Name Johnny 3 Tears
Best known for D list celebrity status (I knew Tom from MySpace).
Current city L.A.
Really want to be in Prague. I would be walking the streets and enjoying antiquity.
Excited about New album dropping, our best yet in my opinion.
My current music collection has a lot of Folk, been on a weird folk journey lately. John Prine and Gordon Lightfoot in particular.
And a little bit of Hip hop always.
You wouldn’t expect me to listen to I love Enya and Portishead.
Preferred format I prefer vinyl for sound quality, but streaming is just awesome. Think of a random song and play it, pretty awesome.
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5 Albums I Can’t Live Without:
1
Green River, Creedence Clearwater Revival
It’s just so perfectly written, no wasted notes, nothing embellished. Fogerty is an underestimated player, I suck and can recognize his brilliance. And, of course, songs are hooky but have heart.
2
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Clan
This was the first album I heard that had interchanging members, which we tried to duplicate (and failed on many occasions). What I loved so much when I heard it was that they had so much personality, I literally felt like I was in Wu, it made me feel like I was a part of something. That’s special.
3
Sea Change, Beck
Best album about heartbreak I’ve ever heard. Stripped and as honest as can be. It actually shifted what I believe was important about music, I realized that my story could be important also, I stopped writing for other people and started writing what I felt–changed my life.
4
Revolver, The Beatles
Just about as good as it gets, I can’t imagine a better album honestly in many ways. Songwriting was peak quality, never really touched again, in my opinion. “Eleanor Rigby” is still my favorite song ever written.
5
The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
This was when I realized that hip hop could be self-deprecating and vulnerable. It’s an amazing album top to bottom, got me though some tougher times, and I always remember those albums.
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