I'm not much of a Rick Moody fan, but I want to be a fan for the Rick Moody I thought might appear after his first two novels, 'Garden State' (1992) and 'The Ice Storm' (1994).
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was more than just a moody artist.
I've recently enjoyed the Paul Thomas Anderson commentaries and the David Fincher commentaries.
When I came to The Moody Blues, we were a rhythm and blues band. I was lousy at rhythm and blues - I think the rest of us were.
Like my fictional protagonist Tom Thorne, I love country. My tastes go back a bit further than his do, and I still listen to stuff from the late '70s and early '80s.
I first became an Alan Moore fan in Covent Garden on a Saturday afternoon in 1987, when I bought a copy of 'Watchmen,' his graphic novel about ageing superheroes and nuclear apocalypse.
I really was a fan of his and always have been - his writing especially, you know? I think people a lot of times overlook that part, because he kind of got into that party character so heavy.
Jim Longenbach, poet, critic, and my husband, is always passing along life-changing books for me to read.
Song-writing is therapy for me. I'm a very moody person, very difficult to live with. There's a lot going on and a lot of contradictions. My life is always one step away from disaster.
I have the most respect for Rick. You're always going to see a Shameik Moore and Rick Famuyiwa film.
Man, don't get me started on Pat Travers. That dude writes killer blues rock and roll riffs.