music. making music. recording music. reading. animals. animal rights. organic food. movies. road trips. sleeping in my van. learning. teaching. being nocturnal. dancing. sipping whiskey with friends. red wine. black coffee. hopefully making you smile. leaving the world in a better place than when i entered it.
I BOYCOTT FAST FOOD.
FRIENDS IN BANDS THAT YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
* MY FAVORITE HIGHWAY
* THE SCENIC
* THERE FOR TOMORROW
* THE FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS
* ALL TIME LOW
* EVERY AVENUE
* ANARBOR
* THE MORNING LIGHT
* CONDITIONS
* THE APATHY EULOGY
Music
First and foremost: The Beatles, The Format & anything that Andrew McMahon ever did... followed closely by all of these: AFI, AC/DC, The Academy Is, Acceptance, Aerosmith, Alanis Morissette, The All American Rejects, All Time Low, Allman Brothers, The Almost, Amy Winehouse, Anberlin, Angels & Airwaves, The Arcade Fire, Armor For Sleep, Atmosphere, Avenged Sevenfold, The Avett Brothers, Bad Brains, The Beach Boys, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Harper, Blink 182, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bon Jovi, Boys Like Girls, Brand New, Brighten, Circa Survive, The Clash, Cobra Starship, Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, Death Cab For Cutie, Deep Purple, Defining Moment, Duke Ellington, The Early November, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Emery, Eminem, The Explosion, Fall Out Boy, Flogging Molly, The Fold, Further Seems Forever, Gatsby;s American Dream, The Get Up Kids, Green Day, Guns N' Roses, Gym Class Heroes, Halifax, Hawthorne Heights, Hellogoodbye, The Honorary Title, The Hush Sound, Iggy Pop, Incubus, Iron Maiden, Jack Johnson, Jack's Mannequin, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Jason Mraz, Jefferson Airplane, Jet Lag Gemini, The Jets, Jimmy Eat World, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Journey, Just Surrender, Kanye West, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, Limbeck, Lionel Richie, The Maine, Maroon 5, The Mars Volta, The Marshall Tucker Band, Matchbook Romance, The Matches, Mates Of State, Mayday Parade, Michael Buble.., Michael Jackson, The Misfits, The Morning Light, Motion City Soundtrack, Mourning Maxwell, MxPx, My American Heart, My Chemical Romance, 'N Sync, Nada Surf, New Found Glory, Oasis, The Outfield, The Outlaws, Ozzy Osbourne, Panic At The Disco, Paramore, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, The Postal Service, Queen, The Raconteurs, Radiohead, The Ramones, Ray Charles, The Receiving End Of Sirens, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Relient K, The Rocket Summer, The Rolling Stones, Rooney, The Roots, Saosin, Saves The Day, Say Anything, Senses Fail, Sigur Ros, Simon & Garfunkel, Simple Plan, The Smiths, Something Corporate, Spoon, The Starting Line, Story Of The Year, Sublime, Switchfoot, Taking Back Sunday, Ted Nugent, This Providence, Thrice, Tom Petty, Transplants, TV On The Radio, U2, Underoath, The Used, The Vines, Waking Ashland, We The Kings, Weatherbox, Weezer, The White Stripes, Whitesnake, The Who, Yes, Yovee, ZZ Top and all other kinds of classic rock, punk, rock, jazz, musical theatre and anything with a HUGE POP CHORUS :D
Movies
Anything/ Everything by Wes Anderson, LOTR, Catch Me If You Can, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Secret Window, Donnie Darko, Oceans 11, Fight Club, Harry Potter, Goonies, Out Cold, Orange County, Riding in Vans with Boys, The Lost Boys, Stand By Me, Almost Famous, Blow, Lords of Dogtown, Shawshank Redemption, The Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, & The Nightmare Before Christmas
Television
Not a big TV person... however, I am a fan of that 70's show, the office, the drug years (VH1), freaks & geeks, and arrested development. sometimes i find myself watchig The Joy of Painting hosted by Bob Ross and i find that the straight up hippiness of the program relaxes me. i also enjoy court tv, the history channel, and the discovery channel... so basically, anything funny or nerdy floats my boat.
Books
"Sometimes when sailors are sailing they think twice about where they're anchoring and, I think I could make better use of my time on land, I'll drink less 'cause Lord knows i could use a warm kiss instead of a cold goodbye, I'm writing the folks back home to tell them... Hey I'm, hey I'm doing alright." -The Format
Heroes
The three brothers that i get to share the stage with, my dad, my mom, The Beatles, Freddie Mercury, Andrew McMahon, Stephen Tyler, Captain Pabst (For the true hipster), real musicians, artists, non-conformists, anyone who is not afraid to be themself & this man...
+can teach me something
+can give me an alternative point of view
+has a strong personality
+knows and loves music
+interests and intrigues me
+knows who they really are
+is artistic
+is hipsteriffic
+has a septum piercing
+has killer collarbones
+has style
+can keep me on my toes
+starts/makes adventures
+dances
+believes in true love
+is honest
+is canadian
+is australian
+is mary kate olsen
+is rachel mcadams
+is avril lavigne
+is the lioness to my lion
+is mine
+is you
heyyyyyyy ! do you hang out at the pre-show hangs before the shows? 'cause this sunday in st pete i can't stay for the actual show but i am going to the pre-show hang and i want to see everyone !
Hello there Mr Talley=] How are you? You've got a lovely favourite music list there,and your band are very good=] Definitely come to England at some point! xxx
Topher last night may have been my favorite show of all time. That's hard to beat over mercy mercedes! Good luck tonight and hope the rest of tour goes well, it was good to talk to you last night. I have legit serious things to tell you but I'll probably message you about that. Good luck in the studio next month!