Post by fenderrocks on Jun 7, 2010 20:27:17 GMT -5
the Man, the Legend, the Brown-Tom
Brown Tom joined Sum 41 in March 2007. He is a Canadian punk legend and founding member of Gob, one of Sum 41’s favorite bands. Along with our kick-drum, Brown Tom may be the smartest member of the Sum 41 team. Here is proof:
Brown Tom, what are your 3 favorite albums of all time?
Brown Tom: “It's nearly impossible to choose 3 favorite albums. Here's a bunch of albums that I think are great and had a pretty big influence on me as a musician/songwriter.
John Lennon-Plastic Ono band
David Bowie- Hunky Dory
Circle Jerks- Group Sex
Jawbreaker- Dear You
Elliott Smith- Either/Or
Lauryn Hill- The miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Guns and Roses- Appetite for Destruction
The Zombies- Odessey and Oracle”
Brown Tom, what are 2 of your favorite books of all time?
Brown Tom: “Some writers that I am into...
Charles Bukowski- Everything he wrote was amazing. I'm especially a fan of his short stories. "The most beautiful woman in town" "Tales of ordinary madness" "Hot water music"
Jack Kerouac. almost anything that he has written is a great read. "On the Road" "Subterraneans" "Desolation Angels" Dharma Bums"
William S Burroughs. One of my favorites is "Interzone", filled with journal entries from the writer. Burroughs is an extremely dark, despicable individual. Somehow this book this book made his seem more endearing.
"Love and Rockets" comics. I enjoy all the stories in these compilations from Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez but I am particularly into the "Locas" stories written by Jaime. The stories are centered around the on and off again relationship between the lesbian Hopey and bi-sexual Maggie, Los Angeles girls in the 80's with a penchant for punk rock. Simply drawn, stories about life, love, rock and roll, sex. What more could you want?
Any comic by Daniel Clowes is brilliant. He has written "Eightball" "Ghost world" "Wilson"
Another favorite comic artist of mine is Yoshihiro Tatsumi. Although "comic artist" doesn't really do him justice, his stories are some of the most interesting, thought-provoking, darkest writing I've ever read. These books have all been translated into English and are all amazing:
"The push man and other stories" "Abandon the old in Tokyo" "A drifting life" "Good-bye"
Another favorite writer is Voltaire. My favorite stories are "Candide" "Zadig" and "Micromegas"
Written in the 1700's but still relevant and hilarious today.”
Brown Tom joined Sum 41 in March 2007. He is a Canadian punk legend and founding member of Gob, one of Sum 41’s favorite bands. Along with our kick-drum, Brown Tom may be the smartest member of the Sum 41 team. Here is proof:
Brown Tom, what are your 3 favorite albums of all time?
Brown Tom: “It's nearly impossible to choose 3 favorite albums. Here's a bunch of albums that I think are great and had a pretty big influence on me as a musician/songwriter.
John Lennon-Plastic Ono band
David Bowie- Hunky Dory
Circle Jerks- Group Sex
Jawbreaker- Dear You
Elliott Smith- Either/Or
Lauryn Hill- The miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Guns and Roses- Appetite for Destruction
The Zombies- Odessey and Oracle”
Brown Tom, what are 2 of your favorite books of all time?
Brown Tom: “Some writers that I am into...
Charles Bukowski- Everything he wrote was amazing. I'm especially a fan of his short stories. "The most beautiful woman in town" "Tales of ordinary madness" "Hot water music"
Jack Kerouac. almost anything that he has written is a great read. "On the Road" "Subterraneans" "Desolation Angels" Dharma Bums"
William S Burroughs. One of my favorites is "Interzone", filled with journal entries from the writer. Burroughs is an extremely dark, despicable individual. Somehow this book this book made his seem more endearing.
"Love and Rockets" comics. I enjoy all the stories in these compilations from Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez but I am particularly into the "Locas" stories written by Jaime. The stories are centered around the on and off again relationship between the lesbian Hopey and bi-sexual Maggie, Los Angeles girls in the 80's with a penchant for punk rock. Simply drawn, stories about life, love, rock and roll, sex. What more could you want?
Any comic by Daniel Clowes is brilliant. He has written "Eightball" "Ghost world" "Wilson"
Another favorite comic artist of mine is Yoshihiro Tatsumi. Although "comic artist" doesn't really do him justice, his stories are some of the most interesting, thought-provoking, darkest writing I've ever read. These books have all been translated into English and are all amazing:
"The push man and other stories" "Abandon the old in Tokyo" "A drifting life" "Good-bye"
Another favorite writer is Voltaire. My favorite stories are "Candide" "Zadig" and "Micromegas"
Written in the 1700's but still relevant and hilarious today.”
