1. What was the first band you saw in concert? The first band I ever saw in concert -- ooh, it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is. No, sorry. Do bands playing at state fairs, county festivals, or ren faire like things count? First band I ever paid money just to see them was the Cocteau Twins, spring, 1991.
2. Who is your favorite artist/band now? Err. Uh.... There's "favorite group to dance around fast to", which would be artists like Ricky Martin, Army of Lovers, and a bunch of dance/house/techno types I don't even know the names of (hey, I listen to a lot of soundtracks). "Darn good fun" bands would be Cibo Matto and Moonlife. There's "people to sing along with", Annie Lennox, The Beatles, Sting, Jeff Lynne, Marc Cohen, Etta James, Muddy Waters, Don Mclean and Manhatten Transfer. Then of course there's "romancin' music", music good for a rhumba, vertical or horizontal -- Cesaria Evora . Music great for late night gotta-stay-awake coding: Nine Inch Nails and Rammstein. Life's soundtrack in general: Vivaldi, Bach, and Howard Shore.
3. What's your favorite song? Song-song? Not instrumental? Babylon, by Don Mclean, dona nobis pacem, and Blackbird, by The Beatles.
4. If you could play any instrument, what would it be? The cello. Then the banjo. Then the violin. I've had voice training, brass, and woodwinds, but no strings.
5. If you could meet any musical icon (past or present), who would it be and why? Oh, that's impossible. Bach, I suppose, so I could say 'thanks'.
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