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Time on earth doesnt need to be measured but I want to play while I'm here so I do. So you understand - some of greatest accomplishments rarely look amazing to anyone, especially me, till many moons later. Like the fact that I once fell for a transvestite... Or that I escaped from a state mental institution when I was 16 only to come back later the same day...I find impressive even if it isn't good bio fill. Other things are more immediately apparent, like a great song, or a beautifull garden. There isn't a 'friend-meter' either, ... but everyone knows if you are, or arent. Same for spiritual stuff, its byproducts are not always tangeable but as necessary as great food. Enough about me, why don't you talk abou me :-) Yes, its a smiley face. I apologize. The accomplishments: Dropped out of college after getting sidetracked and... instead taught myself to play guitar, sing, and eventually dance. Started a Hip-Hop dance company for middle age white guys and perform live with them regularly. Wrote or Co-wrote ALOT of songs. Sang a full blown opera to a packed rock club, accapella. Performed more than once at both the old and the new 930 club. Got lots of college radio air. Wrote music for an indie film. Recorded a couple full length independent releases. Toured the US a few times and had two releases produced by the same guy who made one of Lou Reeds Albums. Founded a landscape design company that eventually got swallowed up by a larger company. Never struck or physically harmed another human being in my adult life, but came close. Quit most of my compulsive behavior (except sugar & caffeine) and DIDNT start a war. Helped a few others do the same. Having previously opened for acts like Jeff Buckley and Hammel On Trial, my solo set does what they might but hopefully with more swing attached. That said the fact that I use beats, play acoustic, and pack allota words in sometimes prolly accounts for the occasional Beck comparisons. I accept that it helps to have something to compare to so there ya go. I use foot pedals to trigger the samples, and can always count on my various neurosis to trigger a plethora of wildly unfounded insecurities. Long ago, I got grossed out by the idea of ever becoming a traditional singer/songwriter and opted instead for cheap laughs, true scary stories, and throwing opera in on occasion. Before music I found the Lord, spoke in tounges, and worked on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Then I gave em all up and headed back North. Twenty years later I'm told I sometimes speak in tounges in my sleep. I live in New York City. For show times, soundbites, purchases, explore here, www.firedean.com, or to http://cdbaby.com/cd/firedean | |||||||||||
