CURRENT MISSION

Travel the world, go to concerts and meet new people! "I Want Life On The Road! Give Me Life On The Road!" (The Kinks) Ooh yeah...

ABOUT ME

"Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST!"
Frank Zappa

"I believe in good time music
Yeah, good time rock 'n' roll
I believe in music, music, music
It'll satisfy your soul"
Lou Reed (I Believe in Love, "Rock N' Roll Heart", 1976)

"My My Hey Hey
Rock N' Roll is here to stay
Hey Hey My My
Rock N' Roll can never die"
Neil Young (My My Hey Hey / Hey Hey My My, "Rust Never Sleeps", 1979)

"Music is my savior
I was maimed by rock and roll
I was tamed by rock and roll
I got my name from rock and roll" (well, not really for that last one, but...)
Wilco (Sunken Treasure, "Being There", 1996)

(Oh, and I could borrow so many quotes by Ray Davies to yet again avoid describing myself in my own words (anyone can relate to lyrics, that's why I chose to introduce myself in such a manner), but you probably wouldn't care. Just listen to The Kinks if you do :p)

So…that pretty much sums up my way of seeing life! Music is the best because - in its plural expressions - it brings states of elation, of oceanic feeling, of community, of solidarity, it makes me travel on a journey through the inner depths of the soul (sounds corny, he?), as well as to the many concert rooms throughout the world! I love going to concerts, all over the world (well, so far my concert-world is still a small world, limited to 3 countries other than Switzerland - France, Germany and England - but it's an expanding one!)

Music having such an important place in my life, I plan on being a concert/events organizer, as I don't have the talent to be a musician myself haha.
I am always curious and eager to know more!

Oh yeah, and I'm a vegetarian too!

PHILOSOPHY

"Tout doux, tout doux, tout doucement
Toujours, tout doux, tout doucement
Comme ça, la vie c'est épatant
Comme ça, en flânant gentiment"

Feist

Take the time to appreciate the things that make life and marvel at them - as small as they might be, don't rush in, look up at the clouds and wonder, try to be infinite (as in the perks of being a wallflower), live the life that you choose - no matter how stigmatised it is by society, never take anything for granted, expect the unexpected, live a life of "mild" hedonism (seek for pleasure and happiness as long as it doesn't encroach upon somebody else), don't be arrogant, don't let yourself be trampled underfoot, stand for your rights, be respectful, etc. And:

"Keep on rockin' in the free world" (Neil Young)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By being part of it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I CouchSurfed in London for five nights, and again for three more nights and again for another few nights later on and so on... (come on, it's London!) and it was a truly pleasant and amazing experience! I had a great time! Also surfed couches in Brighton, Paris, Neuchâtel, Utrecht, Den Haag, Hasselt - always a pleasure :)

Interests

Music and its many aspects, vintage guitars & amps & pedals, concerts, vintage clothing, capital E, Dr. Martens, flea markets, movies, chocolate, coffee, clouds, sociology, reading, ...

• beauty
• concerts
• chocolate
• coffee
• vegetarian
• clothing
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Kaki King, Pink Floyd / David Gilmour, The Kinks / Ray Davies / Dave Davies, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam / Mad Season, Jimi Hendrix, Band Of Gypsys, Feist, Dawn Landes, Flight Of The Conchords, Trace Bundy, Ani DiFranco, KISS, The Plasmatics, Wendy O. Williams, Joan As Police Woman, Dead Air, Wilco / Jeff Tweedy / Nels Cline, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Television / Tom Verlaine, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Suzanne Vega, Andreas Söderström, Slowdive, Sigur Ros, Stina Nordenstam, Bill Frisell, Zbigniew Preisner, Mazzy Star / Hope Sandoval, Sol Seppy, Dan Brantigan, Peter Gabriel, Cocteau Twins, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd, Red House Painters / Sun Kil Moon, Brian Eno, Craig Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Cat Power, Joni Mitchell, Michael Hedges, Eric Johnson, Rory Gallagher, Prince, New Order, Gary Numan, Frank Zappa, Fleetwood Mac, My Morning Jacket, Nancy Wilson, Emiliana Torrini, Afghan Whigs / Twilight Singers, Keren Ann, T-Rex, Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, The Turtles, Queen, The Clash, Vangelis, Jeff Buckley, The Kills, Yo La Tengo, Vetiver, Those Dancing Days... (and many many more, but who wants to read the complete list anyway?)

Movies: by -> Wes Anderson, Michel Gondry, Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze, Cameron Crowe, David Lynch, Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise, Before Sunset), Isabel Coixet, Hal Hartley, Gregg Araki, ...

and rebellious teen flicks from the 80s!

+ some titles: Streets Of Fire, The Legend Of Billie Jean, Tuff Turf, Savage Streets, Ladies And Gentlemen: The Fabulous Stains!, Times Square, Once, The Good Night, Cashback, Me And You And Everyone We Know, Dreamers, Broken English, Speak, Into The Wild, Across The Universe, Wristcutters, Arizona Dream, Dogfight, High Fidelity, Withnail & I, American Beauty, Lola Rennt, Das Leben der Anderen, Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, I Shot Andy Warhol, Requiem For A Dream, Goodbye Lenin, Blade Runner, Avant-Garde and Experimental Cinema of the 20s and 30s (Man Ray, Fernand Léger, Hans Richter, Dimitri Kirsanoff, ...), ...

TV Shows: Six Feet Under, Flight Of The Conchords, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, Pushing Daisies, 30 Rock, Party Down, True Blood, Later with Jools Holland, ...

Books & Magazines: Zazie Dans Le Métro (R. Queneau), Songs Of Innocence & Experience (William Blake), Joseph Conrad, Lord Byron, Les Inrockuptibles, Paste, some music reviews, some musicians' biographies, some sociological books & articles, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Promoted two gigs for Kaki King!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland

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