~*~Musical Heros~*~

esa · Post by **esa** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

Who is your hero? Why did you start playing your instrument? Who influenced the way you play or the style of music you listen to? I know Hendrix will be in here somewhere...

DMFJ03 · Post by **DMFJ03** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

Geddy Lee.

Imgrimm01 · Post by **Imgrimm01** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

For me there are many heroes BUT I have to say that Metallica and more specifically " master of puppets" put me on the path that shaped who I am today, as I traveled down that path bands like Rush, Queensryche, Tool etc. have had strong influences as well so for me to name a hero would be too tough. Great Thread !

wake up drumming · Post by **wake up drumming** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

I'd have to say Tommy Lee! After I got my first kit I learned the whole Shout at the Devil album note per note!

Skate Toad · Post by **Skate Toad** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

NEIL PEART,ALEX VAN HALEN, and GENE KRUPPA

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

Kiss made it all happen for me. Elton John, Rush, Hank Sr., Bill Monroe, John Waite, George Jones, SRV, Sonny Boy II, Sabbath, Floyd, Skynrd, Kix, and many others had a hand in it, but Kiss made a 12-yr-old boy think he could play music in a band. "Hard Luck Woman" was the exact song... hard rockers still write the best ballads.------>JMS

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

Neil Peart, John Bonham, Bill Bruford, Alan White, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Prince, Lenny Kravitz, Bernard Purdie, Peter Erskine, and Randy Castillo (RIP)

iceman01 · Post by **iceman01** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

yo whats up well im not that good yet but what made me wanna play is carter beauford and seeing tony royster jr doing a clinc............ the iceman cometh

daveb · Post by **daveb** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

Jeff Beck made it all happen for me. Just hearing his combination of notes and noises. I still prefer music that is infused with noises (TOOL, NIN, Crystal Method). But it all came from Beck.

Marsman365 · Post by **Marsman365** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

My DAD!!! This will probably sound silly to most, but I can remember being about 4-5 years old, and going to a wedding and watching my dad's polka/dance band, and thinking "boy are they having fun, I'd like to do that when get older". He played trumpet, but I ended up playing drums.

I actually had a childhood dream come true a few years back when I actually played in a band with my dadll!!! I had just as much fun as what I rememebered as a child.

Dad is my musical hero!

Now influences, that's a whole different topic...

Many, many influences, but I like the style of Scott Rockenfield from Queensryche.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

Man, that's a cool post. Good for you, Marsman. My dad was a huge influence, and I don't give him credit for that very often. Here's to ya, Dad!---JMS

Marsman365 · Post by **Marsman365** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

Thanks for the kudos Songsmith!

I think society places to much value on "star role models". I've found that the greatest influences in my life have been personal contacts. (Teachers, friends, fellow musicians, etc.)

E.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

I also have to list my father as my first musical aspiration. He gave me my first bass, (which was also his first bass) a Fender Musicmaster. I still remember going to Jarret's in Altoona to buy a new set of Boomers to stick on it. When I was 14, I use to go his outdoor gigs, and I would get to sit in with the band. I eventually "graduated" to using his Rickenbacker. I'm still trying to talk him into giving it to me. I haven't had any luck so far.

While he played in Country bands during most of the 80's and 90's, some of you may know of his band, Effigy, that was based out of Tyrone in the 70's.

banditos · Post by **banditos** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

You guys are making me tear up over here,I also would like to say Dad,he bought me a bass at a pawnshop for my ninth birthday,dragged my gear around in a station wagon before I could drive,stood in the back of the hall,gym,teen town,bar,and tapped away to the tunes.He told me"listeners are the people who make musicians,musicians make the music",Kinda like sayin one without the other is redundent unless you can appreciate it together.On the other hand my Mother calls it a curse,hehe,sorry mom.Dads gone now but thanks to you guys,for me ,he's standing right here tapping away.Rock on Fathers of rock and roll.

FatVin · Post by **FatVin** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

The order changes dpending on who I am listening to at any given moment but usually it's a pretty consistant corp of people:

Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Stevie Ray
Eric Clapton
B.B. King
T-Bone Walker
Angus Young
Buddy Guy
Ace Frehley

My Uncle: Tom Phillips

last but certainly not least My first guitar Teacher -

My Late Grandfather Lester H. Phillips

That's for guitar, For singing and songwriting, well that's a different thread.

noAngel · Post by **noAngel** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

went through alot of phases with different influences, but i would have to say the one common denominator in all of them was....

Neil Young

GUITARII · Post by **GUITARII** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

My dad too!!! And my uncles Matt and Gene.... my musical Heroes! My mom got me interested in alot of different styles too....... OF MUSIC

(sick bastards!)

Then "Edge of Sundown" left me emotionally erect and I haven't been able to shake that feeling since I heard Don Ruzzi. The first time I heard "Red House" was right after Felix started playing it in my uncle's garage and I wanted soooooooo bad to play like that! (Though I still can't....

)

Later, I'll say it..... HENDRIX! Man I wanted to be Jimi! Then Clapton, SRV, etc.... Oh, yeah.... someone told me you get a ton of tail too.... waiting..... waiting.....

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

My Grandfather Nelson Renner, who was trumpet and bandleader with "4 He's and A She" ... and my best friend

My Father, Bob Renner, who was a concert pianist.

then later

Kerry Livgren (Kansas) and Michael Schenker

Locally, Bill Filer, Robbie Johns and Ed McGuire made a big impression

rickw · Post by **rickw** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

Wow lonewolf, Robbie Johns! I haven't heard that name in awhile. I had the pleasure of being in a band with him many moons ago, and man was he gifted. I hear he's a "higher up" with Gibson guitars these days. As far as the thread goes, the late Terry Kath of Chicago (first three albums) and Carlos Santana were my guitar heroes.

grimmbass · Post by **grimmbass** » Tuesday Jul 20, 2004

Def Leppard and Pyromania started me on my evil path! I'll never forget going to sleep with "Billy's Got a Gun" and that bizarre end track/loop warping my brain through my headphones. I will always be greatful for Joe, Phil, Sav, Rick, and Steve (RIP, friend) opening the world of rock and roll to me!

facingwest · Post by **facingwest** » Wednesday Jul 21, 2004

Kiss was the seed that was planted in me for music. My dad was the path to connect the inspiration to the instrument. I'm forever greatful to both equally. I never knew playing a friggin fly swatter to Kiss albums would end me up here in life. heh

Punkinhead · Post by **Punkinhead** » Wednesday Jul 21, 2004

Dimebag made me pick up a guitar, him and Zakk Wylde....

My heroes today that learn off of are mostly Paganini and Bach

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Wednesday Jul 21, 2004

Geezer Butler...what a master of metal. Geddy Lee...say no more. And, yes, even Gene Simmons. He had a hell of an influence on me when I was a teen. I even learned to breathe fire. And I can't forget Dennis Dunaway(original Alice Cooper). Listen to the non-commercial Cooper tunes. Halo of Flies, Ballad of Dwight Fry, Unfinished Sweet, etc. He had a style all his own.

redawg · Post by **redawg** » Wednesday Jul 21, 2004

Peter Chriss started the whole thing for me. Eric Carr was my next hero. Then Tommy Lee, Randy Castillo, Rikki Rocket (performance moves like playing standing up), Joey Jordinson of Slipknot and my current drummer god of my universe is Danny Carey of Tool.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Wednesday Jul 21, 2004

rickw wrote:Wow lonewolf, Robbie Johns! I haven't heard that name in awhile. I had the pleasure of being in a band with him many moons ago, and man was he gifted. I hear he's a "higher up" with Gibson guitars these days. As far as the thread goes, the late Terry Kath of Chicago (first three albums) and Carlos Santana were my guitar heroes.

Last I heard, Robbie was a product director at Gibson and he also does studio sessions. Amazing talent.

Wow, Terry Kath, I haven't heard that name in awhile. He didn't get enough "exposure" playing for Chicago, but he is a great player and highly underrated. The solo on "25 or 6 to 4" on "Live at Carnegie Hall" is an eye opener. I think that was the 1st song I ever learned on guitar.

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