My name is Bejn Jonathon Xander. I have found a boundary in my mind that allows me to create beautiful, yet disturbing avant-garde poetry. Most avant-garde is pretentious and self indulgent. The difference is, I actually care for everything that I publish.
I currently reside in Rowley Regis in the West Midlands. I attend Halesowen College and my chosen subjects are: English Language and Literature, RS and Law.
I'm also on Facebook. If you fancy a chat or whatever, then just type in BEJN JONATHON XANDER on search and you'll see me. No one spells their name like I do.
My lyrical/poetic influences include:
Anthony Kiedis
Richey Edwards
John Frusciante
Jim Morrison
Nicky Wire
Dave Navarro
Hai Zi
Bei Dao
Duo Duo
Yang Lian
Brian Molko
Joe Elliott
John Lennon
Ian Curtis
Brett Anderson
Marilyn Manson
Blackie Lawless
Noel Gallagher
Corey Taylor
David Bowie
Lou Reed
Dave Pirner
Eddie Vedder
PJ Harvey
Nikki Sixx
Michael Stipe
Axl Rose
Sylvia Plath
Shannon Hoon
Dead
Dani Filth
Chuck Shuldiner
Edgar Allen Poe Â
I also love Chinese poetry and art. The entire culture (minus the communism) means a lot to me.
My literary influences include:
Stephen King (And the Richard Bachman Novels)
J K Rowling
Gary Brandner
JD Salinger
John Saul
Chuck Palahniuk
My Favorite novels are:
Stephen King - The Dark Half
J D Salinger - The Catcher In The Rye
Stephen King - The Langoliers
John Saul - Creature
Richard Bachman - The Running Man
Harper Lee - To Kill A Mockingbird
Chuck Palahniuk - Fight Club
George R. R. Martin - Fevre Dream
J K Rowling - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
R J Ellroy - A Quiet Belief In Angels
Gary Brandner - The Howling III
Stephen King - The Stand
Plus a shitload of Band Bios
My favorite albums are as follows:
Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot Minute/Californication/By The Way
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible/Journal For Plague Lovers
Dave Navarro - Trust No One
John Frusciante - Niandra Lades and Usually Just A T-Shirt/Smile From The Streets That You Hold
Robbie Williams - Escapology
Garbage - Garbage/Bleed Like Me
Suede - Dog Man Star
The Beatles - Rubber Soul/Sgt. Peppers.../Let It Be
John Lennon - Double Fantasy
Iggy Pop - The Idiot
W.A.S.P - The Crimson Idol
REM - Automatic For The People/Monster
Lou Reed - Transformer/Berlin
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Radiohead - The Bends
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures/Closer
Emperor - In The Nightshade Eclipse
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
Mayhem - Deathcrush
Slipknot -Vol:3 (The Subliminal Verses)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground And Nico
David Bowie - Low/Heroes
The Sisters Of Mercy - First and Last and Always
The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Hole - Live Through This/Celebrity Skin
Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals/The High End of Low
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction/Chinese Democracy
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine
Placebo - Placebo/Meds
Nirvana - In Utero
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds/Pornography
A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms
Def Leppard - Hysteria/Adrenalize/Slang
Pearl Jam - Ten/VS./Yield
Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies/Alice In Chains
The Doors - The Doors
"Roses in the hospital
Stub cigarettes out on my arm
Roses in the hospital
Want to feel something of value
Roses in the hospital
Nothing really makes me happy
Roses in the hospital
Heroin is just too trendy"Â Â Â Â Â Â Richey James Edwards
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Sick_Neko on May 26, 2010, 11:33 pm
Hey, hows everything? Long time >.<
juniperlillie on Apr 23, 2010, 4:16 pm
It has been done so sayeth the protagonist and all was well under the rainbow.
IamNOTaNUMBER on Apr 21, 2010, 1:17 am
487
juniperlillie on Apr 19, 2010, 7:38 pm
I went. I saw nothing but a shoppin list for dog tags and other such things. It makes no sense.
juniperlillie on Apr 19, 2010, 9:12 am
Good tune. How do you feel about this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4RKQv-pIqY
juniperlillie on Apr 9, 2010, 6:51 pm
Still :(
juniperlillie on Apr 7, 2010, 11:22 pm
You are missed.
dder#34 on Mar 13, 2010, 7:39 am
thanks for trying
Jodamme on Mar 12, 2010, 12:25 pm
Oh, and I'm leaving this site until it becomes less bleakly corperate. Keep up with my blog if you like (http://stendhalssister.blogspot.com/) and if you make one, I'll happily keep reading.
Jodamme on Mar 12, 2010, 12:24 pm
Blink's confirmed, but apparantly the other two are suddenly less certain.
Anna Spurlock on Mar 8, 2010, 3:42 pm
when are you going to publish more Patient Zero????
Jodamme on Mar 7, 2010, 2:51 pm
Guess who knows Reading's lineup? Being at NME has certain advantages. (end boast)
Bejn Jonathon Xander on Feb 20, 2010, 12:30 pm
Waah? Oh yeah. To be honest, I wrote it on your profile page then pasted it onto Junis'. Bah, I'm just the Mike Bassett of writing.
Jodamme on Feb 20, 2010, 12:02 pm
Don't copy/paste comments to me, boyo. But I'll still check it out.
Bejn Jonathon Xander on Feb 12, 2010, 9:25 am
Tell them I said hi!
juniperlillie on Feb 11, 2010, 6:19 pm
b/f & children ;)
Bejn Jonathon Xander on Feb 10, 2010, 2:37 pm
Who else agreed?
juniperlillie on Feb 10, 2010, 10:35 am
That was a good song... everyone here agreed ;)
Bejn Jonathon Xander on Feb 2, 2010, 11:04 am
To me, Richey represents intellect, innate beauty and emotional acceptance. I don't know why people see me as a depressed person. Just because I wrote a few poems in a darker tone doesn't mean I'm about to kill myself. I can tell fact from fiction. It seems some people can't. I don't enjoy the concept of death. I'll worry about it when I have to. I'm not going to deny my influences just because I've a change in style.
Jodamme on Feb 2, 2010, 10:48 am
I thought you were beginning to feel less interested in Richy? I don't know Bejn; I probably used to be one of those people that only read the Bell Jar because Sylvia topped herself, who only felt romanced by Nirvana because I thought Kurt's death gave it some mysteriously prophetic vibe (same goes for Joy Division and the Manics). I still love those figures, but I don't love the idea of death, and I don't see it as romantic or necessary for intimate or immediate beauty. Real beauty comes from the acceptance and fulfilment of life, not retreating or destructing away from it. It's easy to have a significant death, but challenging to have a significant life; and I perfer a fucking challenge.
Tom Goulding on Jan 17, 2010, 9:54 am
Cheers man, good to be back
Bejn Jonathon Xander on Jan 15, 2010, 10:48 am
Miss Europa... and Lifeblood are too good for that. Besides, I Found That Soul.
Jade2378 on Jan 15, 2010, 10:27 am
yeah, i dont see the point to be honest, it sounds awful!
Bejn Jonathon Xander on Jan 15, 2010, 6:40 am
Fuck everyone! They'll want to destroy Lifeblood then...
Jade2378 on Jan 14, 2010, 4:34 pm
yeah thats great, but everyone wants a remix of it, i think that would ruin it :/
Bejn Jonathon Xander on Jan 14, 2010, 3:49 pm
Yes! Very powerful! Or Miss Europa Disco Dancer?
Jade2378 on Jan 14, 2010, 11:48 am
yeah i like the lyrics, what about The Everlasting? :L
Bejn Jonathon Xander on Jan 14, 2010, 7:06 am
Excellent! What about This Joke Sport Severed? XD
Jade2378 on Jan 13, 2010, 10:39 am
nah i prefer Close My Eyes :)
Bejn Jonathon Xander on Jan 12, 2010, 2:48 pm
I don't know if it's my computer but it doesn't show up. Hm, that's worrying.