FAVORITE MOVIES:
The Color Purple,
Love and Death,
The Mission,
So I Married an Axe Murderer,
Babettes Feast,
Chariots of Fire,
The Matrix,
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,
Fletch,
Magnolia,
X-Men 2,
Caddyshack,
The Blues Brothers (but for heavens sake, NOT the sequel),
Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo (except for the fact that it was awful);
PARANORMAL /SUPERHUMAN ABILITIES:
Cannot be killed by conventional weapons,
exceptionally low attention span,
cat-like reflexes,
superhuman ability to avoid responsibility and commitment;
FAVORITE FOODS:
Chocolate,
Benadryl,
Peanut butter,
Glass;
THINGS JUSTIN IS AFRAID OF:
girls,
daddy longlegs spiders,
fire,
height,
depth,
love,
people,
math,
grooming,
Trinity Broadcasting Network,
girls;
FAVORITE BOOKS:
Henri Nouwen, The Genessee Dairy,
Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamotsov,
Anonymous, Coloring Book,
Brennan Manning, Abbas Child,
Orson Scott Card, Enders Game,
C.S. Lewis, Voyage of the Dawn Treader,
G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assissi,
Kallistos Ware, The Orthodox Way,
Andrew Murray, Absolute Surrender,
Stephen King, The Stand,
The X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga,
FAVORITE ALBUMS EVER in the history of the world that Justin would most like to have with him on a deserted island (in no particular orderless'n random counts as particular):
Stevie Wonder, "Songs in the Key of Life",
ANY LED ZEPPELIN,
Peter Gabriel, "The Secret World Live",
The Who, "Whos Next",
Aerosmith, "Toys in the Attic",
The Beatles, "Abbey Road",
Kings X, "Faith Hope Love",
Take 6,"Take 6",
Marvin Gaye, "Whats Goin On",
Tribe Called Quest, "Midnight Marauders",
Tom Petty, "Full Moon Fever",
The Police, "Synchronicity",
U2, "the Joshua Tree" and "War",
Leonard Cohen, "Various Positions",
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "Dj Vu" and "So Far",
Run DMC, "Run DMC",
Supertramp, "Breakfast in America",
Yes, "Fragile",
Iron Maiden, "Piece of Mind",
Seal, "Seal",
Rush, "Moving Pictures",
AC/DC, "Back in Black",
George Michael, "Listen Without Prejudice",
Van Halen, "Van Halen",
Nirvana, "Nevermind"
David Wilcox, "How Did you Find Me Here",
Elliot smith, "XO",
Michael Jackson, "Off the Wall",
Harry Connick, "She";
Top ten actors from the 70s and 80s whom Justin would least like to have with him if stranded on a desert island:
Abe Vigoda (Fish, from the show Barney Miller),
Conrad Bain (Philip Drummond, a.k.a. Dad from Different Strokes),
Dick Sargent (Darren from Bewitched),
Dick York (the other Darren from Bewitched),
Carol OConnor (a.k.a. Archie Bunker),
James Garner (The Rockford Files),
Ed Asner (from Mary Tyler Moore),
Adam West (a.k.a. the original Batman),
Dick Van Patten (Eight is Enough),
Tom Bosley (or Mr. C, as the Fonz called him on Happy Days);
RECENT BANDS/ARTISTS THAT KINDA ROCK:
Frou Frou,
Ray Lamontagne,
Rufus Wainwright,
Alternate Roots,
Sufjan Stevens,
Kanye West,
Michael Buble,
Eva Cassidy;
HOBBIES:
Soccer,
Sleeping,
Reading,
Quitting Coffee,
Running,
Ms. PacMan,
Playing Guitar,
Watching Cartoon Network,
Avoiding responsibility,
FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
Aqua Teen Hunger Force,
Justice League,
Lost,
Family Guy,
Minoriteam,
Sealab,
The Simpsons,
Futurama;
Bands/musicians/artists who get a raw deal:
Vertical Horizon: cause they refined that whole hard rock/pop thing with deep grooves and loops, which pretty much took over the airwaves for like 5 years and made everybody get totally sick of them. But, at the time, it was really cool and pretty darn musical.
Don Felder: lead guitarist for the Eagles. The guy wrote (and I do mean wrote, as in thought out and composed beforehand, as opposed to just meddling through some notes in the appropriate scale) some of the most memorable, sing-able guitar solos ever. Even if you dont dig the songs. I mean, Hotel California, I Cant Tell You Why? Those solos are killer. If you can sing a guitar solo from memory, its killer. Which is why David Gilmore rules as well.
Jeff Beck: he did the whole guitar pyrotechnics things before Hendrix, and just as well in my book. Weird tunings, crazy bends, feedback all Beck.
Tears for Fears: for re-inventing smart pop. I mean, those tunes are so well conceived, clever, wonderful harmonic movement, great production.
George Michael: "Listen Without Prejudice" is a truly creative, artistic record, and the vocalsd are pretty astounding. George gets no love.
PEOPLE I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET:
Stevie Wonder,
Jesus,
Michaelangelo,
St. Francis of Assissi,
Thomas Jefferson,
Doc Holliday,
Wolverine (that is, if he were real);
And now for the real musician bio thing.
Justin Rosolinos newest studio effort, Wonderlust, marks the culmination of years of writing and soul-searching. The follow up to his 1999 release, Music, Wonderlust is purely reflective of the man behind the music: pensive, sometimes satirical, always honest. Its a deep and passion-filled collection of songs, given life by the instrumental talents of Sixpence None the Richers Matt Slocum, Steve Mason of Jars of Clay, and Nashville piano legend Matt Rollings (Lyle Lovett, Sheryl Crowe). Up-and-coming singer-songwriters Dave Barnes, Billy Cerveny, and Matt Wertz lend their vocal talents as well. Produced and mixed by Nashville local Mitch Dane (Jars of Clay) and mastered by Jacquire King (Tom Waits, No Doubt), Wonderlust marks the newest chapter in the rise of an authentic, wonderfully-gifted singer-songwriter.
Justin started playing guitar when he was six years old, which in a family like his, seemed the natural thing to do. His father sang and played guitar in the New York R&B circuit places like the Apollo and the Cotton Club and Justin began sitting in with the band by the time he was twelve.
His growth as a musician continued through his teens, and in 1991 he left New York for Charlottesville, Virginia, where he put down his electric guitar to front Southern Exposure, an acoustic duo that soon became a local mainstay. Within their first two years of performing, the folk/rock pair were jamming sell-out crowds into local venues and playing with prominent regional acts like SGGL and Jackopierce. They were later voted in as one of the top ten bands in the area, sharing the honor with groups like the Dave Matthews Band. It was at the University of Virginia that Justin began broadening his musical horizons, venturing beyond his folk/rock roots and joining an R&B/funk band, a gospel choir and nationally renowned collegiate chorus. Naturally, this expanded his understanding of music and his approach to the acoustic guitar, and he began digging into the more experimental styles of Michael Hedges, Paul Simon and Jimmy Page.
Moving south in early 1997, Justin quickly established himself in the Atlanta acoustic scene. Before hed even found a place to live hed already won his first songwriting/performance competition at the nationally-renowned venue Eddies Attic. Since then hes performed in over 30 states as well as overseas, selling over 10,000 recordings along the way. Highlights have included performances with the likes of India.Arie, David Wilcox, Ellis Paul and Angie Aparo. Justin has also written TV commercial music for Ford, grown as an accomplished session guitarist in Nashville and Atlanta, gotten airplay on indie radio from Canada to the Czech Republic and everywhere in between, and even got to perform for President George W. Bush in the Spring of 03.
