Daily Discovery: Lady And Gent, “Rome”

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ARTIST: Lady and Gent (Garret Williams)

SONG: “Rome”

BIRTHDATE: August 5th

BIRTHPLACE: Salt Lake City

AMBITIONS: Dollar, Dollar Bills.

TURN-OFFS: Expectations, the color brown, and Julia Stiles.

TURN-ONS: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mexican food, and 5:00 PM.

DREAM GIG: Bob Dylan, Seth Avett, and Isaac Brock just hanging out in my living room… passing around the guitar.

TV ADDICTIONS: Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad, The Wonder Years.

CELEBRITY CRUSH: Jenny from Forrest Gump before Woodstock.

WHAT MAKES A WOMAN SEXY: Rationality, independence, motivation, and summer dresses.

5 THINGS EVERY MAN SHOULD OWN: Chest hair, strong handshake, cowboy boots, Lonesome Dove (the movie, not the book), and Mane and Tail.

I NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT: Cell Phone, Keys, wallet, and angst.

I WROTE THIS SONG: To try to convince a girl to keep loving me until it was convenient for me to love her back. Ok just kidding… but maybe a little bit not just kidding.

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