novels, musical theatre, and I sometimes sketch & paint as well.
I am heavy into Poetry, Musical Theater, Film, & Literature.
And I have been inspired by many artists...
Songwriters
The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Yes, CSN, The Black Crowes, Neil Finn (Crowded House),
Daniel Johns (Silverchair), Seal, Tori Amos, Peter Gabriel, Nick Drake, Bjork & more...
Poets
Arthur Rimbaud, Lord Byron, Dante, William Blake & William Shakespeare!
Composers
Chopin, Paganini, Beethoven, Mozart, Gershwin, John Williams & Howard Shore
Musical Theatre
Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Pippin, Godspell & more
Classic Film
Citizen Kane, Lawrence of Arabia, The Philidelphia Story, Jane Eyre, Rebecca, The Citidel,
The Lady Vanishes, An American In Paris, On The Waterfront & many, MANY more...
Newer "Classics" That I Love
Lord of The Rings, The Aviator, What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, American Beauty,
The Fisher King, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 2001: A Space Odyssey,
The Color Purple, Heavenly Creatures, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Dead Poets Society, Edward Scissorhands & a zillion others!
Fave Directors
Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese,
David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Lasse Hallstrom & more.
Fave Actors
(Modern:)
Kevin Spacey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurence Fishburne, Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe,
Ethan Hawke & the always awesome Denzel Washington
(Classic:)
Marlon Brando, James Dean, Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, Robert Donat
Fave Actresses
(Modern:)
Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Catherine Zeta Jones, Nicole Kidman,
Rachel Weisz, Emma Thompson, & of course, Meryl Streep
(Classic:)
Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Carole Lombard
Fave Authors
Hermann Hesse, J.R.R. Tolkien, Richard Adams, Richard Bach, Robert Pirsig, J.K. Rowling
(Yeah, so I read Harry Potter - who doesn't?)
In closing, I live in the converted swamp called Florida, but I dream of being able to escape to perhaps New York or Seattle.
I have never been able to get used to this state because I was raised for most of my childhood in Washington,
which is very different.
Well-- I hope you enjoy my poetry and creations...
Thanks,
Aryl
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