Name:
Chad SextonI have been recovering well from my wrist injury. I am back on the drum kit and able to play without any pain.
During my free time, now that 311 is off the road, I've been watching a lot of basketball and working on my new house (landscaping, etc.). I am also beginning to put some new songs together in my home studio. We will probably begin rehearsing in May.
There are a few books that I've recently read that I would recommend - Cosmic Trigger by Robert Anton Wilson and A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. Both are definitely mind-expanding.
Lately I've been listening to...
King Tubby - With the Sould Syndicate
John McLaughlin - The Heart of Things
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II
ELO - Out of the Blue
The Urge - Master of Styles
De La Soul - Stakes are High
Pharcyde - LabcabinCalifornia
Hobbies:
Bike Riding. Cooking. Movies. Writing and listening to music. I mostly write in my home studio - where I have some keyboards, samplers, drum machines, etc.. I also have a double neck guitar - it is a 1978 Ibanez. I bought it at a pawn shop in LA. It is very rare. It is a rip-off of the Gibson SG doubleneck - so Gibson sued Ibanez and they had to discontinue the line. I love to play it. I also collect Snare Drums - I have 2 very rare custom snares - one is a 30 ply snare, which is the thickest I have ever seen and one is a 3 x 13 which is the thinnnest I have ever seen. I also have a very cool snare with holes in the shell.
Favorite Authors/Books:
Oh the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss
The 12th Planet by Zacherriah Sitchen
Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock
The Montauk Experiment
Gorgias by Plato
The Quickening by Art Bell
Top 13 Albums of all time (random order):
Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
H.R. - I Luv
Carmen McCrea - Live at the Great American Music Hall
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Bad Brains - Quickness
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the Emerald Beyond
Fugees - The Score
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Led Zepellin - Houses of the Holy
Prince - Lovesexy
Beatles - White Album, Magical Mystery Tour, Please Please Me
Leonard Bernstein - Chichester Psalms (composition)
Bob Marley - (Entire field of work)
Top 4 Concert Experiences
Kiss
Jane's Addiction
Porno for Pyros
Cirque de Soleil
Top 6 Movies
2001: A Space Odyssey
Blue Velvet
Braveheart
Bar Fly
Casino
Taxi Driver
Favorite Sports Teams
Miami Dolphins, Houston Oilers, KC Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Chicago Bulls, LA Lakers
Musical Training
Drum lessons from many instructors beginning in 1977. Played in Drum Corps from 1983 -1987. Began teaching drum lines in 1988 and taught off and on until 1991. I have taken a few piano lessons - but my best musical training came from live situations like jam sessions or playing in an ensemble. Another way to learn is by watching and listening to other musicians.
Health
I take vitamins and herbs everyday. I have acupuncture treatments every 2 months and also enjoy a good massage.