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About Matt27:
So I began my journey in words when, in the 4th grade, me and my best friend tried to start a screamo band. Screamo turned to rock, the blues, and really any genre imaginable; and through Jim Morrison of the Doors, I discovered poetry; so I'm stuck.
Articles and Art by Matt27:
Hidden Movers
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Coffee Table Universe
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Jazz Been Dug
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Sad Protector
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Noses To The Sky
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Be Satisfied
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Incremental
Poetry section, Teen Ink
Touch Of Stone
Poetry section, Teen Ink |
Matt27's Favorite Personal Quote:
"Outsiders who see rules and not the love that runs through them are often too ready to label other people as 'prisoners'." -Iris Murdoch in The Sea, The SeaMatt27's Hobbies & Favorites:
| Favorite books: | Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre, Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, Les Fleurs Du Mal by Charles Baudelaire, On the Road by Jack Kerouac |
| Favorite authors: | Jean-Paul Sartre, Marcel Proust, Iris Murdoch, James Joyce, Allen Ginsberg |
| Favorite music albums: | LA Woman by the Doors, The Times They Are A'Changin' by Bob Dylan, The Shape of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles, Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company |
| Favorite music artists: | The Doors, Jack White and affiliated groups, Say Anything, Bob Dylan, The Front Bottoms |
| Favorite movies: | Persona, Memento, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Brick |
| Favorite movie stars: | Natalie Portman, Orson Welles, Joaquin Pheonix, Nora Zehetner, Emilie de Ravin |
| Favorite TV shows: | The Mentalist, House, Veronica Mars, Criminal Minds, Pushing Daisies |
| Favorite actors: | Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Hugh Laurie, Kristen Bell, Mandy Patinkin |
| Favorite gadgets: | turntable, stereo, overdrive pedal, Fender M-80 Bass Head, noise canceling headphones |
| Favorite hobbies: | Writing, Reading, Playing music (on a variety of stringed instruments), Brewing tea, Debating philosophy |
| Favorite heroes: | Soren Kierkegaard, Jesus, Solomon, Voltaire, Daniel |
