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1. You know, I was actually born Johnny, but my parents changed my name when I was about four years old, and everybody knows me by my new name, or rather a short form. I liked to perform some crazy gimmicks with my guitars, like playing with my teeth and burning them onstage in some sort of ritual after I was done. My career wasn't that long (you know, that damn "27 club" thingy, I was one of the first to be there), but still I'm considered as one of the most influential instrumentalists of all time.
So, are you experienced enough to tell who I am?
2. Maybe I should start by saying "I WAS a guitarist". Make no mistake, though: I'm NOT DEAD YET, but I can't play anymore. I started playing in my teens, drawing my influences from many great guitarists, but also from some classical music, mainly Niccolo Paganini's violin works. Shortly after, I was struck with ALS, which forced me to quit playing, though I can still write new music with the aid of computers.
Who am I?
3. Although I'm mostly know for being a guitarist, I happen to be a scientist as well, crazy as it may sound. But we'll stick to my musical career. I played in a very famous British band from 1970 to 1991, when we lost our iconic vocalist, but I'm still active up to this day. Wanna hear something funny? The guitar I used for the most part of my career, was built by me and my father, out of a variety of home materials.
Who am I?
4. I'm mostly known for my work with the progressive metal group I founded in 1985 with two college friends (believe me, we sound anything but dreamy), but I also went solo for a while. I was invited to the G3 Tour more times than any other guest guitarist. I like using 7-stringed guitars as I'm very fond of long, overture-like metal compositions with lots of shredding and heavy riffing.
Who am I?
5. All these guitarist trivias are packed with males, but we women can also play! My name might not be the first one in everyone's minds when it comes to female guitarists, but even so, I still managed to write it in the books. I guess that one of my most distinctive features was the unique way that I played, since I was a lefty but played a regular guitar upside down. This led me to develop a unique melodic style of playing, which later became a fingerstyle named after me, and adopted by other musicians. My most famous song is about a train that passed near my childhood house. Ah, those times...
Who am I?
6. I'm not really an easy-to-listen-to guitarist. I've experimented with many genres, and in fact, I'm most known for the "royal" progressive rock band I founded in 1968, being its most stable member. I also developed some new recording methods, as well as a New Standard Tuning that is taught in the guitar classes that I founded as well.
Who am I?
7. My first big gig was Frank Zappa's band, where I was sometimes credited as "Stunt guitarist". Later on, I filled in temporarily in some other bands, also went on a solo career, and started giving classes and clinics. My playing style involves many complex techniques, coupled with special gear like double and triple neck guitars, and 7-stringed guitars. Oh, and speaking of number seven, it has a special meaning to me, up to the point where I place my most emotional compositions in the seventh track of each of my albums.
Who am I?
8. Don't be confused by my nickname: my hands may not be the fastest ones around, but I surely can put up some mad skills. As a matter of fact, I'm the first musician to be inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who am I?
9. Anyone called for a shredder? Well, my style involves really fast-paced passages, like every other shredder, but I wanted to turn it up a notch. Seeing all of these double-neck guitar players, I decided to give it a personal touch, by playing in both necks at the same time, hehehe.
Who am I?
10. Although I always liked music, I didn't fully make my mind about becoming a guitarist until I learned about Hendrix's death. I still remember the shocked look on my football coach's face when I walked away from my practice to focus on playing guitar. At first, I was dedicated to teaching, but then I embarked on a long solo career (with little pauses during which I played in other bands, like Deep Purple and Chickenfoot) Furthermore, starting in 1995, I invite two fellow guitarists to join me in a world tour where we all get to jam together for a while.
Who am I?
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