Nick Hexum

I copied and pasted this from 311's official page, www.311music.html

Well, first, I was born, which goes with out saying. (bugs bunny reference) At around age 4, I proclaimed my desire to be a rock and roll singer. My first influence was my dad's collection of early rock and roll 45's from Chuck Berry, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc. When I was 5, I took up classical piano. I took piano lessons until age 12. It was then that I switched to guitar and my passion for music really kicked in. I took guitar lessons from age 13 to 16. The first song I learned on guitar was "Margaritaville" followed be "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" My first preformance was in a junior high talent show playing Clash songs. We attempted to do an unplanned encore and my 300 pound music teacher ran out and unplugged our amps.
This is the instrument I played in the days of Unity. This was before we met PNut. I wrote the songs so they could be played and sung at the same time. This was limiting because it is nearly impossible to rap and play a funky bassline at the same time. The grey fur on the bass is from my beloved pet rat named George who perished in a trajic sliding door accident. This is my only foray into the world of taxidermy.
This is where all my music and lyric writing takes place. Insome cases I will write the old fashioned way, with a pad and pen and acoustic guitar. Other times I will start with a keyboard part or a sampled loop. After getting the basic idea I will make a rhythm track first then record the guitar and bass parts digitally onto my hard drive. I record the vocal melodies with keyboard sound. Then I make a mix and play it for the band. This is when they give their own interpretation and it gets to it's final form.
I have two dogs both born in August of '96. Emily, a Doberman and Jake a Miniture pincer. Emily is very inteligent and obediant. Jake is dumb as a fencepost but adorable.
My hobbies are mostly musical. I like to make mix tapes and trip hop beats on my computer. I'm constantly trying to broaden my musical range by learning classic jazz, reggae and rock songs. I like to eat sushi, french food and pizza when I go out. I cook cream of wheat for breakfast and mac and cheese with polish sausage for dinner. I eat Ginseng pills most mornings for energy.
My goal in life is to incourage tolerance, understanding and cooperation between different races, sexes, groups and nationalities through love, education, and art.

Email: isntitobvious@hotmail.com