ELIJAH the ringbearer ((EW and LOTR fansite))

Elijah's an Interesting boy --
here are some things Elijah likes, according to Elijah himself.

|| Hobbit Hoolagins ||
As we all know, Elijah has become very good friends with fellow LOTR costars Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Orlando Bloom, and Sean Astin. They went surfing together, scuba diving, and participated in general hobbit mayhem. Well, we also found out that Elijah likes to drink and go to pubs with his fellow hobbits. He constantly played pranks on his fellow castmates including spraying hairspray and putting fake dog poo all over Orli's trailer in NZ. He also enjoys a nice game of TIG! and conquering fountains with Dom. What is conquering fountains, you ask? Well, when Elijah was on the Jay Leno show (12/3/03) he explained that while in New Zealand, he and Dom were drunk and walking through Wellington during the night. They came upon a fountain that was shaped like buckets and Dom said he wanted to conquer it. Elijah was like, "Conquer it?" and Dom explained that they should climb it. So they did and when they reached the top, the apparently peed in it! PJ was not too thrilled about their fountain encounter. ;)

|| Elijah is teh geeky ||
Elijah considers himself a "geek" for a variety of reasons. One of his favorite books is "The Hobbit" (the other being "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"). He collects action figures and has thousands of CDs. He also thinks he's a big Tolkien fan (just because he was in some movie...) and even attends scifi conventions. Still not convinced? He plays video games! He likes weird bands no one's ever heard of and did I mention he attends scifi conventions?!? He tries to play the guitar and act all deep with philosophical quotes, but we all know the truth. He has bad luck with girls and odd weird shirts. Millions of geeky fangirls call him a geeky sex god. If that's not geeky then I don't know what is.

|| Music ||
Elijah says that he has a very eclectic taste in music. In fact, on the Daily Show (1/7/04), Elijah stated that he wanted to start a record label to sign upcoming bands/musicians he liked. Some types of music he likes, as he stated from Blender Magazine include:

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
This was the first band I ever really worshipped, and this album meant everything to me. I've always stuck by them because of Siamese Dream, even though most people I know hate them, or, more specifically, hate Billy Corgan. I hope that in years to come people will reappraise it and realize that Corgan was perhaps the greatest songwriter of his generation.

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
I discovered it in New Zealand when we were filming the Lord of the Rings. Every time I play it, it fills me with memories of Frodo Baggins. It's so innovative and progressive, and it has influenced so many people. The band's story is a sad one, because the success of this record effectively ruined them --- but maybe it's even better because of that. My favorite album ever? Could be.

Verbena - Souls for Sale
I came upon them by accident, reading an article in a magazine. That's what I do: I read about all different kinds of music, then I go out and experiment. It didn't exactly sound like my thing, but I liked their enthusiasm, so I bought it. This is just a brilliant record.

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
This was the first record that really got me into jazz, back in '96, '97. I'd heard a little jazz at that point -- Coltrane, Ellington -- but I was intent on finding the perfect introduction. As soon as i heard this, I thought it was unbelievable. I've since branched off into lots of other kinds of jazz, but this remains a special album.

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
I got into this during my mid-'90s metal stage. There is absolutely no correlation between this and the current crop of nu-metal, which, if you ask me, can get f***ed. I hate all that s***: Limp Bizkit and Disturbed can go to hell. It's not rock at all, and if it is, then it's not good rock. The only band that comes close is maybe Queens of the Stone Age. The others suck.

Buffalo Daughter - New Rock
Whenever I get tired of American music, I start reading, searching the internet and browsing through record stores for weird s***. This is one I came up with recently. It's two girls and one guy from Japan, and they do rock and dance-type electronica, with funk and soul thrown in. They do things with music that no american band can do. It's impossible to get tired of. Check it out.

The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
I absolutely adore this album. I was really into discovering new things when it came out -- i must have been 10 -- and here was this cute band from England that the british press was going wild over. I liked the fact that I got it before any of my friends! The Sundays haven't been very productive since, have they? [sighs] I really do love them.

The Meters - Look-ka Py Py
The Meters started in the '60s in New Orleans and were partly made up of Neville Brothers -- as in the Neville brother's. It's the kind of thing I like to hear with a few buddies when we're going to have an all-night session, you know? It's that kind of music: instant atmosphere. It may be hard to dig up this album, but you have to try to find it -- it's worth it.

A Tribe called Quest - Midnight Marauders
I like a lot of hip-hop -- always have. I like the delivery, the poetry. And Q-tip must have the best rap voice of them all. This has to be my favorite rap album, or at least my joint favorite alongside de la soul is dead, which is another truly fantastic rap album. If i had to pick one? OK, this one, but just by a whisper!

Prince - 1999
I've always loved Prince. He's a genius. Or was a genius -- he hasn't done anything great for almost a decade. But the years '79 to '88, he was untouchable. He couldn't write a bad song. I think 1999 is funkier than anything he's ever done before or since, and it probably contains my favorite Prince songs, from 'Lady Cab Driver' to 'd.m.s.r.' it has so many different flavors, this album -- it's awesome.

His Musical Picks of 2002
Treble Charger - Roller
Hotwire - Go All the Way
Chixdiggit - The Kid is Hot Tonight
New Bomb Turks - Chip Away the Stone
AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - We're Not Gonna Take It
The Donnas - Living After Midnight
Andrew W. K. - Take It Off
Spookey Ruben - Overkills
The Deadly Snakes - I Don't Mind
The Sadies - The Last of the Good
Stone Roses - I am the Resurrection
Sneaker Pimps - Sick
Brian Eno & David Byrne - Regiment
The Bees - Punchbag
Gomez - Shot Shot
Cornelius - Another View Point
The Clean - Point That Thing Somewhere Else
White Stripes - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
Idlewild - I Don't Have the Map
The Hives - Die Alright
The Stooges - No Fun