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<b>Agnes Monica (born Agnes Monica Muljoto; 1 July 1986)</b> is an Indonesian recording artist and actress. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, she started her career in the entertainment industry at the age of six as a child singer. She has recorded three children's albums. She also became a presenter of several children's television programs. As a teenager, Agnes expanded her career to include acting. Her role in the soap opera Pernikahan Dini rocketed her name into the industry. Later, she became the highest-paid teenage artist in Indonesia.<br />
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In 2003, she released her fourth studio album And the Story Goes, which marked her transition from a child singer to a female artist. On her fifth studio album, Whaddup A.. '?! (2005), she collaborated with American R&B singer Keith Martin. She also appeared in two Taiwanese drama series, The Hospital and Romance In the White House. She participated in the 2008 and 2009 Asia Song Festival in Seoul, South Korea, and received "Best Asian Artist Award" at each event. Agnes took creative control of her sixth studio album, Sacredly Agnezious (2009), for which she served as the producer and songwriter. In 2010, she was appointed as one of the judges on the talent show Indonesian Idol and was also one of the international hosts of the red carpet at the American Music Awards of 2010 in Los Angeles.<br />
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In addition to her commercial success, Agnes is the most-awarded Indonesian singer. She has received numerous awards, including ten Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards, seven Panasonic Awards, and four MTV Indonesia Awards. She was also honored with a Nugraha Bhakti Musik Indonesia (NBMI) from the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Singers, Songwriters, and Music Record Producers Association of Indonesia (PAPPRI) for her contribution and support for the Indonesian music industry.[1] She was also appointed as an anti-drug ambassador of Asia, and as the ambassador of MTV EXIT to combat human trafficking.<br />
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Throughout her career, she has often been controversial in Indonesia. When she was a teenager, her frequent comments about her goal to break into the international market was viewed by some as a pompous proclamation. In 2010, however, she signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and began work on a debut English studio album. Consequently, her slogan "Dream, Believe, and Make it Happen" was used in a 2011 cultural conference to inspire young people organized by the US Embassy in Jakarta.<br />
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1986–2002: Childhood and early career<br />
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Agnes Monica was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 1 July 1986 to a Yang family of Chinese ancestry.[3] She is the youngest child of Jenny Siswono, a former table tennis player, and Ricky Muljoto, a former badminton player.[4][5] Her older brother, Steve Muljoto, is her manager.[6] She attended Tarakanita elementary school and Pelita Harapan junior high school.[7] Her talent for the performing arts was evident in her childhood, especially in singing; she sang in church and attended vocal courses.[8]<br />
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Agnes entered the entertainment industry in 1992, when she was six years old, and released her first children's album, Si Meong.[4] In 1995, she released her second children's album, Yess!, which includes a duet with fellow Indonesian child singer Eza Yayang.[4] Her last children's album, Bala-Bala, was released the following year.[4][9] Agnes also became the host for several children's programs, including Video Anak Anteve (VAN) on Anteve, Tralala-Trilili on RCTI, and Diva Romeo on Trans TV.[4] She was awarded "Most Favorite Presenter of Children's Program" at the Panasonic Awards in 1999 and 2000 for Tralala-Trilili.[10]<br />
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Agnes began acting as a teenager. Her first two roles were on the soap operas Lupus Millennia and Mr Hologram in 1999.[7] The next year, she starred in the TV series Pernikahan Dini,[4] which served as a turning point in her career by transforming her image from that of a child artist to one of a teenage artist.[10] The production was well received by audiences, and she received the "Favorite Actress" award at the 2001 and 2002 Panasonic Awards, as well as the "Popular Actress" award at the 2002 SCTV Awards.[10] In 2002, Agnes starred in three soap operas, Ciuman Pertama, Kejar Daku Kau Ku Tangkap, and Amanda.[10] Due to her popularity, she became the highest-paid teenage artist in Indonesia.[11]<br />
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Agnes also recorded songs in her early teens, including "Pernikahan Dini" and "Seputih Hati" for the soundtrack of Pernikahan Dini, both of which are featured on the 2001 compilation album Love Theme.[12] The following year, she collaborated with the Indonesian senior singer Yana Julio in the song "Awan dan Ombak" for his studio album Jumpa Lagi.[<br />
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2003–2004: And The Story Goes<br />
On 8 October 2003, Agnes released her first adult album, And the Story Goes. In this album, she worked with several famed Indonesian producers and songwriters, including Ahmad Dhani, Melly Goeslaw, and Titi DJ.[14] The album production took a year and a half, including the audition process for the dancers.[15] According to her record label, Aquarius Musikindo, the album sold 35,000 copies before its official release.[15] It was later certified double platinum after selling more than 300,000 copies.[7][16] The album won three awards after receiving ten nominations at the 2004 Anugerah Musik Indonesia Awards—the highest music awards in Indonesia. They were "Best Female Solo Pop Artist" for the song "Jera", "Best Dance/Techno Production" for the song "Bilang Saja", and "Best Duo/Group" for her duet with Ahmad Dhani in "Cinta Mati".[17] She also won "Best Female Newcomer" at the 2004 Anugerah Planet Muzik awards in Singapore. Because of her success at a young age, she was dubbed a "Young Diva" by members of the media.[10] At this point, she started broaching the idea of an international career.[17]<br />
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In addition to promoting her debut album, Agnes also starred in several TV series during this time, playing the lead role in three: Cewekku Jutek, Bunga Perawan, and Cantik.[18] She won "Favorite Actress" at the 2003 Panasonic Awards and "Famous Actress" at 2004 SCTV Awards.[19]<br />
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In 2004, after graduating from Pelita Harapan senior high school, Agnes enrolled at Pelita Harapan University, where she majored in Business Law.<br />
2005–2007: Whaddup A.. '?!<br />
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Agnes launched her second studio album, Whaddup A.. '?!, on 10 December 2005. It featured five singles: "Bukan Milikmu Lagi", "Tanpa Kekasihku", "Tak Ada Logika", "Cinta Di Ujung Jalan", and "Tak Mungkin". In addition to working with Indonesian musicians such as Melly Goeslaw, Andi Rianto, and Erwin Gutawa, she also collaborated with American singer-songwriter Keith Martin.[7] Martin wrote two English songs for the album, including the duet "I'll Light a Candle".[16] To promote the album, Agnes held a concert tour known as Clasnezenzation in four Indonesian cities: Bandar Lampung, Surabaya, Bandung, and Makassar.[21] The album was commercially successful and she won two 2006 Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards for "Best Female Pop Artist" and "Best R&B Production".[22] She also won the "Most Favorite Female" award at the 2006 MTV Indonesia Awards.[23] She was nominated for "Favorite Indonesian Artist" award at the MTV Asia Awards 2005 (beaten by Peterpan) but, she grabs the youngest artist of all nominees in Asian category.[24] Selling more than 450,000 copies, the album was one of the top-selling albums of 2006 and was certified triple platinum.[25]<br />
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In 2005, Agnes appeared in the Taiwanese drama The Hospital, co-starring with Jerry Yan, a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4.[26] She also appeared with Peter Ho in several episodes of the Taiwanese drama Romance in the White House,[27] and starred in two Indonesian soap operas, Ku Tlah Jatuh Cinta and Pink, both televised on Indosiar.[28][29] In 2006, she starred in the RCTI soap opera Kawin Muda. She also decided to take a break from her education that year to focus on her entertainment career.[30]<br />
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In early 2007, Agnes was appointed by the United States of America's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) Far East Region as an Asian anti-drug ambassador.[31][32] On 15 May 2007, she was an opening act for American R&B group Boyz II Men at a concert in Istora Senayan, Jakarta,[10] and on 23 June of that year, she held her first concert at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[33] She also guest starred in the finale of Asian Idol on 16 December 2007, and performed the song "Get Up".<br />
2008–2009: Sacredly Agnezious<br />
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In 2008, Agnes began working on her third studio album. She released the first single, "Matahariku", earlier than she had planned. It became her best-selling single, with sales of three million ringback tone downloads within nine months.[34] The song received the "Most Favorite Female" award at the 2008 MTV Indonesia Awards and the "Best Female Solo Pop Artist" award at the 2009 Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards.[35][36] In September 2008, she released the second single, "Godai Aku Lagi", which she wrote herself. She also released a mini album containing the two singles.[37] That same year she starred in the RCTI soap opera Jelita.[38]<br />
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On 4 October 2008, Agnes was invited as the Indonesian representative at the Asia Song Festival. The event was organized by the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange in Seoul, South Korea. She performed with 24 artists from 12 Asian countries. The event was viewed by an audience of 35,000 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium and was broadcast in 30 countries.[39][40] She performed two of her songs, "Godai Aku Lagi" and "Shake It Off". During the performance, she incorporated elements of Indonesian traditional dance from Bali. Her performance received positive responses from the Korean media and won the committee's "Best Asian Artist Award".[41] The following year, she was invited again and performed three songs: "Shake It Off", "Temperature", and Michael Jackson's "Heal the World". This time, 14 artists from across Asia participated and it was viewed by an audience of 40,000.[42] As was the case with her previous performance, Agnes received good reviews and earned the "Best Asian Artist Award".[43]<br />
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Agnes launched her third studio album on 1 April 2009, Sacredly Agnezious. This time, she was involved more in the album production. She worked with the renowned musicians Erwin Gutawa, Dewiq, Pay, and DJ Sumantri. She also acted as producer and songwriter.[44] In addition to the two previous singles, "Matahariku" and "Godai Aku Lagi", she produced two more singles: "Teruskanlah" and "Janji–Janji". At the 2010 Anugerah Musik Indonesia awards, she won three awards: "Best Pop Album", "Best Female Pop Solo Artist", and "Best of the Best Album".[45] On 23 May 2009, she appeared as a guest star at the "Festival of Life" in Bali. The celebration commemorated the 50-year anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Japan.[46]<br />
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Having already taken an extended break from the Pelita Harapan University, Agnes withdrew from the school.[30] She then began taking distance education classes as a Political Science major at Oregon State University.[47]<br />
2010–present: Upcoming international project<br />
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In 2010 Agnes served as a judge on Indonesian Idol season 6.[48] Her selection for the panel caused controversy because of her age.[49] That year, she was also appointed as an ambassador of the MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) organization, which combats human trafficking,[50] for which she performed at benefit concerts in Surabaya and Jakarta.[51]<br />
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In late 2010, Agnes experienced a breakthrough into the international market when she was chosen as an international red carpet host for the annual American Music Awards on 21 November 2010 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.[52] Several months later, she announced that she had signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing and was working on her debut English studio album in London and Los Angeles.[53] In early 2011, she also recorded a duet version of "Said I Loved You...But I Lied" with the American singer Michael Bolton for his compilation album, Gems: The Duets Album.[54] The duet was released in the album's international version in Asia.[55] The next year, she was nominated in the Worldwide Acts Asia Pacific Nominees category for the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards.[56] Consequently, her slogan "Dream, Believe, and Make it Happen" was used in a 2011 cultural conference to inspire young people organized by the US Embassy in Jakarta.[2]<br />
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Agnes released a greatest hits album Agnes Is My Name on 2 February 2011. The album compiled her top hit singles and two new songs, "Karena Ku Sanggup" and "Paralyzed".[57] The release was specially through KFC's Indonesian branch and was not released in CD stores nationwide except for a separate Malaysian release done months later. The album was free with every meal purchase. The album sold one million copies in three months, earning her the "Million Awards" award from Indonesian KFC, which marketed the album with their chicken meals and/or separate CD purchase on-counter.[58] "Karena Ku Sanggup" won her the "Best Pop Female Singer" award at the 2011 AMI Awards.[59] She also won the "Most Inbox Video Clip" award at the 2011 Inbox Awards. The award, presented by SCTV, was given for the song "Paralyzed", which was made in Indonesia and the United States.[60]<br />
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Agnes was selected as a performer for the 26th SEA Games 2011 Opening Ceremony, with KC Concepcion from the Philippines and the Malaysian singer Jaclyn Victor. Their performance of "Together We Will Shine" was the highlight of the event.[61]<br />
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In early 2012 Agnes returned as judge for Indonesian Idol season 7.[62] She's pending her international album for the Idol deal.<br />
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In March 2012 she was nominated for the American Nickleodeon Kids Choice Awards 2012 of new category Favorite Asian Act.[63]<br />
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Her single, titled "Muda" was released on 9 November 2012. Her song is available for free, but the free, legal download is limited to simPATI subscribers.<br />
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Artistry<br />
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Agnes has been noted as a powerful soprano with a range of five octaves. Her songs can be classified as pop, R&B, or hip-hop, and she has named Aretha Franklin, Jill Scott, Angie Stone, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Fantasia, and Beyoncé as her musical influences,.[65] In addition to her singing talent, she is also known as a strong dancer and actress. She is the first Indonesian soloist with a personal dance group, known as Nezindahood. They auditioned during the development of her first album in 2003.[14] She has also written some of her songs[66] and produced her own music videos.[67] She has been described as a perfectionist with a variety of talents by Indonesian commentators.<br />
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Honors and awards<br />
Main article: List of awards received by Agnes Monica<br />
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Agnes has become the most-awarded Indonesia singer.[69] Notable awards she has won include ten Anugerah Musik Indonesia, seven Panasonic Awards, and four MTV Indonesia Awards. She has also received many international awards, including an Anugerah Planet Muzik award and two Best Asian Artist Awards. For her contribution and support to Indonesian music, she was given the 2011 Nugraha Bhakti Musik Indonesia (NBMI) award from The Minister of Culture and Tourism and Association of Indonesian Singers, Songwriters and Music Record Producers.Until today Agnes Monica often win Indonesia Nickelodeon Kid Choice Award as most inspiring actress.<br />
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<b>Christina Judith Perri</b> (born August 19, 1986)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Beatweek_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-Beatweek-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> is an American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer-songwriter" title="Singer-songwriter">singer-songwriter</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician" title="Musician">musician</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. Her song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jar_of_Hearts" title="Jar of Hearts">Jar of Hearts</a>" charted in the United States after it was featured on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> television show <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_%28U.S._TV_series%29" title="So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)">So You Think You Can Dance</a></i> in 2010. <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> named her the "Band of the Week" on October 26, 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RollingStoneBandOfTheWeek_3-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-RollingStoneBandOfTheWeek-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> On May 10, 2011, Perri's "Jar of Hearts" was featured in the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prom_Queen_%28Glee%29" title="Prom Queen (Glee)">Prom Night</a>" episode of Fox musical series <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glee_%28TV_series%29" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a></i>;<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-StoryBehindTheGleeCover_4-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-StoryBehindTheGleeCover-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> the following month, it was featured in the episode "Dance Amongst Daggers" of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Family" title="ABC Family">ABC Family</a> drama <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switched_at_Birth_%28TV_series%29" title="Switched at Birth (TV series)">Switched at Birth</a></i>. Perri recorded the song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Thousand_Years_%28Christina_Perri_song%29" title="A Thousand Years (Christina Perri song)">A Thousand Years</a>" for the film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_1" title="The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1">The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn</a></i> (2011) and it appears on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_1_%28soundtrack%29#Track_listing" title="The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (soundtrack)">accompanying soundtrack</a>.<br />
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Perri grew up in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bensalem,_Pennsylvania" title="Bensalem, Pennsylvania">Bensalem, Pennsylvania</a> (a suburb of Philadelphia) with her older brother, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Perri" title="Nick Perri">Nick Perri</a>, who formerly played guitar with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinedown" title="Shinedown">Shinedown</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvertide" title="Silvertide">Silvertide</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Farrell" title="Perry Farrell">Perry Farrell</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Sorum" title="Matt Sorum">Matt Sorum</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-usat_5-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-usat-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> Her father is from Italy<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> and mother from Poland.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from December 2012">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> She attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_Ryan_High_School" title="Archbishop Ryan High School">Archbishop Ryan High School</a> as a member of the class of 2004.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> She taught herself how to play guitar as a 16-year-old by watching a videotape of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Hoon" title="Shannon Hoon">Shannon Hoon</a> from the group <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Melon" title="Blind Melon">Blind Melon</a> performing on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RollingStoneBandOfTheWeek_3-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-RollingStoneBandOfTheWeek-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
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Perri moved to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>
on her 21st birthday. Later that year she got married and began to
produce music videos. She divorced 18 months later and moved back to
Philadelphia by the end of 2009; during this time she wrote "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jar_of_Hearts" title="Jar of Hearts">Jar of Hearts</a>". She moved back to Los Angeles, waitressing at the Melrose Cafe during the day and recording at night.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RollingStoneBandOfTheWeek_3-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-RollingStoneBandOfTheWeek-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-yahoo_8-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-yahoo-8"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
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Perri's song "Jar of Hearts" was featured on <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_%28U.S._TV_series%29" title="So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)">So You Think You Can Dance</a></i> during the June 30, 2010 show.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-UsMagazine_9-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-UsMagazine-9"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> It was featured in performance by Billy Bell and Kathryn McCormick.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BB_10-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-BB-10"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup> Perri's friend Keltie Colleen passed the song to show <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choreographer" title="Choreographer">choreographer</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey_Tookey" title="Stacey Tookey">Stacey Tookey</a>; Perri and Colleen watched the performance in the audience.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-UsMagazine_9-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-UsMagazine-9"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> Following its exposure on the show, "Jar of Hearts" sold 48,000 digital copies, debuting on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> at #63 and reaching #28 on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_%28magazine%29" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Digital_Songs" title="Hot Digital Songs">Hot Digital Songs</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BB_10-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-BB-10"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup> Within a month, it sold more than 100,000 copies.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-yahoo_8-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-yahoo-8"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> Then, her music video for "Jar of Hearts" landed on the VH1 top 20 music video countdown.<br />
Shortly after, Perri made her debut on national day time and prime
time television, performing the song live on the July 10, 2010 episode
of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Early_Show" title="The Early Show">The Early Show</a></i> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> as well as the July 15, 2010 episode of <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_%28US%29" title="So You Think You Can Dance (US)">So You Think You Can Dance</a></i><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-yahoo_8-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-yahoo-8"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> Perri signed a deal with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic Records</a> on July 21, 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bill_11-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-bill-11"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> Roadrunner Records continue to promote "Jar of Hearts" on the radio.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup> Perri appeared on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno" title="The Tonight Show with Jay Leno">The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</a></i> on July 29, 2010 and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_%28TV_series%29" title="Conan (TV series)">Conan</a></i> on December 7, 2010 where she played "Jar of Hearts." In addition, "Jar of Hearts" was on the show <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars" title="Pretty Little Liars">Pretty Little Liars</a>. "Arms" was also in the ABC Family movie <i>Teen Spirit.</i> Perri recorded an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a> named <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ocean_Way_Sessions" title="The Ocean Way Sessions">The Ocean Way Sessions</a></i> that was released on November 9, 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
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Perri's debut album is titled <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovestrong." title="Lovestrong.">lovestrong.</a></i> and was released on May 10, 2011. It follows the release of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_%28song%29" title="Arms (song)">Arms</a>", its lead single, released on March 15. She appeared on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman" title="Late Show with David Letterman">Late Show with David Letterman</a></i>, playing her song "Arms". "Arms" was used in the August 26, 2011 episode of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful" title="The Bold and the Beautiful">The Bold and the Beautiful</a></i> and has also been used in TV spots for the Fall 2011 season of Investigation Discovery's show <i>Disappeared</i>.<br />
Perri's single, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Thousand_Years_%28Christina_Perri_song%29" title="A Thousand Years (Christina Perri song)">A Thousand Years</a>", appeared on the soundtrack of <i><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_1_and_Part_2&action=edit&redlink=1" title="The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Part 2 (page does not exist)">The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Part 2</a></i>.<br />
On November 1, 2011 Perri appeared on ABC's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_%28U.S._season_13%29#The_Results.2FGuest_Performances" title="Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 13)"><i>Dancing with the Stars</i> Results show</a> to perform her song "Arms". On November 13, 2011, she also performed "Jar of Hearts" on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strictly_Come_Dancing" title="Strictly Come Dancing">Strictly Come Dancing</a></i> results show. On February 19, she performed "Jar of Hearts" in the pre-fight buildup to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko" title="Vitali Klitschko">Vitali Klitschko</a> vs. <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Chisora" title="Derek Chisora">Derek Chisora</a> World Heavyweight Championship boxing contest in Munich.<br />
On January 29, 2012, Perri performed "Jar of Hearts" live on UK ITV's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_on_Ice" title="Dancing on Ice">Dancing on Ice</a></i> show, with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Torvill" title="Jayne Torvill">Jayne Torvill</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Dean" title="Christopher Dean">Christopher Dean</a> in a specially choreographed routine.<br />
On April 22, 2012, Perri performed live on Australia's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_%28Australian_TV_series%29" title="Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)">Dancing with the Stars</a></i>.<br />
Perri also announced in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan, Puerto Rico</a> during her <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovestrong_Tour" title="Lovestrong Tour">Lovestrong Tour</a>
that she will be releasing her second studio album in Spring 2013; also
in San Juan she sang new song "Run" for the first time, which will be
included on the new album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup> In addition, in late 2012 she will be co-headlining the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Mraz" title="Jason Mraz">Jason Mraz</a> concert series Tour Is a Four Letter Word across continental North America in 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On August 1, 2012, she announced via Facebook that she would be releasing a Christmas EP titled <i>A Very Merry Perri Christmas</i>
and that the EP would be released on October 16, 2012. On December 12,
Perri performed "Something About December", an original Christmas song
from this album, on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Today_%28U.S._TV_program%29" title="Today (U.S. TV program)"><i>Today</i></a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Perri is involved with the non-profit organization <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Write_Love_On_Her_Arms" title="To Write Love On Her Arms">To Write Love On Her Arms</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Christina_Perri_Interview_17-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Perri#cite_note-Christina_Perri_Interview-17"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-71298997768293392492012-12-03T15:21:00.000-08:002013-02-19T15:54:13.056-08:00Matt Heafy Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Matthew Kiichi "Matt" Heafy</b> (born January 26, 1986)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[1]</sup> is a Japanese-American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and co lead guitarist for the American Metal band Trivium. Heafy is also the vocalist for the band Capharnaum, along with Trivium's former producer Jason Suecof. Heafy has a baritone vocal range.<br />
Heafy is Japanese from his mother and Irish from his father. As stated in an interview, he was born in Iwakuni, Japan, and only lived there for one year. His family then moved to Orlando, Florida, where he currently resides.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[2]</sup><br />
Heafy learned to play the saxophone in years leading up to becoming more serious on guitar at the age of twelve.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-roadrunnerrecords1_3-0">[3]</sup><br />
Heafy attended Lake Brantley High School. He completed his senior year while also touring in Europe, and graduated in 2004.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[4]</sup> He currently plays a custom Gibson 7-string guitar.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[5]</sup> He used 6-string guitars for Trivium's first two albums, utilizing standard tuning and Drop D tuning on <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1708902003246291853" title="Ember to Inferno">Ember to Inferno</a></i>, and solely drop D tuning on <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1708902003246291853" title="Ascendancy (album)">Ascendancy</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[6]</sup> On Trivium's third record, <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1708902003246291853" title="The Crusade (album)">The Crusade</a></i>, he returned to standard tuning and performed some songs on 7-string guitars. On <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1708902003246291853" title="Shogun (Trivium album)">Shogun</a></i>, Heafy used 7-string guitars almost exclusively, with only two songs using a 6-string. For Trivium's fifth studio album "In Waves", Heafy returned to using solely 6-string guitars and used drop C# tuning similar to the drop D as seen on Ascendancy.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ultimate-guitar1_7-0">[7]</sup><br />
Heafy does not know formal music theory, and was almost completely
self-taught. However, he does know how to read sheet music, but can only
apply it on the saxophone. "Self taught for quite a bit of it, did
lessons on and off for maybe two or three years, but I do not know
anything formal music on guitar. I do on saxophone though…but that
doesn’t help me on guitar."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-roadrunnerrecords1_3-1">[3]</sup><br />
On January 10, 2010, Heafy married Ashley Howard<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8">[8]</sup> in Orlando, Florida. The wedding was attended by close friends and family.<br />
Matt still often uses the same first Gibson Les Paul he got from his father, in both a live and studio setting.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9">[9]</sup><br />
Recently in an interview Heafy stated, "A lot of people have been
asking about the hair. I cut it off and donated it to Locks of Love,
which is a foundation for kids with cancer and leukemia.
So they make wigs out of real hair. This is the first time I had short
hair I guess since I was like 17 or so. So it feels good, I've been
sweating a lot less than I used to."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ultimate-guitar1_7-1">[7]</sup><br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Trivium">Trivium</span></h3>
Matt Heafy unofficially joined Trivium at the age of twelve, but
became the official frontman after Brad Lewter, the previous vocalist of
Trivium, quit the band shortly after Heafy joined. Heafy assumed
responsibility for vocals and the majority of the songwriting. Matt's
debut with Trivium included his compositions of "Fugue", "Demon",
"Requiem", "Sworn", and "The Storm". He has also composed the songs and
lyrics for <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1708902003246291853" title="Ember to Inferno">Ember to Inferno</a></i> and <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1708902003246291853" title="Ascendancy (album)">Ascendancy</a></i>.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1708902003246291853" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from October 2009">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><br />
With the release of Trivium's 4th album, <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1708902003246291853" title="Shogun (Trivium album)">Shogun</a></i>, Heafy greatly expanded his vocal range; from very melodic singing to hardcore screams. In 2011 Trivium's fifth studio album "In Waves"
was released with a greater emphasis on songs rather than skill with
the album featuring the full range of Heafy's vocal talents with some
songs being entirely composed of screaming and others with no screaming
at all, and many songs that fused the two as with previous records.<br />
In Trivium, Matt shares lead guitar duties with Corey Beaulieu though he is responsible for recording the rhythm tracks on the albums.<br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Musical_influences">Musical influences</span></h3>
Matt Heafy cites musicians James Hetfield, John Petrucci, Yngwie Malmsteen, and many others as his primary influences. His style was mostly influenced by bands such as Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera, Dream Theater, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Poison the Well, and later on In Flames, Children of Bodom, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, Opeth, Dimmu Borgir, Fozzy, Dark Funeral and Anorexia Nervosa.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ultimate-guitar1_7-2">[7]</sup><br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Guitars">Guitars</span></h3>
Heafy has been endorsed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Guitar_Corporation" title="Gibson Guitar Corporation">Gibson</a> since Summer 2009, but before he was endorsed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Guitars" title="Dean Guitars">Dean</a> after he and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Beaulieu" title="Corey Beaulieu">Corey Beaulieu</a> were both given <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Razorback" title="Dean Razorback">Dean Razorback</a>
prototypes in 2006. In summer 2009 Gibson made him a custom 7 string
Explorer, which is now a production model but only available in black.
He has been seen playing an artist signature model on the Dream Theater "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dramatic_Turn_of_Events_Tour" title="A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour">A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour</a>", which is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a> Les Paul in both 6 and 7 string versions.<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphone_Les_Paul" title="Epiphone Les Paul">Les Paul</a> Black 6 String and 7 String</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Les Paul</a> In Black, White and Silverburst</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Explorer" title="Gibson Explorer">Explorer</a> 7 string in White.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Hummingbird" title="Gibson Hummingbird">Hummingbird</a> Acoustic when needed.</li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Iwan Fals</b> (born <b>Virgiawan Listanto</b>; September 3, 1961 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a>) is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Indonesia">Indonesian</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Singing">singer</a>–<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Songwriter">songwriter</a>. In 2002, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> magazine named him as a Great Asian Hero.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Iwan was born Virgiawan Listanto in Jakarta, on September 3, 1961 to Harsoyo, a soldier,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ginting286_0-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-ginting286-0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> and Lies Suudijah. He studied at SMP 5 Bandung and SMAK BPK Bandung. He continued his studies at Sekolah Tinggi Publisistik and then Jakarta Arts Institute. At the age of thirteen, he performed as a street performer at wedding ceremonies and other social events.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0645ad;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;">2</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">]</span></a></sup></span><br />
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On 1 January 1982, his first son, Galang Rambu Anarki was born. One of his best-known songs, Galang Rambu Anarki, was written for his birth and released on 1982's Opini (Opinion) album. Galang was a guitarist who became a folk musician in his own right, and he died on 25 April 1997 of a suspected <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphine" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Morphine">morphine</a> overdose. 'Galang Rambu Anarki' translates to "support the sign of anarchy" in English.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></div>
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Three years later, his first daughter Anissa Cikal Rambu Basae was born.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ubaedy3_3-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-ubaedy3-3" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> His third child is Rayya Rambu Robbani.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-klc_4-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-klc-4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> He and Rosanna, his wife live in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cibubur" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Cibubur">Cibubur</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Java" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="West Java">West Java</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-aning96_5-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-aning96-5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup></div>
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Galan Rambu Anarki had started to follow in his father's footsteps, playing in a band from a young age, but died in 1997, aged 16, either of asthma, or from a drug overdose.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0645ad;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;">7</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">]</span></a></sup></div>
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Aged 18, Iwan Fals, Toto Gunarto, Helmi and Bambang Bule formed a group named Amburadul. The group released the album 'Perjalanan' in 1979, which was not successful, but was re-released with the added track '3 Bulan' as '3 Bulan' (1980) in 1980. The group disbanded and played no further role in Iwan Fals' career.</div>
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As part of his early career, Iwan Fals also recorded some comedy albums, after winning a comedy country singing contest. He sang of comic situations and themes, and his first release was on 'Canda Dalam Nada' (the A-side featured five songs by Iwan: Generasi Frustrasi, Dongeng Tidur, Imitasi, Kisah Sepeda Motorku (aka. Kopral), and Joni Kesiangan while the B-side consisted of songs by Tom Slepe and Pusaka Jaya). The songs Dongeng Tidur, Joni Kesiangan and Kisah Sepeda Motorku were released, with one new song, Ambulance Zig Zag, on the Iwan Fals mini-album Canda Dalam Nada, while Generasi Frustrasi and Imitasi were also included on the 'Yang Muda Yang Bercanda II' multiartist comedy compilation.</div>
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During this time, Iwan supported himself by busking.</div>
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1981 saw Iwan Fals' breakthrough, when he signed to Musica Studio to record his first solo album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarjana_Muda" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sarjana Muda">Sarjana Muda</a></i>. This album shows Iwan Fals' signature country music style, with the protest song "Guru Oemar Bakrie", which talks of how a teacher is poorly paid but still responsible for educating future well-paid and successful people. 'Guru Oemar Bakrie' became very well known and popular in Indonesia, and helped established Iwan's name. The album also contains several ballads. It benefited from considerable investment by Musica Studio, who used high-quality musicians and producer for the album.</div>
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1982's Opini, also on Musica Studio, cemented Iwan's reputation as a protest singer, but also as a balladeer. 'Galang Rambu Anarki', for his newborn son, combined both elements, commenting on both the happy event of the birth of his first child, but also commenting on rising prices, saying that perhaps his child would be malnourished if they could not afford to buy milk.</div>
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1983 saw the release of <i>Sumbang</i>, while 1984's album releases were <i>Barang Antik</i> and <i>Sugali</i>.</div>
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In April 1984, Iwan was arrested and questioned for two weeks after performing the songs 'Demokrasi Nasi' and <i>Mbak Tini</i>, both songs never recorded on album, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekanbaru" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Pekanbaru">Pekanbaru</a>. The song Mbak Tini was about a prostitute with a road-side coffee shop, married to 'Soeharyo' (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suharto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Suharto">Suharto</a>).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> The events were retold on the song '14-4-84' on 1986's Ethiopia.</div>
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Iwan Fals continued to release albums throughout the 1980s, while in 1989 he formed the group <i>Swami</i>, which released two albums <i>Swami I</i> in 1989, and <i>Swami II</i> in 1991. A similar grouping was<i>Kantata Takwa</i>, which contained several Swami personnel. The musical style was "rebana rock", a blend of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Wakeman" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Rick Wakeman">Rick Wakeman</a>, to a Betawi rebana.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> The album <i>Kantata Takwa' was released in 1990, featuring songs such as "Bento" and "Bongkar" ("Rip It Down"), two of several songs which they sang during a demonstration by college students.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-aning96_5-1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-aning96-5" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup></i></div>
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Up to the release <i>Orang Gila</i> in 1994, Iwan had released approximately two new albums per year for 15 years. Since 1994, he has greatly reduced his release schedule, releasing two singles only in 1995, and one in 1996, while in 1998 Kantata Samsara, the second and final album by Kantata Takwa, was released.</div>
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To make up for the lack of new content, a number of Iwan Fals compilations were released in the 1990s and 2000s, including <i>Best Of The Best</i>, <i>Akustik</i> (3 volumes), and <i>Salam Reformasi</i>("Greetings Reformation"), which sold more than 50,000 copies.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-9" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup></div>
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In 2002, Iwan Fals released his first new solo album since 1994, <i>Suara Hati</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ubaedy4_10-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-ubaedy4-10" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> In 2003 the album 'In Collaboration With' was released consisting of performances with other Indonesia artists.<i>Manusia Setengah Dewa</i>, in 2004, was a solo album.</div>
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In 2005, he released <i>Iwan Fals In Love</i>, essentially a compilation of existing Iwan Fals romantic reocrdings, but with the new song "Ijinkan Aku Menyayangimu" ("Let Me Love You") as the main single, and five re-recordings of old songs.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-klc_4-1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-klc-4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> Two songs, in collaboration with Indra Lesmana, <i>Haruskah Pergi</i>, and <i>Selancar</i>, were released as digital download in 2006.</div>
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In 2007, <i>50:50</i> was released by Musica Studios. The album's themes were romance and social criticism. One single of the album, "Pulanglah" ("Go Home"), tells about the death of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munir_Said_Thalib" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Munir Said Thalib">Munir</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup> Six singles were written by himself and other six singles were written by his fellow musicians.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-klc_4-2" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-klc-4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> Two songs were released in 2009 as <i>Untukmu Terkasih</i>.</div>
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In 2010, he released <i>Keseimbangan</i>, and in 2011 he released new album titled "tergila-gila" with 4 new songs inside.</div>
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he has a large fans club which called OI (Orang Indonesia).</div>
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Iwan Fals has been compared with Bob Dylan, who was one of his key influences, both on his early style, which made heavy use of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Harmonica">harmonica</a>, and on his lyrics, which have frequently been in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest_song" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Protest song">protest song</a> genre.</div>
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For instance, "Kamu Sudah Gila" ("You've Gone Crazy") and "Apa Kamu Sudah Jadi Tuhan?" ("Have You Ever Been as God?") criticized the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Order_(Indonesia)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="New Order (Indonesia)">New Order regime</a>.</div>
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Other songs are more observational, but still could be seen as political. For instance, his song Galang Rambu Anarki, written for his newborn son, talks of being too poor to raise his son, while "Kembang Pete" ("Petai Flower") tells the story of the underestimated poor.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ginting286_0-1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-ginting286-0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> "Aku Bosan" ("I'm Bored") is about a child protesting to his parents because they left him alone at home. While "Hura-Hura Huru-Hara" ("Fake Riot") compares moneylender to blood-sucking vampires.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup></div>
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The 1988 song (and album) '1910', which could be interpreted as referring to the year 1910, was actually a reference to the date 19 October, the date, in 1987, of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bintaro_train_crash" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Bintaro train crash">Bintaro train crash</a>, a disaster the song documents in observational style. "Celoteh Camar Tolol dan Cemar", on 1983's Sumbang, documented the sinking of the <i>Tampomas II</i> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masalembu_Islands" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Masalembu Islands">Masalembu</a>.</div>
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Aside from his observational protest songs, Iwan Fals is known for his love songs, which include "Yang Terlupakan" ("The Forgotten"), "Mata Indah Bola Pingpong" ("Beautiful Eyes, Pingpong Ball"), "Antara Kau, Aku, dan Bekas Pacarmu" ("Among You, Me, and Your ex-Boyfriend"), and "Pesawat Tempurku".</div>
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Although a songwriter, Iwan Fals' status as one of Indonesia's leading rock/pop performers has led to his recording material from numerous other song writers. Some of his most notable hits written by others include Barang Antik ("Antique"), "Kemesraan" ("Intimacy"), "Kumenanti Seorang Kekasih" ("I'm Waiting for a Lover"), "Aku Bukan Pilihan" ("I'm Not an Option") and "Ijinkan Aku Menyayangimu".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-13" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0645ad;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; white-space: nowrap;">14</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Discography">Discography</span></h2>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Perjalanan (as part of Amburadul group) (1979)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Canda Dalam Nada (1979) - comedy album, Iwan has the A-sde only</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Canda Dalam Ronda (1980) - comedy mini-album of four tracks, contains one new track 'Ambulance Zig Zag'</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">3 Bulan (consists of Perjalanan plus the new track <i>3 Bulan</i>) (1980)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarjana_Muda" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Sarjana Muda">Sarjana Muda</a> (1981) - Musica debut</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Opini&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Opini (page does not exist)">Opini</a> (1982)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sumbang&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Sumbang (page does not exist)">Sumbang</a> (1983)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barang_Antik&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Barang Antik (page does not exist)">Barang Antik</a> (1984)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sugali_(Iwan_Fals_album)&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Sugali (Iwan Fals album) (page does not exist)">Sugali</a> (1984)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kelompok_Penyanyi_Jalanan&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Kelompok Penyanyi Jalanan (page does not exist)">Kelompok Penyanyi Jalanan</a> (KPJ) - as part of KPJ, or Street Singers Group, Iwan Fals sings on 3 songs (1985)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sore_Tugu_Pancoran&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Sore Tugu Pancoran (page does not exist)">Sore Tugu Pancoran</a> (1985)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aku_Sayang_Kamu&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Aku Sayang Kamu (page does not exist)">Aku Sayang Kamu</a> (1986)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethiopia_(Iwan_Fals_album)&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Ethiopia (Iwan Fals album) (page does not exist)">Ethiopia</a> (1986)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Lancar">Lancar</a> (1987)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wakil_Rakyat&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Wakil Rakyat (page does not exist)">Wakil Rakyat</a> (1987)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">1910 (1988)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kemesraan&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Kemesraan (page does not exist)">Kemesraan</a> (1988) - single, with Betharia Sonata, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrisye" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Chrisye">Chrisye</a>, Rafika Duri, Itang, <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamal_Mirdad&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Jamal Mirdad (page does not exist)">Jamal Mirdad</a>, Etrie, Nani]]</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mata_Dewa&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Mata Dewa (page does not exist)">Mata Dewa</a> (1989)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swami_I&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Swami I (page does not exist)">Swami I</a> (as part of the group Swami) (1989)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kantata_Takwa&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Kantata Takwa (page does not exist)">Kantata Takwa</a> (as part of the group Kantata) (1990)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cikal&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Cikal (page does not exist)">Cikal</a> (1991)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swami_II&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Swami II (page does not exist)">Swami II</a> (as part of the group Swami) (1991)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Belum_Ada_Judul&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Belum Ada Judul (page does not exist)">Belum Ada Judul</a> (1992)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hijau&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Hijau (page does not exist)">Hijau</a> (1992)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dalbo_(Iwan_Fals_abum)&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Dalbo (Iwan Fals abum) (page does not exist)">Dalbo</a> (1993)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anak_Wayang&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Anak Wayang (page does not exist)">Anak Wayang</a> (1994)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orang_Gila&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Orang Gila (page does not exist)">Orang Gila</a> (1994)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kantata_Samsara&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Kantata Samsara (page does not exist)">Kantata Samsara</a> (as part of the group Kantata) (1998)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suara_Hati&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Suara Hati (page does not exist)">Suara Hati</a> (2002)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_Collaboration_with&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="In Collaboration with (page does not exist)">In Collaboration with</a> (2003)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manusia_Setengah_Dewa&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Manusia Setengah Dewa (page does not exist)">Manusia Setengah Dewa</a> (2004)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_Love_(Iwan_Fals_album)&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="In Love (Iwan Fals album) (page does not exist)">In Love</a> (2005) (contains only one new song, and four re-recordings)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=50:50&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="50:50 (page does not exist)">50:50</a> (2007)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Untukmu_Terkasih&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Untukmu Terkasih (page does not exist)">Untukmu Terkasih</a> (2009) - <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-album" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Mini-album">Mini-album</a> - two songs only</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keseimbangan&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Keseimbangan (page does not exist)">Keseimbangan</a> (2010)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tergila-gila&action=edit&redlink=1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #ba0000; text-decoration: none;" title="Tergila-gila (page does not exist)">Tergila-gila</a> (2011)</li>
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In 2002, he was named as Great Asian Hero by <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> magazine.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ubaedy4_10-1" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-ubaedy4-10" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> In 2011, he received "Satyalancana", the highest government awards from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jero_Wacik" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jero Wacik">Jero Wacik</a>, Culture and Tourism Minister of Indonesia.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwan_Fals#cite_note-14" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup></div>
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<b>Trivium</b> is an American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal" title="Metal">metal</a> band from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>, formed in 2000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> Signed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner_Records" title="Roadrunner Records">Roadrunner Records</a>, the band has released <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_discography" title="Trivium discography">five studio albums</a>, eleven singles, and twelve music videos. Their latest album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Waves" title="In Waves">In Waves</a></i> was released on August 9, 2011.<br />
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At his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Brantley_High_School" title="Lake Brantley High School">Lake Brantley High School</a> talent show, frontman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Heafy" title="Matt Heafy">Matt Heafy</a> performed a cover version of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">No Leaf Clover</a>" by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>. Vocalist Brad Lewter noticed Heafy and asked him to try out for his band. The pair went over to drummer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Smith_%28musician%29" title="Travis Smith (musician)">Travis Smith</a>'s house where they played Metallica's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Whom_the_Bell_Tolls_%28Metallica_song%29" title="For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica song)">For Whom the Bell Tolls</a>".
Impressed with Heafy's performance, they accepted him into the band
known as Trivium. After several shows at bars and local clubs, Lewter
quit the band and Heafy took over his position as vocalist. In early
2003, Trivium went into the recording studio to record its first
high-quality <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_%28music%29" title="Demo (music)">demo</a> disc.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> A copy of the demo was heard by German label <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeforce_Records" title="Lifeforce Records">Lifeforce</a>, who signed Trivium. The band entered a studio to record its debut album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ember_to_Inferno" title="Ember to Inferno">Ember to Inferno</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Bio_3-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-Bio-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
As time went on, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Beaulieu" title="Corey Beaulieu">Corey Beaulieu</a> joined for the recording of the album. In 2004, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Gregoletto" title="Paolo Gregoletto">Paolo Gregoletto</a> joined as the band's bassist to replace Brent Young, before a tour with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Head_%28band%29" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RR_4-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-RR-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> The album <i>Ember to Inferno</i> managed to garner the interest of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner_Records" title="Roadrunner Records">Roadrunner Records</a> representatives, who later signed Trivium to a record deal. They then began writing songs for their major label debut.<br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Ascendancy_.282004.E2.80.942006.29"><i>Ascendancy</i> (2004—2006)</span></h3>
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In 2004, Trivium recorded its second album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascendancy_%28album%29" title="Ascendancy (album)">Ascendancy</a></i>, in Audiohammer Studios and Morrisound Recording in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> Produced by Heafy and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Suecof" title="Jason Suecof">Jason Suecof</a>, the album was released in March 2005. The album debuted at No. 151 on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> and at No. 4 on the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Heatseekers" title="Top Heatseekers">Top Heatseekers</a></i> chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Billboard_6-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-Billboard-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allmusic" title="Allmusic">Allmusic</a> reviewer Johnny Loftus stated on <i>Ascendancy</i>,
Trivium are a "ridiculously tight quartet, unleashing thrilling dual
guitar passages and pummeling kick drum gallops as surely as they do
melodic breaks and vicious throat screams"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> and Rod Smith of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel_Magazine" title="Decibel Magazine"><i>Decibel</i> magazine</a>
praised "Smith’s impeccably articulated beats, bassist Paolo
Gregoletto’s contained thunder, and, especially, Heafy and guitarist
Corey Beaulieu’s liquid twin leads."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-8"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> The album was also recognized as the "Album of the Year" by <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang%21" title="Kerrang!">Kerrang!</a></i> magazine. Later in 2007 the band received their first Gold Record in the UK for more than 100,000 Sales.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
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In 2005, Trivium played the first Saturday set on the main stage at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Donington" title="Castle Donington">Castle Donington</a>,
England, credited by Matt Heafy as the gig that really launched Trivium
on the world stage. Singles and music videos were released for "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_Light_to_the_Flies" title="Like Light to the Flies">Like Light to the Flies</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pull_Harder_on_the_Strings_of_Your_Martyr" title="Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr">Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Gunshot_to_the_Head_of_Trepidation" title="A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation">A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation</a>", and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_in_Your_Arms" title="Dying in Your Arms">Dying in Your Arms</a>". The videos for these songs gained rotation on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV2" title="MTV2">MTV2</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headbangers_Ball" title="Headbangers Ball">Headbangers Ball</a>
and Pull Harder on The Strings of Your Martyr has become one of their
most well known songs and has become the song that they usually close
their set with.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Roadrunner_Records_10-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-Roadrunner_Records-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> In support of the album, Trivium played on numerous tours with well known artists. The band opened for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killswitch_Engage" title="Killswitch Engage">Killswitch Engage</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iced_Earth" title="Iced Earth">Iced Earth</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Factory" title="Fear Factory">Fear Factory</a>, and Machine Head, who were one of Heafy's largest influences.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup> Trivium played at Road Rage 2005,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzfest" title="Ozzfest">Ozzfest</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup> and made an appearance at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup> <i>Ascendancy</i> was re-released in 2006 with four bonus tracks and a DVD containing all of the band's music videos and live footage.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="The_Crusade_.282006.E2.80.942008.29"><i>The Crusade</i> (2006—2008)</span></h3>
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In April 2006, after a headlining tour featuring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendeed" title="Mendeed">Mendeed</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Forbid" title="God Forbid">God Forbid</a> as openers, Trivium entered the studio with Suecof and Heafy producing again.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup> The band played the Download Festival again, this time on the main stage with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korn" title="Korn">Korn</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>. Trivium released <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crusade_%28album%29" title="The Crusade (album)">The Crusade</a></i> in October 2006. Debuting at number 25 on the <i>Billboard</i> 200, the album sold over 32,000 copies in its first week of sales.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Billboard_6-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-Billboard-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-17"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup> The album was a critical success, with Andy Greene of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> claiming "Nothing mars a good metal record like so-called harsh vocals"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-18"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a></sup> and Don Kaye of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blabbermouth.net" title="Blabbermouth.net">Blabbermouth.net</a> stating <i>The Crusade</i> "is one of the best metal releases of 2006 and quite possibly the heavy music album of the year."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-19"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a></sup> On <i>The Crusade</i>, Heafy's vocals changed from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalcore" title="Metalcore">metalcore</a>
scream that was featured on the band's previous albums, to more singing
on this album. This new singing style, along with the band's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> music were criticised of sounding too much like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, who was a major influence on the band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-20"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a></sup> Heafy commented on the change:<br />
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"If anyone is wondering why the screaming is gone
it's because the four of us were never into bands that scream and we
don't like any of the current bands that scream, so we asked ourselves
why we're doing it. This time around I wanted to be a better singer
because that's what we wanted to hear, so we dropped the screaming and
did a lot of vocal training and vocal work."</div>
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—Matt Heafy<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-21"><span>[</span>22<span>]</span></a></sup></div>
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The band supported the album by touring with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, appearing on the Black Crusade tour with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Head_%28band%29" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Enemy_%28band%29" title="Arch Enemy (band)">Arch Enemy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonForce" title="DragonForce">DragonForce</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadows_Fall" title="Shadows Fall">Shadows Fall</a>, as well as headlining a European tour with supporting acts <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilator_%28band%29" title="Annihilator (band)">Annihilator</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctity_%28band%29" title="Sanctity (band)">Sanctity</a> and acquiring an opening slot on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Values_Tour" title="Family Values Tour">Family Values Tour</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korn" title="Korn">Korn</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-22"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-23"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-24"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a></sup> Trivium was named the best live band of 2006 at the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Hammer" title="Metal Hammer">Metal Hammer</a></i> Golden God Awards.<br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Shogun_.282008.E2.80.942009.29"><i>Shogun</i> (2008—2009)</span></h3>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Shogun_.282008.E2.80.942009.29"> </span></h3>
Trivium started working on a new album with producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Raskulinecz" title="Nick Raskulinecz">Nick Raskulinecz</a> in October 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-26"><span>[</span>27<span>]</span></a></sup> Heafy stated he wanted to bring back the screaming that was found on <i>Ascendancy</i>.
The band stated they did not choose to work with Suecof again because
they already recorded three albums with him and they wanted to explore
new ideas.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-27"><span>[</span>28<span>]</span></a></sup> Recording ended June 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-28"><span>[</span>29<span>]</span></a></sup> In an interview with the UK's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Hammer" title="Metal Hammer">Metal Hammer</a>
magazine in May 2008, Matt Heafy stated that their new album was to
have "more thrash influences, more screaming and more raptors. Possibly
more screaming because of the raptors."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-29"><span>[</span>30<span>]</span></a></sup> He told <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver_%28magazine%29" title="Revolver (magazine)">Revolver</a>
magazine, "For the first time, we can't look at our songs and say who
the riffs sound like. We're really making our own stuff and our own kind
of music and art form, and that's exciting."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-30"><span>[</span>31<span>]</span></a></sup> In September 2008, Trivium released their fourth full-length album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun_%28Trivium_album%29" title="Shogun (Trivium album)">Shogun</a></i>. The album sold 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, and debut at number 23 on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> chart as well as Number 1 in the UK Rock Album Charts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sales_31-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-sales-31"><span>[</span>32<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On August 14, Metal Hammer posted the following message on their
blog, as stated by Matt Heafy: “We have some stuff not as a whole band
but each individual guy has maybe ten to twenty songs. I have done about
fifteen, but I have gotten rid of all but six because I kept the good
ones as I kept going on, the newer songs I was writing were stronger and
better so I got rid of the ones that weren’t as good. Paolo
(Gregoletto, bass) has a bunch of songs, like twenty or so, but he keeps
cutting back as well. Everyone keeps writing as many as they can, but
then cutting back the weak ones and not worrying about trying to make
them better songs.”<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-32"><span>[</span>33<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
However, it was confirmed on November 7, at the Theatre of the Living
Arts in Philadelphia, that the band would "not be returning to
Philadelphia for awhile or touring as much" due to plans to return to
the recording studio's to record their 5th studio album during mid-2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-33"><span>[</span>34<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Trivium toured extensively throughout 2009 in support of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun_%28Trivium_album%29" title="Shogun (Trivium album)">Shogun</a></i>, with two headline legs of the US, a headline slot on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayhem_Festival" title="Mayhem Festival">Mayhem Festival</a>
second stage, a Australia/Japan leg, as well as a conclusive UK run in
March 2010. Throughout their headline runs they have been supported by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimaira" title="Chimaira">Chimaira</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkest_Hour_%28band%29" title="Darkest Hour (band)">Darkest Hour</a>, Dirge Within, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitechapel_%28band%29" title="Whitechapel (band)">Whitechapel</a>, Rise to Remain and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tide" title="Black Tide">Black Tide</a>. They were also booked as a co-headliner for Australia's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundwave_%28Australian_music_festival%29" title="Soundwave (Australian music festival)">Soundwave Festival</a> in February 2010.<br />
Travis Smith unofficially left the band on the second leg of the
"Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour" tour. On February 4, 2010, the band
announced that Travis had indeed officially left the band and fill-in
drummer, ex-drum tech, Nick Augusto, was replacing him. Augusto is a
former member of Maruta and Metal Militia, in which he played in with
Gregoletto. The band has not yet stated the reason of his departure.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-34"><span>[</span>35<span>] </span></a></sup><br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Departure_of_Smith_and_God_of_War_III_contribution_.282010.29">Departure of Smith and <i>God of War III</i> contribution (2010)</span></h3>
A couple of days after the release of Trivium's "Shattering the Skies
Above", the band's first release that does not feature original drummer
Travis Smith, frontman Matt Heafy opened up about why Trivium no longer
includes Smith, and how former drum tech Nick Augusto was made into his
replacement.<br />
<blockquote>
"We were coming to the point where the band was – not necessarily
dissolving – but dissolving in creativity and maybe in live fire and
energy, so we had to make a change for the positive," Heafy told
Noisecreep. "Thankfully, we were able to find Nick, who was able to step
it up and really be that guy to take us to the next level."<br />
</blockquote>
While Trivium's relationship with Smith had deteriorated over the
years, the band had no immediate plans to replace him when he announced
in late October 2009 that he would be sitting out the 'Into the Mouth of
Hell We March' tour to take care of "some personal business." It was
not until after the band members started playing with Augusto on the
tour that they realized the injection of new blood served Trivium well.<br />
"I was familiar with Nick's stuff with Maruta, and I knew he could
play really fast, but I was really curious on how he'd do with our
band," Heafy said. "I remember stepping out of the car and hearing him
practicing 'Into the Mouth of Hell We March,' and I'd never heard the
song played with that ferocity. It sounded like the album, but it was a
little faster, harder and angrier. The first song we played [with him]
was 'Rain' [from 2005's <i>Ascendancy</i>] and I remember him playing
the end section and it was so effortless it almost looked fake. I looked
at Corey and we both started laughing at the same time. I could tell we
were both just thinking, 'Who the fuck is this guy?' So it's very cool
he was able to bring that intensity to stuff that already existed and
bring his own flair as well."<br />
To this day, Heafy insists he has no idea exactly what 'personal
issues' prevented Smith from touring, but he is grateful for the
opportunity to play with Augusto, and wishes Smith the best of luck with
his future endeavors.<br />
<blockquote>
"We told him over the phone [that we were continuing with Augusto,]
and it was hard for everyone involved," Heafy said. "But I hope it's
going to be something Travis recognizes was for the better for him in
years to come. For his own health and well-being as well and for our
own. I heard that he's doing very well now and that's the best you can
wish for. And we hope he does amazingly, no matter what he picks in life
to do next."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-35"><span>[</span>36<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
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In an interview with OneMetal.com, guitarist Corey Beaulieu added,
"...over time, things just kinda weren’t working out, and we did a
headline tour of the US and about halfway through Travis just said he
wasn’t going to do the next tour, so regardless we had to think about
getting someone to fill in, then once we started playing with Nick we
just knew it was the right thing." On the nature of Smith's dismissal
from the band, Beaulieu stated<br />
<blockquote>
"...things were falling apart, and we just kind of pulled the trigger
first, just to get it done, move forward and get the new guy settled in
and comfortable. It’s been working really great with Nick and when
people see the show they will see why." <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-36"><span>[</span>37<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
</blockquote>
Trivium contributed to the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_III" title="God of War III">God of War III</a></i> soundtrack by recording the song, "Shattering the Skies Above". It is exclusively included on <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War:_Blood_%26_Metal" title="God of War: Blood & Metal">God of War: Blood & Metal</a></i>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_download" title="Music download">digital</a> EP that comes with the <i>Ultimate Edition</i> of the game and is available from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-37"><span>[</span>38<span>]</span></a></sup> The band has also recorded a cover of the song "Slave New World" by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepultura" title="Sepultura">Sepultura</a>.
"Shattering the Skies Above" was also released exclusively to their
fanclub (TriviumWorld) on February 12, 2010 and was released widely on
February 15.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-38"><span>[</span>39<span>]</span></a></sup>
The next day their Sepultura cover "Slave New World" was released as a
free download for members of the UK via Metal Hammer UK. Both of
aforementioned songs re-issued on their deluxe version of the album "In
Waves".<br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="In_Waves_.282010.E2.80.94present.29"><i>In Waves</i> (2010—present)</span></h3>
In an interview with STV, Heafy has said: "Things are great and its
definitely preparing us for our next record which is what we have been
prepping for and we have been writing for it. It's going to be and has
to be the best record we have ever done. Every record we say that but
this is going to be definitive, this is going to be the one." Bassist
Paolo Gregoletto adds: "We have been rehearsing full new songs at
soundchecks and stuff. We have a lot of new ideas and every year we talk
about what we want the album to be and we are still in the stages of
finding where I think it's going to be and it's starting to shape up
right now. We just have tons of material written already and after this
tour, [we'll] take a small break and then we're hitting the warehouse
where we rehearse and write the music and we're going to start demoing
and hopefully we'll get it started by the summer and finished by the
fall."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-40"><span>[</span>41<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In an interview with <i>Guitar World</i>, it was stated that for
their fifth studio album, Trivium will move forward by looking back. The
group will forgo the complex epic compositions, tricked-out, leads and
seven-string guitars that characterized its past two albums. Trivium
will take an approach similar to that of its second album <i>Ascendancy</i> (2005) by using uncluttered riffs, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop-D_tuning" title="Drop-D tuning">drop-D tuning</a>, and more straightforward solos. "When we did <i>Ascendancy</i>,
we were writing specifically for the songs, not to show how well we
could play," says frontman and guitarist Matt Heafy. "That wasn't
exactly the case with our next two records."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-guitarworld.com_41-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-guitarworld.com-41"><span>[</span>42<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Adds Heafy’s co-guitarist, Corey Beaulieu, "We're making sure every
part in every song needs to be there and is super-catchy and doesn't go
over people's heads."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-guitarworld.com_41-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-guitarworld.com-41"><span>[</span>42<span>]</span></a></sup> Heafy stated via Twitter that they will be entering the studio on January 2.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-42"><span>[</span>43<span>]</span></a></sup> Matt Heafy stated on December 11, that there are going to be 10–13 songs on the new album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-43"><span>[</span>44<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In the bonus content for the November 2011 issue of Guitar World,
Matt Heafy talked about why the band decided to record this album in
Drop Db as opposed to Drop D. "For the whole record of 'In Waves' we're
in Drop Db, so it's kind of like (Ascendency), just a half step lower,
and everything that we do from all of the albums is half a step flat.
It's mainly for the vocals. (It's) not that I can't sing higher, it's
just easier with the amount of shows we do."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-44"><span>[</span>45<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On June 6, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Hammer" title="Metal Hammer">Metal Hammer</a></i> revealed that the band have decided to entitle their upcoming album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Waves" title="In Waves">In Waves</a></i> and that it would be released on August 9, 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-metalhammer.co.uk_45-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-metalhammer.co.uk-45"><span>[</span>46<span>]</span></a></sup>
On June 19, Trivium debuted two new songs live in Birmingham entitled
"Dusk Dismantled" and "Black". On the June 28 "Dusk Dismantled" was
released to TriviumWorld users only; it was released to general public
on the 29th. On July 13, the premiere of "Inception of the End" was
released to the general public on the website <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Topic" title="Hot Topic">Hot Topic</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-46"><span>[</span>47<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In Waves was released on August 2011 worldwide, and while receiving
generally positive reviews, it has also drawn some mixed reactions from
both fans and critics. Kerrang! described the album as "draws from the
band's entire repertoire and shapes what it finds into a defining and
definitive set". A special edition was released featuring the tracks:
"Ensnare the Sun", "A Grey So Dark", "Drowning in Slow Motion", "Slave
New World" cover and the single from the God of War III soundtrack
"Shattering the Skies Above".<br />
In March 2012, Trivium bassist Paolo Gregoletto told Australian
magazine "Loud", “I think it’s going to be heavier. We’ve been talking
about it a lot, just a lot of stuff, like where we want to go with the
next record. I think we’ve definitely learned to write better on the
road and we’re learning that writing with a more focused vision
musically is the way to go. Not just all of us just writing as many
songs as we can. I think we’re all trying to be conscious of how much
we’re writing, what we’re writing and really just spending the time with
a smaller batch of songs, rather than writing like 40 songs and kinda
being all over the place musically. But it’s definitely I think going to
be a heavier record.<br />
“I mean, the last record, we had so much time; we had like two years
and we wrote an album over the course of two drummers, so it was like,
when we started writing we were in a different headspace than when we
actually recorded. So we had a lot of material, which was great. But I
think now that things have smoothed out on the personal side of things
for the band, I think we can focus solely on just the musical vision of
what Trivium is and really have no, outside of the musical stuff we have
nothing going on that’s kinda like drawing from that." <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-47"><span>[</span>48<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Trivium participated in a co-headlining trek with Swedish melodic death metal band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flames" title="In Flames">In Flames</a> in both Europe and North America. European support came from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_%28Swedish_band%29" title="Ghost (Swedish band)">Ghost</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_to_Remain" title="Rise to Remain">Rise to Remain</a> and Insense. North American support came from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_of_Maya" title="Veil of Maya">Veil of Maya</a> and Kyng. They also performed at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaltown_Festival" title="Metaltown Festival">Metaltown Festival</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a> in June 2012.<br />
From July 13 – August 28, 2012, Trivium took part in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Hammer" title="Metal Hammer">Metal Hammer</a>'s "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trespass_America_Festival" title="Trespass America Festival">Trespass America Festival</a>" headlined by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Finger_Death_Punch" title="Five Finger Death Punch">Five Finger Death Punch</a> with additional support from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlecross" title="Battlecross">Battlecross</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Forbid" title="God Forbid">God Forbid</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Evil" title="Pop Evil">Pop Evil</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmure" title="Emmure">Emmure</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killswitch_Engage" title="Killswitch Engage">Killswitch Engage</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-48"><span>[</span>49<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On October 15, 2012, Trivium will commence a UK headlining tour, supported by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban_%28band%29" title="Caliban (band)">Caliban</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_I_Lay_Dying_%28band%29" title="As I Lay Dying (band)">As I Lay Dying</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upon_A_Burning_Body" title="Upon A Burning Body">Upon A Burning Body</a>.<br />
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Musical_style_and_lyrical_themes">Musical style and lyrical themes</span></h2>
Trivium's style has known to be melodic metalcore with some strong influence and elements of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_metal" title="Groove metal">groove metal</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_punk" title="Hardcore punk">hardcore</a> and old school <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a>. Although, their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crusade_%28album%29" title="The Crusade (album)">Crusade</a> album was more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> than their typical sound. Trivium are referred to multiple heavy rock styles such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalcore" title="Metalcore">metalcore</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-49"><span>[</span>50<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic.com_50-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-allmusic.com-50"><span>[</span>51<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-popmatters.com_51-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-popmatters.com-51"><span>[</span>52<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-52"><span>[</span>53<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rollingstone.com_53-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-rollingstone.com-53"><span>[</span>54<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-au.music.ign.com_54-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-au.music.ign.com-54"><span>[</span>55<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-55"><span>[</span>56<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_metal" title="Progressive metal">progressive metal</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-56"><span>[</span>57<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_metal" title="Alternative metal">alternative metal</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic.com_50-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-allmusic.com-50"><span>[</span>51<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_metal" title="Groove metal">groove metal</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-57"><span>[</span>58<span>]</span></a></sup> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_metal" title="Death metal">death metal</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-au.music.ign.com_54-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-au.music.ign.com-54"><span>[</span>55<span>]</span></a></sup> Their style has evolved over the years from their earliest work on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ember_to_Inferno" title="Ember to Inferno">Ember to Inferno</a></i> right through to <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun_%28Trivium_album%29" title="Shogun (Trivium album)">Shogun</a></i>, there is a clear thrash influence from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> and Machine Head, as well as some early <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flames" title="In Flames">In Flames</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MetalHammer_58-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-MetalHammer-58"><span>[</span>59<span>]</span></a></sup> Trivium has stated that in general they are influenced by musical groups such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Head" title="Machine Head">Machine Head</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_59-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-autogenerated1-59"><span>[</span>60<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Upon the release of their second album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascendancy_%28album%29" title="Ascendancy (album)">Ascendancy</a></i>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ascendancy_Received_Gold_Status_60-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-Ascendancy_Received_Gold_Status-60"><span>[</span>61<span>]</span></a></sup> Trivium were identified as melodic metalcore with strong elements of thrash metal,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic.com_50-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-allmusic.com-50"><span>[</span>51<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-popmatters.com_51-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-popmatters.com-51"><span>[</span>52<span>]</span></a></sup> with the third track on the album “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pull_Harder_on_the_Strings_of_Your_Martyr" title="Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr">Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr</a>” becoming a permanent fixture in the band's set lists and the rest of the album selling itself to gold status.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ascendancy_Received_Gold_Status_60-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-Ascendancy_Received_Gold_Status-60"><span>[</span>61<span>]</span></a></sup> <i>Ascendancy</i> was even featured as one of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Hammer" title="Metal Hammer">Metal Hammer’s</a> Albums of the Decade.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MetalHammer_58-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-MetalHammer-58"><span>[</span>59<span>]</span></a></sup> Later releases have marked changes in the band. <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crusade_%28album%29" title="The Crusade (album)">The Crusade</a></i>
was seen as a major shift in musical direction due to the change in
vocal style, namely the absence of screaming, and some of the melodies<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-61"><span>[</span>62<span>]</span></a></sup> featured.<br />
<i>The Crusade</i> is a much more thrash-oriented album and lyrical content was also different in direction, citing current affairs, such as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Yates" title="Andrea Yates">Yates</a> murders, the 1999 <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadou_Diallo" title="Amadou Diallo">Amadou Diallo</a> killing, and the murder of Matthew Shepard. In Autumn 2008, Trivium released <i>Shogun</i>, which has a heavy Japanese influence on its title track as well as the first single release "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirisute_Gomen" title="Kirisute Gomen">Kirisute Gomen</a>", which translates to "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiri_sute_gomen" title="Kiri sute gomen">authorization to cut and leave</a>". Acknowledging Matt Heafy’s Japanese heritage,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-62"><span>[</span>63<span>]</span></a></sup>
the album also was described more favorably as more their own style, as
previous references to Trivium sounding like Metallica had been made on
the back of <i>The Crusade</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29#cite_note-63"><span>[</span>64<span>]</span></a></sup> <i>The Crusade</i> made sparing use of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-string_guitar" title="Seven-string guitar">7-string guitars</a>, which were featured heavily on <i>Shogun</i>.<br />
Many of the songs on <i>Shogun</i> draw lyrical inspiration from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology" title="Greek mythology">Greek mythology</a>. "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Mouth_of_Hell_We_March" title="Into the Mouth of Hell We March">Into the Mouth of Hell We March</a>" and "Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis" detail the story of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odysseus" title="Odysseus">Odysseus</a> choosing whether to face the giant whirlpool <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charybdis" title="Charybdis">Charybdis</a> or the 6-headed monster <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scylla" title="Scylla">Scylla</a>. "He Who Spawned the Furies" is about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_%28mythology%29" title="Titan (mythology)">Titan</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronos_%28band%29" title="Cronos (band)">Cronos</a> devouring his children and castrating his father <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus_%28mythology%29" title="Uranus (mythology)">Uranus</a>, creating <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite" title="Aphrodite">Aphrodite</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinyes" title="Erinyes">Erinýes</a> (the Furies). "Of Prometheus and the Crucifix" references the daily torment of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus" title="Prometheus">Prometheus</a> and alludes to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion" title="Crucifixion">crucifixion</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus Christ</a>,
serving as a metaphor for enduring torment by the public for daring to
contribute something new to society. "Like Callisto to a Star in Heaven"
is written from the perspective of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph" title="Nymph">nymph</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_%28mythology%29" title="Callisto (mythology)">Callisto</a>, detailing her <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape" title="Rape">rape</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impregnation" title="Impregnation">impregnation</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus" title="Zeus">Zeus</a> and her transformations into a bear and into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursa_Major" title="Ursa Major">Ursa Major</a>. "Down from the Sky" features a contemporary theme, chastising those who spark wars for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_profiteering" title="War profiteering">profit</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_war" title="Religious war">religion</a>, and warning of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_holocaust" title="Nuclear holocaust">nuclear holocaust</a>.<br />
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Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-56294319825613802002012-08-29T12:33:00.000-07:002012-08-29T12:33:46.105-07:00Oasis Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa5vhDnJxQNTtPgzSozpno83JqBPmGPr46qSCpsBa_lHdy-Wic88As-IBgjrP5JOSBfEbQIS9-2Vy3-0A6CaNKqvLsulEfyexqEL54j2C6jnUZlQzAchmIQPhkY3PGd3lyzoYACha4Q/s1600/oasis-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa5vhDnJxQNTtPgzSozpno83JqBPmGPr46qSCpsBa_lHdy-Wic88As-IBgjrP5JOSBfEbQIS9-2Vy3-0A6CaNKqvLsulEfyexqEL54j2C6jnUZlQzAchmIQPhkY3PGd3lyzoYACha4Q/s320/oasis-1.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><b>Oasis</b> were an English <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band formed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a> in 1991. Originally known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rain" title="The Rain">The Rain</a>, the group was formed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Gallagher" title="Liam Gallagher">Liam Gallagher</a> (vocals and tambourine), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Arthurs" title="Paul Arthurs">Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs</a> (guitar), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McGuigan_%28musician%29" title="Paul McGuigan (musician)">Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan</a> (bass guitar) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_McCarroll" title="Tony McCarroll">Tony McCarroll</a> (drums, percussion), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Gallagher" title="Noel Gallagher">Noel Gallagher</a> (lead guitar and vocals). They have had eight UK number-one singles and eight UK number-one albums, and won fifteen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME_Awards" title="NME Awards">NME Awards</a>, nine <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_Awards" title="Q Awards">Q Awards</a>, four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Awards" title="MTV Europe Music Awards">MTV Europe Music Awards</a> and six <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_Awards" title="Brit Awards">Brit Awards</a>, including one in 2007 for outstanding contribution to music and one for the best album of the last 30 years as voted by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_2" title="BBC Radio 2">BBC Radio 2</a> listeners; they have been nominated for three <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>. As of 2009, the band have sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> The band were listed in the <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_Book_of_World_Records" title="Guinness Book of World Records">Guinness Book of World Records</a></i> in 2010 for “Longest Top 10 UK Chart Run by a Group” after an unprecedented run of 22 top 10 hits in the UK.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> The band also holds the Guinness World Record for being the most successful act in the UK between the years 1995 and 2005, spending 765 weeks in the Top 75 singles and albums charts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Its members were signed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_record_label" title="Independent record label">independent record label</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_Records" title="Creation Records">Creation Records</a> and afterwards released their record-setting debut album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitely_Maybe" title="Definitely Maybe">Definitely Maybe</a></i> in 1994. The following year, the band recorded <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28What%27s_the_Story%29_Morning_Glory%3F" title="(What's the Story) Morning Glory?">(What's the Story) Morning Glory?</a></i> (1995) with their new drummer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_White_%28Oasis_drummer%29" title="Alan White (Oasis drummer)">Alan White</a> in the midst of rivalry with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britpop" title="Britpop">Britpop</a> peers <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_%28band%29" title="Blur (band)">Blur</a> in the charts. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_newspaper" title="Tabloid newspaper">tabloid newspapers</a> for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles. In 1997, Oasis released their third album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Here_Now_%28album%29" title="Be Here Now (album)">Be Here Now</a></i>, and although it became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history, the album's popularity tapered off quickly. The band lost members Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs as they went on to record and release <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_Shoulder_of_Giants" title="Standing on the Shoulder of Giants">Standing on the Shoulder of Giants</a></i> in 2000 and were replaced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem_Archer" title="Gem Archer">Gem Archer</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Bell_%28musician%29" title="Andy Bell (musician)">Andy Bell</a> who joined the group for the tour in support of <i>Giants</i>. The band found renewed success and popularity starting with 2005's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Believe_the_Truth" title="Don't Believe the Truth">Don't Believe the Truth</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> In August 2009, Noel Gallagher announced his departure from the band after a backstage altercation with Liam before a festival appearance.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBCNoelGleaves_5-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-BBCNoelGleaves-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-leparisien-split_6-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-leparisien-split-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ouestfrance-split_7-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-ouestfrance-split-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> The band, comprising the remaining members of Oasis and led by Liam Gallagher, decided to continue working together under the name <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beady_Eye" title="Beady Eye">Beady Eye</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-End_of_Oasis_8-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-End_of_Oasis-8"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> while Noel went on to form his solo project <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Gallagher%27s_High_Flying_Birds" title="Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds">Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds</a>.<br />
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Formation_and_first_years:_1991.E2.80.931994">Formation and first years: 1991–1994</span></h3>Oasis evolved from an earlier band called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rain" title="The Rain">The Rain</a>, composed of Paul McGuigan (bass guitar), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums) and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hutton" title="Chris Hutton">Chris Hutton</a> (vocals). Unsatisfied with Hutton, Arthurs auditioned acquaintance Liam Gallagher as a replacement. Liam suggested that the band name be changed to Oasis. This change was inspired by an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspiral_Carpets" title="Inspiral Carpets">Inspiral Carpets</a> tour poster that hung in the Gallagher brothers' bedroom. One of the venues the poster listed was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_Leisure_Centre" title="Oasis Leisure Centre">Oasis Leisure Centre</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swindon" title="Swindon">Swindon</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiltshire" title="Wiltshire">Wiltshire</a>.<br />
Oasis played their first ever live gig on 18 August 1991 at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk_%28music_club%29" title="Boardwalk (music club)">Boardwalk</a> club in Manchester. Liam's brother Noel Gallagher, who was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_crew" title="Road crew">roadie</a> for Inspiral Carpets, went with the band to watch his younger brother's band play. Whilst Noel and his friends did not think Oasis sounded particularly spectacular, he did begin to consider the possibility of using his brother's group as a possible outlet for a series of songs he'd been writing for several years. Noel approached the group about joining with the proviso that he would become the band's sole songwriter and leader, and that they would commit to an earnest pursuit of commercial success. "He had loads of stuff written," Arthurs recalled. "When he walked in, we were a band making a racket with four tunes. All of a sudden, there were loads of ideas."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> Oasis under Noel Gallagher crafted a musical approach that relied on simplicity, with Arthurs and McGuigan restricted to playing barred chords and root bass notes; McCarroll playing basic rhythms, and the band's amplifiers turned up to create distortion, Oasis created a sound "so devoid of finesse and complexity that it came out sounding pretty much unstoppable."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
After over a year of live shows, rehearsals and a recording of a proper demo (known as the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Demonstration" title="Live Demonstration">Live Demonstration</a></i> tape), the band's big break came in May 1993 when they were spotted by Creation Records co-owner <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_McGee" title="Alan McGee">Alan McGee</a>. Oasis were invited to play a gig at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Tut%27s_Wah_Wah_Hut" title="King Tut's Wah Wah Hut">King Tut's Wah Wah Hut</a> club in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland, by a band called Sister Lovers, who shared their rehearsal rooms. Oasis, along with a group of friends, found the money to hire a van and make the journey to Glasgow. When they arrived, they were refused entry to the club as they were not on that night's set list, which reportedly caused the band to bully their way in (although both the band and McGee have given contradicting statements about how they actually managed to get into the club on that night).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> They were given the opening slot and impressed McGee, who was there to see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18_Wheeler_%28band%29" title="18 Wheeler (band)">18 Wheeler</a>, one of his own bands, that night. McGee was so impressed by what he saw he signed the band to Creation four days later.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup> Due to problems securing an American contract, Oasis ended up signing a worldwide contract with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony</a>, which in turn licensed Oasis to Creation in the UK.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Following a limited white label release of the demo of their song "Columbia", their first single, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersonic_%28Oasis_song%29" title="Supersonic (Oasis song)">Supersonic</a>", was released in April 1994, reaching number 31 in the charts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup> The release was followed by "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakermaker" title="Shakermaker">Shakermaker</a>". This song would become the subject of a plagiarism suit, with Oasis paying $500,000 in damages. Their third single, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Forever" title="Live Forever">Live Forever</a>", was their first to enter the top ten of the UK charts. After troubled recording and mixing sessions, their debut album, <i>Definitely Maybe</i>, was released in September 1994, entering the charts at number one, and at the time becoming the fastest selling debut album in the UK.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
The best part of a year of constant live performances and recordings, along with a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonistic" title="Hedonistic">hedonistic</a> lifestyle, were taking their toll on the band. This behaviour culminated during a gig in Los Angeles in September 1994 where Liam was under the influence of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine" title="Methamphetamine">crystal meth</a>, leading to an inept performance during which he made offensive remarks about American audiences and assaulted Noel with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambourine" title="Tambourine">tambourine</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Moran_17-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-Moran-17"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup> The incident upset Noel to such an extent that he temporarily quit the band immediately after and flew to San Francisco (it was from this incident that the song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_Tonight" title="Talk Tonight">Talk Tonight</a>" was written). He was tracked down by Creation's Tim Abbot and they made a trip to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">Las Vegas</a>. Once there, Gallagher was persuaded to continue with the band. He reconciled with his brother and the tour resumed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-18"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a></sup> The group followed up the fourth single from <i>Definitely Maybe</i>, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarettes_%26_Alcohol" title="Cigarettes & Alcohol">Cigarettes & Alcohol</a>", with the Christmas single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever_%28Oasis_song%29" title="Whatever (Oasis song)">Whatever</a>", which entered the British charts at number three.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-19"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a></sup> This song would later carry a co-writer's credit for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Innes" title="Neil Innes">Neil Innes</a>, who sued and also won damages.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Bunbury_20-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-Bunbury-20"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Britpop_and_Knebworth:_1994.E2.80.931998">Britpop and Knebworth: 1994–1998</span></h3><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Britpop_and_Knebworth:_1994.E2.80.931998"> </span></h3>Oasis had their first UK number one single in April 1995 with "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Might_Say" title="Some Might Say">Some Might Say</a>". At the same time, drummer Tony McCarroll was ousted from the band. McCarroll said, on leaving Oasis, that he was "unlawfully expelled from the partnership" for what he called a "personality clash" with the brothers. The Gallaghers, on the other hand, doubted McCarroll's musical ability, with Noel saying: "I like Tony as a geezer but he wouldn't have been able to drum the new songs".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-21"><span>[</span>22<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-22"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a></sup> McCarroll was replaced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_White_%28Oasis_drummer%29" title="Alan White (Oasis drummer)">Alan White</a>, formerly of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starclub" title="Starclub">Starclub</a> and younger brother of renowned studio percussionist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_White_%28drummer%29" title="Steve White (drummer)">Steve White</a>, whom <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Weller_%28singer%29" title="Paul Weller (singer)">Paul Weller</a> recommended to Noel. White made his debut for the band at a <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops" title="Top of the Pops">Top of the Pops</a></i> performance of "Some Might Say". Oasis began recording material for their second album in May of that year in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockfield_Studios" title="Rockfield Studios">Rockfield Studios</a> near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth" title="Monmouth">Monmouth</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-23"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a></sup> The band, by this point, had recorded the concert that would see release in August as <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_by_the_Sea" title="Live by the Sea">Live by the Sea</a></i>.<br />
During this period, the British press seized upon a supposed rivalry between Oasis and Britpop band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_%28band%29" title="Blur (band)">Blur</a>. Previously, Oasis did not associate themselves with the Britpop movement and were not invited to perform on the BBC's "Britpop Now" programme introduced by Blur singer Damon Albarn. On 14 August 1995, Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, setting up "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Britpop" title="The Battle of Britpop">The Battle of Britpop</a>" that dominated the national news. Blur's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_House" title="Country House">Country House</a>" outsold Oasis' "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_with_It_%28Oasis_song%29" title="Roll with It (Oasis song)">Roll with It</a>" 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-24"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a></sup> Oasis' management came up with several reasons for this, claiming "Country House" sold more because it was less expensive (£1.99 vs £3.99) and because there were two different versions of "Country House" with different B-sides forcing serious fans to buy two copies.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-25"><span>[</span>26<span>]</span></a></sup> An alternative explanation given at the time by Creation was that there were problems associated with the barcode on the "Roll with It" single case, which did not record all sales.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-26"><span>[</span>27<span>]</span></a></sup> Noel Gallagher told <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Observer" title="The Observer">The Observer</a></i> in September that he hoped <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Albarn" title="Damon Albarn">Damon Albarn</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_James_%28musician%29" title="Alex James (musician)">Alex James</a> of Blur would "catch AIDS and die", which caused a media furore.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-27"><span>[</span>28<span>]</span></a></sup> He subsequently apologised for this in a formal letter to various publications.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-28"><span>[</span>29<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Bassist Paul McGuigan briefly left the band in September 1995, citing nervous exhaustion. He was replaced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McLeod_%28bassist%29" title="Scott McLeod (bassist)">Scott McLeod</a>, formerly of The Ya Ya's, who was featured on some of the tour dates as well as in the "Wonderwall" video before leaving abruptly while on tour in the US. McLeod later contacted Noel Gallagher claiming he felt he had made the wrong decision. Gallagher curtly replied "I think you have too. Good luck <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobseeker%27s_Allowance" title="Jobseeker's Allowance">signing on</a>."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-29"><span>[</span>30<span>]</span></a></sup> To complete the tour, McGuigan was successfully convinced to return to the band.<br />
Although a softer sound led to mixed reviews, Oasis' second album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28What%27s_the_Story%29_Morning_Glory%3F" title="(What's the Story) Morning Glory?">(What's the Story) Morning Glory?</a></i> was a commercial success, becoming the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom">fourth best-selling album</a> in UK Chart history with over four million copies sold.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-30"><span>[</span>31<span>]</span></a></sup> The album spawned two further hit singles "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderwall_%28song%29" title="Wonderwall (song)">Wonderwall</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Back_in_Anger" title="Don't Look Back in Anger">Don't Look Back in Anger</a>", which also reached numbers two and one respectively. It also contained the non-UK single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_Supernova" title="Champagne Supernova">Champagne Supernova</a>"—featuring guitar playing and backing vocals by Paul Weller—that received widespread critical acclaim and peaked at number one on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Songs" title="Alternative Songs">US modern rock chart</a>. The group played their first headline outdoor concerts at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Road" title="Maine Road">Maine Road</a> Football Ground, Manchester on 27 and 28 April 1996. Highlights from the second night featured on the video <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...There_and_Then" title="...There and Then">...There and Then</a></i>, released later the same year. As their career reached its zenith, Oasis performed back-to-back concerts at Knebworth on 10 and 11 August. The band sold out both shows within minutes. The audience of 250,000 people over two nights (2.5 million people applied for tickets, and 375,000 were actually sold, meaning the possibility of 53 sold out nights),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-31"><span>[</span>32<span>]</span></a></sup> was at the time a record-breaking number for an outdoor concert held in the UK, and to this day the largest demand for a show in British history.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-liveforever_32-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-liveforever-32"><span>[</span>33<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
The rest of the month proved to be difficult for the group. Oasis were due to record an episode of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Unplugged" title="MTV Unplugged">MTV Unplugged</a></i> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Festival_Hall" title="Royal Festival Hall">Royal Festival Hall</a> but Liam pulled out, citing a sore throat. He watched the performance from a balcony with cold beer and cigarettes, heckling Noel's singing between songs. Four days later the group left for a tour of American arenas but Liam refused to go; the band decided to continue the tour with Noel on vocals.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-33"><span>[</span>34<span>]</span></a></sup> Liam rejoined the tour on 30 August, and on 4 September 1996, Oasis performed "Champagne Supernova" at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1996 MTV Video Music Awards">1996 MTV Video Music Awards</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_City_Music_Hall" title="Radio City Music Hall">Radio City Music Hall</a> in New York City.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTVAwards_34-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-MTVAwards-34"><span>[</span>35<span>]</span></a></sup> Liam made gestures at Noel during his guitar solo, then spat beer all over the stage before storming off.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTVAwards_34-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-MTVAwards-34"><span>[</span>35<span>]</span></a></sup> A few weeks later Noel flew home without the band, who followed on another flight.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-35"><span>[</span>36<span>]</span></a></sup> This event prompted media speculation that the group were splitting up. The brothers soon reconciled and decided to complete the tour.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-36"><span>[</span>37<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Oasis spent the end of 1996 and the first quarter of 1997 at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Road_Studios" title="Abbey Road Studios">Abbey Road Studios</a> in London and Ridge Farm Studios in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a> recording their third album. Quarrels between the Gallagher brothers plagued the recording sessions. <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Here_Now_%28album%29" title="Be Here Now (album)">Be Here Now</a></i> was released in August 1997. Preceded by the UK number one single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27You_Know_What_I_Mean%3F" title="D'You Know What I Mean?">D'You Know What I Mean?</a>", the album was their most anticipated effort, and as such became the subject of considerable media attention. By the end of the first day of release, <i>Be Here Now</i> sold over 350,000 units and by the end of business on Saturday of that week sales had reached 696,000, making it the fastest-selling album in British history.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-37"><span>[</span>38<span>]</span></a></sup> The album debuted at number two on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> chart in the United States, but its first week sales of 152,000—below expected sales of 400,000 copies—were considered a disappointment.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-38"><span>[</span>39<span>]</span></a></sup> Although early media reviews were positive, once the hype had died down, the album was criticised for being bloated and derivative with most of the critics focused on the extensive length of several songs, the heavier sound, and overproduction.<br />
By this time the Britpop movement was in decline, and the band had failed to meet expectations with their third album. After the conclusion of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Here_Now_Tour" title="Be Here Now Tour">Be Here Now Tour</a> in early 1998, amidst much media criticism the group kept a low profile. Later in the year, Oasis released a compilation album of fourteen B-sides, entitled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masterplan" title="The Masterplan">The Masterplan</a></i>. "The really interesting stuff from around that period is the B-sides. There's a lot more inspired music on the B-sides than there is on <i>Be Here Now</i> itself, I think", related Noel in an interview in 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-39"><span>[</span>40<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Transitional_period:_1999.E2.80.932004">Transitional period: 1999–2004</span></h3>In early 1999, the band began work on their fourth studio album. First details were announced in February with Mark "Spike" Stent revealed to be taking a co-producing role. Things were not going well and the shock departure of founding member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs was announced in August. This departure was reported at the time as amicable, with Noel stating that Arthurs wanted to spend more time with his family. Arthurs' statement clarified his leaving as "to concentrate on other things".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-40"><span>[</span>41<span>]</span></a></sup> However, Noel has since offered a contradicting version: that a series of violations of Noel's "no drink or drugs" policy (imposed by Noel so that Liam could sing properly) for the album's sessions resulted in a confrontation between the two.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-book_41-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-book-41"><span>[</span>42<span>]</span></a></sup> Two weeks later the departure of bassist Paul McGuigan was announced. The Gallagher brothers held a press conference shortly thereafter where they assured reporters that "the future of Oasis is secure. The story and the glory will go on."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-42"><span>[</span>43<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
The now three-piece Oasis chose to continue recording the album, with Noel Gallagher re-recording most of Arthurs' guitar and McGuigan's bass parts. After the completion of the recording sessions, the band began searching for replacement members. The first new member to be announced was new lead/rhythm guitarist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem_Archer" title="Gem Archer">Colin "Gem" Archer</a>, formerly of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Stereo" title="Heavy Stereo">Heavy Stereo</a>, who later claimed to have been approached by Noel Gallagher only a couple of days after Arthurs' departure was publicly announced.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-43"><span>[</span>44<span>]</span></a></sup> Finding a replacement bassist took more time and effort. The band were rehearsing with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Potts" title="David Potts">David Potts</a>, but he quickly resigned, and they brought in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Bell_%28musician%29" title="Andy Bell (musician)">Andy Bell</a>, former guitarist/songwriter of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_%28band%29" title="Ride (band)">Ride</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_No._1" title="Hurricane No. 1">Hurricane No. 1</a> as their new bassist. Bell had never played bass before and had to learn to play it, (with Noel since saying that Liam said "if he can play the guitar, he can play the fookin' bass.") along with a handful of songs from Oasis' back catalogue, in preparation for a scheduled tour of America in December 1999. With the folding of Creation Records, Oasis formed their own label, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_Recordings" title="Big Brother Recordings">Big Brother</a>, which released all of Oasis' subsequent records in the UK and Ireland. Oasis' fourth album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_Shoulder_of_Giants" title="Standing on the Shoulder of Giants">Standing on the Shoulder of Giants</a></i>, was released in February 2000 to good first-week sales. It peaked at number one on the British charts and number 24 on the <i>Billboard</i> charts.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-44"><span>[</span>45<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-45"><span>[</span>46<span>]</span></a></sup> Three singles were released from the album: "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Let_It_Out" title="Go Let It Out">Go Let It Out</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Feels_Love%3F" title="Who Feels Love?">Who Feels Love?</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Morning_Call" title="Sunday Morning Call">Sunday Morning Call</a>", all of which were top five UK singles.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-46"><span>[</span>47<span>]</span></a></sup> The "Go Let It Out" video was shot before Bell joined the group and therefore featured the unusual lineup of Liam on rhythm guitar, Archer on lead guitar and Noel on bass. With the departure of the founding members, the band made several small changes to their image and sound. The cover featured a new "Oasis" logo, designed by Gem Archer, and the album was also the first Oasis release to include a song written by Liam Gallagher, entitled "Little James". The songs also had more experimental, psychedelic influences.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusicstanding_47-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-allmusicstanding-47"><span>[</span>48<span>]</span></a></sup> The album received only lukewarm reviews<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusicstanding_47-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-allmusicstanding-47"><span>[</span>48<span>]</span></a></sup> and, as of now, <i>Standing</i> is the band's lowest selling studio album.<br />
To support the record the band staged an eventful world tour. While touring in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a> in 2000, Oasis were forced to cancel a gig when an attack of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendinitis" title="Tendinitis">tendinitis</a> caused Alan White's arm to seize up, and the band spent the night drinking instead. After a row between the two brothers, Noel declared he was quitting touring overseas altogether, and Oasis were supposed to finish the tour without him.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-48"><span>[</span>49<span>]</span></a></sup> Noel eventually returned for the Irish and British legs of the tour, which included two major shows at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_%281923%29" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>. A live album of the first show, called <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar_to_Millions" title="Familiar to Millions">Familiar to Millions</a></i>, was released in late 2000 to mixed reviews.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-49"><span>[</span>50<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Throughout 2001, Oasis split time between sessions for their fifth studio album and live shows around the world. Some gigs included the month-long <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_Brotherly_Love" title="Tour of Brotherly Love">Tour of Brotherly Love</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Crowes" title="The Black Crowes">The Black Crowes</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacehog" title="Spacehog">Spacehog</a> and a show in Paris supporting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young" title="Neil Young">Neil Young</a>. The album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathen_Chemistry" title="Heathen Chemistry">Heathen Chemistry</a></i>, Oasis' first album with new members Andy Bell and Gem Archer, was released in July 2002. The album reached number 1 in the UK and number 23 in US,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-50"><span>[</span>51<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-51"><span>[</span>52<span>]</span></a></sup> although critics gave it mixed reviews.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusicheathen_52-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-allmusicheathen-52"><span>[</span>53<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-53"><span>[</span>54<span>]</span></a></sup> There were four singles released from the album: "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu_Times" title="The Hindu Times">The Hindu Times</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Crying_Your_Heart_Out" title="Stop Crying Your Heart Out">Stop Crying Your Heart Out</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_by_Little_%28Oasis_song%29" title="Little by Little (Oasis song)">Little by Little</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Is_Love" title="She Is Love">She Is Love</a>", and the Liam-penned "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbird_%28Oasis_song%29" title="Songbird (Oasis song)">Songbird</a>", Oasis' first single not written by Noel. The record blended the band's sonic experiments from their last albums, but also went for a more basic rock sound.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusicheathen_52-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-allmusicheathen-52"><span>[</span>53<span>]</span></a></sup> <i>Heathen Chemistry</i> was a much more balanced recording process for the band, with all of the members, apart from White, penning songs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Marr" title="Johnny Marr">Johnny Marr</a> provided additional guitar as well as backup vocals on a couple of songs.<br />
After the album's release, the band embarked on a successful world tour that was once again filled with incidents. In late summer 2002, whilst the band were on tour in the US, Noel, Bell and touring keyboardist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Darlington" title="Jay Darlington">Jay Darlington</a> were involved in a car accident in Indianapolis. While none of the band members sustained any major injuries, some shows were cancelled as a result. In December 2002, the latter half of the German leg of the band's European tour had to be postponed after Liam Gallagher, Alan White and three other members of the band's entourage were arrested after a violent brawl at a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich" title="Munich">Munich</a> nightclub. The band had been drinking heavily and tests showed that Liam had used cocaine.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-54"><span>[</span>55<span>]</span></a></sup> Liam lost two front teeth and kicked a police officer in the ribs, while Alan suffered minor head injuries after getting hit with an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtray" title="Ashtray">ashtray</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Scotsman_55-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-Scotsman-55"><span>[</span>56<span>]</span></a></sup> Two years later Liam was fined around £40,000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-56"><span>[</span>57<span>]</span></a></sup> The band finished their tour in March 2003 after returning to those postponed dates. Liam Gallagher said Oasis began recording a sixth album in late December 2003 with producers <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_in_Vegas" title="Death in Vegas">Death in Vegas</a> at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall. The album was originally planned for a September 2004 release to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the release of <i>Definitely Maybe</i>. However, long-time drummer Alan White, who at this time had played on nearly all of the band's material, left the band in early January 2004. At the time, his brother Steve White stated on his own website that "the spirit of being in a band was kicked out of him" and he wanted to be with his current girlfriend.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-57"><span>[</span>58<span>]</span></a></sup> White was replaced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_Starkey" title="Zak Starkey">Zak Starkey</a>, drummer of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a> and the son of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a>' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr" title="Ringo Starr">Ringo Starr</a>. Though Starkey performed on studio recordings and toured with the band, he was not officially a member and the band were a four-piece for the first time in their career. Starkey played publicly for the first time at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lighthouse_%28Poole%29" title="The Lighthouse (Poole)">Poole Lighthouse</a>.<br />
A few days later, Oasis, with Starkey, headlined the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival" title="Glastonbury Festival">Glastonbury Festival</a> for the second time in their career and performed a greatest hits set, which included two new songs — Gem Archer's "A Bell Will Ring" and Liam Gallagher's "The Meaning of Soul". The performance received negative reviews, with <i>NME</i> calling it a "disaster."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-58"><span>[</span>59<span>]</span></a></sup> The <i>BBC'</i>s Tom Bishop called Oasis' set "lacklustre and uneventful ... prompting a mixed reception from fans", mainly because of Liam's uninspired singing and Starkey's lack of experience with the band's material.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-59"><span>[</span>60<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Resurgence_in_popularity:_2005.E2.80.932007">Resurgence in popularity: 2005–2007</span></h3>After much turbulence, the band's sixth album was finally recorded in Los Angeles-based Capitol Studios from October to December the same year. Producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Sardy" title="Dave Sardy">Dave Sardy</a> took over the lead producing role from Noel,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-60"><span>[</span>61<span>]</span></a></sup> who decided to step back from these duties after a decade of producing leadership over the band. In May 2005, after three years and as many scrapped recording sessions, the band released their sixth studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Believe_the_Truth" title="Don't Believe the Truth">Don't Believe the Truth</a></i>, fulfilling their contract with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG" title="Sony BMG">Sony BMG</a>. It followed the path of <i>Heathen Chemistry</i> as being a collaborative project again, rather than a Noel-written album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-61"><span>[</span>62<span>]</span></a></sup> The album was the first in a decade not to feature drumming by Alan White, marking the recording debut of Zak Starkey, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr" title="Ringo Starr">Ringo Starr</a>'s son. The record was generally hailed as the band's best effort since <i>Morning Glory</i> by fans and critics alike, spawning two UK number one singles: "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyla_%28song%29" title="Lyla (song)">Lyla</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Idle_%28song%29" title="The Importance of Being Idle (song)">The Importance of Being Idle</a>", whilst "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_There_Be_Love_%28Oasis_song%29" title="Let There Be Love (Oasis song)">Let There Be Love</a>" entered at number 2. Oasis picked up two awards at the Q Awards: one a special People's Choice Award and the second for <i>Don't Believe the Truth</i> as Best Album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-62"><span>[</span>63<span>]</span></a></sup> Following in the footsteps of Oasis' previous five albums, <i>Don't Believe the Truth</i> also entered the UK album charts at number one.<br />
In May 2005, the band's new line-up embarked on a large scale world tour. Beginning on 10 May 2005 at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Astoria" title="London Astoria">London Astoria</a>, and finishing on 31 March 2006 in front of a sold out gig in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a>, Oasis played more live shows than at any time since the <i>Definitely Maybe</i> tour, visiting 26 countries and headlining 113 shows for over 3.2 million people. The tour passed without any major incidents and was the band's most successful in more than a decade. The tour included sold out shows at New York's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> and LA's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Bowl" title="Hollywood Bowl">Hollywood Bowl</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-63"><span>[</span>64<span>]</span></a></sup> A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockumentary" title="Rockumentary">rockumentary</a> film made during the tour, entitled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Don%27t_Slow_Me_Down" title="Lord Don't Slow Me Down">Lord Don't Slow Me Down</a></i> was released in October 2007. A second DVD included live footage from an Oasis gig in Manchester from 2 July 2005.<br />
Oasis released a compilation double album entitled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_the_Clocks" title="Stop the Clocks">Stop the Clocks</a></i> in 2006, featuring what the band considers to be their "definitive" songs.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-64"><span>[</span>65<span>]</span></a></sup> The band received the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_Award" title="Brit Award">Brit Award</a> for outstanding contribution to music in February 2007, playing several of their most famous songs afterwards.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-65"><span>[</span>66<span>]</span></a></sup> Oasis released their first ever digital-only release, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Don%27t_Slow_Me_Down_%28song%29" title="Lord Don't Slow Me Down (song)">Lord Don't Slow Me Down</a>", in October 2007. The song debuted at number ten in the UK singles chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-66"><span>[</span>67<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
The band's resurgence in popularity since the success of <i>Don't Believe The Truth</i> was highlighted in February 2008 when, in a poll to find the fifty greatest British albums of the last fifty years conducted by <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_%28magazine%29" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i> magazine and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMV" title="HMV">HMV</a>, two Oasis albums were voted first and second (<i>Definitely Maybe</i> and <i>(What's The Story) Morning Glory?</i> respectively). Two other albums by the band appeared in the list - <i>Don't Believe The Truth</i> came in at number fourteen, and the album that has previously been heavily criticised by some of the media, <i>Be Here Now</i>, made the list at No.22.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-67"><span>[</span>68<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Dig_Out_Your_Soul.2C_departure_of_Noel_and_Time_Flies:_2008.E2.80.932010"><i>Dig Out Your Soul</i>, departure of Noel and <i>Time Flies</i>: 2008–2010</span></h3>In May 2008, Zak Starkey left the band after recording <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dig_Out_Your_Soul" title="Dig Out Your Soul">Dig Out Your Soul</a></i>, the band's seventh studio album. He was replaced by former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Icicle_Works" title="The Icicle Works">Icicle Works</a> drummer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Sharrock" title="Chris Sharrock">Chris Sharrock</a> on their tour and like Zak, Chris was not an official member of the band and Oasis remained as a four-piece.<br />
In June 2008, the band re-signed with Sony BMG for a three-album deal.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-68"><span>[</span>69<span>]</span></a></sup> Oasis recorded for a couple of months in 2007 between July and September—completing work on two new songs and demoing the rest. They took a two-month break, because of the birth of Noel's son. The band re-entered the studio on 5 November 2007 and finished recording around March 2008<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-69"><span>[</span>70<span>]</span></a></sup> with producer Dave Sardy. The first single from the record was "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_of_the_Lightning" title="The Shock of the Lightning">The Shock of the Lightning</a>" written by Noel Gallagher, and it was pre-released on 29 September 2008. <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dig_Out_Your_Soul" title="Dig Out Your Soul">Dig Out Your Soul</a></i>, the band's seventh studio album, was released on 6 October and went to number one in the UK and number five on the Billboard 200. The band's again-new lineup started touring for a projected 18-month long tour, with support from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasabian" title="Kasabian">Kasabian</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enemy_%28UK_band%29" title="The Enemy (UK band)">The Enemy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Wheel_%28band%29" title="Twisted Wheel (band)">Twisted Wheel</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tourdates_70-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-tourdates-70"><span>[</span>71<span>]</span></a></sup> Noel Gallagher gave conflicting information about what he planned for the group's future following the tour. In one interview, he stated that he wanted the band members "to go off and do [their] own projects", and added "it would be interesting to see what comes out. See how the four parts make up the whole."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-71"><span>[</span>72<span>]</span></a></sup> Yet three weeks after <i>Dig Out Your Soul</i> was released Noel stated that he had already written and demoed <i>Dig Out Your Soul'</i>s follow-up album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-followup_72-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-followup-72"><span>[</span>73<span>]</span></a></sup> Comparing the new material to "mid-era Kinks," Noel stated that the material was vastly different than <i>Dig Out Your Soul</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-followup_72-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-followup-72"><span>[</span>73<span>]</span></a></sup> Though he gave no time-table, Noel also stated that he was planning to release a solo album "... hopefully sooner rather than later" as well.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-followup_72-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-followup-72"><span>[</span>73<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On 7 September 2008 while performing at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Festival" title="Virgin Festival">Virgin Festival</a> in Toronto, a member of the audience ran on stage and physically assaulted Noel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Attack.21_73-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-Attack.21-73"><span>[</span>74<span>]</span></a></sup> Noel suffered three broken and dislodged ribs as a result from the attack, and the group had to cancel several shows while he recovered.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Attack.21_73-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-Attack.21-73"><span>[</span>74<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On 25 February 2009, Oasis received the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NME_Award_winners#Shockwaves_NME_Awards_2009" title="List of NME Award winners">NME Award</a> for Best British Band of 2009<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-74"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-74"><span>[</span>75<span>]</span></a></sup> as well as best blog for Noel's 'Tales from the Middle of Nowhere'.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-75"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-75"><span>[</span>76<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On 4 June 2009, Oasis played the first of three concerts at Manchester's Heaton Park and after having to leave the stage twice due to a generator failure, came on the third time to declare the gig was now a free concert; it delighted the 70,000 ticket holders, 20,000 of whom claimed the refund.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-76"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-76"><span>[</span>77<span>]</span></a></sup> The band's two following gigs at the venue, on 6 and 7 June, proved a great success, with fans turning out in their thousands despite the changeable weather and first night sound issues.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-77"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-77"><span>[</span>78<span>]</span></a></sup> Speculation had been rife that Noel Gallagher intended to go solo; however on 12 July 2009, it was announced through the Oasis publicist that this was not true.<br />
On 28 August 2009, following a fight between the Gallaghers in a backstage area, which reportedly resulted in Liam breaking Noel's guitar, the group's manager announced the cancellation of their concert at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_en_Seine" title="Rock en Seine">Rock en Seine</a> festival near Paris just minutes before it was about to begin, along with the cancellation of the European tour and a statement that the group "does not exist anymore".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-leparisien-split_6-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-leparisien-split-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ouestfrance-split_7-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-ouestfrance-split-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-noelquitstatement_78-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-noelquitstatement-78"><span>[</span>79<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-79"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-79"><span>[</span>80<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Two hours later a statement from Noel appeared on the band's website writing that "with some sadness and great relief...I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer". On 5 September 2009, it was reported in <i>News of the World</i> that Liam Gallagher was planning to continue with Oasis despite Noel's absence.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-80"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-80"><span>[</span>81<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On 16 February 2010, Oasis won the award for Best Brit Album of the Last 30 Years at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_BRIT_Awards" title="2010 BRIT Awards">2010 BRIT Awards</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-81"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-81"><span>[</span>82<span>]</span></a></sup> Liam Gallagher collected the award alone, before presenting his speech. His speech thanked Bonehead, McGuigan and Alan White but not his brother, Noel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-82"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-82"><span>[</span>83<span>]</span></a></sup> Liam threw his microphone and the band's award into the crowd.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-83"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-83"><span>[</span>84<span>]</span></a></sup> On 15 March 2010, Liam defended his actions at the awards ceremony, saying "I'm sick of it all being about me and Noel, the last couple of months has pretty much been all about me and him so I thought it was only right to mention the other lads who played on the album and the best fans in the world." and "I thought it was a nice gesture to give this to the fans, obviously it was misinterpreted as per usual." about throwing the award.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-84"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-84"><span>[</span>85<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Flies..._1994%E2%80%932009" title="Time Flies... 1994–2009">Time Flies... 1994–2009</a></i>, a compilation album containing singles by the group, was released on 14 June 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-85"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-85"><span>[</span>86<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-86"><span>[</span>87<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-87"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_%28band%29#cite_note-87"><span>[</span>88<span>]</span></a></sup> The decision to make the compilation a singles collection, and the track order, were decided by Noel Gallagher, who released a number of videos to the Oasis YouTube account relating to the collection. Certain editions also featured a new Oasis live album, taken from the band's final tour.<br />
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Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-18109057117926009442012-07-21T03:21:00.000-07:002012-07-21T03:21:19.281-07:00Taylor Swift Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN7hEHfdzU5Wlx-rd7D72BB3W_Q_eTx8Yh13Tri4T_C8UIHaAjA3Aut7lz1XNQRzHmFlxcdvUZRzz516cSshDOBaR-vAnsbEMlELxd70jntwWOWRaXkZ64v6szxQFmsD-XmlFAH_Lnw/s1600/taylor+swift+bio+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN7hEHfdzU5Wlx-rd7D72BB3W_Q_eTx8Yh13Tri4T_C8UIHaAjA3Aut7lz1XNQRzHmFlxcdvUZRzz516cSshDOBaR-vAnsbEMlELxd70jntwWOWRaXkZ64v6szxQFmsD-XmlFAH_Lnw/s320/taylor+swift+bio+3.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br />
<b>Taylor Alison Swift</b> (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Raised in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyomissing,_Pennsylvania" title="Wyomissing, Pennsylvania">Wyomissing, Pennsylvania</a>, Swift moved to <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a> at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a>. She signed to the independent label <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Machine_Records" title="Big Machine Records">Big Machine Records</a> and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony/ATV_Music_Publishing" title="Sony/ATV Music Publishing">Sony/ATV Music publishing house</a>. The release of Swift's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift_%28album%29" title="Taylor Swift (album)">eponymous debut</a> album in 2006 established her as a country music star. "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Song_%28song%29" title="Our Song (song)">Our Song</a>", her third single, made her the youngest sole writer and singer to have a number one song on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">country chart</a>. She received a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_New_Artist" title="Best New Artist">Best New Artist</a> nomination at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_Grammy_Awards" title="50th Grammy Awards">2008 Grammy Awards</a>.<br />
Swift's second album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearless_%28Taylor_Swift_album%29" title="Fearless (Taylor Swift album)">Fearless</a></i>, was released in late 2008. Buoyed by the chart success of the singles "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Story_%28Taylor_Swift_song%29" title="Love Story (Taylor Swift song)">Love Story</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Belong_with_Me" title="You Belong with Me">You Belong with Me</a>", <i>Fearless</i> attracted a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossover_%28music%29#Crossover_country" title="Crossover (music)">crossover</a> audience and became the top-selling album of 2009. The record won four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Grammy_Awards" title="52nd Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a>, with Swift becoming the youngest ever <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> winner. <i>Fearless</i> also received Album of the Year plaudits at the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music_Awards" title="Academy of Country Music Awards">Academy of Country Music Awards</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Association_Awards" title="Country Music Association Awards">Country Music Association Awards</a>, making it the most awarded album in country music history. In 2010, Swift released her third album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak_Now" title="Speak Now">Speak Now</a></i>, which sold over one million copies in its first week. She then embarked on the 111-date <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak_Now_World_Tour" title="Speak Now World Tour">Speak Now World Tour</a>, which included eight stadium dates and was attended by over 1.6 million fans. The album's third single, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_%28song%29" title="Mean (song)">Mean</a>", won two Grammy Awards for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Song">Best Country Song</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Solo_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance">Best Country Solo Performance</a>. Swift's fourth studio album is due for release in October 2012.<br />
Often described as America's Sweetheart, Swift is known for her <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_%28music%29" title="Hook (music)">hook</a>-laden, narrative songs about her experiences as a teenager and young adult. As a songwriter, she has been honored by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Songwriters_Association_International" title="Nashville Songwriters Association International">Nashville Songwriters Association</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Taylor_Swift" title="List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift">Swift's other achievements</a> include six Grammy Awards, ten American Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, six Academy of Country Music Awards and 13 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Music,_Inc." title="Broadcast Music, Inc.">BMI Awards</a>. She has sold over 22 million albums and 50 million song downloads worldwide. In addition to her music career, Swift has appeared as an actress in the crime drama <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation" title="CSI: Crime Scene Investigation">CSI: Crime Scene Investigation</a></i> (2009), the romantic comedy <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day_%28film%29" title="Valentine's Day (film)">Valentine's Day</a></i> (2010), and the animated film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lorax_%28film%29" title="The Lorax (film)">The Lorax</a></i> (2012). As a philanthropist, Swift has supported arts education, children's literacy, and natural disaster relief funds.<br />
<h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Vocal_abilities">Vocal abilities</span></h3>Swift's voice has been described as "sweet but soft".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-schillaci1_344-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-schillaci1-344"><span>[</span>345<span>]</span></a></sup> In studio recordings, the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> identifies Swift's "defining" vocal gesture as "the line that slides down like a contented sigh or up like a raised eyebrow, giving her beloved girl-time hits their air of easy intimacy".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LAT_197-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-LAT-197"><span>[</span>198<span>]</span></a></sup> <i>Rolling Stone</i>, in a <i>Speak Now</i> review, remarked: "Swift's voice is unaffected enough to mask how masterful she has become as a singer; she lowers her voice for the payoff lines in the classic mode of a shy girl trying to talk tough".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-345"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-345"><span>[</span>346<span>]</span></a></sup> In another review of <i>Speak Now</i>, <i>The Village Voice</i> noted that her phrasing was previously "bland and muddled, but that's changed. She can still sound strained and thin, and often strays into a pitch that drives some people crazy; but she's learned how to make words sound like what they mean".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Voice_200-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-Voice-200"><span>[</span>201<span>]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate_%28magazine%29" title="Slate (magazine)">Slate</a></i>, reviewing <i>Speak Now</i>, described Swift as "a technically poor singer": "Though she does vary her phrasing in ways that attempt to mask her limited voice (the way she sneers, "She looks at me like I'm a trend/And she's so over it," on "Better Than Revenge" is especially effective), Swift is still noticeably off-pitch at least once on every song on the album".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-346"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-346"><span>[</span>347<span>]</span></a></sup> In a live setting, Swift, according to <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i>, "does her best, but certainly doesn't have the pipes to go toe-to-toe with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Underwood" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a>".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-schillaci1_344-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-schillaci1-344"><span>[</span>345<span>]</span></a></sup> Her live vocals have been described as "flat", “thin, and sometimes as wobbly as a newborn colt”.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-347"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-347"><span>[</span>348<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-348"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-348"><span>[</span>349<span>]</span></a></sup> However, Swift has received praise for refusing to correct her pitch with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Tune" title="Auto-Tune">Auto-Tune</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-349"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-349"><span>[</span>350<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-350"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-350"><span>[</span>351<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-351"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-351"><span>[</span>352<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In an interview with <i>The New Yorker</i>, Swift characterized herself primarily as a songwriter: “I write songs, and my voice is just a way to get those lyrics across”.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-widdicombe1_1-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-widdicombe1-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-352"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-352"><span>[</span>353<span>]</span></a></sup> Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Records has conceded that Swift is "not the best technical singer" but describes her as the "best communicator that we’ve got".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-353"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-353"><span>[</span>354<span>]</span></a></sup> Swift's vocal presence is something that concerns her and she has "put a lot of work" into improving it.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-354"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-354"><span>[</span>355<span>]</span></a></sup> It was reported in 2010 that Swift continues to take vocal lessons.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-355"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-355"><span>[</span>356<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-356"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-356"><span>[</span>357<span>]</span></a></sup> She has said that she only feels nervous performing "if I'm not sure what the audience thinks of me, like at award shows".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-357"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift#cite_note-357"><span>[</span>358<span>]</span></a></sup>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-69691882530482646152011-11-14T06:41:00.000-08:002013-02-15T19:18:35.101-08:00Jason Mraz Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Jason Thomas Mraz</b> (<span style="white-space: nowrap;"><span title="pronunciation:"><img alt="play" height="11" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png" width="11" /></span> <span class="IPA" title="Representation in the
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English">/</a></span><span class="IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="'m' in 'my'">m</span></a></span><span class="IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="schwa 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></a></span><span class="IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="primary stress">ˈ</span></a></span><span class="IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span></a></span><span class="IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="short 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span></a></span><span class="IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="'z' in 'Zion'">z</span></a></span><span class="IPA" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English">/</a></span></span>;<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Mraz#cite_note-0">[1]</a></sup> born June 23, 1977), also known as Mr. AZ,and Mr. Raz is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_My_Rocket_to_Come" title="Waiting for My Rocket to Come">Waiting for My Rocket to Come</a></i>, which contained the hit single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Remedy_%28I_Won%27t_Worry%29" title="The Remedy (I Won't Worry)">The Remedy (I Won't Worry)</a>", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._A-Z" title="Mr. A-Z">Mr. A-Z</a>", in 2005, that Mraz achieved major commercial success. The album peaked at number five on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a> and sold over 100,000 copies in the US. In 2008, Mraz released his third studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Sing._We_Dance._We_Steal_Things." title="We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.">We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.</a></i> The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and was a commercial success worldwide, peaking in the top ten of many international charts.<br />
Mraz's international breakthrough came with the release of the single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Yours_%28Jason_Mraz_song%29" title="I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)">I'm Yours</a>" from the album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Sing._We_Dance._We_Steal_Things." title="We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.">We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.</a></i> The single peaked at number six on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard
Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>, giving Mraz his first top ten single. The song was on the Hot 100 for 76 weeks, beating the previous record of 69 weeks held by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeAnn_Rimes" title="LeAnn Rimes">LeAnn Rimes</a>' "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Do_I_Live" title="How Do I Live">How Do I Live</a>". The song was a huge commercial success in the US, receiving a 5x platinum certification from the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA" title="RIAA">RIAA</a> for sales of over five million.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Mraz#cite_note-1">[2]</a></sup> The song was successful internationally, topping the charts in New Zealand and Norway and peaking in the top ten of multiple international charts.<br />
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Jason Mraz was born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia.[3] He is of Czech descent through his grandfather, who moved to the United States from Austria-Hungary in 1915.[4] His surname is Czech for "frost"[4] (Czech: mráz). His parents, Tom(Tomáš) Mraz and June Mraz, divorced when he was four years old, but he asserts that he had an idyllic childhood, saying, "My hometown of Mechanicsville was very American. There were white picket fences, a church on every street corner, low crime and virtually no drug use. It was a good place to grow up.<br />
Mraz attended Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville. As a teenager, Mraz participated in local theater with SPARC (School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community). He played Joseph in the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.<br />
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After graduating from high school in 1995, Mraz attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, for a short time, studying musical theater. He dropped out of the school after taking up the guitar and focusing more on songwriting, and began performing at the world famous Java Joes. He had regular shows and was a favourite with audiences. He then briefly returned to Virginia before moving to San Diego, California.Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-50338391070991411082011-11-13T07:52:00.000-08:002011-11-13T07:52:32.418-08:00Miley Cyrus Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WBIkNNfVg8yVFRy2rMaPodDqeOGVuEh9e0vkdoB3pTrOD3wVKyDD0SHkcmIXs42zYr6eUoMOJvUy7ySRzwq9n_MMcF_LLAVtBabVPytRr79qccL3-_ytJDcBE-EA0mnj72zHagCMmQ/s1600/miley+BM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WBIkNNfVg8yVFRy2rMaPodDqeOGVuEh9e0vkdoB3pTrOD3wVKyDD0SHkcmIXs42zYr6eUoMOJvUy7ySRzwq9n_MMcF_LLAVtBabVPytRr79qccL3-_ytJDcBE-EA0mnj72zHagCMmQ/s320/miley+BM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Miley Ray Cyrus</b> (born <b>Destiny Hope Cyrus</b>; November 23, 1992) is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Stewart" title="Miley Stewart">Miley Stewart</a>/Hannah Montana on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel" title="Disney Channel">Disney Channel</a> sitcom <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana" title="Hannah Montana">Hannah Montana</a></i>. Cyrus recorded music for the soundtracks, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana_%28soundtrack%29" title="Hannah Montana (soundtrack)">Hannah Montana</a></i> (2006) and <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana_2/Meet_Miley_Cyrus" title="Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus">Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus</a></i> (2007), released by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Records" title="Walt Disney Records">Walt Disney Records</a>. With the success of the <i>Hannah Montana</i> franchise she established herself as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_idol" title="Teen idol">teen idol</a>. In 2007, Cyrus signed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Records" title="Hollywood Records">Hollywood Records</a> to pursue a solo career. She embarked upon the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_of_Both_Worlds_Tour" title="Best of Both Worlds Tour">Best of Both Worlds Tour</a> the same year, in which she performed as both herself and in character as Hannah Montana. The tour was eventually turned into a high-grossing concert film entitled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana_%26_Miley_Cyrus:_Best_of_Both_Worlds_Concert" title="Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert">Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert</a></i> (2008). In July 2008, Cyrus released her first solo album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_%28Miley_Cyrus_album%29" title="Breakout (Miley Cyrus album)">Breakout</a></i> (2008), which was commercially successful.<br />
She began her foray into film by providing the voice of "Penny" in the animated film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolt_%282008_film%29" title="Bolt (2008 film)">Bolt</a></i> (2008). Cyrus earned a nomination for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song">Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song</a> for her performance of <i>Bolt</i><span style="padding-left: 0.1em;">'</span>s theme song, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Thought_I_Lost_You" title="I Thought I Lost You">I Thought I Lost You</a>". She also reprised her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana:_The_Movie" title="Hannah Montana: The Movie">Hannah Montana: The Movie</a></i> (2009). The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana:_The_Movie_%28soundtrack%29" title="Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack)"><i>Hannah Montana: The Movie</i><span style="padding-left: 0.1em;">'</span> soundtrack</a> introduced her to new audiences within <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_contemporary_music" title="Adult contemporary music">adult contemporary</a> markets.<br />
She began to cultivate an adult image in 2009 with the release of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_of_Our_Lives_%28EP%29" title="The Time of Our Lives (EP)">The Time of Our Lives</a></i> (2009), an extended play which presented a more mainstream pop sound, and by filming <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Song_%28film%29" title="The Last Song (film)">The Last Song</a></i> (2010), a coming-of-age drama film. The former included Cyrus's best-selling single, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_in_the_U.S.A." title="Party in the U.S.A.">Party in the U.S.A.</a>" (2009). A studio album titled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can%27t_Be_Tamed" title="Can't Be Tamed">Can't Be Tamed</a></i> was released in 2010 and presents a new dance-pop sound. The music video and lyrics of the album's lead single, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can%27t_Be_Tamed_%28song%29" title="Can't Be Tamed (song)">Can't Be Tamed</a>", portrays a more sexualized image for the entertainer. Cyrus ranked number thirteen on <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_%28magazine%29" title="Forbes (magazine)">Forbes</a></i><span style="padding-left: 0.1em;">'</span> 2010 <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_100" title="Celebrity 100">Celebrity 100</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Forbes.com_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Cyrus#cite_note-Forbes.com-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> In April 2011, Cyrus was named the 64th hottest woman in the world on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_%28magazine%29" title="Maxim (magazine)">Maxim</a>'</i>s Hot 100.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Cyrus#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> In May 2011, Cyrus was also named the 89th sexiest woman in the world on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FHM" title="FHM">FHM</a>'s 100 Sexiest Women in the world.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Cyrus#cite_note-4"><span></span></a>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-67774974446409585362011-11-12T09:11:00.000-08:002013-02-11T14:01:30.798-08:00Bruno Mars Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Peter Gene Hernandez</b> (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name <b>Bruno Mars</b>, is an American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer-songwriter" title="Singer-songwriter">singer-songwriter</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record
producer">record producer</a>. Raised in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age. After performing in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood, he decided to pursue a musical career and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school. Mars began producing songs for other artists, joining production team <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smeezingtons" title="The
Smeezingtons">The Smeezingtons</a>.<br />
After an unsuccessful stint with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown Records</a>, Mars signed with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic
Records">Atlantic Records</a> in 2009. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothin%27_on_You" title="Nothin' on
You">Nothin' on You</a>" by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.o.B" title="B.o.B">B.o.B</a>, and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billionaire_%28song%29" title="Billionaire (song)">Billionaire</a>" by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travie_McCoy" title="Travie McCoy">Travie McCoy</a>. He also co-wrote the hits "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Round" title="Right Round">Right Round</a>" by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flo_Rida" title="Flo Rida">Flo Rida</a> featuring <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke$ha" title="Ke$ha">Ke$ha</a>, and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavin%27_Flag" title="Wavin' Flag">Wavin' Flag</a>" by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27naan" title="K'naan">K'naan</a>. In October 2010, he released his debut album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-Wops_%26_Hooligans" title="Doo-Wops & Hooligans">Doo-Wops & Hooligans</a></i>. Anchored by the worldwide number one singles "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_the_Way_You_Are_%28Bruno_Mars_song%29" title="Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song)">Just the Way You Are</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade_%28song%29" title="Grenade (song)">Grenade</a>", the album peaked at number three on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TobyKieth_1-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars#cite_note-TobyKieth-1">[2]</a></sup> He was nominated for seven <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammys</a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_Grammy_Awards" title="53rd Grammy Awards">53rd Grammy Awards</a>, winning Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just the Way You Are".<br />
Mars' music is noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many different musical genres. He has worked with an assortment of artists from different genres; Mars acknowledges the influences that his collaborations have had on his own music. As a child, he was highly influenced by artists such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard" title="Little
Richard">Little Richard</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Bruno_Mars_Interview_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars#cite_note-Bruno_Mars_Interview-2">[3]</a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis
Presley">Elvis Presley</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael
Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> and would often impersonate these artists from a young age. Mars also incorporates <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">reggae</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a> inspired sounds into his work. Jon Caramanica of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New
York Times">The New York Times</a></i> referred to Mars as "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in popEnsafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-49643903156080871022011-05-30T21:53:00.000-07:002011-05-30T21:53:21.061-07:00Mikey Way Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUEn-d-O818Tv3-K1cFIf9a5RRNnhIb5TXaaqv2MZddgv2WgCa5wJxom97u6xHfyI2_jqU1n8ovPjQw3GeBEQuEYWeQtTV0v2ubU_PC9vBHj-2JPyI8u28Y7aFmXb7gH-MovUe4vfew/s1600/Mikey-mikey-way-646693_1024_768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUEn-d-O818Tv3-K1cFIf9a5RRNnhIb5TXaaqv2MZddgv2WgCa5wJxom97u6xHfyI2_jqU1n8ovPjQw3GeBEQuEYWeQtTV0v2ubU_PC9vBHj-2JPyI8u28Y7aFmXb7gH-MovUe4vfew/s320/Mikey-mikey-way-646693_1024_768.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="left" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mikey Way, born Michael James Way, on September 10, 1980 in Newark, New Jersey, where he grew up. He is the younger brother of </span><a href="http://www.imnotokay.net/mychemicalromance/info/gerardway/" title="Gerard Way biography"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gerard Way</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">, (whom he has a very close relationship with, and is also He is Scottish - Italian, like his brother). Way is related to Joe Rogan, Host of the NBC game/stunt show Fear Factor and former cast member of the sitcom News Radio (Joe is Mikey's mother's cousin's son).</span></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><h2 align="left" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Childhood</span></span></h2><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div align="left" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Growing up, Way worked for Barnes & Noble, in addition to being an intern at Eyeball Records (the company that put out </span><a href="http://www.imnotokay.net/mychemicalromance/info/band/" title="My Chemical Romance biography"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My Chemical Romance's</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> debut album, </span><a href="http://www.imnotokay.net/mychemicalromance/discography/" title="My Chemical Romance discography"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> in 2002). The first concert he ever went to was a Smashing Pumpkins concert.</span></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><h2 align="left" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My Chemical Romance</span></span></h2><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div align="left" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mikey is the bassist of the band My Chemical Romance and only learned bass in order to play in his brother's band, as well as dropping out of college. He plays both A Highway 1 Precision Bass, and a Fender Standard Precision Bass. Mikey was also responsible for the band's name, which came from an Irvine Welsh novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. He and Gerard's grandmother happened to buy them their first tour van. During the first show My Chemical Romance played, Mikey drank a lot of liquor to mask his extreme stage fright.</span></span></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><h2 align="left" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Asthma, injuries</span></span></h2><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><div align="left" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mikey is nearsighted and has asthma, in addition to the fact that he smokes, and is a recovering iPod junkie. He currently loves the band Anthrax, Schlock horror films, and sushi, claiming he could eat his body weight in it. Mikey has been pretty lucky, considering the only injuries he's ever gotten were liver damage, broken toes (an epic battle with a brick wall), and multiple respiratory infections, as well as being bassist in the top-charting band, "My Chemical Romance".</span></span></div>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-54181467420993910012011-05-30T21:48:00.000-07:002011-05-30T21:48:11.159-07:00Frank Iero<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5zQWNcbP8ZACbLItPM4dYJJci601N-OY6JhWo8tOfe77NVp8bNFWUe_GBlVgGQ2-cporPsjTPUIrcrVHQ8oNnYZSdT-mOcOSMcn77E43z3Nh8LVrNIagY0xh-qTwL46Qkq_D1l_B4Q/s1600/imgab879c49zik5zj.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5zQWNcbP8ZACbLItPM4dYJJci601N-OY6JhWo8tOfe77NVp8bNFWUe_GBlVgGQ2-cporPsjTPUIrcrVHQ8oNnYZSdT-mOcOSMcn77E43z3Nh8LVrNIagY0xh-qTwL46Qkq_D1l_B4Q/s320/imgab879c49zik5zj.jpeg" width="223" /></a></div><b>Frank Anthony Iero Jr</b> (born October 31, 1981) is the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_guitarist" title="Rhythm guitarist">rhythm guitarist</a>, co-<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitarist" title="Lead guitarist">lead guitarist</a> and backup <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing" title="Singing">vocalist</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">alternative rock</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a> as well as the vocalist of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_punk" title="Hardcore punk">hardcore punk</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leathermouth" title="Leathermouth">Leathermouth</a>.<br />
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</tbody></table><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life">Early life</span></h2>He was born in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_New_Jersey" title="Belleville, New Jersey">Belleville, New Jersey</a> and grew up in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kearny,_New_Jersey" title="Kearny, New Jersey">Kearny, New Jersey</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Iero#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> Iero attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Peace_High_School_%28New_Jersey%29" title="Queen of Peace High School (New Jersey)">Queen of Peace High School</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Arlington,_New_Jersey" title="North Arlington, New Jersey">North Arlington</a>.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from March 2009">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> As a child he suffered numerous bouts of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchitis" title="Bronchitis">bronchitis</a> and ear infections which meant he spent a lot of his childhood in hospital and to this day he still suffers from <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Barr_Virus" title="Epstein Barr Virus">Epstein Barr Virus</a> which is usually to blame for his illnesses and absences on tour.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imnotokay.net_1-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Iero#cite_note-imnotokay.net-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> Frank is also lactose intolerant and has other various food allergies.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Iero#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> He went to Rutgers University on a scholarship, but dropped out to go on tour with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a>.<br />
Iero's parents split when he was young and he grew up living with his mother, who lent out her basement to her son's many band practices; his father and grandfather were musicians and both were big influences on Iero when he was young. His father urged him to play drums, but Iero later began playing the guitar.<br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Music_career">Music career</span></h2>Frank started playing in local bands on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> punk scene at age 11. Before joining <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a> he served as frontman for the punk band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencey_Prep" title="Pencey Prep">Pencey Prep</a>. The band released an album, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbreak_in_Stereo" title="Heartbreak in Stereo">Heartbreak in Stereo</a>, on the independent Eyeball Records before disbanding. Whilst playing with Pencey Prep, he became friends with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way" title="Gerard Way">Gerard Way</a> and the other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a> members, became a fan of their original demo and helped them get their first shows. After his band broke up, Frank played in several bands, including I Am A Graveyard, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_%28Welsh_band%29" title="Hybrid (Welsh band)">Hybrid</a>, Sector 12, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Nightmare" title="American Nightmare">American Nightmare</a> before being offered the slot of rhythm guitar in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a>. Iero is also the frontman of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_punk" title="Hardcore punk">hardcore punk</a> quintet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leathermouth" title="Leathermouth">Leathermouth</a>, who released their debut album <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XO_%28Leathermouth_album%29" title="XO (Leathermouth album)">XO</a> in January 2009, on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitaph_Records" title="Epitaph Records">Epitaph Records</a>. He is involved in a tribute band to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cure" title="The Cure">The Cure</a> named The Love Cats, after the song of the same name, and played bass with <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_And_The_Full_Effect" title="Reggie And The Full Effect">Reggie And The Full Effect</a> on their farewell tour.<br />
He was a judge for the 7th annual <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent_Music_Awards" title="The Independent Music Awards">Independent Music Awards</a> to support independent artists.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Iero#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On 7 December 2010, Iero parted ways with the record company Skeleton Crew he and his wife co-founded years earlier in order to concentrate on his family and his music with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a> stating that, although he would have loved to carry on, he could not juggle his career with the band, the new additions to his family (newborn daughters) and co-running a business at the same time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Iero#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Equipment">Equipment</span></h3>In the earlier days of My Chemical Romance, Iero mainly used Gibson SG's & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul_%28guitar%29" title="Les Paul (guitar)">Les Paul guitars</a> (most notably his white Les Paul nicknamed 'Pansy' which proved popular amongst his fans but has since been broken while onstage) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Amplification" title="Marshall Amplification">Marshall</a> amps. He has since switched to using Gibson Les Pauls (with the Neck Pick-up removed) and occasionally uses a Gibson SG. For the "World Contamination Tour" he has also been using an Epiphone Wilshire. He also used a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster" title="Fender Stratocaster">Fender Stratocaster</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desolation_Row#My_Chemical_Romance_version" title="Desolation Row">Desolation Row</a> video.<br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life_and_political_views">Personal life and political views</span></h2>On March 9, 2008 Iero married his long-term girlfriend Jamia Nestor after proposing during the recording of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Parade" title="The Black Parade">The Black Parade</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Iero#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Iero has many tattoos including logos for the bands <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_%28band%29" title="Black Flag (band)">Black Flag</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_%28band%29" title="Misfits (band)">The Misfits</a>, symbols of his love for his home state, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, a matching 'revenge' tattoo with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dewees" title="James Dewees">James Dewees</a> and others by acclaimed tattoo artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat_Von_D" title="Kat Von D">Kat Von D</a>: a Frankenstein's monster and portraits of his grandmothers and grandfather, all of which were featured in Von D's book <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Voltage_Tattoo" title="High Voltage Tattoo">High Voltage Tattoo</a> and the latter of which was done on an episode of her reality show <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Ink" title="LA Ink">LA Ink</a> in which Iero featured.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imnotokay.net_1-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Iero#cite_note-imnotokay.net-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> In the aforementioned book, Von D states that she was present at Iero's wedding indicating that the two have remained friends.<br />
Iero has expressed his <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_rights" title="Gay rights">pro-gay rights</a> stance on numerous occasions, including wearing a pro-gay marriage t-shirt on tour and his home-custom red '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia" title="Homophobia">Homophobia</a> is gay' t-shirt which has become a fan favourite. He also revealed to Rock Sound magazine that he voted for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> in the 2008 presidential election.<br />
He has been a vegetarian since childhood after discovering the mistreatment animals endure in slaughterhouses and rearing farms and in 2008 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals" title="People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals">PETA</a> dubbed Iero one of the World's Sexiest Vegetarians, alongside <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_Milano" title="Alyssa Milano">Alyssa Milano</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Iero#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On September 7, 2010, Iero announced on the My Chemical Romance official website that he and his wife Jamia had become parents of twin girls named Cherry and Lily.Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-21261698558049511992011-05-30T21:42:00.000-07:002011-05-30T21:42:35.552-07:00Ray toro biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R0JFKAYJrTePZrmKAmJ9kWvIYtCEbDqUEcshLt9NAqxzatki46LTZCvh86er1zictwVImu98S3JpGi2xWqovOT56OGL_UYMUSuoFt5xsySxKlbzJZxZ02p504wMCw7yWdYNalXDZ-w/s1600/RAY+TORO%2527s+hair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R0JFKAYJrTePZrmKAmJ9kWvIYtCEbDqUEcshLt9NAqxzatki46LTZCvh86er1zictwVImu98S3JpGi2xWqovOT56OGL_UYMUSuoFt5xsySxKlbzJZxZ02p504wMCw7yWdYNalXDZ-w/s320/RAY+TORO%2527s+hair.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45KSVi-zsvfYMcxKnmklw3-nDD1lzF23-r77nRimJGzRQxOmRwt8o_YUT8CoXR68FelpyQNUyppTxiaayxlRqM52EBM0wCBP71oMpkIQncixthTOKWDuEIiwpcSgscSF-VyOqAV0EbQ/s1600/ray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Raymond Toro Ortiz was born July 15, 1977 in Newark, New Jersey. He was born with brown eyes, and grew up to be 6'1".</span></div><h2 align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Childhood</span></h2><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Growing up, his mother was always very protective, and in junior high to impress a girl he stuck a piece of Runts candy in his nose (like a booger), but it ended up getting stuck in his nose and he had to go to the nurse to get it taken out. He went to the same high school as </span><a href="http://www.imnotokay.net/mychemicalromance/info/gerardway/" title="Gerard Way biography"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Gerard</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> & </span><a href="http://www.imnotokay.net/mychemicalromance/info/mikeyway/" title="Mikey Way biography"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Mikey</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, and they were 'loose friends'. He also used to have a pet dog called boy, growing up in a Puerto Rican household.</span></div><h2 align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My Chemical Romance</span></h2><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ray is the lead guitarist for </span><a href="http://www.imnotokay.net/mychemicalromance/info/band/" title="My Chemical Romance biography"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My Chemical Romance</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> and he and Gerard met while studying in a music school in New York and formed the band together. Toro is in large part responsible for all the My Chemical Romance instrumentals, as well as writing the majority of My Chemical Romance's music, and often helps Frank write his guitar music. He plays a SG Gibson Guitar: SG Series, which has a mahogany body with a rosewood fingerboard.</span></div><h2 align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Favorite bands, injuries, girlfriend</span></h2><div align="left"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">His favorite band is Iron Maiden, but still makes time for classic music every now and then. A few injuries he's gotten over the years include "Guitar Burn". It's similar to rug burn, and generally affects the forearm area; some specialists attribute it to sweat, friction, and intense rocking. A large gash in the head, caused by getting cracked in the head with Frank's guitar. Oh, and one brutally nasty hangnail. He also says that My Chemical Romance are always writing material on tour because they are so eager to make a new album. Toro wears contacts and has a girlfriend named Christa. from www.imnotokay.net</span></span></div></span></span>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-71251424584994647602011-05-30T21:37:00.000-07:002011-05-30T21:37:35.495-07:00gerard way biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTJHLcDmBFwl70310RfGoVPUaszdJSstLxXJqyX3rlAMSQ8NQ50l7KjZApOjPwf1fmCLus-VejUxkMMeRtUPIFwzSll2_Gke-HqMKu3O505RlN9ZnAUi94PwkSyaD3p2V7H07hWzvNw/s1600/Gerard+Way.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTJHLcDmBFwl70310RfGoVPUaszdJSstLxXJqyX3rlAMSQ8NQ50l7KjZApOjPwf1fmCLus-VejUxkMMeRtUPIFwzSll2_Gke-HqMKu3O505RlN9ZnAUi94PwkSyaD3p2V7H07hWzvNw/s320/Gerard+Way.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br />
<b>Gerard Arthur Way</b> (born April 9, 1977) is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician" title="Musician">musician</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writer" title="Writer">writer</a> who has served as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_vocalist" title="Lead vocalist">lead vocalist</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-founder" title="Co-founder">co-founder</a> of the band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a> since its formation in 2001. He is also the writer of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisner_Award" title="Eisner Award">Eisner Award</a>-winning <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Umbrella_Academy" title="The Umbrella Academy">The Umbrella Academy</a></i>.<br />
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</tbody></table><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life">Early life</span></h2>Gerard Way was born April 9, 1977 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit,_New_Jersey" title="Summit, New Jersey">Summit</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBC_interview_0-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-BBC_interview-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> to Donna Lee (née Rush) and Donald Way. He has Italian ancestry on his mother's side and Scottish ancestry on his father's. He was raised in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_New_Jersey" title="Belleville, New Jersey">Belleville, New Jersey</a> and first began singing publicly in the fourth grade, when he played the role of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan" title="Peter Pan">Peter Pan</a> in a school musical production. His maternal grandmother, Elena Lee Rush, was a great creative influence who taught him to sing, paint, and perform from a young age; he has said that "she has taught me everything I know".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-INO_1-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-INO-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
At the age of 15, Way was held at gunpoint, as he said in an April 2008 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> interview: "I got held up with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.357_Magnum" title=".357 Magnum">.357 Magnum</a>, had a gun pointed to my head and put on the floor, execution-style." He went on to say that "no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Way attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_High_School_%28New_Jersey%29" title="Belleville High School (New Jersey)">Belleville High School</a> until he graduated in 1995. Deciding to pursue a career in the comic-book industry,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> he attended the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Visual_Arts" title="School of Visual Arts">School of Visual Arts</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, graduating with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts" title="Bachelor of Fine Arts">Bachelor of Fine Arts</a> in 1999.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-INO_1-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-INO-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Music">Music</span></h3>As teenagers Gerard and his brother Mikey Way, who later became the bassist of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a>, were influenced by the bands <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_%28band%29" title="Misfits (band)">The Misfits</a> as well as British artists such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_%28band%29" title="Pulp (band)">Pulp</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_%28band%29" title="Blur (band)">Blur</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">The Smiths</a>. Way originally wanted to be a guitarist. His grandmother bought him his first guitar at the age of eight and he played in short-lived bands such as Ray Gun Jones and Nancy Drew with future bandmate Ray Toro, but when he was not successful (one band kicking him out due to his lack of skill with the guitar), he chose to concentrate on his art career.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from November 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
Way was working as an intern for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a> in New York City during the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks" title="September 11, 2001 attacks">September 11, 2001 attacks</a>. Seeing the effects of the attacks first-hand prompted Way to change his views on life in the following weeks. He told <i>Spin</i> magazine, "I literally said to myself, 'Fuck art. I’ve gotta get out of the basement. I’ve gotta see the world. I’ve gotta make a difference.'"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> To help deal with the emotional effects the attacks had on him, Way wrote the lyrics to the song "Skylines and Turnstiles", which has since been identified as the first song by <i>My Chemical Romance</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Yahoo_6-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-Yahoo-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> Soon after, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a> began to assemble as a band.<br />
Way has contributed vocally to bands such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Time_I_Die" title="Every Time I Die">Every Time I Die</a>'s 'Kill The Music', <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_Automatica" title="Head Automatica">Head Automatica</a>'s 'Graduation Day', <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Anything_%28band%29" title="Say Anything (band)">Say Anything</a>'s "In Defense Of The Genre", and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oval_Portrait_%28band%29" title="The Oval Portrait (band)">The Oval Portrait</a>'s "From My Cold Dead Hands" and "Barnabus Collins Has More Skeletons In His Closet Than Vincent Price".<br />
In many interviews Way has stated that music turned out to be an effective outlet to deal with his longtime battles against <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_depression" title="Clinical depression">depression</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholism</a> and prescription drug use. The use of music as a way to resolve personal battles has caused Way to create deeply personal songs such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_%28song%29" title="Helena (song)">Helena</a>,"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AMG_7-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-AMG-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> which was written in memory of his late grandmother.<br />
In early 2009, Way and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-Rock" title="J-Rock">Japanese rock</a> singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyosuke_Himuro" title="Kyosuke Himuro">Kyosuke Himuro</a> co-produced the new theme song for <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Advent_Children_Complete" title="Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete">Advent Children Complete</a></i>, the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-Ray" title="Blu-Ray">Blu-Ray</a> director's cut of the movie sequel to the popular video game franchise, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compilation_of_Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Compilation of Final Fantasy VII">Compilation of Final Fantasy VII</a></i>. He is also credited with writing the lyrics, and singing alongside Himuro. The song is entitled "Safe and Sound," and according to Himuro's website, will be available on iTunes on April 29, 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-wayfinalfantasy_8-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-wayfinalfantasy-8"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup> "Safe and Sound" is only heard on the Japanese release of the film; the English release uses Himuro's "Calling" (the original ending theme for <i>Advent Children</i>) in place of it.<br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Writing">Writing</span></h3>Gerard Way's first attempt at writing a comic was at the age of 16, writing a short-lived comic series called 'On Raven's Wings', which was cancelled after Issue 2 due to losing the art team; he was credited as Garry Way.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In 2007, Way began writing the comic-book miniseries <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Umbrella_Academy" title="The Umbrella Academy">The Umbrella Academy</a></i>. Way wrote the story and illustrated the original version, but cartoonist Gabriel Ba recreated all of Way's original drawings in the final version. A few of Way's first drawings of the characters can be seen in the last few pages of the first book in the series, "The Apocalypse Suite".<br />
<i>The Apocalypse Suite</i> was first released by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a> in their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Comic_Book_Day" title="Free Comic Book Day">Free Comic Book Day</a> issue on May 5, 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> Since then, an eight-page story has been published on MySpace, entitled "Safe & Sound".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup> The first official issue was released on September 19, 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> The first issue to sell out and consequently there was a second printing released on October 17, 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup> The next installment was released on November 26, 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Release_Date_14-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-Release_Date-14"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
He and fellow artists Shaun Simon and Becky Cloonan are currently in the process of developing and creating a new comic-book series titled "The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys", which Way announced at Comic Con 2009.<br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Cartoons">Cartoons</span></h3>In 2001 Way co-created a cartoon with Joe Boyle called <i>The Breakfast Monkey</i>. They pitched it to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a>, but the network declined to pick up the concept on the grounds that it was too similar to the existing property <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force" title="Aqua Teen Hunger Force">Aqua Teen Hunger Force</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TV.com_15-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-TV.com-15"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span></h2>Way has struggled with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholism</a> and prescription drug addiction for many years and has now been sober since August 2004.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup> In a recent issue of Spin magazine, he said that, having become a happier person and feeling more in control, he has been able to enjoy the occasional recreational drink.<br />
On September 3, 2007 after a concert in Colorado, Way married LynZ of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindless_Self_Indulgence" title="Mindless Self Indulgence">Mindless Self Indulgence</a> backstage on the final date of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projekt_Revolution" title="Projekt Revolution">Projekt Revolution</a> tour. A member of Live Nation's touring staff that was also an ordained minister performed the low-key ceremony.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-17"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup> He currently lives with his wife in Los Angeles, California.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Way#cite_note-18"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a></sup> Their daughter, Bandit Lee Way, was born in California on May 27, 2009.Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-6259497001066534912011-03-22T18:41:00.000-07:002011-03-22T18:41:12.253-07:00Matt. Shadows Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4VauIBhDqWSU9F4hrWvMgxMdVz9RnN4IZFtXTehjIGYuihx1weBTztdexgDe4X_oAT9swDtiWmjPlaoJPvog9d0aQMaDuRg9gsyaqMOCQhZ8ZI3EPKV-IfoK8Ooej7BCmc8Ip5sZmQ/s1600/257495vcga4onjeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4VauIBhDqWSU9F4hrWvMgxMdVz9RnN4IZFtXTehjIGYuihx1weBTztdexgDe4X_oAT9swDtiWmjPlaoJPvog9d0aQMaDuRg9gsyaqMOCQhZ8ZI3EPKV-IfoK8Ooej7BCmc8Ip5sZmQ/s320/257495vcga4onjeb.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><b>Matthew Charles Sanders</b> (born July 31, 1981), better known by his stage name <b>M. Shadows</b>, is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_vocalist">lead vocalist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter">songwriter</a>, and founding member for the American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a>.<br />
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Shadows was born Matthew Charles Sanders on July 31, 1981, in Huntington Beach, California. He attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Beach_High_School">Huntington Beach High School</a>, where after a brief stint in the band Successful Failure, he went to an old friend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev" title="The Rev">James Sullivan</a> and began to form the earliest incarnations of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a>.<br />
Shadows has made guest appearances on numerous albums by various artists. He also produced <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Confession_%28band%29" title="The Confession (band)">The Confession</a>'s 2007 album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_%28The_Confession_album%29" title="Requiem (The Confession album)">Requiem</a></i>, which, according to an interview, was one of the first steps which led to Avenged Sevenfold self-producing their 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold_%28album%29" title="Avenged Sevenfold (album)">self-titled</a> album.Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-67893013759745097862011-03-22T18:32:00.000-07:002011-03-22T18:32:34.364-07:00The Rev (James Owen Sullivan) Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfiwqEEhH-okCC1but-9rVsNTIe0zUUK_7LIzZWMtlKxQl8VIuwCrNCrbP5vS1a4hShBbHqM2paCJX79rWxNi03yBcWQJg8gJRp4vkl-bX50u68ziddo5FTrXfXSeOu-btt27uOIjcQ/s1600/jamessullivan5612bm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfiwqEEhH-okCC1but-9rVsNTIe0zUUK_7LIzZWMtlKxQl8VIuwCrNCrbP5vS1a4hShBbHqM2paCJX79rWxNi03yBcWQJg8gJRp4vkl-bX50u68ziddo5FTrXfXSeOu-btt27uOIjcQ/s320/jamessullivan5612bm2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>James Owen Sullivan</b> (February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTVN_0-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-MTVN-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> more commonly known by his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_name">stage name</a> <b>The Reverend Tholomew Plague</b>, often shortened to <b>The Rev</b>, was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a>. He was also the lead vocalist in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkly_Smooth">Pinkly Smooth</a>, a side project where he was known by the name <b>Rat Head</b>, with fellow Avenged Sevenfold member, guitarist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synyster_Gates">Synyster Gates</a>. Sullivan grew up and lived in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Beach,_California">Huntington Beach, California</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> The Rev was found dead on December 28, 2009, at the age of 28.<br />
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The Rev obtained his first pair of drum sticks at the age of four and received his own drum set at the age of eleven.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MD_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-MD-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> In high school, he started playing in bands. Before leaving to join Avenged Sevenfold as one of the band's founding members, Sullivan was the drummer for the third wave ska band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburban_Legends">Suburban Legends</a>. At the age of eighteen he recorded his first album with Avenged Sevenfold titled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounding_the_Seventh_Trumpet">Sounding the Seventh Trumpet</a></i>. His early influences included <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa">Frank Zappa</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Crimson">King Crimson</a>. The Rev said in a <i>Modern Drummer Magazine</i> interview that "I was raised on that stuff as much as rock and metal."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MD_2-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-MD-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Later in life he was influenced by drummers <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Paul">Vinnie Paul</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Portnoy">Mike Portnoy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Lombardo">Dave Lombardo</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Ulrich">Lars Ulrich</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Bozzio">Terry Bozzio</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> He even had a "visual influence", <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lee">Tommy Lee</a>, on which he commented that "I never thought I'd have one of those."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MD_2-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-MD-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> Sullivan's signature ability which he called "the double-ride thing, just for lack of a better definition, because no one does it,"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> is a technique that can be heard on tracks such as "Almost Easy", "Critical Acclaim", and "Crossroads" in which Sullivan doubles up at a fast tempo between the double bass and ride cymbals.<br />
The band won the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Music_Award" title="MTV Music Award">MTV Music Award</a> for Best New Artist in 2006<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTVN_0-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-MTVN-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup>, beating out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna">Rihanna</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic%21_at_the_Disco">Panic! at the Disco</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_%26_Airwaves">Angels & Airwaves</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blunt">James Blunt</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_%28American_singer%29" title="Chris Brown (American singer)">Chris Brown</a>, where The Rev gave his acceptance speech.<br />
The Rev was also a vocalist, songwriter, and pianist for Avenged Sevenfold. His piano-playing can be heard on the tracks "Warmness on the Soul", "Seize The Day", "Fiction" and "Save Me". His vocals are featured in Avenged Sevenfold's "A Little Piece of Heaven", "Brompton Cocktail", "Critical Acclaim", "Crossroads", "Gunslinger", "Lost", "Scream", "Afterlife", and "Fiction". He used his knowledge of the guitar and piano to write the songs "Almost Easy", "A Little Piece of Heaven", "Afterlife", "Brompton Cocktail", "Welcome to the Family", "Save Me", and "Fiction". He also contributed to the making of "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Acclaim" title="Critical Acclaim">Critical Acclaim</a>" and "Lost".<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from July 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
Avenged Sevenfold also announced that they will be releasing a demo version of "Nightmare" including The Rev on an electric drumset and his vocals.<br />
At the second annual Revolver Golden God Awards, The Rev won the award for Best Drummer beating out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Adler">Chris Adler</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_of_God">Lamb of God</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brann_Dailor">Brann Dailor</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon">Mastodon</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl">Dave Grohl</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them_Crooked_Vultures">Them Crooked Vultures</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Lombardo">Dave Lombardo</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer">Slayer</a>. The award was presented by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Jordison">Joey Jordison</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Paul">Vinnie Paul</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantera">Pantera</a>, with the latter winning the award the previous year. His family members and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a> received the honour on his behalf.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Death">Death</span></h2>Sullivan's body was found in his home on December 28, 2009 at the age of 28.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTVN_0-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-MTVN-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> His death was reported as due to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_natural_causes" title="Death by natural causes">natural causes</a>. The results of the autopsy performed on December 30, 2009, however, were inconclusive.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MTVN_0-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-MTVN-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> On June 9, 2010, the cause of death was revealed to have been an acute polydrug intoxication due to combined effects of oxycodone (<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OxyContin" title="OxyContin">OxyContin</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxymorphone">oxymorphone</a> (a metabolite of oxycodone), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diazepam">diazepam</a> (Valium), <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordiazepam" title="Nordiazepam">nordiazepam</a> (a metabolite of diazepam) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol">alcohol</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On January 5, 2010, a private funeral was held for Sullivan,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> and a day later he was buried in Huntington Beach, California.Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-56071492435829427182011-03-22T18:26:00.000-07:002011-03-22T18:26:34.370-07:00Synyster Gates Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy9R94Jh6NtJ9dBWk1Y8-EckkaQIi2BxgqQRi9DfPPOTHbIvB0w4HLSPKlg7EK0CmViBbqQjnWem9JoOuUal4qCgb5d9z26eiSSQEoA1A7LTR6eO8u7AmsNOFlcQZbPg0n7fz3jZPsg/s1600/220px-Syncrop2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy9R94Jh6NtJ9dBWk1Y8-EckkaQIi2BxgqQRi9DfPPOTHbIvB0w4HLSPKlg7EK0CmViBbqQjnWem9JoOuUal4qCgb5d9z26eiSSQEoA1A7LTR6eO8u7AmsNOFlcQZbPg0n7fz3jZPsg/s320/220px-Syncrop2.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><b>Brian Elwin Haner, Jr.</b> (July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name <b>Synyster Gates</b> or simply <b>Syn</b>, is an American musician, best known for being the lead guitarist of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a>.<br />
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Haner attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfair_High_School">Mayfair High School</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakewood,_California" title="Lakewood, California">Lakewood</a>, but he later transferred and graduated from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_View_High_School">Ocean View High School</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Beach,_California">Huntington Beach, California</a>.<br />
He studied at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musicians_Institute">Musicians Institute</a> in Hollywood as part of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Institute_of_Technology" title="Guitar Institute of Technology">Guitar Institute of Technology</a> program, studying jazz guitar. After six or so months of being there, he got a phone call from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev">The Rev</a> asking him if he wanted to join his band, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a>, as lead guitarist. Haner joined rather than continuing his education and becoming a studio musician. Up until that time he was primarily self-taught by watching music videos and reading books. His father, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Haner" title="Brian Haner">Brian Haner, Sr.</a>, is a comedian, songwriter, and guitarist.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</span></h2>Gates joined <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a> when he was 18 at the end of 1999, right before the recording of the band's first album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounding_the_Seventh_Trumpet">Sounding the Seventh Trumpet</a></i>. He was featured on the EP <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warmness_on_the_Soul">Warmness on the Soul</a></i>, and on the reissue of the band's first album.<br />
Gates became the band's official lead guitarist. After Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, the band has released 4 studio albums: <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waking_the_Fallen">Waking the Fallen</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Evil">City of Evil</a></i>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold_%28album%29" title="Avenged Sevenfold (album)"><i>Avenged Sevenfold</i></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_%28album%29" title="Nightmare (album)"><i>Nightmare</i></a> and a live DVD/CD <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_in_the_LBC_%26_Diamonds_in_the_Rough">Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough</a></i>.<br />
On the Avenged Sevenfold DVD <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Excess">All Excess</a></i>, Gates claimed that his name was created on a drunken drive through the park with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev">The Rev</a>.<br />
He has won numerous awards, including the 2006 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Hammer">Metal Hammer</a> "Young Shredder" award and the 2006 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Guitar">Total Guitar</a> Magazine "Guitarist of the Year."<br />
In <i>Revolver magazine</i>, the Avenged Sevenfold special edition that was released the same day as the <i>Nightmare</i> album, Gates stated that he originally started out writing the song "So Far Away" in honor of his grandfather, it later on became to also honor his late bandmate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev">The Rev</a> as well.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Pinkly_Smooth">Pinkly Smooth</span></h2>Haner, along with The Rev, played in an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde_metal">avant-garde metal</a> band named <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkly_Smooth">Pinkly Smooth</a>. Formed in the summer of 2001 in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Beach" title="Huntington Beach">Huntington Beach</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a>, the band featured ex-Ballistico members Buck Silverspur on bass and D-Rock on drums. The band has released one album, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfortunate_Snort">Unfortunate Snort</a> on Bucktan Records, which features a crossover sound of mostly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska">ska</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde_music" title="Avant-garde music">avant-garde</a>. Former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a> bassist Justin Meacham played keyboards and piano on the album. There was speculation that Pinkly Smooth was going to produce another record, but due to the death of The Rev, it is highly unlikely that they will produce any more material. However, Synyster Gates has said that he would consider remastering the tracks from Unfortunate Snort and re-releasing the album.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from March 2011">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Featured_guest_appearances">Featured guest appearances</span></h2><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_Through">Bleeding Through</a>'s "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_the_Goddess" title="Portrait of the Goddess">Savior, Saint, Salvation</a>," track</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Charlotte">Good Charlotte</a>'s "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_%28Good_Charlotte_song%29" title="The River (Good Charlotte song)">The River</a>" track and music video (with M. Shadows)</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_Halo">Burn Halo</a>'s "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_Halo_%28album%29" title="Burn Halo (album)">Dirty Little Girl</a>" music video</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_Halo">Burn Halo</a>'s "Anejo" track</li>
<li>He and his father wrote and recorded the theme song to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jeff_Dunham_Show">The Jeff Dunham Show</a>.</li>
</ul><h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Equipment">Equipment</span></h2><h3><span class="editsection"></span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Guitars">Guitars</span></h3>Synyster Gates uses mainly <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schecter_Guitars" title="Schecter Guitars">Schecter Guitars</a>. Schecter Guitar Research has been sponsoring him and he has signature Avenger models. He has also been seen using ESP guitars when A7X were recording <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waking_The_Fallen" title="Waking The Fallen">Waking The Fallen</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Of_Evil" title="City Of Evil">City Of Evil</a><br />
<ul><li>Schecter Synyster Gates Signature Custom models with Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invaders and Sustainiac neck pickup sustainer</li>
<li>Schecters custom models with Rebel flag, American flag, German flag, Black with Red Stripes, Red with Black Stripes, and one with Tune-O-Matic Bridge.</li>
<li><a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schecter_Avenger&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Schecter Avenger (page does not exist)">Schecter Avenger</a></li>
<li>Schecter C-1 Classic - Transparent Blue</li>
<li>Schecter Custom C-1 FR</li>
<li>Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR</li>
<li>Schecter PT Fastback</li>
<li>Schecter S-1 loaded with Seymour Duncan JBs</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul">Gibson Les Paul</a> in arctic white, this was used in the video for Unholy Confessions</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Fly">Parker Fly</a> (not sure exact model/color)</li>
<li>Ibanez - S Prestige</li>
</ul><h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Amplifiers_.26_Effects_Unit">Amplifiers & Effects Unit</span></h3>He has used Bogner, Marshall, Randall, Mesa/Boogie and many more amps in the studio, bu has always been seen with Marshall live<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Amplification" title="Marshall Amplification">Marshall</a> JVM205H (for Nightmare)</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krank">Krank</a> Distortus Maximus<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synyster_Gates#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Corporation" title="Boss Corporation">Boss</a> SD-1 Super Overdrive</li>
<li>Boss CS-3 Compresser Sustainer(2) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synyster_Gates#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb</li>
<li>Boss BF-3 Flanger</li>
<li>Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter</li>
<li>Frantone "The Sweet" Distortion</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitech" title="Digitech">Digitech</a> Whammy Pedal</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunlop_Manufacturing" title="Dunlop Manufacturing">Dunlop</a> Crybaby from Hell</li>
<li>Dunlop Crybaby RackWah</li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budda" title="Budda">Budda</a> Custom Wah</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MXR">MXR</a> Custom Audio Electronics MC-401 Boost Pedal</li>
<li>MXR Carbon Copy Delay</li>
<li>MXR Custom Comp</li>
<li>Visual Sound H20 Chorus & Echo<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synyster_Gates#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Ball">Ernie Ball</a> Wah Pedal<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synyster_Gates#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></li>
</ul><ul><li>Sustainiac Stealth Pro Sustainer</li>
</ul><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogner">Bogner</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uberschall">Uberschall</a></li>
<li>Bogner Uberschall Twin Jet</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Boogie">Mesa Boogie</a> Rectifier</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Amplification" title="Marshall Amplification">Marshall</a> JCM 800</li>
</ul><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Boogie">Mesa Boogie</a> 4x12 Cabinets</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Amplification" title="Marshall Amplification">Marshall</a> 4x12 Cabinets</li>
</ul>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-42418621474018061992011-03-22T18:23:00.000-07:002011-03-22T18:23:31.093-07:00zacky vengeance Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYC0LZIdzOlDF3NIA-b82zYTgkl3MlqOqxoMSaA2lhLRJJBtvqfSKrJ7QlaHQa5LZLckdVnQTgkOeLuiXdObMzPly9zSQ8ZpNETAK2Y4KMUHhKaffK8sd6rtr-YeIBuF3p1FeCxmlug/s1600/zacky-vengeance--large-msg-121669757183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYC0LZIdzOlDF3NIA-b82zYTgkl3MlqOqxoMSaA2lhLRJJBtvqfSKrJ7QlaHQa5LZLckdVnQTgkOeLuiXdObMzPly9zSQ8ZpNETAK2Y4KMUHhKaffK8sd6rtr-YeIBuF3p1FeCxmlug/s320/zacky-vengeance--large-msg-121669757183.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Zachary James Baker</b>, (born December 11, 1981) better known by his stage name <b>Zacky Vengeance</b>, is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_guitar" title="Rhythm guitar">rhythm guitarist</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backing_vocalist">backing vocalist</a> for the American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">metal</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a>.<br />
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Baker taught himself how to play the guitar when he was thirteen. He attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Beach_High_School">Huntington Beach High School</a>, and formed Avenged Sevenfold there with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Shadows">M. Shadows</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev">The Rev</a>. Before Avenged Sevenfold, he was in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a> band called <i>MPA*</i>, which stands for Mad Porno Action. He implied that they were not successful. Baker came up with his stage name "Zacky Vengeance" because he wanted to get back at all the people from his youth who doubted his potential. He also came up with Johnny's stage name "Johnny Christ," saying it suited him. Vengeance was also responsible for the creation of the initialism "A7X".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacky_Vengeance#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Despite being left-handed, Vengeance recalls the first guitar he learned to play on was actually a right-handed his parents had bought him for his thirteenth birthday. He learned by playing upside-down, watching his favorite bands and other people he knew who played, and practiced as much as he could. He would also read each edition of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_World">Guitar World</a></i> cover to cover, learning the tabs of the songs published there and watching the professionals perform them until he could play just as well.<br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Guitars">Guitars</span></h3>Vengeance uses <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schecter_Guitars" title="Schecter Guitars">Schecter Guitars</a>, and endorses the company.<br />
<ul><li>The Vengeance standard</li>
<li>The Vengeance Standard model (rebel flag as seen in "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_%28song%29" title="Walk (song)">Walk</a>" at Ozzfest in 2006)</li>
<li>The ZV camo (seen using in Glasgow 2010)</li>
<li>The ZV special designed by Zacky Vengeance</li>
<li>The ZV custom (His first custom given by schecter)</li>
<li>The ZV Blade</li>
<li>The ZV special & custom with FR (as seen behind the scenes in the Live in the LBC DVD)</li>
<li>The ZV mirror (as seen in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare">Nightmare</a> music video and on the Nightmare Tour.)</li>
<li>The ZV "Gynecologist" with blood splatters. This version is different to the others as this comes with Seymour Duncan Invaders instead of his usual Seymour Duncan SH-4 "JB" set(now with white SH-4"JB"set)</li>
<li>Vengeance has many custom shop S-1 models made exclusively for him.</li>
<li>All models are loaded with Seymour Duncan JB Pickups.</li>
<li>Formerly a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_SG">Gibson SG</a> left-handed was used by him (as seen in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warmness_on_the_Soul">Warmness on the Soul</a> music video)</li>
<li>Seen using a Schecter PT series custom at the HEAVY MTL 2010</li>
<li>In 2009 he was seen using a Fender Telecaster (blonde/creme) (this guitar was also used during performances of Buried Alive in 2010)</li>
<li>Schecter S-1 with duncan designed hb-102</li>
<li>Schecter Avenger lefty with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMG">EMG</a> pickups</li>
<li>Schecter S-1 custom (New in December 2010)</li>
<li>Schecter S-1 bullseye custom as seen in Uproar backstage.</li>
<li>Schecter Tempest Extreme Vengeance Custom (This model has vengeance blades on the knobs)</li>
</ul><h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Amps">Amps</span></h3><ul><li>Marshall Cabinet 4x12</li>
<li>Jet City JCA100H</li>
</ul><h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Effects_units_and_accessories">Effects units and accessories</span></h3><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Corporation" title="Boss Corporation">Boss</a> TU-2 Chromatic Tuner</li>
<li>ISP Decimator</li>
<li>Voodoo Lab GCX Audio Switcher</li>
<li>Palmer junction DI</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Ball">Ernie Ball</a> "Skinny Top, Heavy Bottom 10-52" strings</li>
<li>Dunlop Tortex Vengeance university 0.73mm (VU logo)</li>
<li>Dunlop foREVer commemrative strap (only 2 of these have been made,both owned by Zacky)</li>
</ul>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-13635014113598486572011-03-22T18:19:00.000-07:002011-03-22T18:19:34.463-07:00johnny christ Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ3N7V8VtDBXHmv5JQf7P88vhAN_O1_TO33C2V-crelzjwy33fajANntc0F3qSWtoIDRPeCvpg8J6kvFsY09RQeT7xEDPWH5bD-OAz1z9jgUWP2jmgOIalnepwpNoS4NewdoC5K4bPw/s1600/JOHNNY-CHRIST.web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ3N7V8VtDBXHmv5JQf7P88vhAN_O1_TO33C2V-crelzjwy33fajANntc0F3qSWtoIDRPeCvpg8J6kvFsY09RQeT7xEDPWH5bD-OAz1z9jgUWP2jmgOIalnepwpNoS4NewdoC5K4bPw/s320/JOHNNY-CHRIST.web.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><b>Jonathan Lewis Seward</b>, (born November 18, 1984), better known by his stage name <b>Johnny Christ</b>, is the bassist in the American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenged_Sevenfold">Avenged Sevenfold</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Fuoco_0-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Christ#cite_note-Fuoco-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> Johnny Christ was the fourth bassist to join Avenged Sevenfold in 2002, replacing former members Matt Wendt, Dameon Ash, and <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Justin_Meacham&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Justin Meacham (page does not exist)">Justin Sane</a>. He grew up in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Beach" title="Huntington Beach">Huntington Beach</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a>.<br />
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Johnny Christ attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_High_School">Marina High School</a> in Huntington Beach, California. He proceeded through high school and eventually formally met <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Shadows">M. Shadows</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacky_Vengeance">Zacky Vengeance</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synyster_Gates">Synyster Gates</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rev">The Rev</a> (the latter two he already knew from school). Following the departure of Dameon Ash in 2002, he was invited to fill the position as Avenged Sevenfold's bassist. He is friends with Zacky Vengeance's younger brother <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Baker" title="Matt Baker">Matt Baker</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="Link needs disambiguation">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Disambiguation/Fixing_links" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation/Fixing links">disambiguation needed</a></i>]</sup>formerly from the band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dear_%26_Departed">The Dear & Departed</a>. In May 2009 he participated in the Gumball 3000 Rally, driving coast to coast with the Fuel Girls.<br />
Johnny initially took a few weeks off from high school during his senior year to fill in for Avenged Sevenfold's previous bassist, Dameon Ash, during one of their tours. These few weeks would become permanent as Johnny dropped out of high school to become the band's current bassist.<br />
His two biggest influences are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Burton">Cliff Burton</a> (late bassist for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica">Metallica</a>) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_McKagan">Duff McKagan</a> (the bassist from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolver">Velvet Revolver</a> and formerly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses">Guns N' Roses</a>).<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from August 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
His playing style varies by song.<br />
Johnny first recorded on their second album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waking_the_Fallen">Waking the Fallen</a></i>. He used to write only Johnny on his autographs until Zacky came up with the name "Johnny Christ", and in All Excess he said, "That sounds... really ballsy. Everyone's gonna hate that, so... I should definitely go with that." He resides in Huntington Beach, Orange County.<br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Equipment">Equipment</span></h2><ul><li>Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray Custom Black W/ Steel Pickguard</li>
<li>Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray W/ Custom "Mr.Death" Graphic</li>
<li>Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray Custom Grey Burst W/ Matching Head Stock</li>
<li>Ernie Ball Musicman Sterling (2H) Bass</li>
<li>Ernie Ball Musicman 30th Anniversary Stingray</li>
<li>Seymour Duncan Pickups</li>
<li>Gallien Krueger 412 Neo cab</li>
<li>Gallien Krueger 410RBH Cabs x2</li>
<li>Gallien Krueger 2001 RB Head x2</li>
<li>Ernie Ball 2831 Power Slinky Bass Strings</li>
<li>Rickenbacker 4003 bass natural finish</li>
</ul>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-57092816703690286452011-03-19T00:05:00.000-07:002011-03-19T00:05:07.631-07:00Alexi Laiho biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgObQ9Yur-fMnigHq6QSSmALyb8gFNYl2R_aXVV1RsMkqoLej7URqrYbgwzQtPz2ruByui89qNog0eYE-boVDJjXljvzTPVb9gn2uSm2k5PoV5EAR97Z1s80w-7mF6YV-jPi8BV9iGg/s1600/220px-Alexi_Laiho_-_Ilosaarirock_2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgObQ9Yur-fMnigHq6QSSmALyb8gFNYl2R_aXVV1RsMkqoLej7URqrYbgwzQtPz2ruByui89qNog0eYE-boVDJjXljvzTPVb9gn2uSm2k5PoV5EAR97Z1s80w-7mF6YV-jPi8BV9iGg/s320/220px-Alexi_Laiho_-_Ilosaarirock_2009.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><b>Alexi "WildChild" Laiho</b> (born <b>Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho</b>; April 8, 1979) is a Finnish singer, composer, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist">guitarist</a>. He is best known for being the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitar" title="Lead guitar">lead guitarist</a> as well as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_vocalist">lead vocalist</a> for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Bodom">Children of Bodom</a>, and he is also the guitarist for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinergy">Sinergy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyl%C3%A4hullut">Kylähullut</a>. He has previously played with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thy_Serpent">Thy Serpent</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impaled_Nazarene">Impaled Nazarene</a> on occasion, as well as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warmen">Warmen</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypocrisy_%28band%29" title="Hypocrisy (band)">Hypocrisy</a>.<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_World">Guitar World</a> magazine has ranked him as one of the 50 fastest guitarists in the world.<br />
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In 2004, Laiho founded a side-project called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyl%C3%A4hullut">Kylähullut</a>, which was assembled together with Tommi Lillman (ex-Sinergy) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesa_Jokinen">Vesa Jokinen</a> 69er (from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klamydia">Klamydia</a>). The band was created merely for the entertainment of the musicians, and takes a carefree approach to their music. The band's discography includes two EP's, and two full-length albums.<br />
Laiho's life is dedicated almost entirely to music, and whenever he is not on tour with one of his bands, he is playing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video games</a>, drinking, or practicing. His main hobby is cars; he was taught how to drive by his father at the age of 10. Alexi owns a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Trans_Am" title="Pontiac Trans Am">Pontiac Trans Am</a>, a 1974 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Monaco">Dodge Monaco</a> (license plate COB-79) and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick">Buick</a>. In February 2002 Alexi married <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberly_Goss">Kimberly Goss</a>, the front-woman of the band Sinergy, during a private ceremony in Finland. Prior to the marriage, they dated for four years. In 2004 they separated, but still remain close friends and band mates in Sinergy. He is currently dating Kristen Mulderig, the manager of Slayer. More than once, Laiho has referred to his band-mates as "probably the only real friends I ever had" or saying "I'm not friends with those motherfuckers... I'm just brothers with them." He has the letters "COBHC" (Children of Bodom Hate Crew) tattooed on his left hand and "HATE" tattooed on his right hand as a homage to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a>, who has a similar tattoo with the letters O-Z-Z-Y, except it's on the left hand. Alexi has been featured on the cover of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Guitar_Magazine">Young Guitar Magazine</a> several times, as well as being on the cover of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_World">Guitar World</a> along with master guitarists <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai">Steve Vai</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakk_Wylde">Zakk Wylde</a>. In January 2005 <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stones" title="Rolling Stones">Rolling Stones</a> interviewed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Hammett">Kirk Hammett</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica">Metallica</a> and the interviewer asked him "Who do you think is the best guitarist ever?" to which Hammett responded "That would be me! Nah, just kidding. I would say it's the one and only <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Satriani">Joe Satriani</a> or that kid Alexi! What a power he has!"<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from May 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> The "Wildchild" nickname is derived from the song "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Child" title="Wild Child">Wild Child</a>" by the band <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.A.S.P._%28band%29" title="W.A.S.P. (band)">W.A.S.P.</a> His first guitar was a <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokai_Guitars" title="Tokai Guitars">Tokai</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratocaster" title="Stratocaster">Stratocaster</a></i>.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from May 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
In April 2005 Laiho generated controversy in the metal community when, in an interview with Guitar World magazine, he referred to popular <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prog_metal" title="Prog metal">prog metal</a> act <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater">Dream Theater</a> as "super lame" going on to say "It's not even music; it's sports." The magazine also referred to Dream Theater as Laiho's "favorite whipping boys." In January 2006 issue of the same magazine, reader Brad Bailey asked "Why did you make those lame comments about Dream Theater in GW? You're a fine player, but comments like those just make people lose respect for you. Did you know it caused a big stir?" to which Laiho responded "Fuck. Well, apparently it did. First of all, I think it's really funny that people trash bands and musicians every day on the internet, and nobody gives a shit. But once you say something like that - which wasn't even too bad - in a magazine, all of a sudden you're the biggest dick on the earth. But truthfully, I don't know why I said that. I was having a bad day or something. Obviously, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Petrucci">John Petrucci</a> is a much better player than I am, and it's not my place to talk shit about him."<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from April 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> Petrucci responded in a later issue "Better than Alexi Laiho? No way, that guy can play fast solos while drunk!"<br />
Children of Bodom Played the 2008 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, Laiho also received the Dimebag Award for "Best Shredder", and he performed a track off of Children of Bodom's 2008's album, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blooddrunk">Blooddrunk</a>.<br />
Laiho appears on Canadian thrash metal outfit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilator_%28band%29" title="Annihilator (band)">Annihilator</a>'s 2007 album, Metal, as a guest, performing a guitar solo on the song "Downright Dominate".<br />
In spring of 2009 Children of Bodom was forced to drop out of their North American "No Fear Energy Tour" when Laiho broke his wrist after falling out of his bunk when the tour bus took a sharp turn on April 26, 2009, after the show in Palladium Ballroom, Dallas TX. Laiho originally planned to continue touring despite his injury, but was forced to cancel last 6 dates when any efforts to alleviate the pain failed. According to Laiho, "I wanted to try to keep going but after seeing a second doctor in Philadelphia, I was basically told that I could fuck myself up for life if I don’t stop playing. Against all recommendation, I have played and sang for the last 10 days in violent pain which has only made my condition worsen. So, I decided to listen to everyone around me, who were telling me the best thing to do would be to go home and get some proper rest and give my wrist some time to heal". All summer festival dates will go down as planned and remain unaffected by Alexi's injury.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexi_Laiho#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexi_Laiho#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Guitar_endorsements">Guitar endorsements</span></h2>In January 2003, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP_Guitars">ESP Guitars</a> announced a line of Alexi Laiho Signature Models. The US version guitars are a slightly different shape than what Alexi usually plays, as the RV shape is a copyrighted Jackson shape. So to avoid a lawsuit, ESP made the bottom horn slightly larger and also put in a cut-away to get to the higher frets, like a modified BC Rich Ironbird. Another difference is the use of solid black or yellow pinstripes on the paint finish instead of his traditional pinstriped design which lies on the bevels of the guitar.<br />
The guitar comes in two finishes: black w/yellow stripe, white w/black stripe. The guitar has a neck-thru 25.5” design, using a 3-pc maple neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard and pearl saw-tooth inlays, although Alexi does not actually use these in live shows<br />
The ESP Alexi includes white binding on neck and head, the ESP custom shop version comes with a natural maple neck while the LTD is painted, and it comes with professional-quality components including a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Rose">Floyd Rose</a> original tremolo, Gotoh tuners, and a single Seymour Duncan AHB-1 in the bridge position, (or an EMG HZ H4 humbucker).<br />
As of 2007, a cheaper model (the Alexi- 200) is also available, in either solid black or white finish. It's a bolt on, 25.5" Scale with the body made out of basswood, with a maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. It features a Floyd Rose Licensed bridge and one EMG-ESP LH-301 bridge pickup. There is also a Limited Edition Alexi signature guitar (the ESP LTD Alexi-600SE) which is black and pink. He also has a Custom Shop and Standard version of the Black and Pink guitar in his traditional pinstriped design that is not available in the USA.<br />
There are six ESP models that he actually uses (custom shop models are mostly seen in Japan)<br />
1. Scythe (available in Standard version, Custom Shop Version and USA version) white with black pinstripes and Scythe inlays,Chrome hardware<br />
2. Arrow Head (Only available in Custom Shop version) Black with solid yellow pinstripes very much like the USA ALEXI 600 but with pearl Arrow Head inlays, Gold hardware<br />
3. Sawtooth (Custom Shop Version) Black with luminous pinstripes and luminous sawtooth inlays (Standard Version) Black with white pinstripes and pearl sawtooth inlays both the CS and STD version are available in chrome or gold hardware<br />
4. Katakana (only in Standard version) Black with yellow pinstripes 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 frets with pearl sawtooth inlays katakana (Japanese letter) inlays in the 12 fret which spelled "Alexi", gold hardware with larger cutaway<br />
5. Pink Sawtooth (STD&CS) Black with Pink pinstripes pink sawtooth inlays 20 to 24 frets scalloped, black hardware with larger cutaway<br />
6. Blacky (STD&CS&USA) Matt black with gloss black pinstripes black pearl sawtooth inlays 20 to 24 frets scalloped, black nickel hardware with larger cutaway<br />
Note: The 2010 version of Scythe Sawtooth and Arrow Head has the larger cutaway like the Pink Sawtooths<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Equipment">Equipment</span></h2>Alexi Laiho has used the Lee Jackson GP-1000 Preamp and Marshall JCM 800 cabinets (with 75 watt Celestion speakers) and various power amps for most of his career. Recently he started experimenting with different amp heads including the Krank Revolution, Marshall JCM800 KK (which he used to record Blooddrunk with), and the Engl Special Edition EL34 head. However, his guitar tech recently noted in a Premier Guitar interview that he has gone back to using the Lee Jackson Preamp and VHT Poweramp rack. He first used an Ibanez KZ 220B to record the first Children of Bodom record and eventually switched to Jackson Guitars and used them for several years until both (the one with the WildChild sticker and the one with white pinstripes) of his guitars were stolen. He asked Jackson to make him another one, but the time-table they gave him for its production was too long (around a years time). ESP came to him and said that it would take around 3 months for his new signature model to be up and running, so Alexi took this offer. Thus he switched to ESP guitars.<br />
His ESP guitars are based on the flying V, similar to the Jackson Randy Rhoads shape, except the body is cut slightly different on North American models. They all feature a single bridge pickup and double-locking tremolo. He is known for using a passive EMG ALX pickup with an on board active preamp circuit to boost the output signal. This creates his unique, active-sounding guitar tone.<br />
He also uses DR Strings Hi-Beam 11-50 gauge for D Standard tuning. For Drop C, he uses DR Jeff Healey Signature 10-56 Strings. He has also recently been given a signature set of DR strings. He uses Jim Dunlop Jazz III picks.<br />
In February of 2011, one <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purehmv_%28Canada%29">Purehmv (Canada)</a> member redeemed a Children of Bodom Alexi Laiho Signature ESP Flying V guitar for 1,100,000 points, the highest point total redeemed to date.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexi_Laiho#cite_note-0"><span></span></a>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-61134256856442880812011-03-18T02:35:00.000-07:002011-03-18T02:35:17.915-07:00David Bryan Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqlkspPzMtS8ZDFNKfP1WFxDgCT7jclfnWsJpCWxoAHYCDHZY4L71BzO5hPD4uAX67P3l2OiJ9lqnBm5al-rFwHwKpEeSly14YX7MGrjbNtk_3wgbsvAB3AxpSgNIop2GBa1SUN70tw/s1600/220px-David_Bryan_of_Bon_Jovi_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqlkspPzMtS8ZDFNKfP1WFxDgCT7jclfnWsJpCWxoAHYCDHZY4L71BzO5hPD4uAX67P3l2OiJ9lqnBm5al-rFwHwKpEeSly14YX7MGrjbNtk_3wgbsvAB3AxpSgNIop2GBa1SUN70tw/s320/220px-David_Bryan_of_Bon_Jovi_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><b>David Bryan</b> (born <b>David Bryan Rashbaum</b>; February 7, 1962) is the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_%28instrument%29" title="Keyboard (instrument)">keyboard</a> player of the band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>. Bryan also sings backing vocals and often at live shows sings part of or the whole of the song "In These Arms", one of a handful of Bon Jovi songs credited to him as songwriter. He is considered one of the best keyboard players in rock history, and is also the writer of the successful <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> musical <i>Memphis</i>.<br />
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Bryan was born in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey">Perth Amboy, New Jersey</a> and raised in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison,_New_Jersey" title="Edison, New Jersey">Edison</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey">New Jersey</a>. His father, Eddie Rashbaum, played the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet">trumpet</a>. Bryan was raised <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew" title="Jew">Jewish</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryan#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryan#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> He attended Herbert Hoover Middle School, then <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._P._Stevens_High_School" title="J. P. Stevens High School">J. P. Stevens High School</a>, from which he graduated. Bryan began to learn <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano">piano</a> at age seven, and played keyboards for a band called <i>Transition</i> with bass player Steve Sileo. He studied with Emery Hack, a professor at <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juilliard" title="Juilliard">Juilliard</a>, for thirteen years. Bryan was accepted into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_University">Rutgers University</a>, but dropped out to attend <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juilliard" title="Juilliard">Juilliard</a>, a school devoted to the performing arts in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City">New York City</a>.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="With_Bon_Jovi">With Bon Jovi</span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a></div>In October 1984, Bon Jovi supported the group <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> at the Queens Hall in Leeds.<br />
With the help of their new manager <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_McGhee">Doc McGhee</a>, the band's debut album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi_%28album%29" title="Bon Jovi (album)">Bon Jovi</a></i>, was released on January 21, 1984. The album went <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">gold</a> in the US (sales of over 500,000). In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7800%C2%B0Fahrenheit" title="7800°Fahrenheit">7800°Fahrenheit</a></i> was released, but the response was poor. The turning point came when they brought in songwriter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Child">Desmond Child</a> for their third album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet">Slippery When Wet</a></i>. With Child co-writing many of their hits on this and future albums the band shot to super-stardom around the world with songs such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Give_Love_a_Bad_Name_%28song%29" title="You Give Love a Bad Name (song)">You Give Love a Bad Name</a>", "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livin%27_On_A_Prayer" title="Livin' On A Prayer">Livin' On A Prayer</a>", and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)">Wanted Dead or Alive</a>". The album has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide since its release in late 1986.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Daily_Telegraph_bonjovi_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryan#cite_note-Daily_Telegraph_bonjovi-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
During their 1986-1987 tour, Jon's attempt to give it his all during live shows (plus the tour's exhausting schedule) greatly strained his vocal cords. In the band's Behind The Music special, he notes that his vocal cords were given steroids to help him sing. With the help of a vocal coach, he was able to continue doing the tour. Contrary to popular belief, Bon Jovi did not have voice damage during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Syndicate_Tour">New Jersey Syndicate Tour</a>.<br />
The next album from Bon Jovi was <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_%28album%29" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> released in 1988. The album was recorded very shortly after the tour for <i>Slippery</i>, because the band wanted to prove that they were not just a one hit wonder. The resulting album is a fan favorite and a mammoth commercial success, with hit songs such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Medicine_%28song%29" title="Bad Medicine (song)">Bad Medicine</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_Your_Hands_on_Me">Lay Your Hands on Me</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_for_You_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)">I'll Be There for You</a>", which are still nightly stalwarts in their live repertoire.<br />
Despite the band achieving massive success, <i>New Jersey</i> almost led to the end of the band as they went straight back out on the road so soon after the heavy touring for their previous album. This constant living on the road almost destroyed the strong bond between the band members. Sambora is noted on the albums as co-writer for many songs, yet he resented the lack of attention that was heaped on Jon alone. As mentioned in <i>VH1's Behind the Music</i>, the band members note that at the end of the tour, each band member went their separate way, even departing in separate jets after the tour ended in Guadalajara, Mexico in early 1990.<br />
Between 1990 and 1992, members of Bon Jovi went their separate ways after the very rigorous two year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey">New Jersey</a> Tour, which exceeded 200 shows on 5 continents. This time off also helped them determine where Bon Jovi would fit within the rapidly changing music scene upon their return.<br />
In 1992, the band returned with the album Keep the Faith. The album was released in November 1992. Produced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rock">Bob Rock</a>, the album signified an ending to their early metal roots in previous albums and introduced a more "rock n roll"-driven groove to the album. Much more complex, lyrically and musically, the album proved that Bon Jovi could still be a viable band in 90's, despite the industry's and audience's growing affinity for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge">Grunge</a>.<br />
In 1994, Bon Jovi released a "greatest hits" album titled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Road">Cross Road</a></i>, which also contained two new tracks: the hit singles "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Always (Bon Jovi song)">Always</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someday_I%27ll_Be_Saturday_Night">Someday I'll Be Saturday Night</a>". Always spent six months on the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of Bon Jovi's all-time biggest hits. The song peaked at #4 on the U.S. charts and at #1 in countries across Europe, Asia and in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia">Australia</a>. The single sold very well, going platinum in the U.S. That same year, bassist Alec John Such left the band, the first and only lineup change since Bon Jovi began. Hugh McDonald, who was the bassist on "Runaway", unofficially replaced Such as bassist.<br />
Their sixth studio album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i> was released in June 1995 to the most critical acclaim that the band had ever received. With the album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i>, Bon Jovi took the mature rock sound they had developed on <i>Keep the Faith</i> further. The record as a whole was darker and more downbeat than the usual Bon Jovi flare. By 1996, Bon Jovi had established themselves as a "force" in the music industry, proving much more durable than most of their 80's glam peers.<br />
After another lengthy hiatus of nearly three years, during which several band members worked on independent projects, Bon Jovi regrouped in 1999 to begin work on their next studio album. Their 2000 release, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a></i>, enjoyed overwhelming success all around the world, thanks in part to the smash-hit single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)">It's My Life</a>", co-written by famous Swedish producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin">Max Martin</a>. <i>Crush</i>, which also produced such hits as "Say it isn't so", and helped introduce Bon Jovi to a new, younger fan base.<br />
In late 2002, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_%28album%29" title="Bounce (album)">Bounce</a></i>, the band's follow-up to <i>Crush</i>, hit stores. Though <i>Bounce</i> did not enjoy the level of success of its predecessor, the album did produce hit singles such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Everyday (Bon Jovi song)">Everyday</a>" and the title track.<br />
Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)">Have a Nice Day</a></i>, was released in September 2005. "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi song)">Have A Nice Day</a>" was the first single off the new album and the second single from the album "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>", was released in the U.S. in the spring of 2006. In the U.S. a duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with country singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Nettles">Jennifer Nettles</a> of the band <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarland_%28band%29" title="Sugarland (band)">Sugarland</a> was released, and in May 2006, Bon Jovi made history by becoming the first Rock & Roll Band to have a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Chart. On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi also won a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award">Grammy Award</a>, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for "Who Says You Can't Go Home".<br />
In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Highway_%28album%29" title="Lost Highway (album)">Lost Highway</a></i>. The album debuted at number #1 on the Billboard charts, the first time that Bon Jovi have had a number one album on the US charts since the release of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_%28album%29" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> in 1988. Thanks to the band's new country music fanbase, the album sold 292,000 copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., and became Bon Jovi's third US number one album.<br />
<div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 152px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:David_bryan.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="118" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/David_bryan.jpg/150px-David_bryan.jpg" width="150" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:David_bryan.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" /></a></div>Bryan on a concert with Bon Jovi.</div></div></div>On April 6, 2009, it was announced that the Tribeca Film Festival will screen a Bon Jovi documentary called <i>When We Were Beautiful</i>. The film follows the band on the Lost Highway Tour during 2008. The film is directed by Phil Griffin and will be the centerpiece of the festival and is considered a work-in-progress.In November 2009, Bon Jovi released their latest studio album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="The Circle (Bon Jovi album)">The Circle</a></i>.<br />
Bryan was the first to receive a call when <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi">Jon Bon Jovi</a> learned that he had received a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_contract">recording contract</a>, and agreed to join the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_%28music%29" title="Band (music)">band</a>. He shortened his full name to his first and middle names. At the time Bryan was attending <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_University">Rutgers University</a> and was studying Pre-Med with a 4.0 GPA. Bryan has played keyboards and sung on all of Bon Jovi's albums, as well as the solo projects of Jon Bon Jovi and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora">Richie Sambora</a>. Bryan co-wrote the songs "Breakout" and "Love Lies" on Bon Jovi's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi_%28album%29" title="Bon Jovi (album)">self-titled first album</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-amgbj_3-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryan#cite_note-amgbj-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Musical_theater">Musical theater</span></h2>He co-wrote the musical <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_%28Musical%29" title="Memphis (Musical)">Memphis</a></i> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_DiPietro">Joe DiPietro</a>, which had its off-Broadway debut in 2002. In 2008, <i>Memphis</i> was performed at the La Jolla Playhouse in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego,_California" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a>. The show is scheduled to be performed in January, 2009 in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a>, at the 5th Avenue Theatre, prior to moving to Broadway later in 2009. Memphis, which is now on broadway since October 18, 2009, was nominated for 8 Tony awards for the 2010 season and won 4 including Best Musical and Best original musical score. Memphis is now the most nominated show on Broadway, winning multiple Drama Desk awards and Outer Critics Circle awards, including Best Musical, Best Composer, and Best Orchestrations. Memphis The Musical went on to win four Tony awards at the 2010 Tonys, including Best Musical, Best Composer, Best Book, and Best orchestrations.<br />
Bryan also co-wrote the musical <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Toxic_Avenger_%28musical%29" title="The Toxic Avenger (musical)">The Toxic Avenger</a></i> again with Joe DiPietro, which made its off-Broadway premiere at New World Stages on April 6, 2009.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span></h2>Bryan married his High School sweetheart April McLean on August 25, 1990, but they divorced in 2004. They have three children: twins Gabrielle Luna and Colton Moon (born March 10, 1994), and Tyger Lily (born April 28, 2000). Gabrielle (Gabby) and Colton recently had Bat and Bar Mitzvahs, respectively.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from June 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> Jon Bon Jovi and Michael Strahan were there to help celebrate the B'nai Mitzvah.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from June 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> David recently married Lexi Quaas on August 7, 2010 in Colts Neck New Jersey.<br />
In the late 1990s, prior to Bon Jovi coming together to record <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a></i>, Bryan nearly severed his finger in a home accident involving a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_saw">circular saw</a>. After a year of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_therapy" title="Physical therapy">rehabilitation</a> and therapy, Bryan regained motion in his finger and went back to playing the keyboard. In 1991 before he helped Bon Jovi guitarist and friend Richie Sambora in his solo album "Stranger In This Town" and record a soundtrack in the horror movie 'The Netherworld", Bryan was suffering a South American parasite from tours with the band. Bryan was hospitalized. He desicribed the pain as " It ate out my stomach lining, my intestines, and attacked my nerve endings. It was in my bloodstream; I was poisoned. I was 145 pounds, and I was really ill in the hospital for two weeks, then bedridden at home for a month....". He recovered and in 1992, he and the band did "Keep The Faith" showing that the band is still together since "New Jersey".<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Charity_work">Charity work</span></h2>Bryan is very active in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH-1" title="VH-1">VH-1</a>’s <i>Save the Music</i> program, as well as <i>Only Make Believe</i>. He also wrote the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_music" title="Theme music">anthem</a> for <i>Only Make Believe</i>, "Rockin’ All Over the World", with Dena Hammerstein. He is an honorary Board member for <a class="external text" href="http://www.onlymakebelieve.org/" rel="nofollow">Only Make Believe</a>, a non-profit organization that brings interactive theatre to chronically ill and disabled children in hospitals and care facilities. He is also a board member of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Marks">Damon Marks</a>' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_Guitar_Foundation">Traveling Guitar Foundation</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryan#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
The band has built several homes for victims of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>. The video for the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart-topper" title="Chart-topper">hit</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song">song</a>, "Who Says You Can't Go Home" is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film" title="Documentary film">documentary</a> of the making of these homes. The band also gave <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a>'s Angel Network one million dollars. With this, she created Bon Jovi Boulevard in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana">Louisiana</a>. Bon Jovi was welcomed back, one year later, to see Bon Jovi Boulevard, and to unveil it to its future residents.Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-17780725985074008372011-03-18T02:30:00.000-07:002011-03-18T02:30:13.261-07:00Tico Torres Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ks_S6DYSV4E9iAiWkktZvlXe303pVZe2dbVALIhX9o8H8RCziHmkrNXqOSIf4e2Zm4b5ljZ5ppTny4gBMCxB7i0iz1Xh_JjB6PNzC1XayCBhpl_UeCWSbaRxsSipYKiJhE-8bNCzBg/s1600/220px-Tico_Torres_Bon_Jovi_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ks_S6DYSV4E9iAiWkktZvlXe303pVZe2dbVALIhX9o8H8RCziHmkrNXqOSIf4e2Zm4b5ljZ5ppTny4gBMCxB7i0iz1Xh_JjB6PNzC1XayCBhpl_UeCWSbaRxsSipYKiJhE-8bNCzBg/s320/220px-Tico_Torres_Bon_Jovi_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b>Hector Samuel Juan "Tico" Torres</b> (born October 7, 1953) is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummer">drummer</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussionist" title="Percussionist">percussionist</a> for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>. He also has taken lead vocals on a song on the box set <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100,000,000_Bon_Jovi_Fans_Can%27t_Be_Wrong">100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong</a></i>, as well as backing vocals on a couple of the early Bon Jovi tracks, notably "Born to Be My Baby" and "Love for Sale".<br />
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Torres was born on October 7, 1953, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York">New York</a>, and brought up in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonia,_New_Jersey" title="Colonia, New Jersey">Colonia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey">New Jersey</a>. His parents, Emma and Hector, immigrated from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba">Cuba</a> in 1948.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tico_Torres#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Memorial_High_School_%28New_Jersey%29" title="John F. Kennedy Memorial High School (New Jersey)">John F. Kennedy Memorial High School</a> in Iselin, New Jersey. He has a sister called Opi.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Music_career">Music career</span></h2><div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tico_torres.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="180" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Tico_torres.jpg/220px-Tico_torres.jpg" width="220" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tico_torres.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" /></a></div>Tico Torres live with Bon Jovi on Wednesday 14th November 2007 in Montreal.</div></div></div>Torres was a jazz fan as a youth and studied music with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morello">Joe Morello</a>. Before joining Bon Jovi in 1983 he had already played live with <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Cerisano_aka_Silver_Condor&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Joe Cerisano aka Silver Condor (page does not exist)">Joe Cerisano aka Silver Condor</a> in the New Jersey Rock circuit, and in the studio with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franke_and_the_Knockouts">Franke and the Knockouts</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Benatar">Pat Benatar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Berry">Chuck Berry</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher">Cher</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper">Alice Cooper</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks">Stevie Nicks</a>, recording a total of 26 albums with these artists.<br />
Tico met <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_John_Such">Alec John Such</a> while playing with a band called Phantom's Opera and it was this friendship which led to him joining Bon Jovi. When <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi">Jon Bon Jovi</a>, the lead singer of the band, approached Torres, he was put off by the fact that Jon was 9 years younger than he was. Regardless of this he said it was Jon's charismatic appearance and watching Jon perform that attracted him to join the band.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a></div>In October 1984, Bon Jovi supported the group <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> at the Queens Hall in Leeds.<br />
With the help of their new manager <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_McGhee">Doc McGhee</a>, the band's debut album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi_%28album%29" title="Bon Jovi (album)">Bon Jovi</a></i>, was released on January 21, 1984. The album went <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">gold</a> in the US (sales of over 500,000). In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7800%C2%B0Fahrenheit" title="7800°Fahrenheit">7800°Fahrenheit</a></i> was released, but the response was poor. The turning point came when they brought in songwriter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Child">Desmond Child</a> for their third album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet">Slippery When Wet</a></i>. With Child co-writing many of their hits on this and future albums the band shot to super-stardom around the world with songs such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Give_Love_a_Bad_Name_%28song%29" title="You Give Love a Bad Name (song)">You Give Love a Bad Name</a>", "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livin%27_On_A_Prayer" title="Livin' On A Prayer">Livin' On A Prayer</a>", and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)">Wanted Dead or Alive</a>". The album has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide since its release in late 1986.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Daily_Telegraph_bonjovi_1-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tico_Torres#cite_note-Daily_Telegraph_bonjovi-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
During their 1986-1987 tour, Jon's attempt to give it his all during live shows (plus the tour's exhausting schedule) greatly strained his vocal cords. In the band's Behind The Music special, he notes that his vocal cords were given steroids to help him sing. With the help of a vocal coach, he was able to continue doing the tour. Contrary to popular belief, Bon Jovi did not have voice damage during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Syndicate_Tour">New Jersey Syndicate Tour</a>.<br />
The next album from Bon Jovi was <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_%28album%29" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> released in 1988. The album was recorded very shortly after the tour for <i>Slippery</i>, because the band wanted to prove that they were not just a one hit wonder. The resulting album is a fan favorite and a mammoth commercial success, with hit songs such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Medicine_%28song%29" title="Bad Medicine (song)">Bad Medicine</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_Your_Hands_on_Me">Lay Your Hands on Me</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_for_You_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)">I'll Be There for You</a>", which are still nightly stalwarts in their live repertoire.<br />
Despite the band achieving massive success, <i>New Jersey</i> almost led to the end of the band as they went straight back out on the road so soon after the heavy touring for their previous album. This constant living on the road almost destroyed the strong bond between the band members. Sambora is noted on the albums as co-writer for many songs, yet he resented the lack of attention that was heaped on Jon alone. As mentioned in <i>VH1's Behind the Music</i>, the band members note that at the end of the tour, each band member went their separate way, even departing in separate jets after the tour ended in Guadalajara, Mexico in early 1990.<br />
Between 1990 and 1992, members of Bon Jovi went their separate ways after the very rigorous two year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey">New Jersey</a> Tour, which exceeded 200 shows on 5 continents. This time off also helped them determine where Bon Jovi would fit within the rapidly changing music scene upon their return.<br />
In 1992, the band returned with the album Keep the Faith. The album was released in November 1992. Produced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rock">Bob Rock</a>, the album signified an ending to their early metal roots in previous albums and introduced a more "rock n roll"-driven groove to the album. Much more complex, lyrically and musically, the album proved that Bon Jovi could still be a viable band in 90's, despite the industry's and audience's growing affinity for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge">Grunge</a>.<br />
In 1994, Bon Jovi released a "greatest hits" album titled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Road">Cross Road</a></i>, which also contained two new tracks: the hit singles "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Always (Bon Jovi song)">Always</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someday_I%27ll_Be_Saturday_Night">Someday I'll Be Saturday Night</a>". Always spent six months on the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of Bon Jovi's all-time biggest hits. The song peaked at #4 on the U.S. charts and at #1 in countries across Europe, Asia and in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia">Australia</a>. The single sold very well, going platinum in the U.S. That same year, bassist Alec John Such left the band, the first and only lineup change since Bon Jovi began. Hugh McDonald, who was the bassist on "Runaway", unofficially replaced Such as bassist.<br />
Their sixth studio album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i> was released in June 1995 to the most critical acclaim that the band had ever received. With the album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i>, Bon Jovi took the mature rock sound they had developed on <i>Keep the Faith</i> further. The record as a whole was darker and more downbeat than the usual Bon Jovi flare. By 1996, Bon Jovi had established themselves as a "force" in the music industry, proving much more durable than most of their 80's glam peers.<br />
After another lengthy hiatus of nearly three years, during which several band members worked on independent projects, Bon Jovi regrouped in 1999 to begin work on their next studio album. Their 2000 release, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a></i>, enjoyed overwhelming success all around the world, thanks in part to the smash-hit single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)">It's My Life</a>", co-written by famous Swedish producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin">Max Martin</a>. <i>Crush</i>, which also produced such hits as "Say it isn't so", and helped introduce Bon Jovi to a new, younger fan base.<br />
In late 2002, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_%28album%29" title="Bounce (album)">Bounce</a></i>, the band's follow-up to <i>Crush</i>, hit stores. Though <i>Bounce</i> did not enjoy the level of success of its predecessor, the album did produce hit singles such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Everyday (Bon Jovi song)">Everyday</a>" and the title track.<br />
Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)">Have a Nice Day</a></i>, was released in September 2005. "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi song)">Have A Nice Day</a>" was the first single off the new album and the second single from the album "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>", was released in the U.S. in the spring of 2006. In the U.S. a duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with country singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Nettles">Jennifer Nettles</a> of the band <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarland_%28band%29" title="Sugarland (band)">Sugarland</a> was released, and in May 2006, Bon Jovi made history by becoming the first Rock & Roll Band to have a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Chart. On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi also won a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award">Grammy Award</a>, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for "Who Says You Can't Go Home".<br />
In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Highway_%28album%29" title="Lost Highway (album)">Lost Highway</a></i>. The album debuted at number #1 on the Billboard charts, the first time that Bon Jovi have had a number one album on the US charts since the release of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_%28album%29" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> in 1988. Thanks to the band's new country music fanbase, the album sold 292,000 copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., and became Bon Jovi's third US number one album.<br />
On April 6, 2009, it was announced that the Tribeca Film Festival will screen a Bon Jovi documentary called <i>When We Were Beautiful</i>. The film follows the band on the Lost Highway Tour during 2008. The film is directed by Phil Griffin and will be the centerpiece of the festival and is considered a work-in-progress.In November 2009, Bon Jovi released their latest studio album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="The Circle (Bon Jovi album)">The Circle</a></i>.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Equipment">Equipment</span></h2>Torres is an endorser of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_drums" title="Pearl drums">Pearl drums</a> and hardware, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paiste">Paiste</a> cymbals, <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Easton_Ahead&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Easton Ahead (page does not exist)">Easton Ahead</a> Tico Torres sticks/gloves/griptape, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remo">Remo</a> drumheads, Emperor X on snare (Ambassador Snare), Coated Emperors on toms (Ambassador Ebony), Powerstroke 3 on bassdrum (Powerstroke Ebony), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_Workshop" title="Drum Workshop">DW</a> hardware, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Percussion" title="Latin Percussion">LP</a> percussion and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beato">Beato</a> bags.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Art">Art</span></h2>Known as "The Hitman," Tico discovered another talent: painting. He has exhibited his art since 1994. The successful first show was at the Ambassador Galleries in Soho, New York. Tico is a self-taught painter, who paints expressive pictures which show scenes from everyday life and the life with the band.<br />
His painting talent was shown in one of the three videos made for the single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>." There is a scene in one of the videos showing Jon Bon Jovi, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryan">David Bryan</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora">Richie Sambora</a> painting a wall of a house a solid color, while Tico is at the other end of the room, painting an extravagant picture of a house surrounded by a multi-colored heart on the same wall. His art can be found at <a class="external free" href="http://www.walnutst.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.walnutst.com/</a>.<br />
He also owns a fashion line for babies called Rock Star Baby (selling baby clothing, strollers, soft toys, jewelry and furniture, etc.), which is viewable at <a class="external free" href="http://www.rockstarbaby.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rockstarbaby.com</a><br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span></h2>Tico and his first wife divorced soon after the formation of Bon Jovi in 1983. In 1996, Torres married Czech-born model <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Herzigov%C3%A1">Eva Herzigová</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Bright,_New_Jersey">Sea Bright, New Jersey</a>. The ceremony was attended by their closest friends and family including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump">Donald Trump</a> and the members of Bon Jovi. The band serenaded Eva and her husband with the hit single "Always" during the dance. Their marriage ended two years later. Tico married Maria Alejandra in September 2001, his third marriage. They have a son, Hector Alexander, born on January 9, 2004Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-26697019843451417692011-03-18T02:25:00.000-07:002011-03-18T02:25:24.289-07:00Richie Sambora Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN9kI1e-4XlwbEfiLcsNoZ9LW351_xAPhZdvIBhxFD6Vdd-7NM4mL977lyD0PcrHj0dN85n55g6H5RAxiMhaqhYDnMsHwtOVEyTYAuLVtxhtdG5vOlykZ6dxwr513D6kfb0df9mqAMg/s1600/220px-Richie_Sambora_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN9kI1e-4XlwbEfiLcsNoZ9LW351_xAPhZdvIBhxFD6Vdd-7NM4mL977lyD0PcrHj0dN85n55g6H5RAxiMhaqhYDnMsHwtOVEyTYAuLVtxhtdG5vOlykZ6dxwr513D6kfb0df9mqAMg/s320/220px-Richie_Sambora_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><b>Richard Stephen "Richie" Sambora</b> (born July 11, 1959) is an American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist">guitarist</a>, producer, musician, singer/songwriter who is the longtime lead <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist">guitarist</a> of the popular rock band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>. He and frontman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi">Jon Bon Jovi</a> form the primary songwriting unit of the band. He is also a solo artist, having released two solo albums; <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_This_Town">Stranger in This Town</a></i> in 1991, and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undiscovered_Soul">Undiscovered Soul</a></i> in 1998.<br />
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Sambora was born in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey">Perth Amboy, New Jersey</a> the son of Joan, a secretary, and Adam, a factory foreman. Sambora is of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_people" title="Polish people">Polish</a> and Italian descent<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> and was raised <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic">Catholic</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> He grew up in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbridge,_New_Jersey">Woodbridge, New Jersey</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> and attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbridge_High_School_%28New_Jersey%29" title="Woodbridge High School (New Jersey)">Woodbridge High School</a> there, graduating in 1977.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> He began playing the guitar at the age of 12 following the death of guitar legend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a> in 1970. From his early days Sambora was strongly influenced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues">blues</a> and 60s rock 'n' roll. His most important influences were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton">Eric Clapton</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck">Jeff Beck</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan">Stevie Ray Vaughan</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter">Johnny Winter</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Page">Jimmy Page</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Perry_%28musician%29" title="Joe Perry (musician)">Joe Perry</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison">George Harrison</a>. He was also influenced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_classical_music" title="European classical music">classical music</a> and began a life long love of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_guitar" title="Spanish guitar">Spanish guitar</a>. Classical music directly inspired several of his songs, such as <i>The Answer</i> which was originally written on piano.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>Sambora played guitar for and auditioned for big-name bands <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_%28band%29" title="Poison (band)">Poison</a> (the latter of which was then named Paris).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MSNBCGettingLifeBackTogeter_5-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-MSNBCGettingLifeBackTogeter-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> He was also a guitarist for the band Message, and with that band he gave out a record, which was re-released in 1995 under the name "Message", and in 2000 under the name "Lessons". Bon Jovi added Sambora to replace original lead guitarist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Sabo">Dave Sabo</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MSNBCGettingLifeBackTogeter_5-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-MSNBCGettingLifeBackTogeter-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> Sambora went to a show and, after being impressed by Bon Jovi, approached him and informed him that he thought they should work together. They immediately hit it off as friends, and Sambora was invited to a rehearsal. By the time Bon Jovi arrived, the band was sounding better than ever and Sambora was hired on the spot.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Sambora has occasionally taken over as lead vocalist on some Bon Jovi songs, most notably "I'll Be There for You"<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from November 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> and "These Days"<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from November 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> when played live on the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_Tour" title="Bounce Tour">Bounce</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_Tour" title="Have a Nice Day Tour">Have a Nice Day</a></i> and <i>Lost Highway</i> tours, while recently, on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_Tour">The Circle Tour</a>, he has been performing "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_Your_Hands_On_Me" title="Lay Your Hands On Me">Lay Your Hands On Me</a>" and "Homebound Train." He has also performed his solo hit, "Stranger In This Town" during live performances. One of the live performances of "Stranger In This Town", recorded during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_the_Faith">Keep the Faith</a> tour, was released on Bon Jovi's CD single "Dry County" in 1994.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from November 2009">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
Recent ventures have seen him compose television theme songs for both <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Tonight">Entertainment Tonight</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Insider_%28TV_series%29" title="The Insider (TV series)">The Insider</a></i>. He (along with Jon Bon Jovi) is part of the Ownership Group of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Soul">Philadelphia Soul</a>, an <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_Football_League_%281987%E2%80%932008%29" title="Arena Football League (1987–2008)">Arena Football League</a> football team.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="The text in the vicinity of this tag is dated">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Richie_Sambora#obsolete" title="Talk:Richie Sambora">dated info</a></i>]</sup><br />
Sambora made a cameo appearance in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims_Superstar" title="The Sims Superstar">The Sims Superstar</a>.<br />
Sambora is featured on the track "Baby Rock Remix", from LL Cool J's upcoming album "Exit 13".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-8"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
His first solo outing was <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_This_Town">Stranger in This Town</a></i> in 1991, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues">blues</a>-influenced album that was received well by many critics although commercially a relative flop partially due to the more adult tone of the record that was not instantly appealing to Bon Jovi fans. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> played the lead guitar track on the song <i>Mr Bluesman</i>, backed by Sambora on acoustic guitars. He did a short US tour in support of the album, featuring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Levin">Tony Levin</a> (bass), Dave Amato (guitar), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Taliefero">Crystal Taliefero</a> (percussion) and Bon Jovi bandmates Tico Torres (drums) and Dave Bryan (keyboards). <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballad_of_Youth&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Ballad of Youth (page does not exist)">Ballad of Youth</a> was released in the UK in summer 1991 and despite plugs from <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Friday_Rock_Show&action=edit&redlink=1" title="The Friday Rock Show (page does not exist)">The Friday Rock Show</a> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_1">BBC Radio 1</a> the song barely skimmed the top 75.<br />
<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undiscovered_Soul">Undiscovered Soul</a></i> was Sambora's second solo album, released in 1998. The album was produced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Was">Don Was</a>. In support of Undiscovered Soul, Sambora toured Japan, Australia and Europe in the summer of 1998. The band featured Richie Supa (guitar), Ron Wikso (drums), Kasim Sulton (bass), Tommy Mandel (keyboards), Everett Bradley (percussion - Japan only), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioia_Bruno">Gioia Bruno</a> (percussion - Australia only) and Crystal Taliefero (percussion - Europe only).<br />
He made a special guest appearance<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley">Bo Diddley</a>'s 1996 album <i>A Man Amongst Men</i>, playing guitar on the tracks "Can I Walk You Home" and "Oops! Bo Diddley".<br />
In 1999, Sambora appeared as a guest vocalist on the Stuart Smith album <i>Stuart Smith's Heaven & Earth</i>, performing a cover of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple">Deep Purple</a> song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_a_Blind_Man_Cries">When a Blind Man Cries</a>".<br />
Sambora played on a recently released album called <i>Lessons</i> from a band called Message. The album was recorded in the early 1980s.<br />
Sambora sings "Long Way Around" (background audio) during the final scene in the 1997 Steven Seagal action movie <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Down_Below">Fire Down Below</a></i> and is featured on the movie's soundtrack.<br />
Sambora also recorded the song "One Last Goodbye" on the soundtrack for the movie <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Banger_Sisters">The Banger Sisters</a></i>. He also covered Jimi Hendrix's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_Cries_Mary">The Wind Cries Mary</a>" for the soundtrack of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Ford_Fairlane">The Adventures of Ford Fairlane</a></i>, released in 1990.<br />
His guitar work is also featured on the track "Misery" on <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_%28musician%29" title="Pink (musician)">Pink</a>'s 2001 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missundaztood">Missundaztood</a></i> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Tyler">Steven Tyler</a>.<br />
In 2004, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_Records" title="Sanctuary Records">Sanctuary Records</a> released a self-titled album which had been recorded in 1978 by Shark Frenzy, documenting Sambora's first recorded material. The mix tapes had been damaged in a flood and it had taken band member Bruce Foster to remaster them for them to be released so many years later.<br />
Sambora co-wrote several tracks and played guitar on Australian rock/pop artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Noll">Shannon Noll</a>'s third album, called <i>Turn It Up</i>. It was released in Australia September 15, 2007.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a></div>In October 1984, Bon Jovi supported the group <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> at the Queens Hall in Leeds.<br />
With the help of their new manager <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_McGhee">Doc McGhee</a>, the band's debut album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi_%28album%29" title="Bon Jovi (album)">Bon Jovi</a></i>, was released on January 21, 1984. The album went <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">gold</a> in the US (sales of over 500,000). In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7800%C2%B0Fahrenheit" title="7800°Fahrenheit">7800°Fahrenheit</a></i> was released, but the response was poor. The turning point came when they brought in songwriter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Child">Desmond Child</a> for their third album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet">Slippery When Wet</a></i>. With Child co-writing many of their hits on this and future albums the band shot to super-stardom around the world with songs such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Give_Love_a_Bad_Name_%28song%29" title="You Give Love a Bad Name (song)">You Give Love a Bad Name</a>", "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livin%27_On_A_Prayer" title="Livin' On A Prayer">Livin' On A Prayer</a>", and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)">Wanted Dead or Alive</a>". The album has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide since its release in late 1986.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Daily_Telegraph_bonjovi_10-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-Daily_Telegraph_bonjovi-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
During their 1986-1987 tour, Jon's attempt to give it his all during live shows (plus the tour's exhausting schedule) greatly strained his vocal cords. In the band's Behind The Music special, he notes that his vocal cords were given steroids to help him sing. With the help of a vocal coach, he was able to continue doing the tour. Contrary to popular belief, Bon Jovi did not have voice damage during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Syndicate_Tour">New Jersey Syndicate Tour</a>.<br />
The next album from Bon Jovi was <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_%28album%29" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> released in 1988. The album was recorded very shortly after the tour for <i>Slippery</i>, because the band wanted to prove that they were not just a one hit wonder. The resulting album is a fan favorite and a mammoth commercial success, with hit songs such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Medicine_%28song%29" title="Bad Medicine (song)">Bad Medicine</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_Your_Hands_on_Me">Lay Your Hands on Me</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_for_You_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)">I'll Be There for You</a>", which are still nightly stalwarts in their live repertoire<br />
Despite the band achieving massive success, <i>New Jersey</i> almost led to the end of the band as they went straight back out on the road so soon after the heavy touring for their previous album. This constant living on the road almost destroyed the strong bond between the band members. Sambora is noted on the albums as co-writer for many songs, yet he resented the attention that was heaped on Jon alone. As mentioned in <i>VH1's Behind the Music</i>, the band members note that at the end of the tour, each band member went their separate way, even departing in separate jets after the tour ended in Guadalajara, Mexico in early 1990.<br />
Between 1990 and 1992, members of Bon Jovi went their separate ways after the very rigorous two year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey">New Jersey</a> Tour, which exceeded 200 shows on 5 continents. This time off also helped them determine where Bon Jovi would fit within the rapidly changing music scene upon their return.<br />
In 1992, the band returned with the album Keep the Faith. The album was released in November 1992. Produced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rock">Bob Rock</a>, the album signified an ending to their early metal roots in previous albums and introduced a more "rock n roll"-driven groove to the album. Much more complex, lyrically and musically, the album proved that Bon Jovi could still be a viable band in 90's, despite the industry's and audience's growing affinity for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge">Grunge</a>.<br />
In 1994, Bon Jovi released a "greatest hits" album titled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Road">Cross Road</a></i>, which also contained two new tracks: the hit singles "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Always (Bon Jovi song)">Always</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someday_I%27ll_Be_Saturday_Night">Someday I'll Be Saturday Night</a>". Always spent six months on the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of Bon Jovi's all-time biggest hits. The song peaked at #4 on the U.S. charts and at #1 in countries across Europe, Asia and in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia">Australia</a>. The single sold very well, going platinum in the U.S. That same year, bassist Alec John Such left the band, the first and only lineup change since Bon Jovi began. Hugh McDonald, who was the bassist on "Runaway", unofficially replaced Such as bassist.<br />
Their sixth studio album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i> was released in June 1995 to the most critical acclaim that the band had ever received. With the album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i>, Bon Jovi took the mature rock sound they had developed on <i>Keep the Faith</i> further. The record as a whole was darker and more downbeat than the usual Bon Jovi flare. By 1996, Bon Jovi had established themselves as a "force" in the music industry, proving much more durable than most of their 80's glam peers.<br />
After another lengthy hiatus of nearly three years, during which several band members worked on independent projects, Bon Jovi regrouped in 1999 to begin work on their next studio album. Their 2000 release, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a></i>, enjoyed overwhelming success all around the world, thanks in part to the smash-hit single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)">It's My Life</a>", co-written by famous Swedish producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin">Max Martin</a>. <i>Crush</i>, which also produced such hits as "Say it isn't so", and helped introduce Bon Jovi to a new, younger fan base.<br />
In late 2002, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_%28album%29" title="Bounce (album)">Bounce</a></i>, the band's follow-up to <i>Crush</i>, hit stores. Though <i>Bounce</i> did not enjoy the level of success of its predecessor, the album did produce hit singles such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Everyday (Bon Jovi song)">Everyday</a>" and the title track.<br />
Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)">Have a Nice Day</a></i>, was released in September 2005. "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi song)">Have A Nice Day</a>" was the first single off the new album and the second single from the album "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>", was released in the U.S. in the spring of 2006. In the U.S. a duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with country singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Nettles">Jennifer Nettles</a> of the band <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarland_%28band%29" title="Sugarland (band)">Sugarland</a> was released, and in May 2006, Bon Jovi made history by becoming the first Rock & Roll Band to have a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Chart. On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi also won a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award">Grammy Award</a>, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for "Who Says You Can't Go Home".<br />
In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Highway_%28album%29" title="Lost Highway (album)">Lost Highway</a></i>. The album debuted at number #1 on the Billboard charts, the first time that Bon Jovi have had a number one album on the US charts since the release of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_%28album%29" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> in 1988. Thanks to the band's new country music fanbase, the album sold 292,000 copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., and became Bon Jovi's third US number one album.<br />
On April 6, 2009, it was announced that the Tribeca Film Festival will screen a Bon Jovi documentary called <i>When We Were Beautiful</i>. The film follows the band on the Lost Highway Tour during 2008. The film is directed by Phil Griffin and will be the centerpiece of the festival and is considered a work-in-progress.In November 2009, Bon Jovi released their latest studio album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="The Circle (Bon Jovi album)">The Circle</a></i>.<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Instruments_and_equipment">Instruments and equipment</span></h2>Sambora has been known to use a wide variety of equipment throughout his career. He has an extensive guitar collection, featuring more than 120 instruments.<br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1980.27s">1980's</span></h3>In the 80s, Sambora mostly played <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramer_Guitars" title="Kramer Guitars">Kramer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Guitars" title="Jackson Guitars">Jackson</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charvel">Charvel</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamer_Guitars" title="Hamer Guitars">Hamer</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstrat" title="Superstrat">superstrats</a> as well as modified and custom <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Les Paul</a> models, such as his Rod Schoepfer model. In early-mid 1987, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramer_Guitars" title="Kramer Guitars">Kramer</a> put out a Richie Sambora signature model with three humbuckers, pointy drooped headstock, gold hardware, star-shaped fingerboard inlays and a Floyd Rose Original locking tremolo, which quit production in 1989. Today it has been reissued by MusicYo, and is named "Jersey Star", no longer carrying Sambora's actual name. He had also used several other Kramer models, including a variety of custom ones ("one-offs"). His two most notable guitars from the Slippery When Wet album/tour were his Kramer Richie Sambora signature and a custom white Jackson with gold hardware and a Floyd Rose tremolo, HSS pickup configuration and a reversed Strat-like headstock and a star on the body and headstock. There is also another of his very famous guitars from Kramer, which is a Jersey Star signature double neck used on "Lay Your Hands On Me".<br />
During the following years Sambora played various guitars, most notably a custom black Jackson, which featured only a humbucking pickup in the bridge position, Floyd Rose tremolo system and a maple neck and fretboard with a reversed Strat-like headstock, along with vintage <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fenders</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Guitar_Corporation" title="Gibson Guitar Corporation">Gibsons</a>.<br />
<div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sambora2001.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="209" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Sambora2001.jpg/220px-Sambora2001.jpg" width="220" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sambora2001.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" /></a></div>Sambora with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster">Fender Stratocaster</a></div></div></div><h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1990.27s">1990's</span></h3>In 1991, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fender</a> issued a Richie Sambora signature <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora_Stratocaster" title="Richie Sambora Stratocaster">Stratocaster</a> model which featured an original <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Rose" title="Floyd Rose">Floyd Rose tremolo system</a> and an HSS combination of DiMarzio PAF Pro humbucking and 2 Fender Texas Special single-coil pickups. This guitar came in two versions; American and later in 1996, Japanese. US-made Sambora model featured an alder body with ash veneers and was available in Cherry Sunburst and Olympic White, while the Japanese version had an alder body with black paisley graphics (ltd) and a Snow White Finish. Other features included a one-piece maple neck/fingerboard with 22 frets and star-shaped <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position_marker" title="Position marker">position markers</a>, as well as a 25dB active mid-boost circuit (US version only) with TBX (US & Japanese) tone controls and an active/passive <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push-button">push-button</a> switch.<br />
In the 1995 video <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_from_London_%28Bon_Jovi%29" title="Live from London (Bon Jovi)">Live from London</a>, Sambora uses a custom orange burst double neck Fender Stratocaster with traditional maple neck with star inlays, locking tremolo (on the lower neck).He uses this guitar on the song 'Lay Your Hands On Me' on the London DVD.<br />
There was also a Mexican-made standard version of the instrument, featuring a DiMarzio PAF humbucking pickup in the bridge position and two standard single-coils in the neck and middle positions. The guitar also sported a rosewood fingerboard with 21 frets and white dot inlays, as well as a Floyd Rose II locking bridge. Both the US and Mexican-made Sambora models were discontinued in 2002, though now there is a Fender Standard Series Stratocaster HSS Locking Tremolo with about the same specs as Sambora's own guitar, but its only available through Guitar Center.<br />
Sambora has used <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovation_Guitar_Company" title="Ovation Guitar Company">Ovation</a> acoustic-electric guitars from the early 1980s until today. He played a custom-made doubleneck designed by his longtime guitar technician Gary "Gaz" Douglas which is featured on many "unplugged" versions of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a> songs such as "Wanted Dead Or Alive" and a variety of other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovation_Guitar_Company" title="Ovation Guitar Company">Ovations</a>, such as the Adamas hybrid wood/graphite model.<br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="2000-present">2000-present</span></h3>In 2000, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Guitars" title="Taylor Guitars">Taylor</a> started the production of a Richie Sambora signature model, a 6-string acoustic made of koa wood, called the RSSM. Only 100 were made all in the year of 2000. All of his double neck acoustics feature a 6 string neck on top and a 12 string neck on bottom, opposite of the normal manufacturing standard.<br />
<div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Richie_Gulf_Shores.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="293" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Richie_Gulf_Shores.jpg/220px-Richie_Gulf_Shores.jpg" width="220" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Richie_Gulf_Shores.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" /></a></div>Sambora in 2010</div></div></div>Since Sambora has been known to use his favourite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a> acoustic, among others, on a lot of recordings, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a> guitars put out two of Sambora's signature models in 2006, a 6-string and a 12-strings, based on his mentioned favourite 1930 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a> OM-45. He has also been seen using a Yamaha double neck acoustic at specific live shows.<br />
He still plays a variety of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fenders</a>, apparently over 40 Stratocasters (mostly vintage, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_American_Deluxe_Series" title="Fender American Deluxe Series">American Deluxe</a> and Custom Shop models), such as the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecaster" title="Telecaster">Telecaster</a> doubleneck used on "Have a Nice Day." Sambora also has a '59 ash-body Telecaster used for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days">These Days</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someday_I%27ll_Be_Saturday_Night">Someday I'll Be Saturday Night</a>. In the period of 2003-2006, he played a wide variety guitars on stage, including custom "Sambora" guitars built by his guitar tech Chris "Lumpy" Hofschneider, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zemaitis_Guitars">Zemaitis Guitars</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Rose">Floyd Rose</a> guitars, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovation">Ovation</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Guitars" title="Taylor Guitars">Taylor</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a> guitars, vintage and Custom Shop Gibson and Fender models, as well as guitars from his collection. One of the guitars built by his guitar tech features a fretboard made of both maple and rosewood, on an ash body with neck-through-body construction and a custom humbucking/single/single pickup layout. Currently, he mostly plays the custom black "Sambora" guitar (which is now a custom model called Sambora SA-2 for ESP), different models of Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Telecasters and Stratocasters (American Vintage, American Deluxe, Custom Shop and other models).<br />
Sambora also used Gibson and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_Guitar_Company" title="Guild Guitar Company">Guild</a> acoustics, particularly a Guild F-50 12-string, which he used on the song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)">Wanted Dead or Alive</a>". He acquired this guitar directly from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_Guitar_Company" title="Guild Guitar Company">Guild</a> factory due to it having a finish flaw.<br />
For most of the 80s and early-mid 90s, he used <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Amplification" title="Marshall Amplification">Marshall</a> amplifiers, particularly the JCM800 models with 4x12" speaker cabinets and a variety of rack and pedal units (including effects). During his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_This_Town">Stranger in This Town</a> tour, Sambora used 2 Marshall JCM800 2203 heads and a Fender amp head (model not specified), with 3 4x12" Marshall cabinets. In 1995, Sambora started using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fender</a> ToneMasters with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fender</a> ToneMaster 4x12" speaker cabinets, following the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days_Tour">These Days Tour</a>. On tour, he used up to 12 cabinets on stage. For the studio sessions of his second solo album, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undiscovered_Soul">Undiscovered Soul</a>, he also used a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fender</a> Bassman 4x10" combo and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_%28musical_equipment%29" title="Vox (musical equipment)">Vox</a> AC30. On the tour, he used <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fender</a> ToneMasters, a Marshall amp head, a Vox amp head and a VHT Pitbull in combination with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fender</a> ToneMaster 4x12" and 2x12" speaker cabinets. In 2000, Sambora started using the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Amplification" title="Marshall Amplification">Marshall</a> JCM2000 DSL series (both on the tour and recording sessions of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a>). The song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)">It's My Life</a>" was also recorded with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Boogie">Mesa Boogie</a> Dual Rectifier. He has also used the Marshall DSL series on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_%28album%29" title="Bounce (album)">Bounce</a> tour, as well as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_%26_Kettner">Hughes & Kettner</a> amp, occasionally. During their <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)">Have a Nice Day</a></i> tour, Sambora used <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diezel">Diezel</a> and Divided by 13 amplification and custom made 4x12" speaker cabinets. During the studio recording sessions of the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Highway_%28album%29" title="Lost Highway (album)">Lost Highway</a></i> album, he used Matchless, Bogner Ecstasy and Diezel Herbert amps. In 2007, he started appearing on stage with 2 halfstacks, again featuring Marshall JCM2000 DSL amplifiers and custom made 4x12" cabinets.<br />
In late 2007, Sambora became an endorsee of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP_Guitars" title="ESP Guitars">The ESP Guitar Company</a>, and a new Richie Sambora signature model, the LTD SA-2, is being debuted at the 2008 <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAMM" title="NAMM">Winter NAMM</a> show.<br />
According to "Young Guitar" (Japanese magazine), Richie Sambora use (during the Tokyo shows in 2008) an A/B box, Frampton Talkbox, Jimi Hendrix Dunlop Wah, Keeley Sd-1, Stock SD-1, Roger Mayer Octavia (butane paintjob), Boss CH-1, EHX Electric Mistress Deluxe. He also uses a MIDI rig.<br />
Now, from 2010/2011, Sambora is using a rack system. Some effects the rack includes are: Furman Power Conditioner, Lexicon and Eventide rack effects. Some of the pedals that Richie is using on the Circle tour are: BOSS OD-1, Hermida Audio Zendrive, Tone Freak Effects Naked OD and Abunai 2, Klon Centaur, Analog Man Octron, EHX Micro POG,Tone Freak Effects MelloTremo, BBE Soul Vibe, Retro-Sonic Chorus, MXR EVH Flanger, MXR Phase 90, Maxon Auto Filter, EHX Deluxe Memory Man. These effects are all run my a MIDI Controller. The effects he has running from his guitar to his amp are: BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, Moollon Wah, and a Ernie Ball Volume Pedal<br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Public_service_and_recognition">Public service and recognition</span></h2>Over the years, Sambora has been an ardent fundraiser for many charities,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup> such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Street">Dream Street</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Young_%28American_football%29" title="Steve Young (American football)">Steve Young</a> Forever Young Foundation<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from November 2009">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J_Fox" title="Michael J Fox">Michael J Fox</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease">Parkinson's disease</a> charity. He has donated money privately to various cancer charities since the death of his father, including both hospitals where his father was treated, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Sloan_Kettering_Cancer_Center" title="Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center">Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center</a> and M D Anderson.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> Sambora's fundraising with the charity Stand Up For a Cure allowed for three mobile full service hospital units to be brought to the streets of New York, two of which were named after his parents, respectively.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In May 2004, Sambora was bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kean_University">Kean University</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup> where he attended the awards ceremony and gave a speech of acceptance. He attended Kean University as a freshman, but then dropped out to pursue a career as a professional guitarist and session musician.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from December 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi were inducted into the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> on June 18, 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On November 24, 2009, Sambora launched the charitable effort You Can Go Home in his home town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbridge,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge, New Jersey">Woodbridge</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey">New Jersey</a>, which unveiled a street renamed Richie Sambora Way. He also donated funds to renovate part of his alma mater <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbridge_High_School">Woodbridge High School</a>, which opened a new weight room, the Adam Sambora Fitness Center, dedicated to Sambora's father.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span></h2><div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 172px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RichieSamboraHeatherLocklear.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="251" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/RichieSamboraHeatherLocklear.jpg/170px-RichieSamboraHeatherLocklear.jpg" width="170" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RichieSamboraHeatherLocklear.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" /></a></div>Sambora with Heather Locklear in 1994</div></div></div>Sambora married actress <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Locklear">Heather Locklear</a> in Paris on December 17, 1994.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-17"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup> Daughter Ava Elizabeth Sambora was born October 4, 1997. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-18"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-19"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a></sup> Locklear filed for divorce in February 2006 citing irreconcilable differences.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-20"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a></sup> The divorce was finalized on April 11, 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-21"><span>[</span>22<span>]</span></a></sup> Just a few days later, on April 20, Sambora's father Adam died of lung cancer.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-22"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a></sup> Sambora resides in Los Angeles and owns a beach house in Laguna Beach as well as other properties<br />
On June 7, 2007, it was announced that Sambora was entering an "undisclosed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation" title="Drug rehabilitation">rehab</a> facility in Los Angeles" for treatment related to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism">alcoholism</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-23"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-24"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a></sup> Following his release, he told an interviewer, "I was just drinking too much and I needed to get my life together. I'm still in therapy and stuff like that, but it's good. I'm great. I feel fine."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-25"><span>[</span>26<span>]</span></a></sup> In the Bon Jovi documentary When We Were Beautiful, Sambora talks candidly about his addiction to painkillers following a slip in his bathroom. He credited his bandmates and mother with helping him through the difficult time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-26"><span>[</span>27<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-27"><span>[</span>28<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On March 26, 2008, Sambora was arrested for <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunk_driving" title="Drunk driving">drunk driving</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Beach,_California">Laguna Beach, California</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-people_28-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-people-28"><span>[</span>29<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-msnbc.msn.com_29-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-msnbc.msn.com-29"><span>[</span>30<span>]</span></a></sup> At the time, his girlfriend and ten-year-old daughter were both in his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummer">Hummer</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-people_28-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-people-28"><span>[</span>29<span>]</span></a></sup> He was pulled over at 10:52pm after an officer noticed his car "weaving on the road", but was "quiet and cooperative and didn't cause any problems."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-people_28-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-people-28"><span>[</span>29<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-msnbc.msn.com_29-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-msnbc.msn.com-29"><span>[</span>30<span>]</span></a></sup> At his May 2008 arraignment, he pled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolo_contendere" title="Nolo contendere">no contest</a> "to driving with a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_level" title="Blood alcohol level">blood alcohol level</a> of .08 or higher", was fined $390, placed on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probation">probation</a> for three years, and was required to attend a drivers education course.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora#cite_note-30"><span>[</span>31<span>]</span></a></sup>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-52722532190280125052011-03-18T02:18:00.000-07:002011-03-18T02:18:18.023-07:00Jon Bon Jovi Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblN4VCasRWH3rYUetZdra9E6BjSjzM1bmZvl6-pD6ZNNJTcaW0RMbRCgMuzcN5z86mVsf7yQAN-L2NFUgPdUol9Y7hIzJ9njF4X2jdGzaEhB2PYAqBY0myx8zKgwNThmcHIS2zPZGxA/s1600/250px-Bon_Jovi_-_Ashton_Gate_Stadium%252C_Bristol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblN4VCasRWH3rYUetZdra9E6BjSjzM1bmZvl6-pD6ZNNJTcaW0RMbRCgMuzcN5z86mVsf7yQAN-L2NFUgPdUol9Y7hIzJ9njF4X2jdGzaEhB2PYAqBY0myx8zKgwNThmcHIS2zPZGxA/s1600/250px-Bon_Jovi_-_Ashton_Gate_Stadium%252C_Bristol.jpg" /></a></div><b>Jon Bon Jovi</b> (born <b>John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.</b>; March 2, 1962) is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician">musician</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer">singer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter">songwriter</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor">actor</a>, best known as the lead singer and founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>. Throughout his career, he has released two solo albums and eleven studio albums with his band which have sold over 130 million albums worldwide.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
As a solo artist, Bon Jovi has numerous awards for his work, including a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe" title="Golden Globe">Golden Globe</a> and an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award">Academy Award</a> nomination for his solo hit, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaze_of_Glory_%28song%29" title="Blaze of Glory (song)">Blaze of Glory</a>". He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_University">Monmouth University</a> in 2001. He campaigned for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore">Al Gore</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000" title="United States presidential election, 2000">2000 Presidential election</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry">John Kerry</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2004" title="United States presidential election, 2004">2004 Presidential election</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama">Barack Obama</a> in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Presidential_election" title="2008 Presidential election">2008 Presidential election</a>.<br />
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Jon Bon Jovi was born <b>John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.</b> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey" title="Perth Amboy, New Jersey">Perth Amboy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey">New Jersey</a> the son of two former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marines</a>, barber John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. and florist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Sharkey">Carol Sharkey</a>. He has two brothers, Anthony and Matthew.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> His father was of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicilian</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovaks" title="Slovaks">Slovak</a> ancestry and his mother was of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_American" title="German American">German</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_American" title="Russian American">Russian</a> descent.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> He has stated that he is a blood relative of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> He spent summers in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie,_Pennsylvania">Erie, Pennsylvania</a>, with his grandparents as a newspaper salesman.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> As a child, Bon Jovi attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph_High_School_%28Metuchen,_New_Jersey%29" title="St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey)">St. Joseph High School</a>, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metuchen,_New_Jersey">Metuchen, New Jersey</a>, during his freshman and sophomore years.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup> He later transferred to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayreville_War_Memorial_High_School">Sayreville War Memorial High School</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayreville,_New_Jersey" title="Sayreville, New Jersey">Parlin</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey">New Jersey</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-8"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Bon Jovi spent most of his adolescence bunking school to opt for music activities instead, and ended up playing in local bands with friends and his cousin <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bongiovi">Tony Bongiovi</a>, who owned the then famous New York recording studio, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_Studios" title="Avatar Studios">The Power Station</a>. As a result, his academic records displayed less than spectacular achievements and poor grades. By the time he was 16, Bon Jovi was playing clubs. It was not long before he hooked up with keyboardist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryan">David Bryan</a> (real name: David Bryan Rashbaum), who played with him in a ten-piece rhythm and blues band called <i>Atlantic City Expressway</i>. Bon Jovi also performed with bands called <i>The Rest</i>, <i>The Lechers</i> and <i>John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones</i>.<br />
When he was seventeen, Bon Jovi was working sweeping floors at his cousin Tony Bongiovi's recording studio. In 1980, when <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meco">Meco</a> was there recording <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_the_Stars" title="Christmas in the Stars">Christmas in the Stars: The Star Wars Christmas Album</a></i>, Bongiovi recommended Bon Jovi for the song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R2-D2">R2-D2</a> We Wish You A Merry <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas">Christmas</a>." This became his first professional recording (credited as John Bongiovi).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup> He left in 1983 when he got a record deal.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Q_interview_08_10-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-Q_interview_08-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Jon Bon Jovi recorded a song, <i>Runaway</i>, one of a few songs John wrote during his bus travels from Sayreville to The Power Station. He went to several record companies, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records">Atlantic Records</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolyGram" title="PolyGram">Mercury (PolyGram)</a>, but they all turned him down.<br />
Jon Bon Jovi visited major rock station WAPP 103.5FM "The Apple" in New York City. He spoke directly to the promotion director John Lassman, who accepted the song "Runaway" for inclusion on the station's compilation album of local homegrown talent. Bon Jovi was initially reluctant to have it included but eventually gave them the song on which Bon Jovi had used studio musicians to play on the track. The studio musicians who helped record "Runaway" – known as The All Star Review – were guitarist Tim Pierce, keyboardist Roy Bittan, drummer Frankie LaRocka, and bassist Hugh McDonald.<br />
<i>Runaway</i> became a local hit on the charts. Along the way, Mercury gave Bon Jovi a recording contract in 1983, and to promote <i>Runaway</i>, Bon Jovi called up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora">Richie Sambora</a>, David Bryan, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tico_Torres">Tico Torres</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_John_Such">Alec John Such</a> and formed a band. After Bon Jovi claimed he wanted a group name (and rejecting "Johnny Lightning"), one of the group suggested "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>", slightly changing the spelling of Jon's last name.<br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</span></h2><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi">Bon Jovi</a></div>In October 1984, Bon Jovi supported the group <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> at the Queens Hall in Leeds.<br />
With the help of their new manager <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_McGhee">Doc McGhee</a>, the band's debut album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi_%28album%29" title="Bon Jovi (album)">Bon Jovi</a></i>, was released on January 21, 1984. The album went <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">gold</a> in the US (sales of over 500,000). In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7800%C2%B0Fahrenheit" title="7800°Fahrenheit">7800°Fahrenheit</a></i> was released, but the response was poor. The turning point came when they brought in songwriter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Child">Desmond Child</a> for their third album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_When_Wet">Slippery When Wet</a></i>. With Child co-writing many of their hits on this and future albums the band shot to super-stardom around the world with songs such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Give_Love_a_Bad_Name_%28song%29" title="You Give Love a Bad Name (song)">You Give Love a Bad Name</a>", "<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livin%27_On_A_Prayer" title="Livin' On A Prayer">Livin' On A Prayer</a>", and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)">Wanted Dead or Alive</a>". The album has sold in excess of 28 million copies worldwide since its release in late 1986.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Daily_Telegraph_bonjovi_11-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-Daily_Telegraph_bonjovi-11"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
During their 1986-1987 tour, Jon's attempt to give it his all during live shows (plus the tour's exhausting schedule) greatly strained his vocal cords. In the band's Behind The Music special, he notes that his vocal cords were given steroids to help him sing. With the help of a vocal coach, he was able to continue doing the tour. Contrary to popular belief, Bon Jovi did not have voice damage during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Syndicate_Tour">New Jersey Syndicate Tour</a>.<br />
The next album from Bon Jovi was <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_%28album%29" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> released in 1988. The album was recorded very shortly after the tour for <i>Slippery</i>, because the band wanted to prove that they were not just a one hit wonder. The resulting album is a fan favorite and a mammoth commercial success, with hit songs such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Medicine_%28song%29" title="Bad Medicine (song)">Bad Medicine</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_Your_Hands_on_Me">Lay Your Hands on Me</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_for_You_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song)">I'll Be There for You</a>", which are still nightly stalwarts in their live repertoire.<br />
Despite the band achieving massive success, <i>New Jersey</i> almost led to the end of the band as they went straight back out on the road so soon after the heavy touring for their previous album. This constant living on the road almost destroyed the strong bond between the band members. Sambora is noted on the albums as co-writer for many songs, yet he resented the lack of attention that was heaped on Jon alone. As mentioned in <i>VH1's Behind the Music</i>, the band members note that at the end of the tour, each band member went their separate way, even departing in separate jets after the tour ended in Guadalajara, Mexico in early 1990.<br />
Between 1990 and 1992, members of Bon Jovi went their separate ways after the very rigorous two year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey">New Jersey</a> Tour, which exceeded 200 shows on 5 continents. This time off also helped them determine where Bon Jovi would fit within the rapidly changing music scene upon their return.<br />
In 1992, the band returned with the album Keep the Faith. The album was released in November 1992. Produced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Rock">Bob Rock</a>, the album signified an ending to their early metal roots in previous albums and introduced a more "rock n roll"-driven groove to the album. Much more complex, lyrically and musically, the album proved that Bon Jovi could still be a viable band in 90's, despite the industry's and audience's growing affinity for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge">Grunge</a>.<br />
In 1994, Bon Jovi released a "greatest hits" album titled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Road">Cross Road</a></i>, which also contained two new tracks: the hit singles "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Always (Bon Jovi song)">Always</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someday_I%27ll_Be_Saturday_Night">Someday I'll Be Saturday Night</a>". Always spent six months on the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of Bon Jovi's all-time biggest hits. The song peaked at #4 on the U.S. charts and at #1 in countries across Europe, Asia and in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia">Australia</a>. The single sold very well, going platinum in the U.S. That same year, bassist Alec John Such left the band, the first and only lineup change since Bon Jovi began. Hugh McDonald, who was the bassist on "Runaway", unofficially replaced Such as bassist.<br />
Their sixth studio album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i> was released in June 1995 to the most critical acclaim that the band had ever received. With the album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Days_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="These Days (Bon Jovi album)">These Days</a></i>, Bon Jovi took the mature rock sound they had developed on <i>Keep the Faith</i> further. The record as a whole was darker and more downbeat than the usual Bon Jovi flare. By 1996, Bon Jovi had established themselves as a "force" in the music industry, proving much more durable than most of their 80's glam peers.<br />
After another lengthy hiatus of nearly three years, during which several band members worked on independent projects, Bon Jovi regrouped in 1999 to begin work on their next studio album. Their 2000 release, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Crush (Bon Jovi album)">Crush</a></i>, enjoyed overwhelming success all around the world, thanks in part to the smash-hit single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)">It's My Life</a>", co-written by famous Swedish producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin">Max Martin</a>. <i>Crush</i>, which also produced such hits as "Say it isn't so", and helped introduce Bon Jovi to a new, younger fan base.<br />
In late 2002, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_%28album%29" title="Bounce (album)">Bounce</a></i>, the band's follow-up to <i>Crush</i>, hit stores. Though <i>Bounce</i> did not enjoy the level of success of its predecessor, the album did produce hit singles such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Everyday (Bon Jovi song)">Everyday</a>" and the title track.<br />
<div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 262px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jonbonjovi.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="195" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Jonbonjovi.jpg/260px-Jonbonjovi.jpg" width="260" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jonbonjovi.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" /></a></div>Jon Bon Jovi in the Netherlands on May 26, 2006</div></div></div>Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)">Have a Nice Day</a></i>, was released in September 2005. "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_a_Nice_Day_%28Bon_Jovi_song%29" title="Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi song)">Have A Nice Day</a>" was the first single off the new album and the second single from the album "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Says_You_Can%27t_Go_Home">Who Says You Can't Go Home</a>", was released in the U.S. in the spring of 2006. In the U.S. a duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with country singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Nettles">Jennifer Nettles</a> of the band <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarland_%28band%29" title="Sugarland (band)">Sugarland</a> was released, and in May 2006, Bon Jovi made history by becoming the first Rock & Roll Band to have a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Chart. On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi also won a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award">Grammy Award</a>, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for "Who Says You Can't Go Home".<br />
In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Highway_%28album%29" title="Lost Highway (album)">Lost Highway</a></i>. The album debuted at number #1 on the Billboard charts, the first time that Bon Jovi have had a number one album on the US charts since the release of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_%28album%29" title="New Jersey (album)">New Jersey</a></i> in 1988. Thanks to the band's new country music fanbase, the album sold 292,000 copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., and became Bon Jovi's third US number one album.<br />
On April 6, 2009, it was announced that the Tribeca Film Festival will screen a Bon Jovi documentary called <i>When We Were Beautiful</i>. The film follows the band on the Lost Highway Tour during 2008. The film is directed by Phil Griffin and will be the centerpiece of the festival and is considered a work-in-progress.In November 2009, Bon Jovi released their latest studio album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_%28Bon_Jovi_album%29" title="The Circle (Bon Jovi album)">The Circle</a></i>.<br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Solo_career">Solo career</span></h2>Jon Bon Jovi recorded a solo album, a soundtrack to the movie <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Guns_II">Young Guns II</a></i> (in which he also appeared for less than a second), more commonly known as <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaze_of_Glory">Blaze of Glory</a></i>. Released in 1990, the album featured high profile guests such as: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John">Elton John</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Nova">Aldo Nova</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard">Little Richard</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck">Jeff Beck</a>, among others. The album fared well commercially and received very positive reviews and quickly achieved double platinum status. The title track, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaze_of_Glory_%28song%29" title="Blaze of Glory (song)">Blaze of Glory</a>", hit number one on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100">Billboard Hot 100</a> and earned Jon an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award">Academy Award</a> nomination for Best Song, but he did not win the award. That same year, however, "Blaze of Glory" was awarded a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe" title="Golden Globe">Golden Globe</a>.<br />
Jon wrote what would become his second solo album, 1997's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_Anywhere">Destination Anywhere</a></i>. The album received very positive reviews and was a success across Europe. It was rumored that the record company was pursuing Jon to name the record "These Days, Part 2", since the album was somewhat of a moody progression from <i>These Days</i>. A short movie of the same name was recorded right around the record's release, based entirely on the songs from the record and starring Jon Bon Jovi, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi_Moore">Demi Moore</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bacon">Kevin Bacon</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoopi_Goldberg">Whoopi Goldberg</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Stewart" title="David A. Stewart">Dave Stewart</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurythmics">Eurythmics</a> played guitar on the record, as well as producing some of the tracks. That year Jon Bon Jovi earned a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIT_Award" title="BRIT Award">BRIT Award</a> for Best International Male and also won a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Award" title="MTV Europe Music Award">MTV Europe Music Award</a> for Best Male.<br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span></h2>During a stop in Los Angeles on the New Jersey tour in 1989, Bon Jovi secretly took a trip to Las Vegas, where he married his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley (born September 29, 1962) on April 29, 1989 at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland_Wedding_Chapel">Graceland Wedding Chapel</a> in Las Vegas, Nevada. Together they have four children: Stephanie Rose, Jesse James Louis, Jacob Hurley, and Romeo Jon. Bon Jovi maintains a strong family foundation to this day.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Q_interview_08_10-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-Q_interview_08-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In 2004, he became founder and primary owner of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Soul">Philadelphia Soul</a> of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_Football_League_%281987%E2%80%932008%29" title="Arena Football League (1987–2008)">Arena Football League</a>. He appeared in several <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_commercial" title="Television commercial">television commercials</a> for the league, typically with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Elway">John Elway</a>, Hall of Fame quarterback for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>. The AFL will be returning in 2011, but Jon will no longer be part owner of the Soul.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In 2011, Bon Jovi expressed interest in purchasing 15% of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> for 150 million dollars.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
He is also a supporter of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian" title="Australian">Australian</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer" title="Soccer">soccer</a> team, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Heart_FC">Melbourne Heart FC</a>.<br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Charitable_work">Charitable work</span></h3>Bon Jovi has worked on behalf of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Olympics">Special Olympics</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Red_Cross">American Red Cross</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Glaser_Pediatric_AIDS_Foundation">Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_for_Humanity">Habitat for Humanity</a>, <a class="external text" href="http://projecthome.org/" rel="nofollow">Project H.O.M.E.</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jon_Bon_Jovi_Soul_Foundation">The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation</a> (formerly the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation), and other groups.<br />
He has been named the first Founding Ambassador of the Habitat for Humanity Ambassador program as part of the international-nonprofit organization’s new advocacy outreach initiative. Bon Jovi has been raising awareness with Habitat for Humanity since 2005 when he provided the funds to build six homes in Philadelphia and built the homes alongside the homeowner families, as well as with members of his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Soul">Philadelphia Soul</a> Arena Football Team (now non existent). The construction site also served as the video shoot location for his band’s single, "Who Says You Can’t Go Home". In 2006, Bon Jovi made a $1 million donation to build 28 Habitat homes in Louisiana in partnership with low-income families on the hurricane-stricken coast. In July, 2007, Bon Jovi announced a project that will rehabilitate a block of 15 homes in north Philadelphia.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup> During an appearance on the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey_Show" title="Oprah Winfrey Show">Oprah Winfrey Show</a> in 2005, the band donated $1 million to the Angel Network foundation.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-17"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jon_Bon_Jovi_Soul_Foundation">The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation</a> (formerly the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation) was founded in 2006 and exists to combat issues that force families and individuals into economic despair. Through the funding and creation of programs and partnerships, they support innovative community efforts to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-18"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
He is one of 21 artists singing on "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Hurts#Haiti_benefit_single">Everybody Hurts</a>", a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_single" title="Charity single">charity single</a> organized by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Cowell">Simon Cowell</a> in aid of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake">2010 Haiti earthquake</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-19"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Presenting">Presenting</span></h3>He was guest star on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol">American Idol</a></i> in May 2007, during the show's "Rock Week" in which the contestants all performed his or his band's songs. On October 13, 2007 Jon hosted the third episode of the 33rd season of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i>. He guest starred on American Idol again on May 12, 2010, during the results show that would reveal the top three contestants.<br />
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Political_activism">Political activism</span></h3>As a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>, Bon Jovi toured extensively on behalf of Presidential candidate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry">John Kerry</a> in 2004, appearing at and playing acoustic sets (with Richie <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambora" title="Sambora">Sambora</a>) at rallies for the Kerry-Edwards ticket throughout the United States.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Q_interview_08_10-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-Q_interview_08-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> Bon Jovi also played as a part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Earth">Live Earth</a> concert at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Meadowlands</a> in 2007, and was introduced by former Vice President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore">Al Gore</a>. In 2008, Jon Bon Jovi supported <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama">Barack Obama</a> for President, even holding an exclusive fundraiser at his home for him; he also played a 2009 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan">Manhattan</a> fundraiser for now <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> Clinton to lessen some of her $6.3 million dollar campaign debt. On Sunday, January 18, 2009 Bon Jovi performed a duet at the Obama Inauguration Concert of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke">Sam Cooke</a> classic "A Change is Gonna Come" with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettye_LaVette">Bettye LaVette</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-20"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a></sup> On June 4, 2009 Bon Jovi performed an acoustic benefit show for democratic Gov. Jon Corzine at the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NJPAC" title="NJPAC">NJPAC</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-21"><span>[</span>22<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On June 24, 2009, Jon Bon Jovi, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora">Richie Sambora</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Madadian" title="Andy Madadian">Andy Madadian</a> recorded a musical message of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%932010_Iranian_election_protests" title="2009–2010 Iranian election protests">worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran</a>. The handwritten <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a> sign in the video translates to "we are one".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-22"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On 15 December 2010, Bon Jovi was appointed by Barack Obama to the new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Council_for_Community_Solutions">White House Council for Community Solutions</a>. Bon Jovi's efforts with his own <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jon_Bon_Jovi_Soul_Foundation">The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation</a> in recent years have resulted in creative public/private partnerships as well as more than 260 units of affordable housing for low income individuals and families.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from January 2011">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> In addition to providing advice to the President on solving specific community needs, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Council_for_Community_Solutions">White House Council for Community Solutions</a> has been tasked with three key functions: enlisting leaders in the non-profit, private, and philanthropic sectors to make progress on key policy goals; providing strategic input and recommendations to help the federal government promote greater innovation and cross-sector collaboration; and honoring and highlighting those making a significant impact in their own communities.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-23"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Acting_career">Acting career</span></h2>Jon Bon Jovi is a credited actor in the movies <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlight_and_Valentino">Moonlight and Valentino</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leading_Man">The Leading Man</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destination_Anywhere">Destination Anywhere</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homegrown_%28film%29" title="Homegrown (film)">Homegrown</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_City">Little City</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Looking_Back">No Looking Back</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row_Your_Boat">Row Your Boat</a></i>, <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampires_Los_Muertos" title="Vampires Los Muertos">Vampires Los Muertos</a></i>, <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-571_%28movie%29" title="U-571 (movie)">U-571</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_Wolf_%282005_film%29" title="Cry Wolf (2005 film)">Cry Wolf</a></i>, and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lampoon%27s_Pucked">National Lampoon's Pucked</a></i>. He also had a supporting role in the movie <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_It_Forward">Pay It Forward</a></i>, where he played <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Hunt">Helen Hunt</a>'s abusive ex-husband. His TV series appearances include <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_the_City">Sex and the City</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_Rock">30 Rock</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_%28TV_series%29" title="Las Vegas (TV series)">Las Vegas</a></i>, <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing_%28TV_series%29" title="The West Wing (TV series)">The West Wing</a></i>, and an extended stint on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McBeal">Ally McBeal</a></i> as a plumber who was Ally's boyfriend for a short period of time. He also had a brief, uncredited role in the 1990 film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Guns_II">Young Guns II</a></i>, as a corpse inside a standing coffin.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#cite_note-24"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a></sup> On January 24, 2011 it was confirmed that Jon Bon Jovi will be cast in the film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve_%28film%29" title="New Year's Eve (film)">New Year's Eve</a></i> as a successful rock star who is connected with the character of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Heigl">Katherine Heigl</a>.Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708902003246291853.post-83589876926637945182011-03-16T23:58:00.000-07:002011-03-16T23:58:10.132-07:00Slash Biography<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKiidqg1GhRahxzoJ81KHtEEzCzIhoBnRT8PPpcd7_eqZxMbTTRDHELJLLlIcC349eKhq2bSHjBEfxAznKJttY2JMcjOqiIUzMRLgT594ZVDVKtb6SxvYTNZX61k9cNeAUOzO6jC8Kw/s1600/220px-Slash_performing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKiidqg1GhRahxzoJ81KHtEEzCzIhoBnRT8PPpcd7_eqZxMbTTRDHELJLLlIcC349eKhq2bSHjBEfxAznKJttY2JMcjOqiIUzMRLgT594ZVDVKtb6SxvYTNZX61k9cNeAUOzO6jC8Kw/s320/220px-Slash_performing.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><b>Saul Hudson</b> (born July 23, 1965), better known by his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_name">stage name</a> <b>Slash</b>, is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_American">British American</a> musician and songwriter.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Q_Magazine_July_2004_1-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-Q_Magazine_July_2004-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> He is the former <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitarist" title="Lead guitarist">lead guitarist</a> of the American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock">hard rock</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses">Guns N' Roses</a>, with whom he performed and recorded from 1985 to 1996. He later formed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash%27s_Snakepit">Slash's Snakepit</a> and co-founded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolver">Velvet Revolver</a> with his former bandmates <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_McKagan">Duff McKagan</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Sorum">Matt Sorum</a>, and his debut solo album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28album%29" title="Slash (album)">Slash</a></i>, was released in April 2010. He has been <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_2010%E2%80%9311_World_Tour" title="Slash 2010–11 World Tour">on tour</a> with touring vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Kennedy">Myles Kennedy</a> to promote the album since its release. A second solo album is due in 2012.<br />
Slash has received critical recognition as a guitarist. In August 2009, <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Magazine" title="Time Magazine">Time Magazine</a></i> ranked him #2 on its list of the "10 Best Electric Guitar Players of All-Time".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-time_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-time-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> He was also ranked #21 on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigwise.com" title="Gigwise.com">Gigwise's</a> list of the "50 Greatest Guitarists Ever".<br />
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According to Slash, he was born in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Hampstead">West Hampstead</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_London">West London</a>, and raised in the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-livefromstudio5_4-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-livefromstudio5-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> His <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American" title="African-American">African-American</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian" title="Nigerian">Nigerian</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup> mother, Ola Hudson, was born in Tennessee, and worked as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costume_designer">costume designer</a> for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie">David Bowie</a>, among many other actors and musicians. His <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a> father, Anthony Hudson, was an artist who created album covers for musicians such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young">Neil Young</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
When Saul was eleven, his parents moved the family to <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>. His parents separated and he lived primarily with his mother. He was given the nickname "Slash" by family friend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Cassel">Seymour Cassel</a> because he was <i>"always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another"</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-8"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
As a young boy, Slash was influenced by a musical school teacher:<br />
<blockquote class="templatequote"> <div>'<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_%28Led_Zeppelin_song%29" title="Tangerine (Led Zeppelin song)">Tangerine</a>' from <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_III">Led Zeppelin III</a></i> was the very first song I mastered. I had a teacher at school who had a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Les Paul</a> and he was always playing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_%28band%29" title="Cream (band)">Cream</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Zeppelin</a> licks and whatever. And when I heard him do that I said "That's what I want to do".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-theirtime_10-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-theirtime-10"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup></div></blockquote>After deciding to form a band with friend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Adler">Steven Adler</a>, Slash decided to pick up the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar">bass guitar</a> as Adler had declared himself <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitarist" title="Lead guitarist">lead guitarist</a>. Slash stopped in at Fairfax Music School and told the receptionist he wanted to play the bass, and at that time met his teacher Robert Wolin. Wolin told him that in order to learn he would need a bass of his own. Slash went home and asked his grandmother and was given a worn-out, single stringed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamenco_guitar">flamenco guitar</a>. After hearing Wolin play "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Sugar_%28song%29" title="Brown Sugar (song)">Brown Sugar</a>" by ear, Slash realized that the guitar was his calling. He subsequently dropped out of high school to focus on music. In a <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine article, he remarked:<br />
<blockquote class="templatequote"> <div>My big awakening happened when I was fourteen. I'd been trying to get into this older girl's pants for a while, and she finally let me come over to her house. We hung out, smoked some pot and listened to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocks_%28album%29" title="Rocks (album)">Rocks</a></i>. It hit me like a fucking ton of bricks. I sat there listening to it over and over, and totally blew off this girl. I remember riding my bike back to my grandma's house knowing that my life had changed. Now I identified with something.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-11"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup></div></blockquote><h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2><h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_career">Early career</span></h3>In 1983, Slash formed the band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Crew">Road Crew</a> (named for the Motörhead song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_of_Spades_%28album%29" title="Ace of Spades (album)">(We Are) The Road Crew</a>") with childhood friend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Adler">Steven Adler</a>. He placed an advertisement in a newspaper for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassist">bassist</a>, and received a response from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_McKagan">Duff McKagan</a>. When Road Crew disbanded, Slash joined a local band known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Rose">Hollywood Rose</a>, fronted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axl_Rose">Axl Rose</a>, who Slash had previously met when Axl and his bandmate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzy_Stradlin">Izzy Stradlin</a> were looking for new band members. After his experience in Hollywood Rose, Slash briefly played in a band called Black Sheep. In June 1985, Slash and Steven Adler were invited to join with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axl_Rose">Axl Rose</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_McKagan">Duff McKagan</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzy_Stradlin">Izzy Stradlin</a> as the band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses">Guns N' Roses</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Guns_N.27_Roses_and_mainstream_success">Guns N' Roses and mainstream success</span></h3><div class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses">Guns N' Roses</a></div>Guns N' Roses toured bars and opened for larger acts throughout 1985 and 1986. It was during this period that they wrote most of their classic material, including "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_Jungle">Welcome to the Jungle</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Child_o%27_Mine">Sweet Child o' Mine</a>", and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_City">Paradise City</a>". During this time, they were scouted by several major record labels, and signed with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geffen_Records" title="Geffen Records">Geffen</a> and they were tagged the "Most Dangerous Band In The World". In 1988, Slash remarked:<br />
<blockquote class="templatequote"> <div>For some strange reason, Guns N' Roses is like the catalyst for controversy, even before we had any kind of record deal.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup></div></blockquote>With 28 million copies sold (18 million in the United States alone), <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetite_for_Destruction">Appetite for Destruction</a></i> is the best-selling debut album of all time worldwide and in the US.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_15-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-RIAA-15"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup> By 1988, Guns N' Roses scored its first #1 hit with "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Child_o%27_Mine">Sweet Child o' Mine</a>", a song spearheaded by Slash's riff and guitar solo.<br />
In 1988, Guns N' Roses released <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_N%27_R_Lies">G N' R Lies</a></i>. Though this album only had eight tracks (four of which had already been released), it sold over 5 million copies. In 1991 the band released <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_Your_Illusion_I">Use Your Illusion I</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_Your_Illusion_II">Use Your Illusion II</a></i>.<br />
That year, Guns N' Roses embarked on the 28-month <i>Use Your Illusion</i> tour. Upon completion of the tour, Slash was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization" title="Naturalization">naturalized</a>, becoming an <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_citizen" title="United States citizen">American citizen</a>.<br />
In 1992, the band appeared at the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freddie_Mercury_Tribute_Concert" title="The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert">Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert</a></i>, performing a two-song set which included "Paradise City" and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". Slash later performed "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_Your_Mother_Down">Tie Your Mother Down</a>" with the remaining members of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_%28band%29" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Leppard">Def Leppard</a> vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Elliott">Joe Elliott</a>, while Axl Rose performed "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You">We Will Rock You</a>" and sang a duet with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John">Elton John</a> on "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>".<br />
In the mid-1990s, Slash wrote several songs for what would have become Guns N' Roses' follow-up album to <i>Use Your Illusion I</i> and <i>II</i>. Rose rejected the material, leading Slash to form <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash%27s_Snakepit">Slash's Snakepit</a>, a side-project that saw support from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Sorum">Matt Sorum</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilby_Clarke">Gilby Clarke</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Reed">Dizzy Reed</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Inez">Mike Inez</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Dover">Eric Dover</a>. The band recorded Slash's material and released <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Five_O%27Clock_Somewhere_%28album%29" title="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (album)">It's Five O'Clock Somewhere</a></i> in 1995. Critically, the album was praised for ignoring the conventions of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge">grunge</a> and alternative music. It also fared well on the charts, eventually selling over 1.2 million copies in the United States with little promotion from Geffen Records.<br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Side_projects_and_session_work">Side projects and session work</span></h3>After his departure from Guns N' Roses, Slash focused on his side-project, Snakepit, playing a few tour dates before disbanding the group in 1998. Over the next decade, Slash became an in-demand <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_musician">session musician</a>, recording music with the likes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper">Alice Cooper</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Hagar">Sammy Hagar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insane_Clown_Posse">Insane Clown Posse</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Wood">Ronnie Wood</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Company">Bad Company</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheap_Trick">Cheap Trick</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles">Ray Charles</a>.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from August 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
In 1990, Slash was contacted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> to work on his upcoming album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_%28Michael_Jackson_album%29" title="Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)">Dangerous</a></i>. Slash played lead guitar on the single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_In_to_Me">Give In to Me</a>"; he also appeared in the music video of the latter. He also played guitar on "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_or_White">Black or White</a>". On several occasions, Slash appeared onstage with Jackson, performing "Black or White" during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_World_Tour">Dangerous World Tour</a>.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from March 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup> Slash and Jackson appeared together at the MTV 10th Anniversary in 1991, where Michael and Slash performed "Black or White" live for the first time and at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_MTV_Video_Music_Awards">1995 MTV Video Music Awards</a> where Michael performed a medley of his hits while Slash played guitar for "Black or White".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup> Slash played guitar on "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.S._%28song%29" title="D.S. (song)">D.S.</a>", a controversial song from the <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIStory" title="HIStory">HIStory</a></i> album of 1995 and "Morphine" from the 1997 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remix_album">remix album</a> <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_on_the_Dance_Floor:_History_in_the_Mix" title="Blood on the Dance Floor: History in the Mix">Blood on the Dance Floor</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-HIStory_Booklet_p50_17-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-HIStory_Booklet_p50-17"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Blood_Booklet_4_18-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-Blood_Booklet_4-18"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a></sup> In 1999 Slash joined Michael to perform 1995 MTV VMA Medley and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Song">Earth Song</a>", and again in 2001, Slash joined Jackson on stage at the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson:_30th_Anniversary_Special">Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special</a></i> playing guitar while Jackson performed his songs "Black or White" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_It">Beat It</a>". Slash also plays the guitar solo for the Michael Jackson song "Privacy", of the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_%28Michael_Jackson_album%29" title="Invincible (Michael Jackson album)">Invincible</a></i> album, right after Michael screams: "Slash!", Michael also does this right before Slash's solo on "D.S."<br />
In 1993, Slash appeared on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Free:_A_Tribute_to_Jimi_Hendrix">Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix</a>, performing "I Don't Live Today" with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rodgers">Paul Rodgers</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Gypsys">Band of Gypsys</a>.<br />
In 1995, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a> asked Slash to contribute some songs to the soundtrack of his adaptation of the film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Brown_%28film%29" title="Jackie Brown (film)">Jackie Brown</a></i>. Several Snakepit compositions can be heard throughout the film. In 1996, Slash collaborated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_S%C3%A1nchez">Marta Sánchez</a> to record the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamenco_guitar" title="Flamenco guitar">flamenco</a>-inspired song, "Obsession-Confession" for the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curdled_%28film%29" title="Curdled (film)">Curdled</a></i> soundtrack. The song was received well by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_Jazz_%28radio_network%29" title="Smooth Jazz (radio network)">Smooth Jazz</a> radio stations. Later that year, Slash also played live with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper">Alice Cooper</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Hagar">Sammy Hagar</a>'s club <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_Wabo">Cabo Wabo</a> in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_San_Lucas,_Mexico" title="Cabo San Lucas, Mexico">Cabo San Lucas, Mexico</a>. The show was recorded and released the following year as <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fistful_of_Alice">A Fistful of Alice</a></i>.<br />
In 1997, Slash (alongside the late <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%27_Dirty_Bastard">Ol' Dirty Bastard</a> and hit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock">alternative rock</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbone">Fishbone</a>) appeared on <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLACKstreet" title="BLACKstreet">BLACKstreet</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> remix version of their hit single "Fix". In 2003, he participated in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardbirds" title="Yardbirds">Yardbirds</a>' comeback record <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdland_%28album%29" title="Birdland (album)">Birdland</a></i>, released on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favored_Nations">Favored Nations</a> label. He played <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitar">lead guitar</a> in the track "Over, Under, Sideways, Down". In early 2003, Slash also made an appearance at a rally to protest the coming <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Iraq" title="War in Iraq">War in Iraq</a> called "Peace on the Beach", performing the song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_%28song%29" title="Imagine (song)">Imagine</a>" by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon">John Lennon</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Kowalczyk">Ed Kowalczyk</a> provided vocals during this performance.<br />
In 2000, he chose to regroup <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash%27s_Snakepit">Slash's Snakepit</a> to release his second solo effort, titled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t_Life_Grand_%28Slash%27s_Snakepit_album%29" title="Ain't Life Grand (Slash's Snakepit album)">Ain't Life Grand</a></i>. The album did well on the charts, reaching platinum status. To promote it further, Slash embarked on an extensive world tour with AC/DC in the summer of 2000.<br />
In 2002, he reunited with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_McKagan">Duff McKagan</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Sorum">Matt Sorum</a> for a benefit/tribute concert for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Castillo">Randy Castillo</a>. Realizing they still had the chemistry of their days in Guns N' Roses, they decided to form a new band together. The band that featured Slash, McKagan, and Sorum also featured former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckcherry">Buckcherry</a> members Keith Nelson and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Todd">Josh Todd</a>. Later Duff put out a statement that Josh and Keith didn't quite fit with the band, and they added <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Kushner">Dave Kushner</a> as rhythm guitar and, after a long search, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Temple_Pilots">Stone Temple Pilots</a> singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Weiland">Scott Weiland</a>. In 2006, Slash performed a guest spot on keyboardist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sherinian">Derek Sherinian</a>'s solo album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_of_the_Snake">Blood of the Snake</a></i> covering the 1970 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungo_Jerry">Mungo Jerry</a> hit single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Summertime_%28Mungo_Jerry_song%29" title="In the Summertime (Mungo Jerry song)">In the Summertime</a>", also featuring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Idol">Billy Idol</a> on vocals. A video was also made featuring Slash, Billy, and Derek for this song.<br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Velvet_Revolver.2C_solo_career.2C_and_the_future">Velvet Revolver, solo career, and the future</span></h3><div class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 222px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SaulHudson.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="219" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/SaulHudson.jpg/220px-SaulHudson.jpg" width="220" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SaulHudson.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" /></a></div>Slash with Velvet Revolver in 2004</div></div></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolver">Velvet Revolver</a> began as "The Project", a venture by Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum to find a new lead singer. On rhythm guitar, they initially worked with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzy_Stradlin">Izzy Stradlin</a>, and they were offered to open for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones">The Rolling Stones</a> but Slash, Duff and Matt wanted to have a lead singer; after this Izzy became less involved. They would find their second guitarist in the form of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Kushner">Dave Kushner</a>, who had previously played with McKagan in "Loaded" prior to this project. For many months, the four of them listened to demo tapes of potential lead singers, a monotonous process (documented by VH1). The band recorded a song with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Bach">Sebastian Bach</a> (<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skid_Row" title="Skid Row">Skid Row</a>), a long time friend of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses">Guns N' Roses</a>, but this line-up did not last. In his autobiography simply titled <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28autobiography%29" title="Slash (autobiography)">Slash</a></i>, Slash reported that this combination was unsuccessful due to the fact that on one side, it sounded too much like <i>Skid Roses</i> , and on the other, Sebastian Bach was concerned that this project would interfere with his relationship with Guns N' Roses frontman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axl_Rose">Axl Rose</a>. The main riff from this <i>Skid Roses</i> song would later be found on the 2010 Slash solo album. After many months, Slash and the others were almost ready to give up. However, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Temple_Pilots">Stone Temple Pilots</a> had recently imploded, allowing lead singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Weiland">Scott Weiland</a> to volunteer to record a song with the band. Realizing there was chemistry between each member, Weiland officially joined the band in 2003.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from June 2009">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
Velvet Revolver played several concerts in the summer of that year and released their first single, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_Me_Free_%28Velvet_Revolver_song%29" title="Set Me Free (Velvet Revolver song)">Set Me Free</a>" as part of the soundtrack for <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_%28film%29" title="Hulk (film)">The Hulk</a></i>. In June 2004, they released their first studio album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraband_%28Velvet_Revolver_album%29" title="Contraband (Velvet Revolver album)">Contraband</a></i>. A 19-month long tour ensued, as the album went double platinum and re-established Slash as a mainstream performer. After the tour concluded, he and his bandmates took a lengthy break before beginning work on their second album. In July 2007, Velvet Revolver released the critically acclaimed <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertad_%28Velvet_Revolver_album%29" title="Libertad (Velvet Revolver album)">Libertad</a></i>, a follow-up to their multi-platinum debut. Following their second studio album, <i>Velvet Revolver</i> also began a second tour. On March 20, 2008 Weiland announced to their audience that it would be Velvet Revolver's final tour. Matt Sorum posted a message on his website the next day discussing the band's situation and said, "You could tell who was unhappy last night" and "some people in this business don't realize how great of a life they have".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-19"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a></sup> Weiland shot back by telling Blabbermouth.net, <i>"Well, first of all, the state of my family affairs is really none of his business, since he is too immature to have a real relationship, let alone children. So don't attempt to stand in a man's shoes when you haven't walked his path."</i> On April 1, 2008 Weiland officially split from Velvet Revolver.<br />
On May 31, 2006, Slash was joined by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Zombie">Rob Zombie</a> on vocals, another former Guns N' Roses <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axeman">axeman</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilby_Clarke">Gilby Clarke</a> on rhythm guitar, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Ian">Scott Ian</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax_%28band%29" title="Anthrax (band)">Anthrax</a> on bass, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe">Mötley Crüe</a> drummer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lee">Tommy Lee</a> on drums, and surprise guest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Frehley">Ace Frehley</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> for a rendition of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_Thunder_%28song%29" title="God of Thunder (song)">God of Thunder</a></i>. The occasion was a one-time <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergroup_%28music%29" title="Supergroup (music)">supergroup</a> tribute to Kiss for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1">VH1</a> Rock Honors Award Show.<br />
<div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 172px;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Guitar-hero-iii-cover-image.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="253" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Guitar-hero-iii-cover-image.jpg/170px-Guitar-hero-iii-cover-image.jpg" width="170" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Guitar-hero-iii-cover-image.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" /></a></div>Cover for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game">video game</a> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_III:_Legends_of_Rock">Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock</a></i> with Slash in the middle and two other playable characters in the game, Judy Nails (left) and Lars Ümlaüt (right).</div></div></div>Slash is a playable character in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game">video game</a> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_III:_Legends_of_Rock">Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock</a></i>, and his likeness appears on the game cover. Slash did motion capture with RedOctane to record his movements for the game. Beating Slash in a one-on-one competition (playing an original composition he recorded solely for the game), unlocks him as a playable character. Beating him in this challenge leads to the player and Slash playing the master track of "Welcome to the Jungle" as an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encore_%28concert%29" title="Encore (concert)">encore</a> song.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-20"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-21"><span>[</span>22<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In 2007, Slash performed with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulina_Rubio">Paulina Rubio</a> on the hit Latin single "<i>Nada Puede Cambiarme</i>". On March 12, 2007. Slash and Velvet Revolver paid tribute to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen">Van Halen</a> by inducting the band into the Rock N' Roll hall of fame. The band also played two covers.<br />
Slash appears on the cover of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_World">Guitar World</a></i> for their July 2007 issue, the "20 year salute to Appetite for Destruction", entitled "<i>The Cat In The Hat Is Back</i>". It pictures Slash holding his guitar with a snake crawling up the neck.<br />
Slash made numerous contributions to <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heroin_Diaries:_A_Year_in_the_Life_of_a_Shattered_Rock_Star">The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star</a></i> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Sixx">Nikki Sixx</a>, published September 18, 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-22"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a></sup> He also played guitar with them at Crüe Fest.<br />
An autobiography titled simply <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28autobiography%29" title="Slash (autobiography)">Slash</a></i> was published on October 30, 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-23"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a></sup> It was co-written with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bozza">Anthony Bozza</a>. Slash will also be appearing in the HBO book and Documentary <i>The Black List Vol. 1</i>, he can be seen in a portrait on the cover of the book. It was announced by <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang%21">Kerrang!</a> Magazine</i> that Slash was going to appear on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Frehley">Ace Frehley</a>'s next solo album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-24"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Slash planned to record a solo album after the third <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolver">Velvet Revolver</a> album, but after the departure of singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Weiland">Scott Weiland</a> and time-consuming searches for a new singer for the band, he decided to record a solo album first. On September 30, 2008, he began recording demos for the upcoming album. Slash was quoted saying that the work alone in the studio on the solo album was "cathartic", and that he really enjoyed working alone in the studio. He also said he plans to bring a different singer for each song on the album, and that he has a list of guests to appear on the album, and most of them are already committed, though he refused to tell who are those guests. Rumored singers for the project include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz">Lenny Kravitz</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Bach">Sebastian Bach</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper">Alice Cooper</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Neil">Vince Neil</a>, and past <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses">Guns N' Roses</a> bandmates <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izzy_Stradlin">Izzy Stradlin</a> and Duff McKagan.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-25"><span>[</span>26<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
According to Slash's wife during an interview with Rockerrazzi.com, both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergie_%28singer%29" title="Fergie (singer)">Fergie</a> will make appearances on Slash's upcoming solo album, saying, <i>"It's going to be Slash and friends, with everyone from Ozzy [Osbourne] to Fergie."</i><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-26"><span>[</span>27<span>]</span></a></sup> Other musicians set to appear on the release include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Freese">Josh Freese</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Chaney">Chris Chaney</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Barker">Travis Barker</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Shadows">M. Shadows</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bonham">Jason Bonham</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-27"><span>[</span>28<span>]</span></a></sup> In 2009, he played the guitar parts on the film score of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrestler_%282008_film%29" title="The Wrestler (2008 film)">The Wrestler</a></i>, composed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Mansell">Clint Mansell</a>.<br />
On June 30, 2009, Slash performed his first solo show, at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quart_Festival">Quart Festival</a> in Norway. His band was composed of Franky Perez (<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scars_On_Broadway" title="Scars On Broadway">Scars On Broadway</a>) on vocals, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_5_%28guitarist%29" title="John 5 (guitarist)">John 5</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Zombie">Rob Zombie</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Manson_%28band%29" title="Marilyn Manson (band)">Marilyn Manson</a>) on guitar, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Chaney">Chris Chaney</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane%27s_Addiction">Jane's Addiction</a>) on bass, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bonham">Jason Bonham</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreigner_%28band%29" title="Foreigner (band)">Foreigner</a>) on drums and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Andreadis">Teddy Andreadis</a> on keyboards. Special guests included <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cornell">Chris Cornell</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergie_%28singer%29" title="Fergie (singer)">Fergie</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Wood" title="Ron Wood">Ron Wood</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-28"><span>[</span>29<span>]</span></a></sup> His touring band will be fronted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_Bridge">Alter Bridge</a> vocalist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Kennedy">Myles Kennedy</a>, who provided vocals on Slash's songs "Back From Cali" and "Starlight" from his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28album%29" title="Slash (album)">self-titled debut solo album</a>.<br />
Slash's guitar solo is featured in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna">Rihanna</a>'s 2009 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rated_R_%28Rihanna_album%29" title="Rated R (Rihanna album)">Rated R</a>''</i>s fourth single <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_101">Rockstar 101</a>.<br />
Slash's self titled album recently was certified "platinum" in New Zealand with sales over 35,000.<br />
On June 20, 2010 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper">Alice Cooper</a> jammed on stage with Slash in Paris over Cooper's classic song "School's Out".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-29"><span>[</span>30<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Slash was the honoree at the 2010 <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Strip_Music_Festival" title="Sunset Strip Music Festival">Sunset Strip Music Festival</a>, on August 26, 2010, which included members of the West Hollywood City Council and Mayor John Heilman presenting Slash with the official plaque for "Slash Day."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-30"><span>[</span>31<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Slash appeared on stage at the Arena, Stockholm, 2 November 2010, accompanying <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_Bridge">Alter Bridge</a> on the track "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_Today">Rise Today</a>".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-31"><span>[</span>32<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
On November 23, 2010, Slash was interviewed on the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_UK" title="MTV UK">MTV UK</a> show "Gonzo" with host <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Chung">Alexa Chung</a>, where he said that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Kennedy">Myles Kennedy</a> is going to be the sole vocalist on his next solo album. He has also confirmed that he plans to work with <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a> singer <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergie_%28musician%29" title="Fergie (musician)">Fergie</a>, with whom he worked on the single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Dangerous">Beautiful Dangerous</a>" from his solo album, again in the future, and that another song he recorded with her during the sessions for his solo album will appear on her next solo album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-32"><span>[</span>33<span>]</span></a></sup> He briefly played a guitar riff from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Child_o%27_Mine">Sweet Child o' Mine</a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas" title="The Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas'</a> 2011 Super Bowl halftime performance.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-33"><span>[</span>34<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In an interview with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MusicRadar">MusicRadar</a>, Slash confirmed that the band he has been touring with would be the same band to perform on his next record. He also said that it will be less of an actual solo album and more of a collaboration album with Kennedy, and that he is not sure if the album will be billed as Slash or a new name entirely.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-34"><span>[</span>35<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Television_appearances">Television appearances</span></h3>Slash appeared as a recurring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature">caricature</a> of himself in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Evans_%28producer%29" title="Robert Evans (producer)">Robert Evans'</a> animated television series <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Notorious">Kid Notorious</a></i> which aired in 2003 on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_Central">Comedy Central</a>. As in real life, Slash is Evans' close friend and next-door neighbor.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-35"><span>[</span>36<span>]</span></a></sup> He appeared as the guest mentor for rock n roll week of <i><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_%28Season_8%29" title="American Idol (Season 8)">American Idol</a></i> on May 5, 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-36"><span>[</span>37<span>]</span></a></sup> In addition to performing twice on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopez_Tonight">Lopez Tonight</a></i> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Stockdale">Andrew Stockdale</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Kennedy">Myles Kennedy</a>, respectively, Slash also made a guest appearance on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Night_with_Jimmy_Fallon">Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</a></i> on October 29, 2010. He has also had spots on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drew_Carey_Show">The Drew Carey Show</a></i>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park">South Park</a></i>, and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalocalypse">Metalocalypse</a></i>. He appeared as a guest in series 8, episode 3 of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Mind_the_Buzzcocks">Never Mind the Buzzcocks</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-37"><span>[</span>38<span>]</span></a></sup> Slash has also appeared numerous times on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_%28TV_series%29" title="Conan (TV series)">Conan</a>, and since his first appearance the show uses his likeness in place of a slash for all website addresses. In February 2011, Slash appeared with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas">The Black Eyed Peas</a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a> halftime show where he performed segments of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Child_o%27_Mine">Sweet Child o' Mine</a>". accompanied by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergie_%28singer%29" title="Fergie (singer)">Fergie</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-38"><span>[</span>39<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h2><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span></h2><h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Hard_N.27_Heavy">Hard N' Heavy</span></h3>In 1990, a heavy metal video called "Hard N' Heavy" was released containing music, concert footage and interviews. The video included Slash and McKagan appearing with the band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White">Great White</a> at a "Children of the Night" Benefit concert in LA for abused homeless children; the performance helped raise money for housing to aid the underprivileged.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-R2.2_39-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-R2.2-39"><span>[</span>40<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Marriage">Marriage</span></h3>Slash is married to Perla Ferrar, with whom he has two sons, London Emilio and Cash Anthony.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-40"><span>[</span>41<span>]</span></a></sup> The family lives in Los Angeles. On August 30, 2010, Slash had petitioned for the marriage's dissolution through family law attorney <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Wasser">Laura Wasser</a>, citing "irreconcilable differences", However as of November 1, the divorce has been called off.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-41"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-41"><span>[</span>42<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-42"><span>[</span>43<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-43"><span>[</span>44<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-44"><span>[</span>45<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Feud_with_Axl_Rose">Feud with Axl Rose</span></h3>In 2007, Slash admitted to going to Rose's home with the intention to settle a long standing legal dispute and make peace with his former band mate. Slash elaborated on the incident in his autobiography, claiming that what actually occurred was that he simply went to Rose's house while intoxicated and left a note asking Rose to contact him to settle a pending lawsuit. He also added that he has not spoken to Rose in person since his departure from Guns N' Roses in 1996.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-book_45-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-book-45"><span>[</span>46<span>]</span></a></sup> Slash further stated that incident's publicity created a rift in Velvet Revolver as his bandmates were unsure of what Slash had actually done. Slash had confronted Weiland over his scathing reply to Rose, feeling that Weiland did not have the "right" to criticize Rose, not actually knowing him.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-R8.0_46-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-R8.0-46"><span>[</span>47<span>]</span></a></sup> In March 2009, Slash responded to an interview in which Rose referred to him as "a cancer" by saying that "It doesn't really affect me at all. At this point, it's starting to become a little bit.. he's just sort of like 'whatever'."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-47"><span>[</span>48<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Feud_with_Ryan_Murphy">Feud with Ryan Murphy</span></h3>In January 2011, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Murphy_%28writer%29" title="Ryan Murphy (writer)">Ryan Murphy</a>, creator and writer of the hit television series <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glee_%28TV_series%29" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a></i>, offered Guns N' Roses to include their music in episodes.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-48"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-48"><span>[</span>49<span>]</span></a></sup> Slash refused, however, and said, "<i>Glee</i> is worse than <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_%28film%29" title="Grease (film)">Grease</a></i>, and <i>Grease</i> was bad enough."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-spinnermusic.co.uk_49-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-spinnermusic.co.uk-49"><span>[</span>50<span>]</span></a></sup> Slash also commented that "when <i>Grease</i> came out I was like, 'Oh, c'mon, give me a break.'"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-spinnermusic.co.uk_49-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-spinnermusic.co.uk-49"><span>[</span>50<span>]</span></a></sup> Murphy was apparently offended by Slash's comments and attacked Slash's intelligence. He said, "Usually I find that people who make those comments, their careers are over; they're uneducated and quite stupid."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-50"><span>[</span>51<span>]</span></a></sup> In an interview with a radio station in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City">Salt Lake City</a> called 97.5 The Blaze, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KZZQ">KZZQ</a>, Slash responded by saying that he has nothing against <i>Glee</i> or its creator and that he refused to have Guns N' Roses featured in the show simply out of respect for the music and what he feels it stands for. He explained:<br />
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<tr> <td style="color: #b2b7f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 35px; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px; text-align: left;" valign="top" width="20">“</td> <td style="padding: 4px 10px;" valign="top">All things considered, I'm not in a war path after the show. I really don't care. I've seen the show, and in all honesty I think the people on the show are immensely talented [...] But I have a problem with any kind of glorified school movie, like a happy high school kind of – or college kind of thing that's all sort of gleeful like that, because I just come from a different side of the fence so it just rubs me the wrong way. So I would never put a Guns N' Roses song in a show like that. It would be against my better judgment. So that was it. But I guess in the media it comes across as, like, I'm bashing it.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-51"><span>[</span>52<span>]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="color: #b2b7f2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 35px; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px; text-align: right;" valign="bottom" width="20">”</td> </tr>
</tbody></table><h2><span class="editsection"></span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Equipment">Equipment</span></h2><h3><span class="editsection"></span> <span class="mw-headline" id="Guitars">Guitars</span></h3>Slash owns more than 100 guitars.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-52"><span>[</span>53<span>]</span></a></sup> The guitar he recorded <i>Appetite For Destruction</i> with was a hand made flame-top 1959 Les Paul replica with no pick guard and two Seymour Duncan pickups. His main live guitar is a 1988 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Les Paul</a> Standard with three piece top (Factory Second). It has a cracked neck in two places, but he has had it repaired and continues to use it. Most of Slash's electric guitars have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Duncan">Seymour Duncan</a> Alnico II Pro low output pickups.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from September 2010">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
One of Slash's favorite guitars is the aforementioned hand-made Gibson Les Paul Copy. He received it during the recording sessions for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses">Guns N' Roses</a> debut album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetite_for_Destruction">Appetite for Destruction</a></i>. When he could not achieve the right sound he was looking for, the band's manager found a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959">1959</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Les Paul Standard</a> copy. He has used that guitar on every album he has recorded with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses">Guns N' Roses</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolver">Velvet Revolver</a>. The guitar was also the basis of the instrument his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelg%C3%A4nger">doppelgänger</a> used in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_III:_Legends_of_Rock">Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock</a></i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-53"><span>[</span>54<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Amplifiers">Amplifiers</span></h3>On stage, he only uses <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Amplification" title="Marshall Amplification">Marshall amps</a>. He used a rented vintage 1970s Marshall 1959 modified by Frank Levi at SIR studios for the recording of <i>Appetite for Destruction</i>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-54"><span>[</span>55<span>]</span></a></sup> Slash liked the amp so much he tried to keep it, telling the store that it had been stolen, but it was returned accidentally by a roadie. During the 1980s Slash was using a Marshall JCM 2555 Silver Jubilee Anniversary amplifier made in 1987. It featured EL34's power tubes and three ECC83 preamp tubes.<br />
For the recording of Velvet Revolver's debut, he used a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_AC30">Vox AC30</a> and small Fender tube amps (for "oddball" sounds). For the recording of Velvet Revolver's second album, he used the new Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 amp.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-55"><span>[</span>56<span>]</span></a></sup> Currently he is using his new signature Marshall AFD 100 amp on tour and on his new album.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from June 2009">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup><br />
<h3><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Signature_equipment">Signature equipment</span></h3>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Guitar_Corporation">Gibson Guitar Corporation</a> custom made two guitars for Slash in 1988. The first "Inspired" Slash Les Paul is a replica of one of the two guitars given to Slash by Gibson in 1988. The guitar is finished in a faded Heritage Cherry Sunburst, fitted with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Duncan">Seymour Duncan</a> Alnico II Pro pickups and the neck is made to the exact specs of Slash's original Les Paul.<br />
Slash Les Paul Standard is a recreation of Slash's favorite Les Paul and is made of solid mahogany and is finished with an Antique Vintage Sunburst. Just like the custom shop version the guitar is fitted with Seymor Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups and a neck modeled after Slash's original. The guitar will be made in a limited run of 1,600 guitars.<br />
The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphone">Epiphone</a> Les Paul Standard Plustop is made to be a more affordable version of the two Gibson versions while still being able to offer a high quality instrument. As the Gibson versions it is equipped with Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups which he says he decided to place in all his guitar models, and is finished in Dark Tobacco Burst.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-56"><span>[</span>57<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
In 2008, the Slash signature <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul">Les Paul</a> "Gold Top" limited edition guitar became available. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphone">Epiphone</a>'s Les Paul model has a solid mahogany body with a gold top finish, and the standard long neck he came to request on all his guitars, preferring the closest similarity in the neck as his first Les Paul. Again, Seymour Duncan Alnico II pro humbuckers, a standard item on all his guitars. This version also features Epiphone's LockTone stop tailpiece and tunomatic bridge system, which Slash feels makes it an easier instrument to play, particularly for newer guitarists.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Epiphone2_57-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-Epiphone2-57"><span>[</span>58<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
The <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Rich" title="BC Rich">BC Rich</a> Handcrafted Mockingbird SL is an unofficial signature model of Slash's Mockingbird guitar. The SL features a maple neck through a mahogany body with a quilt maple top (Slash's Mockingbird does not have a quilt maple top), Grover Super Rotomatic tuners, ebony fingerboard with large diamond inlays, an Original <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Rose">Floyd Rose</a>, Seymour Duncan Alnico II humbuckers, partial active electronics, and is finished in a transparent red.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BC_Rich_58-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-BC_Rich-58"><span>[</span>59<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
Slash was the first musician to own a signature amplifier created by Marshall for him. In 1996 the Marshall Slash JCM 2555SL was launched, it was built with the specs of Slash's own original 1987 Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 amplifier. A total of 3,000 of these amplifiers were made before it was discontinued.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_%28musician%29#cite_note-59"><span></span></a>Ensafa Hijabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844366630813454899noreply@blogger.com2