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Tommy Lovage
Basics
Favourites
Themes
Theme Song ✻ "???" Favourite Song ✻ "???" Tommy's Spotify Playlist
Faceclaim/Voiceclaim
Voiceclaim (WIP) Well, pick your own mind
And don't touch mine no more
Summary
♫ Arrogant, fussy, adroit ♫
Sharp-witted and sharp-tongued pianist, very haughty and prone to bragging.
Appearance
Tommy is a lean, pointed young man who holds himself well. He has a very youthful face and a healthy complexion, and has frequently been mistaken for a teenager- much to his chagrin. He has a long, thin downward-pointed nose, a short, pointy chin, and brown eyes. He has round, sizable ears bordering his slim face, and business-styled black hair with a short quiff in the front. He is rarely seen without a furrowed brow and a frown. He only wears the best in fashion, and never dresses down from tailored suits and Italian shoes. He often wears high-collared dress shirts and black ties. Rarely wears anything colourful, but makes an exception for red socks every so often. He is 5'5".
Personality
Tommy is a bitter young man, to put it bluntly. He is a natural-born cynic, hostile towards anyone whom he dislikes for whatever reason. He is incredibly pretentious about everything from his fashion to his music, and believes that he is highly cultured. Unfortunately, there is no denying that he is a highly dedicated musician, and remarkably talented given his age. He is the type of person who is clearly a mod, and wholly embraces the image and subculture, but does not ever state that he is one himself. He believes doing that would be "undermining his image". He is quick to judge and quicker to turn up his nose.
Likes
- Music (especially jazz, blues, classical, and soul)
- Pianos, keyboards, organs, etc.
- Fine clothing
- Fine dining
- Modern art
- Clubs and jazz bars... particularily when he's playing in them!
Dislikes
- Excessive drinking
- Parties, party culture
- Drugs
- Poor pay ("unnacceptable for my amount of skill!")
- Kids
- Pop music
- Mick Allen
Story
Tommy's story takes place in the mid-60's in London.
Tommy was born in Essex to a middle class family in 1943. He is an only child, and his parents were rather overbearing of him when he was growing up.
He and his parents moved to London in 1956, when Tommy was 12.
(WIP)
Relationships
Mick Allen
Tommy has a strong disdain for Mick, as the two are such polar opposites. Tommy dislikes how "flamboyant and greedy" Mick is, and tends to shoot down or mock anything Mick suggests. Tommy sees himself as higher than Mick on the musical hierarchy.
Brian Waltham
Tommy likes Brian, likely because the two share a lot of the same admiration for music and instruments, and a similar hatred towards the press and pop culture. They are not particularly close, but are generally agreeable, and play nicely with each other.
John Derrick
Tommy is rather affectionate towards John for their shared love of jazz. The two used to play together in little bands here and there before John joined the Worthies, and Tommy doesn't harbour any contempt towards John for that choice. Tommy feels as though John is the one person who does not judge/hold him to a higher standard based on his age, and appreciates it greatly compared to others within the music scene. He loves John's style of music and admires his talent. Tommy even taught John to play some basic standards on the piano.
Pete Dalston
Tommy doesn't know much about Pete and has barely interacted with him one-on-one. This is likely because Pete seems rather intimidated by him. Tommy does like Pete's drumming, and is aware of his talent. In the few times that Tommy has played sessions with John and Pete, he has enjoyed their chemistry.
Evie Taylor
Tommy tries his best to get along with Evie, because he is impressed by her singing, but he thinks she's just too "American" to bond closely to.
Trivia
- His style of piano is heavily jazz-influenced.
- He prefers to play on grand pianos, as well as Hammond organs- the B-3 is his favourite. Functions alright on other keyboards and upright pianos.
- His darkest secret? He still lives with his parents!
- His zodiac sign is Capricorn, and his lunar zodiac sign is Water Goat.
- His faceclaim is (x), and his voiceclaim is (x). (He has a pretty strong Essex accent, and hates being seen as working class because of it. He often tries to use big words and use certain wordings to seem more posh. His voice is very dry, rarely emotive, and a bit deep)
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