| Presentation : |
| Ted Lennon is a American folk
song-writer. Is a breath of fresh air to discover. |
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| Interview : |
| G, B! : How be you
come with the music? |
| I feel music chose
me and that i am just following my path |
| G, B! : You
come from a musical family, can you say some to
us a little more? |
| I come from a long line of musicians
and entertainers. my grandpa and his brothers were
in a singing quartet
called the lennon brothers in the 1940s. Then the lennon
sisters, who were regular guests on the lawrence welk
show back in the day. And then more closely is my dad
who was in a band called the other half in the 60s; they
opened for van morrisson, the doors, the yardbirds and
made a tv appearance with james brown...then my uncles
and cousins have a band called 'venice' that is popular
right now in holland. so i grew up with a lot of music
around me and just singing along with my dad at home. |
| G, B! : How
would you define your music, in 3 words? |
| Human mellow being |
| G, B! : Many surfers are interresting
with music (you, Jack
Johnson, ...), how could one explain that? |
| I am not sure why...i guess because
it is something else to do when there are no waves? |
| G, B! : You know Jack
Johnson well, is what this meeting
influenced your music? |
Well, coming from the same generation
and having similar taste in music jack and i have
alot of the
same influences. including each other.
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| G, B! : Which are your
influences? |
Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Neil Young,
Harry Belafonte, Thom York, Elvis Costello...
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| G, B! : Which are your
musical projects? |
i just recently released a new e.p. titled over/time.
a 3 song disc with more production value than my first
album.
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| G, B! : Would you have
a small joke? |
I am not much of a joke
teller... my wife says, "isn't life funny enough?"
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| G, B! : A small word
of end ? |
The best things in life
are free.
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