There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary.
If you want music that speaks to you, that LISTENS to you, you have to go out of your way, which I enjoy actually. I'm constantly on a private-eye kick to find the totally obscure
Music is a very personal and emotional form of communication.
I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go.
Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality.
It's too hard for me to comment on the sorry state of our culture.