my favorite arrogants song -- "antony and cleopatra".

the first song that i remember loving -- Michael
Jackson's "Beat It".

the best gigs i have ever been to -- (in no particular
order) Sigur Ros at the Dorthy Chandler Pavilion
(2003) / The Hot Snakes in San Diego (2004) / Muse at
some bar in San Diego (2004).

my all-time favorite bands -- Creedence Clearwater
Revival / Autolux / Radiohead / The Hot Snakes / James
Brown / Led Zeppelin / Wilco / Sigur Ros / A Tribe Called
Quest / Jurrasic Five / The Who / Jimi Hendrix / The Beatles / Fiona Apple / Nirvana / Pink Floyd / Queens Of The Stone
Age...this could go on forever, so thats good for now.

my musical guilty pleasures -- there is no guilt in
pleasure :)

five albums that everyone should have in their collection -- Led Zeppelin - "Physical Graffiti"
Queens of the Stone Age - "Rated R"
Autolux - "Future Perfect"
The Beatles "The White Album"
Creedence Clearwater Revival "Chronical Vol. 1"

why should you start playing music? -- because it
will change your life in a way that nobody will every
be able to explain... it will touch your soul and hold
onto it for the rest of your life.