The Dream is to become what your art represents. Not the Anger or the pain or the sadness, not the love or the happiness or even the freedom; but the whole of its parts. You live and learn and find some comfort at times and none at others, but you find what you need if you are looking. In others words and art and music, you find it, hopefully. If you close your eyes and listen you can hear the truth, if you open your eyes and plug your ears, or even just allow yourself to feel it. It doesn't matter if you are great, just that you are loved.
I have played in Various bands. Cruel Injector was a metal band I sang and played bass guitar in. Shilo was a country rock band. Chaotic Roots I sang in. Those are the most recent. I just enjoy the sound of music, any kind. If you are to discriminate about other people's art they tend to be more so about yours. My musical tastes tend to go with my personality, which is a little schizo.
I've played live with various bands. Mostly bass guitar. I've been playing for a while, haven't played live lately. Do some jamming with the boys though from time to time.
NIN, Primus, Les Claypool, Chilli Peppers, Steve Vai, Satriani, The Inspiral Carpets, Pavement, The Flaming Lips, Adriane Belew, Pink Floyd, Adam Jones... this projects influences anyways...
More importantly:
My Brother, My Father, My Cousin, My Friends.
"Shout out" to Den and Steve!
Godin guitar, Genz Benz amp (thanks to Mas), Yamaha and Ibanez basses, Fender Rumble 100 bass amp.
Check out my other pages:
http://music.download.com/jdmacleod
http://profile.myspace.com/Jdmacleod
http://www.garageband.com/artist/JDMacLeod
and my friends pages:
http://profile.myspace.com/denjollimore
http://www.soundclick.com/denjollimore
http://profile.myspace.com/sbelong
http://www.soundclick.com/sbelong