Jon Brion [Music Virtuoso]

By: Editor | December 15, 2011 | Lifestyle

With his staggering talents as a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer, Jon Brion is nothing short of a musical genius. Throughout the years, Brion has been teamed up with timeless artists such as Marianne Faithful, Aimee Mann, Rufus Wainwright and Kanye West, and he performs as a one-man band that leaves audiences breathless at every venue where he’s performed. Born into a musical family, his mother a singer and his father a band director at Yale, Brion’s talents came at an early age, presenting his obvious career path as a professional musician. Shortly after leaving school, Brion jump-started bands and contributed to countless albums as a composer and producer. With only one solo debut album titled Meaningless, Jon Brion is rumored to be working on yet another solo full-length album at Abbey Road Studio. Now at the peak of his career, Brion has become a Hollywood favorite for film composition, bringing scenes to life with perfect musical attributes. Although it is hard to obtain tickets to a Jon Brion concert, we here in Los Angeles are lucky enough that he occupies the famous Largo several times every few months.

Describe your personality in 10 words or less.
No one has any idea what they are really like.

If you were reincarnated, who or what would you like to come back as?
Probably someone who wakes up early, is always on time, is stupendously good at accounting and has no interest in making anything.

Name your favorite …
Contemporary musician: anybody bothering to figure out their thing.
Comfort food: good conversation.
Wild animal: any number of people in politics.
Instrument: fork
Founding Father: Duke Ellington

What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishment?
Having a career at all.

What are you pissed about right now?
Obstructionism. And questions, questions, all these questions!

What tunes would be on the five-song playlist to your life?
Waterloo Sunset, Waterloo Sunset, Waterloo Sunset, Waterloo Sunset, Waterloo Sunset

What is your greatest fear?
I don’t know yet, but I’m sure it’s coming.

Who is the most interesting person you have ever met (and why)?
Everyone is interesting until proven otherwise

Name three things you cannot live without.
Patience, hope and coffee.

You get one wish …
That all these questions would end … Hey!

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