describing Saul Williams: Favorite Web Personality #19

Platforms: personal website, myspace, imeem

Who He Is:

Poet, musician, performer, author, artist… 

Saul Williams has performed on stage at Lollapalooza, opened for Nine Inch Nails, acted in the lead role in Sundance and Cannes film festival winner Slam (1998), and Rick Rubin produced his 2001 album Amethyst Rock Star yet I only discovered him last month thanks to twitter. I always like to look at who my favorite tweeters are following, particularly the famous tweeters who have a zillion followers and are only following 30 people. I’ve discovered some very interesting people this way - 

Best Quote Online:

“My father’s a preacher, my mother’s a teacher, thus . . . I rhyme.” (imdb bio)

Five Reasons Why I Chose Him:

1. His voice, I found his voice mesmerizing - kind of soothing and unsettling at the same time… listen to Talk to Strangers at his myspace site to see what I mean… 

2. His website - this is one of the best personal websites I’ve ever visited - visually, it is so impressive; even more so on a big screen. Also when you click on the photos tab, it shows you a random collection of any photos tagged with his name which I found very interesting… 

3. His art. His website is full of it and it’s amazing. 

4. I have an affinity for other people who resist labeling, love learning, and pursue experience. ”It is the art of self expression that has heightened my experience on this planet” (from his bio, saulwillams.com)

5. Niggy Tardust. George Clinton and Bootsie Collins’ artsy political kick ass love child. His album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust was produced by Trent Reznor and mixed by Alan Moulder. See for yourself and watch the video below:

Follow Saul Williams yourself at Twitter. http://twitter.com/SaulWilliams

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