Wil Pearce
19
Glendale, California
I have been around music since I was born. As a kid, I used
to dance naked on my parents bed to old Amy Grant records. I
guess you could say that music was in my blood. Growing up,
I was always fascinated when my dad played the banjo, and would
sometimes beg him to bring it out and play. Later on down
the line, when I was eight years old, I got into playing the drums. I
continued to play drums for church services and so on. Now,
I continue to have an interest in the drums, but have not focused
on them lately. At age 12, I began to play the guitar. My
interest for guitar came around Christmas time when I had broken
my thumb. Since my right arm was unavailable to play the
drums, I decided to try to play guitar. From then on I have
tried to study a lot about music and the guitar. I still
have a million years to go before I get at least one good solo
out there, but I feel it is something worth pursuing. Overall,
I will continue to pursue drums, guitar, dobro, and mandolin until I die. They
are all wonderful instruments.
I really like playing in a band with my family. Every family
is different and each one has their own way of spending time together. With
our family, we play music. What’s nice is that we all
share a common goal, which is to become excellent at our gifts
given to us by God. This is definitely encouraging to me
because I know that I am not the only one who wants to be excellent. We
are all pushing each other to higher standards. Although
it does get intense sometimes, we have fun and find something to
smile about at the end of the day. I think I would prefer
to be in a band with my family rather than a band with friends. In
a family band it allows time for more practicing and perfecting
songs. I know that at the end of my life, this will be an
accomplishment and a blessing far greater than I expected.
Bio Questionnaire:
| My favorite
food would have to be sushi. I love the texture of
the fish and the way that the rice is prepared. |
| My favorite
drink is Diet Coke with Splenda. I like this drink
because I can limit the amount of lard that attaches itself
to my body, and the amount of bad chemicals that I put
into my body. |
| My favorite
color lies between Black and Pink. Pink, although
thought as feminine, is nice for a change to wear. Black,
although associated with more rebellious types of attitude,
is worn to make me look thinner. It’s kind
of an optical illusion. |
| My shoe size
is 11. |
Well,
this comes to a difficult decision for me. So, I’ll
organize it by genre.
Classical: Music
For Two, by Bela Fleck and Edger Meyer
Bluegrass: The Telluride Sessions, by Strength
In Numbers or The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From the
Acoustic Planet, by Bela Fleck… or Brand New Strings by Ricky Skaggs
Jazz: Kind of Blue, by Miles Davis or Works 1,
by Pat Metheny… or One Quiet Night by Pat Metheny
Fusion: Stressfest, By Steve Morse or High Tension
Wires, by Steve Morse or Any of the Bela Fleck and the
Flecktones albums
Rock & Sub-Genres: Undecided
Blues: Tiger Walk, by Robin Ford
Vocal Bluegrass: Lonely Runs Both Ways, Alison
Krauss & Union Station or Carry Me Across The Mountain,
by Dan Tyminski |
Again,
this is a difficult decision as well. So, I’ll
try to stick close to 3.
Fusion: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones or Steve Morse
Bluegrass: Alison Krauss & Union Station, Nickel
Creek, or Anything with Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas,
Tony Rice or Mark O’Connor
Jazz: Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Charlie Parker, or Norah
Jones
Vocal: Colbie Callait, Bethany Dillon, Shane and Shane
Rock: Further Seems Forever, Comeback Kid, UnderOath |
| I
really dislike Britney Spears, or any secular Rap artist. |
| I
have no favorite band member in our group. Everyone
is of equal value to the band. But, if I had to pick, it
would be everyone. |
| My favorite
actor would have to be Jim Carrey. No matter how many times
I watch one of his movies, he always cracks me up. |
| My
favorite actress would have to be Liv Tyler. She
is just so cute!! |
| My
favorite TV show is “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Every
episode gets me laughing so hard. |
Well,
here comes the genre thing again.
Action: Blade or Spiderman or The Untouchables
Horror: The Ring or 28 Days Later
Comedy: Napoleon Dynamite or Dumb and Dumber
Western: Tombstone
Drama: Braveheart
Romance: A Walk To Remember (I know it sounds corny,
but it’s a good movie.) |
| My
favorite cartoon is “Rocko’s Modern Life” |
| This year on my Christmas list
is no more beatings from my dad. No, not really. It
would have to be either a Roy Noble Guitar, or Xbox. I’ve
got to get up to speed in the Video Game area now. |
This
dialogue quoted is from Dumb and Dumber:
Lloyd: I’ve had it with this dump. We’ve
got no food, we’ve got no jobs, our pet’s
heads are falling off.
Harry: Ok, just calm down!
Lloyd: What the #%!! Are we doing here Harry? We’ve
got to get out of this town.
Harry: Ya, and go where? Where
are we gonna go?
Lloyd: I’ll tell you where. Some place
warm, a place where the beer flows like wine,… where
beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of
Capistrano. I’m talking about a little place
called Aspen.
Harry: I dunno Lloyd, the French are
@$#@!%$. |
| The
All-Star Band would consist of Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Tony
Rice, Edger Meyer, Mark O’Connor, Jerry Douglas,
and Dan Tyminski. |
| My
favorite musician is a toss up between Sam Bush, Pat Metheny,
Tony Rice, Dan Tyminski, Bela Fleck, and Steve Morse. It’s
hard to choose because I know that I will never be close
to them, so they‘re all top on my list. |
| Fifa Soccer 2007, Halo 2 |
| My favorite
book is between Nightmare Academy by Frank Peretti, and
Dead Air by Bob Larson. |
| My favorite
animal is the monkey. I love the way they can swing
from the trees, and are so agile. Not to mention
that they are so cute. |
| I love
to watch and play soccer. I’m not very good
at playing it, but enjoy the exercise while doing it. |
| Lately,
my favorite activity has been to practice. I notice
how far behind I am and want to become a somewhat acceptable
player when I’m old and crusty. I also love to practice soccer dribbling and shooting, and to have worship times with my friends |
| My favorite
game is a dice game called Five Thousand. We’ve
played it ever since I was a little kid and we are still
playing it today. |
| My
favorite book of the Bible would have to be 1st John. I
love how it talks about love, which is one of the many
areas I lack in. |
| God is ruler
over my life. He guides my decisions daily and shows
unlimited amount of grace toward me. He is my Father. |
| Jesus,
along with God, is ruler over my life. He is the
Holy Sacrifice. He is the one who took my shortcomings
and died for them, giving a sinner like me a second chance
at eternal life. |
| My
walk with My Lord, and becoming excellent at the gifts
given to me is very important to me. I feel that
it is my duty to please God by working hard at my abilities
and bringing Him glory through that hard work. School
is also important to me. |
My most important life goals:
- Be able to play an improvisational solo well
- Be a virgin when I get married
- Leave behind a legacy pleasing to God, so that my
children and those around me, and ultimately God will
know that I loved my family and God, and that I wasn’t
just another stagnant Christian. I strive to
be remembered as someone like Paul.
|
| I see myself still playing music with some
part of my family. Possibly playing well with those
players. I also see myself with a family of my own. I
would love to have at least a wife in ten years. ANYONE INTERESTED!!!??? |
| I
became a Christian when I was 6 years old. My mom was out
at a women’s retreat with our church, and Molly,
my Dad, and I slept in a fort. The next morning when
we woke up my dad asked us if we knew what it meant to
be a Christian, and then asked if wanted to accept the
Lord as personal savior. Since then, I have continued
my walk with my Lord, but continually fail Him everyday
even though he stands by me everyday. I know I am
unworthy of his love, but I want to please Him, in the
end, with my life. |
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