Switched Questionnaire: 'Hottest State' Songwriter Jesse Harris
You may not know Jesse Harris, but you've probably heard his music. The singer-songwriter is best known for his songs, which have been recorded by everyone from Norah Jones and Pat Metheny to Madeleine Peyroux. Now, a star-studded list of music luminaries -- everyone from Willie Nelson and Cat Power to Bright Eyes and Feist -- is paying tribute to this artist on the soundtrack for 'The Hottest State,' the new movie based on actor Ethan Hawke's novel (Hawke also directed the movie). Though Harris isn't quite what we'd call a tech nerd, he is nevertheless quite firmly behind his Mac and iPod, the favorite gadgets of the creative class, as his answers to our Switched Questionnaire reveal..
What gadgets do you always bring with you to the set?
Just a cell phone. If I'm at the studio, I'll borrow someone's laptop or use the studio's computer.
What cell phone do you have right now and what do you love/hate about it?
I'm technically behind. I still use a basic Samsung phone. Everyone puts me down for using it, but I don't care. It works! It doesn't have service in foreign countries, which is both inconvenient and very liberating.
Who¹s the last person you sent a text message to and what was it about?
To my friend who I was going to visit for July 4th, saying I was stuck in horrible traffic.
Where do you go pretty much every time you get online?
Gmail, to check my mail.
What annoys you most about your iPod, cell phone, or laptop (or any other
gadget)?
Sending text messages on my cell phone is like writing the Morse code. It's so slow! And I just got my first iPod, so I couldn't say. I don't like listening to music on headphones, which is a fundamental problem there. And my laptop is fine, though sometimes the Internet seems to have me on a leash.
Name one thing you wish your iPod/cellphone/laptop (any gadget) could do
that it doesn¹t do now?
Disappear and turn into a rotary phone sitting beside a turntable, tube amplifier, and typewriter.
What upcoming gadget can you not wait to get your hands on?
Nothing in particular.
You¹re stranded on a desert island: What gadget do you bring?
If my guitar is disqualified from this question -- and I assume there's no Internet service on the island -- I guess I'd have to say an iPod, so that I could listen to music.
What¹s the most-played song or artist on your iPod?
"Acabou Chorare" by Novos Baianos.
Blackberry, Sidekick, or Treo?
Never had any of those.
Are you getting an iPhone. If so, why?
Don't think so. It's too big.
What¹s the longest time you¹ve ever spent playing a video game in one
sitting and what game was it?
I haven't played a video game since I was ten, but I guess it would have been 'Donkey Kong.'
Mac or PC?
Mac. Just like it better. Find it easier.
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