| Arjen Anthony Lucassen |
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| Country: |
Netherlands |
| Birthday: |
April 3rd, 19longtimeago60 |
| Instrument: |
Guitar |
| Equipment: |
Fender Stratocaster, 2x Gibson Explorer, Ibanez 7-string,
Rickenbacker 12-string, Martin acoustic, Ovation acoustic, Takamine 12-string,
Line 6 POD Guitar, Line 6 POD Pro guitar rackversion, Dual Rectifier Mesaboogie,
Marshall Valvestate, Marshall JCM, Marshall Custom-tuned, Fender Twinreverb |
| Bands: |
Ayreon, Star One (Vengeance, Bodine) |
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| Main influences: |
60's Psychedelica (Beatles, Kaleidoscope), Glamrock (T.Rex, Queen, Sparks),
Prog (ELP, Jethro Tull), Folk (Waterboys, Simon&Garfunkel, CS&N),
Metal (Black Sabbath, Rush) |
| Favorite bands: |
Then: Pink Floyd, Beatles, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Hawkwind
Now: Rammstein, Porcupine Tree, Placebo
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| Favorite musicians: |
David Gilmour, Ritchie Blackmore, John Lennon, R. J. Dio, Alice Cooper |
| Favorite movies: |
Alien, Stargate, 2001, Donnie Darko, Ed Wood, Being John Malkovich,
The Omen, The Thing, Blade Runner, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Midnight Run,
The Full Monty, and ah, I'd better stop, the list is endless... |
| Favorite books: |
Just silly comics and music magazines |
| Sports: |
Biking |
| Favorite food: |
(vegetarian) Indian, Mexican, Indonesian |
| Favorite drinks: |
Not very rock'n'roll I'm afraid: Coke-light, milk, Fruit2day |
| Dislikes: |
Dishonesty |
| Hobbies: |
Music, DVDs |
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| How did you get started in music?: |
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Growing up listening to the versatility of the Beatles, seeing the glamorous Sweet on TV
(and stealing my mother's wig), hearing Blackmore play (and mutilate) guitar in Purple and
Tony Iommi in Sabbath, hearing Robert Plant moan and wail in Zeppelin and being blown away
by Alice Cooper's over-the-top theatrics. In other words, I didn't choose to make music, it chose me.
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