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I have 2 fantastic children, a boy and a girl, and an equally fantastic wife. I am sarcastic to a fault and I loves me that way. I'm not afraid to admit I make fun of others because of my own insecurities. I mean what the hell, if it makes me laugh, and I can do it at your expense, it's all the better. Especially if I can make other people laugh at you. I'm into computers, a very amature keyboardist, composer, bassist.

Music….. Thoughts at random

If you know me, there’s no doubt you know I love music, and I’m highly critical of it at the same time. Some songs give me chills (in a good way), whether it’s the lyrics, or chord progression, guitar, drum, bass, don’t know, can’t describe it exactly. For example, Alanis Morissette’s “Uninvited” has that effect on me as well as Duran Duran’s “Love Voodoo;” the chord progression between guitar and keyboards, I think. Some songs just move me in various ways, lyrically or by just the music.

I have some songs on MySpace that I really like, not all are there mind you. Some I can’t find, some I’ve listened to countless times over my life and have gotten tired of. If there was a TV channel devoted to producing music, I’d be watching it all the time. I like to feel the music as well as hear it, which in addition to ear infections when I was a kid, resulted in some hearing loss.

I’m currently a keyboardist, which is a hobby for now. I’m looking for equipment so that I can start recording. I don’t have classical training; I have very little training if any. I know the notes of the keyboard, but make up my own chords, since I don’t know “real” chords. I am trying to learn real chords though. There are some progressions that you need to know in order to play along with some songs, which is what I do most often. I don’t have the dexterity of a pianist. I rely on sequencers for the most part; difficult parts and I play the chords for the rest of the song. With the time that I have, I try to train myself on more complex skills. I think I have a fine motor skill problem in my fingers.

Music does many things for me, more than I can describe here. The songs I selected for instance…….. Duran Duran, my favorite, uses a lot of keyboards, they’re always changing styles from album to album, and their music matches the lyrics. The music they compose creates an environment you can visualize in your mind, somewhat like reading a book. Simon, Nick, John, and Andy – when he’s there, are all great musicians. I like Simon’s voice; Nick’s keyboarding techniques, John’s bass riffs, and Andy’s rhythm and solos.

What do I like about some others...
Foreigner, Rock/Pop sound, keyboards, and Lou Gramm is a great vocalist
Annie Lennox/Eurythmics – Great vocalist, inspiring and thoughtful lyrics
Rob Zombie – Great lyrics/themes, vocals, hard rockin’
Alanis Morissette – Thoughtful lyrics
Depeche Mode – Keyboards, “dark” theme, good vocalist
NIN/Trent Reznor – Great musicianship, pushing the envelope, keyboards/samples, guitar riffs… I could go on and on.
Prince – You may not like him, but he’s a great musician
Tears for Fears – Big polished sound
Simple Minds – Keyboards

These days there isn’t much music that I like or many artists that I know. Maybe it can be attributed to me getting older. Maybe there isn’t any legitimate talent. I liked rap/r&b, the innovative stuff, music with 3 or more chord changes instead of sampled and looped to death crap. Dr. Dre, Outkast, Missy Elliot among very few others was my choice. My favorite keyboards, are Yamaha; I currently have a “new to me” CS1X, a DX27, and DX100, Roland; I dream and wish for a Jupiter 8(not for their user-friendliness), Alesis (I had a Micron, which I may get again). I might add more to this, can’t think of much more right now.

Music Player?