Chris Beachy ’13

Major
Symbolic Systems
 
Extracurriculars
Keyboardist for The Sea People
 
Favorite place at Stanford
The Knoll
 
Who are your musical inspirations?
Radiohead, Flying Lotus and Bill Evans
 
How’s the new EP coming?
Good. We just had a listen to it last night in the Knoll. We are currently mixing it, but it’s sound AWESOME.
 
Best album of the 2010?
“Gorilla Manor” by Local Natives
 
Favorite Instrument
Piano.
 
Favorite place you’ve performed at
San Francisco, by the sea, for the Nike Marathon
 
Favorite food
Wilbur pho. Or any kind of pho. (Ed. note – Pho is a traditional Vietnamese soup dish.)
 
What’s another question I could ask?
You could ask me about what gender I think I am.
 
What gender do you think you are?
Gender is a social construct.
 
You’re stranded on a desert island, what three things would you bring with you?
Teleportation device and Paolo Nattenmueller. And a teleportation device for Paolo.
 
What superpower would you have?
Some form of mind-control, OR controlling all matter and non-physical things at any time at any place in the universe.
 
What is your deepest fear?
Not being loved.
 
Do you like long walks on the beach?
I guess so. Depends what beach it is.
 
Are you afraid of death?
No. Nobody knows what death is. Why be afraid of it?
 
Favorite article of clothing
My pants. Can’t live without them. Because along with my boxers they hide my penis.