Philip Norton: Bass Player

Age: 22 (Age when Grounded was formed: 16)

Height: 5'6"

Fav. Bands: Sublime, Rancid, NOFX, the Beatles, AFI, Pennywise, Operation Ivy, Bad Religion, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Flogging Molly, Rise Against, Weezer, Anti-Flag, Bob Marley.

Fav. Songs: Santeria, STP (Sublime); Radio, Who Would've Thought, It's Quite Alright, Time Bomb (Rancid); A Single Second (AFI); Final Day, Wouldn't It Be Nice (Pennywise); Linoleum, Dinosaurs Will Die, Scavenger Type (NOFX); I Want to Conquer the World, Sorrow (Bad Religion); Say It Ain't So, El Scorcho (Weezer); Kodachrome, The Sounds of Silence (Paul Simon); In My Life, Something, Free As A Bird (the Beatles); Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen); Them Belly Full (But We Hungry), Redemption Song (Bob Marley); Unity (Op Ivy); What's Left of the Flag, The Rare Ould Times (Flogging Molly); This Machine Kills Fascists, The Panama Deception (Anti-Flag); Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan); Hey Ya (Outkast).

Fav. Color: Green.

Fav. Fast Food Resturant: Inn-N-Out, Jack in the Box, McDonald's-"The play place is my second home."

Fav. Quote: "Too much violence, I don't want more" Tim Armstrong; "Music is the universal language of mankind" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Fav. Film: That Thing You Do, Snatch, Robbin Hood, Office Space, Shrek.

Fav. Book: "A People's History of the United States" Howard Zinn; "Heart of Darkness" Joseph Conrad; "One Day Of Life" Malio Argueta.

Turn ons: Politics, history, any music with feeling, people who have something interesting to say.

Turn offs: Violence, racism, fascism, evil corporations, close-minded people, fake people, dumb commercials.

Hobbies: Playing in the band, listening to music, going to shows, traveling, snowboarding, water skiing, hacky sacking, hanging out, watching the idiot box.

Occupation: Bass Player for Grounded, Grocery Clerk at Stater Bros., Union Steward for UFCW 324, Student of Political Science at Cal State Fullerton and Vigilante's sidekick, (fighting crime in the streets together). Also, former intern for the AFL-CIO Orange County Central Labor Council.

I Say: Today's government has not shown what it was originally made out to be. Our leaders are too busy trying to make their political party or themselves look good, rather than help the other parties represent and lead the United States. Politicians need to stop making decisions and laws based on the interests of "Big Business". America was and still is a great nation, and we can always turn around the problems of today.

Music is one of the most important and influential forces ever to exist. It brings meaning and feeling to life. You can express your feelings and thoughts on the world around. But, music will only serve it's purpose when it is from the heart and not the wallet. I'm glad to be a part of this key element in life. (ca 2000)