First album you ever bought?
Spice Girls - Spice.
First single you ever bought?
Billie Piper - Because We Want To.
Last album you bought?
Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You.
Last single you bought?
Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You.
Favourite solo artist?
Christina Aguilera.
Favourite group?
Green Day.
Favourite genre?
Electro, at the moment, though I generally love Rock, Alternative and Industrial too.
Desert Island Discs:
You are stranded on an island with no other people or possessions than a music player with 8 and only 8 songs on it. What would they be if you could choose them? Also, you are allowed one "luxury" item and one book. The luxury item cannot be another person, living thing, means of contacting the world, or a means of getting off the island.
1.
Christina Aguilera - Hurt.
2.
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold.
3.
Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia.
4.
Evanescence - Lose Control.
5.
Ashlee Simpson - La La.
6.
Soft Cell - Tainted Love.
7.
Duran Duran - Wild Boys.
8.
Placebo - Nancy Boy.
Your Library:
Who do you have the most songs by? And how many?
Green Day - 122.
Who is the first artist to appear alphabetically on your library? And the last?
ABBA && 30 Seconds To Mars.
Which is your most-played song?
Christina Aguilera - Keeps Gettin' Better.
Do you have last.fm? If so, according to it, who are your most-played artists? (top five)
Christina Aguilera [151], Sam Sparro [134], Lady Gaga [127], John Barrowman [60], Ashlee Simpson [59].
Listening:
Do you listen to the Radio? If so, which station(s)?
I never really do, if I do, it's generally Radio 1 (for Nick Grimshaw<3) or Gaydar.
Name all forms of technology you have ever used to play music, whether through CD, radio, cassette tape or mp3.
Had a Cassette Player as a child, got a CD walkman when I was about 12, and then got my iPod Nano for my 15th birthday. Now I use an iPod Classic.
How often would you say you listen to music per day?
Probably about 5/6 hours, but I have a habit of leaving music playing, or to stop paying attention to it.
Meanings:
Which song is the closest in personal meaning to you?
Christina Aguilera - Save Me From Myself.
Do you have any favourite lyrics?
LOADS! From the song 'I'm Your Favourite Drug' - "What you get is what you see, it won't take much to get hooked on me, so shoot me right into your skin, and I will be your heroin" and from '**** Like A Star' - "Anorexic beauty queen with painted eyes so toxic, fully spreaded on her back, centerfold erotic, she's had a gram, a shot, a slam, enough to start a riot, everybody wants a piece but only you're invited." Both songs by Porcelain And The Tramps.
Which song would you like to dance to as your first wedding dance?
Christina Aguilera - The Right Man.
And which song would you like played at your funeral?
I've never thought about it and don't really want to. For the sake of the survey, I'll say Evanescence - Your Star.
If you could pick a song to be used in the background of your best bits on Big Brother, what would it be and why?
Paris Hilton - Nothing In This World. LOL, but seriously, it's a fun dancey song that pretty much sums me up haha.
Sum yourself up in a song title.
Hot Mess [- Sam Sparro]
Have you ever cried whilst listening to a song?
A few times. I cried the first time I heard Christina Aguilera's 'Walk Away', 'Save Me From Myself' and 'Hurt'. I also cried at Evanescence's 'You'. I'm sure there's more but I can't think of any atm.
This may not be always possible to answer, but what is your first memory of dancing/listening to music?
The Spice Girls on Top Of The Pops. The first time I properly remember being interested in music though, was Avril Lavigne's 'Complicated' video on TV. Probably why I'm so defensive of her haha.
Genres:
Like?
Pop: Yes - The Pussycat Dolls [hard because I don't class many artists I like as Pop]
Metal: No.
Grunge: No.
R&B: No.
Hip Hop: No.
Garage: No.
Drum 'n Bass: A Lil' - Pendulum.
Electronic: YES! Absolutely love! - Sam Sparro [Robyn/Annie/Xtina]
Easy Listening: Yes - John Barrowman.
Classical: Yes - Sarah Brightman.
Country: Not really - Dolly Parton<3.
Dance: A lil' - Anything 'featuring Luciana'.
Opera: Nope.
Indie: Not really
Jazz: Yes but don't actively search for artists so probably Christina Aguilera's B2B era.
Blues: YES!! - Modern probably Adele, don't listen to selective classic blues artists.
Soul: Not really a fan of though I do appreciate it.
Recent Years:
Do you know of any up and coming artists who you could quite happily recommend to the rest of us?
Porcelain And The Tramps, Frankmusik, Lykke Li, Kerli, Dan Black.
Which would you say was the best song of 2008?
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold.
Best band of the 2000s?
Rock band - Evanescence. Vocal band - Girls Aloud, followed closely by Take That.
Of the 2000s, which has been the best year for music and why?
2003 - Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Daniel Bedingfield, t.A.T.u, Radiohead, Evanescence, R.E.M, Will Young etc. I'd say 2008 comes close too.
Way Back Then:
Do you wish you'd ever grown up with the music of another era? The 80s, and the 20s [for blues].
Favourite artists that no longer record/tour?
Blondie, David Bowie.
Favourite one-hit-wonders?
Benny Benassi - Satisfaction.
Have you heard of:
Bill Withers?
Ain't No Sunshinee
Otis Redding?
Sittin' By The Dock Of The Bayy
Iggy and The Stooges?
Iggy Pop?
The Four Tops?
Sounds like a pathetic gay orgy.
Petula Clark?
Downtown!!
Who would you say has had the most revolutionary impact on music (be it musician, politician or otherwise)?
Bob Dylan?
Talking Points:
Are you for or against illegal downloading (such as the use of filesharing websites and programs such as Limewire, etc.)?
For
Would you agree that too many bands are cashing in on the "reunion" tours seen by the likes of Boyzone and New Kids On The Block of late, and is this a good or bad thing?
Way too many. The only real successful one was Take That. Therefore it's a bad thing, though tbh, you don't really hear of them.
Would you say that modern, popular artists are good role models for young people?
A few of them. People like Sam Sparro, and Duffy yeah, but there are too many Amy Winehouses and Pete Dohertys.
What makes a good artist?
Being unique. There are too many Rihanna's, Leona's, Beyonce's, The Kook's etc. Being different, a unique style is the key to being a good artist. It's what gets me interested. Unfortunately, 'unique' doesn't fair well in the charts.
Miscellaneous:
Do you have a song stuck in your head right now?
Yeah, MGMT - Electric Feel.
If you could put all copies of one artist's materials into a giant box and lock it away from mankind forever, whose would it be?
Leona Lewis!!! Ugh. Grating voice, awful vibrato, thin higher range, awful songs, cliche lyrics, constant covers, bad music videos, boring, nothing unique whatsoever.
Have you been to any concerts/festivals? If so, which?
Just two actually. An S Club 7 one when I was younger, and Sam Sparro for my 17th Birthday. I've bought tickets to John Barrowman's new tour, and I plan to see Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Electric Six and possibly Christina Aguilera this year
Favourite TV programme (past or present) devoted purely to music?
Top Of The Pops, and Jools Holland.
DONE.
nice idea Shauny babes.
