What is your role with The Shards?
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To influence the music away from the worldwide domination of guitars and power chords; equaling and/or exceeding sheer wattage and volume to counter guitar hegemony wherever possible. Also to provide a broader base for song selection, which normally translates into my recommendations not making the cut.
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Where are you from?
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Depends .. maybe Boston...possibly Hong Kong -- who's asking?
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How long have you been playing keyboards?
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Since 1960, or maybe 1970 - I forget.
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Who are your musical influences?
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Purcell, Winwood, Rubinstein, Emerson, Bach, Brian Wilson, Al Kooper, Jimmy Smith and Jon Lord.
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Who is your favorite musicians & bands?
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Deep Purple
The Nice
Disturbed
Pantera
Helmet
Danzig
The Unseen
Chevelle
Drowning Pool
Above All Hope
Jonny Lang
Killswitch Engage
Vanilla Fudge
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Who is your least favorite musicians & bands?
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
The Rolling Stones (post Brian Jones)
Marsvolta
Green Day
Good Charlotte
Bruce Springsteen
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What’s currently in your CD/mp3 player?
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AC/DC
Humble Pie
ELP
Mountain
Black Crowes
Blind Faith
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If you were stuck on a desert island and could bring 6 CD’s what would they be?
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1. Birds of Fire (McLaughlin)
2. Inner Mounting Flame (McLaughlin)
3. Katy Lied (Steely Dan)
4. Tannhauser
5. The Young Rascals
6. Fugue in G Minor (Bach)
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What type of gear do you use?
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Yamaha key boards: Motif 6, P80, S30, DX7 in reserve, and a mini-Korg, powered by a Roland KC500 stack
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What’s your favorite piece of gear? (or most useful etc).
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Yamaha P80 keyboard
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What’s the funniest thing that ever happened to you while playing before a live audience?
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Nothing - rock music is serious --- seriously
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What do you like to do besides play music?
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Speak different dialects of Chinese
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What do you love to do most?
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That's obvious
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What do you like to do least?
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So's this
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What’s your favorite color?
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I dunno
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What is your favorite food?
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Anything that's hen la.
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Describe the perfect gig.
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Rocking the house, and home by midnight
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What do you like most about playing with The Shards
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Access to Don's refrigerator
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James Lipton Questions...
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NOTE:
Roy has declined the oppotrunity to answer the following incriminating questions
since he is considering running for President of the United States (POTUS).
As POTUS, Roy will serve to protect the Constitution of Rock'N'Roll.
So far, his petition of nomination consistss of four signatures.
Rest assured, The Shards' email list of fans will never
be used to promote Roy's political campaign!
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What is your favorite word?
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I plead the Fifth.
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What is your least favorite word?
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I plead the Fifth.
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What turns you on or what is your favorite thing?
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I plead the Fifth.
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What turns you off?
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I plead the Fifth.
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What sound or noise do you love?
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I plead the Fifth.
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What sound or noise do you hate?
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Ditto...
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What is your favorite curse word?
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Ditto...
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What professions (other than music) would you like to attempt?
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Ditto...
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What profession would you not like to do?
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Ditto...
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If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive?
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Definitely ditto!
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