NAME: James Jonas Jaded Iha

BAND POSITION: Guitarist, chess player, trombonist

BORN: Chicago, IL 3/26/68

MUSICAL CAREER: Astro and the Go GO Girls, Snake Train

OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Student, dog owner, domestic specialist

MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Syd Barrett, Big Star, Rolling Stones, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Morricone.

FAVORITE SINGLES: Courtney Love, "highlights", Rolling Stones, "tumbling dice", Byrds, "chestnut mare", sonic youth,
"starpower"

FAVORITE ALBUMS: Beatles, "white album", Pussy Galore, "sugar sgit sharp", My Bloody Valentine, "isn't anything"

FAVORITE SONGWRITERS: Kevin Shields/Bilinda Butcher, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Kurt Cobain, Lennon/McCartney

FAVORITE FILMS/TV SHOWS: The Thing, Manhattan, Star Trek: TNG, Fawlty Towers.

BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Snake Train, Smashing Pumpkins

RESIDENCE: Chicago, IL

MAKE OF INSTRUMENTS: Gibson, Marshall
 
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