A quick word with singer-songwriter Jeff Young

Jeff Young

My typical Friday night is:

In LA, going to Largo to hear Jon Brion play or to The Baked Potato Club to hear Mike Landau

Which means on Saturday morning I'm probably:

After being roused awake by my two boys, cleaning up the yard a bit.

And breakfast is at:

When we are in Auckland, the Atomic Cafe.

Saturday night, if my dreams came true there would be a gig by:

In LA, Prince. In Auckland, Bic Runga

But if there's nothing else doing I'll probably just:

Have some friends over to our house, with their kids, for drinks/dinner

Sunday morning already, so on the stereo goes:

Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis

Time to get out of the house with a Sunday drive to:

In LA - up to Santa Barbara on the Pacific Coast Highway

Or failing that, it's to the couch to continue reading: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Sunday night. Time for that movie I've been dying to see: On HBO, Six Feet Under. Or maybe I'll just get the DVD of my perennial fave, Down by Law by Jim Jarmusch

* Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jeff Young has toured with the likes of Jackson Browne, Vonda Shepherd, Phoebe Snow, Bonnie Raitt, and Sting as well as working with Greg Johnson on his recent single Save Yourself. He's married to a New Zealander (Susanna) and he plays at Coast Bar, Princes Wharf on Thursday.