Are you pretty? Well, yeah, you're kind of attractive sometimes. Better than average, anyway. The way you sing those great big choruses with varied vocals is really nice, although I prefer the shaky-from-emotion or white-guy-does-Doug Pinnick (King's X) styles to the over-affected Seven Day Jesus whine or the Black Crowes party blues voice (you just aren't my type when you do the latter). You have such a wide-ranging wardrobe, too, that it's hard for me to figure out who you want to be. Sometimes you dress like Kravitz or Counting Crows, or you borrow clothes from King's X, Stone Temple Pilots, and Seven Day Jesus. Then you shop for shoes, makeup, hats, and sunglasses from the same shops as the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, the Choir, U2, and a bunch of others. I mean, you look great, but if you want me to ask you out more often, some consistency would be appreciated. Awww, don't look so down...I'll admit, you sure can play your instruments with style, skill, and class, even if I can't always be seen with you. Whenever you sing "Starbucks Girl," I'm really turned on by how cool you are (especially with that Nicolas Cage impersonation). I like how your faith in Christ is obvious, yet you know how to talk about other things too. Your personality can be light-hearted as well as serious.
What's that? I'm avoiding the question? Well, you know, you're still a little young. Ask me again in a few years, after you've grown up a bit, developed, and settled into who you want to be. Then maybe I'll give you a straight answer....
3.5 tocks
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