Solomon Smith

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After a decade playing Bass with various bands Solomon began to sing and play the guitar at the turn of the millenium with a 3/4 size acoustic given to him by his dear friend, Mick, initially strumming a few chords and playing along to his favourite reggae songs. Reading the works of Ginsberg and Burroughs and being a devoted listener to Bob Dylan from an early age Solomon began to pen his own lyrics, many of which are potent and poetic social commentaries. The influences of Joe strummer, Lou Reed and the late Peter Tosh are clear for all to hear, combining a joyous love of music with astute political observation. Solomon worked in many different jobs throughout his teens and twenties, from wine seller to log-chopper and these formed the basis of alot of his work. His growing love of the music of Neil Young resulted in the creation of some touching love songs but even when performig these there is rarely a moment that he is not wearing a smile and communicating directly with his audience. Solomon has performed regularly in Pubs and venues since early 2000 but he is always in his element when standing in a busy city centre brightening up the streets and taking his love of music directly to the people. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY: ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... "Solomon Smith 'the vanishing white Rasta' whose potent wordplay and fast-paced tunes stopped us in our tracks". - Arboretum Records ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... "Your music really made the event feel more like a celebration and launch of our Community Kitchen Garden." - Beeston Transition ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... "Inspiring" - Terry Lilly (Terry & Gerry) ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... "That was f*****g brilliant mate" - Rob Love, Alabama 3, Outlaw, Brixton Jamm ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... "Another regular Tickle man, Solomon is a punk-folkster. Feisty, honest, potent word-play alongside anarchy-ridden riffs." - AcousticTickle ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Welcome to my page, I have been performing solo since the turn of the millennium in various pubs and streets around the Midlands... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I am currently undergoing treatment for addiction to helplines and thoroughly recommend the service below... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... PSYCHIATRIC HOTLINE: "If you are obsessive compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly. If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2. If you have multiple personality disorder, please press 3,4,5 and 6. If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want; stay on the line till we trace your call. If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press." ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Here are some of my favourite quotes: .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... "Everybody has heard that if you use every letter in RONALD WILSON REAGAN, permuted, you will obtain INSANE ANGLO WARLORD - but did you know that GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH, similarly cracked open to reveal its hidden secret, gives us HUGE BERSERK REBEL WARTHOG. We all know how to deal with an Insane Anglo Warlord; we've had lots of them in our history. But nobody is really prepared for a Huge Berserk Rebel Warthog. Its like living in a surrealist painting" Robert Anton Wilson R.I.P. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroys information and religions destroy spirituality. Michael Ellner. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ..

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December 14, 2006

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