Xan Hamilton

Xan Hamilton

 

1) Tell us a little bit about yourself, your story and where you come from.

It all started on April 15th, 1989, The day the earth trembled in fear of my birth. Wow, that may have been a slight overstatement. 

Currently, I’m living in Medicine Lake, Montana (the middle of nowhere, USA), working in the oilfields of North Dakota. Originally, though, I’m from Nashville Tennessee; home of all things country music (which, ironically, I can’t stand). I come from an incredibly loving family of five; older brother, younger sister. We were all homeschooled which gave us the time and opportunity to actually pursue what we wanted rather than what we were forced to study. ...which lead to many angry neighbors because of the drumming I’d be doing for 2 to 6 hours a day. Or the loud guitar amp. Or the acoustic guitar I’d play as loud as I could on the porch steps. 

But I also had the time to cook (mostly trial and error...and error...and error) like I wanted to; experimenting with baking and grilling, sautéing and boiling, brewing and fermenting. Which, I found out very quickly, is a huge passion of mine. 

Living in Nashville also made it incredibly easy to find a great concert any day. And find great concerts is something we did often, which completely defined my teen years and helped shape me into who I am today.

2) Who do you want to be when you "grow up"?

Honestly, all that I've ever hoped to be is a Godly, loving, caring husband and father. But if we're talking about careers or life paths aside from that, I have several things that I'd love to do. Like own a coffee shop or restaurant (brewpub, actually), own a recording studio and produce music, own a brewery or even just become a master brewer at a brewery (such as the Yazoo brewery downtown Nashville). None of which I feel are quite as important as the original answer I gave. Husband and father.

 

3) What are you currently reading/watching/listening to?

Ooooh, well, I've just finished reading Velocity by Dean Koontz, which was amazing. I'm in the middle of reading A Game of Thrones currently. I've also just finished reading the Seven Realms Series. I'm kind of a sucker for all medieval/fantasy. 

Then I've finally finished Breaking Bad and am now watching Alphas and The Walking Dead. 

 And what haven't I been listening to? Currently, I'm listening to The Word Alive. But lately, I've been stuck on the album "God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise" by Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs, also album "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" by M83, also the album "Wrongdoers" by Norma Jean, and the album "Random Access Memories" by Daft Punk, and the album "Rhythm and Repose" by Glen Hansard, and the album...I could keep on going, but I think I'll stop. 

4) How can we make the world better, simply as individuals?

Smile. Be nice. Even when you don't feel like it. Make a good impression. And a lot of the time "make a good impression" is talking about a first-meeting, but it goes a lot farther than that. Impress your children in the right way to live. Impress your friends and family with the love that you have to give. It's infectious. 

 

 5) If you were a super hero what powers would you have?

The ability to duplicate myself with one, hive mind. So that I could accomplish all of the things that I want to and need to in the time that I actually need to accomplish it. I'd have one of me that would work a job just to pay for the college that another one of me would be attending endlessly, gleaning knowledge for the good of the other me's, who would be here, there and everywhere throughout the world helping the needy. Oh, and I'd be invincible.

6) Favorite song to dance to?

Thriller. 'Nuff said.  

 

7) If you could tell the whole world one thing, what would it be?

Wait...just one sentence? Or one general idea? Because...I guess if I were limited to the former, I'd say "You're worth it." But if I could run with the latter, I'd elaborate. But probably not by much. "You're worth it. Don't give up. Let's hang out." or something along those lines. haha.