The Wizard Of Oz' (1939); 4. 'Citizen Kane' (1941); 5. 'Casablanca' (1943); 6. 'ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE' (1946); 7. 'Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein' (1948); 8. 'Forbidden Planet' (1956); 9. 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers' (1956); 10. 'The Birds' (1963); 11. 'The Producers (1968); 12. 'Alien' (1979); 13. 'Blade Runner' (1982); 14. 'Nuns On The Run' (1990); 15. 'The Witches' (1990); 16. 'Jurassic Park' (1993); 17. 'Stargate' (1994); 18. 'Armageddon' (1998); 19. 'Gladiator' (2000); 20. 'A Knight's Tale' (2001); 21. 'The Lord Of The Rings' (Parts 1-3) (2001-03); 22. 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' (Parts 1-3) (2003-2007); 23. 'Serenity' (2005); and 24. 'Avatar' (2010)... .. RADIO PROGRAM: ORSON WELLS' THE MERCURY THEATRE ON THE AIR 'H. G. WELLS' WAR OF THE WORLDS' (1938) (with Music by Bernard Herrmann)... .. TELEVISION, CARTOONS: 1. 'The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show' (1959-1973); and 2. 'Eek! The Cat' (1992-1997)... .. TELEVISION, EPISODIC: 1. 'Super Man' (1952-57); 2. 'Quatermass' (1953, 1954-56); 3. 'The Twilight Zone' (1959-64); 4. 'The Outer Limits' (1963-65); 5. 'The Fugitive' (1963-67); 6. 'Doctor Who' (1963-89, 2005-__); 7. 'Star Trek' (1966-69); 8. 'The Black Adder' (1983, 1986-89, 1999); 9. 'Babylon 5' (1994-98); 10. 'THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN' (1996-2001); 11. 'Farscape' (1999-2003); and 12. 'FIREFLY' (2002)... .. TELEVISION, EDUCATIONAL: 'BEAKMAN'S WORLD' (1992-98)... .. CARTOONS/ANIMATION FILMS: 1. Everything by UB IWERKS, including his 'Willie Whopper' and Walt Disney's 'Mickey Mouse' film shorts; 2. Walt Disney's 'Snow White & The Seven Dwarves' (1937); 3. PIXAR's 'THE INCREDIBLES' (2004)... .. COMEDY SKETCH (Stage, Film, Radio, TV): ABBOTT & COSTELLO "WHO'S ON FIRST?" (A comedy sketch derived from OLD timeless burlesque sketches like "The Baker's Shop" and "Who Died?" in the US and Will Hay's "Schoolmaster" UK vaudeville sketch, "Who's On First?" was scripted for Abbott & Costello in the '30s by Michael J. Musto and later fine-honed for them by The Kate Smith Hour's writer, Will Glickman; and by 1944 Abbott & Costello had copyrighted the sketch. It appeared in their films, like 'One Night In The Tropics' (1940) and 'The Naughty Nineties' (1945) (the most famous version which is featured in Cooperstown's Baseball Hall Of Fame). They repeated the sketch many times in stand up routines and on their TV shows and specials)... .. COMIC STRIP: 1. MIKE PETERS 'MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM'; and 2. Stephan Pastis' 'Pearls Before Swine'... .. ARTWORK: 1. The Hunts of Ashurbanipal (sculpture) (645 BC); 2. Terracotta Army (sculpture) (220-210 BC); 3. 'Arjuna's Penance' (relief sculpture) (7th century); 4. Leonardo da Vinci "Vitruvian Man" (1492); 5. M.C. ESCHER "DRAWING HANDS" (1948); and 6. Salvatore Dali's "The Disintegration Of The Persistance Of Memory" (1952-54). .. .. PHOTOGRAPHY: NASA "HELIX NEBULA" (2007)... .. LYRICISTS: 1. E.Y. "Yip" Harburg; 2. Bob Dylan; 3. John Lennon; 4. Paul McCartney; 5. JIM MORRISON; 6. Pete Townsend; 7. Randy Newman; 8. Peter Gabriel; 9. Peter Garrett; 10. Sting; 11. Kevin Gilbert; and 12. Michael Duff... .. COMPOSERS: 1. Johann Sebastian Bach; 2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; 3. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN; 4. Igor Stravinsky; 5. Irving Berlin; 6. George Gershwin; 7. Bernard Herrman; 8. James Brown; 9. Frank Zappa; 10. David Gilmour; 11. Vangelis; 12. Michael Gribkoff; and 13. Cheyne Quinn... .. VOCAL PERFORMERS: 1. Mario Ancona; 2. Judy Garland; 3. Elvis Presley; 4. Paul McCartney; 5. JIM MORRISON; 6. David Bowie; 7. FREDDIE MERCURY; 8. LUCIANO PAVAROTTI; 9. Steve Tyler; 10. Annie Lennox; 11. JEFF BUCKLEY; and 12. Dallas Frasca... .. INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS: 1. Andres Segovia (guitar); 2. Itzhak Perlman (vioin); 3. Buddy Rich (drums); 4. Frank Zappa (guitar); 5. Jack Bruce (bass); 6. Keith Moon (drums); 7. Jimi Hendrix (guitar); 8. John McLaughlin (guitar); 9. Chick Corea (keys); 10. Steve Morse (guitar); 11. JACO PASTORIUS (bass); and 12. Stevie Ray Vaughan (guitar)... .. STAGE PERFORMERS: 1. Judy Garland; 2. ELVIS PRESLEY; 3. Jerry Lee Lewis; 4. James Brown; 5. Tina Turner; 6. JIM MORRISON; 7. Elton John; 8. FREDDIE MERCURY; 9. David Bowie; 10. Steve Tyler; 11. Peter Gabriel; and 12. Annie Lennox... .. MUSIC VIDEO PERFORMERS: 1. John Lennon; 2. JIM MORRISON; 3. Freddie Mercury; 4. David Bowie; 5. Peter Gabriel; and 6. Annie Lennox... .. BANDS: 1. THE BEATLES; 2. The Who; 3. Cream; 4. The Doors; 5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience; 6. Jethro Tull; 7. The Mothers Of Invention; 8. Pink Floyd; 9. Led Zeppelin; 10. King Crimson; 11. Queen; 12. Aerosmith; and 13. Porcupine Tree... .. RECORD PRODUCERS: 1. GEORGE MARTIN; 2. Gary Katz; 3. Glyn Johns; 4. Eddie Kramer; 5. Tony Visconti; 6. Danny Kortchmar; 7. Chris Thomas; 8. T Bone Burnett; 9. Alan Parsons; 10. Bob Ezrin; 11. Rick Rubin; and 12. Steven Wilson... .. FILM COMPOSERS: 1. Max Steiner; 2. Erich Wolfgang Korngold; 3. BERNARD HERRMANN; 4. Carmen Dragon; 5. Louis & Bebe Barron; 6. Henry Mancini; 7. John Williams; 8. Vangelis; 9. Randy Newman; 10. Howard Shore; 11. Danny Elfman; and 12. Hans Zimmer... .. FILM DIRECTORS: 1. Frank Capra; 2. Alfred Hitchcock; 3. Elia Kazan; 4. Akira Kurosawa; 5. Robert Wise; 6. Orson Wells; 7. Stanley Kubrik; 8. RIDLEY SCOTT; 9. Ron Howard; 10. Mel Gibson; 11. Peter Jackson; and 12. M. Knight Shyamalan... .. FILM ANIMATORS/DIRECTORS: 1. UB IWERKS; 2. John Lasseter; and 3. Brad Bird... .. FILM CLAYMATION ANIMATORS/DIRECTORS: 1. WILLIS O'BRIEN; 2. Nick Park; and 3. Tim Burton... .. FILM ACTORS: (FEMALE) 1. INGRID BERGMAN; 2. Judy Garland; 3. Marilyn Monroe; 4. Angelica Huston; 5. Renee Zellweger; 6. Cate Blanchett; 7. Claudia Black; 8. Hillary Swank; 9. Angelina Jolie; 10. Milla Jovovich; 11. Liv Tyler; and 12. Ziyi Zhang. .. .. (MALE) 1. Douglas Fairbanks; 2. James Stewart; 3. Cary Grant; 4. Kevin McCarthy; 5. ORSON WELLS; 6. Peter O'Toole; 7. Anthony Hopkins; 8. Mel Gibson; 9. Johnny Depp; 10. Russell Crowe; 11. Ben Browder; and 12. Nathan Fillian... .. FILM CINEMATOGRAPHERS: 1. Greg Toland; and 2. JORDAN CRONENWITH... .. PUPPETEERS: 1. Burr Tillstrom; and 2. JIM HENSON... .. COMEDY ACTS: (solo) 1. Jonathan Winters; 2. George Carlin; and 3. SAM KINISON; (duo) 1. (Stan) Laurel & (Oliver) Hardy; and 2. BUD ABBOT & LOU COSTELLO; (ensemble) 1. The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico and Harpo); 2. Monty Python; and 3. Firesign Theatre; (song parodies) Wierd Al Yankovich; and (comedy music band) 1. Spike Jones; 2. SPINAL TAP; and 3. Tenacious D... .. ARTISTS: 1. Leonardo da Vinci; 2. M.C. ESCHER; and 3. Christa Quinn... ..

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