Nickname: Big Matt
Position: Guitar & Vocals
Setup: Epiphone Les Paul Custom (also known as Blacky), Epiphone Dot Studio (Bloaty, short for Bloaty McFatstuff), Yamaha RGX A2 (The iPod guitar), Marshall DSL 401, Line 6 Pod XT (32 amp models, 28 effects presets, endless possibilities!!), Jim Dunlop Dimebag wah, Boss Phase Shifter, Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom
Influences: Manic Street Preachers, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Rage Against The Machine, AC/DC, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, System Of A Down, Van Halen, The Who, Cream, The White Stripes, The Datsuns. Anything which encorporates great song writing with kick ass live shows!
Heroes: I have many, MANY! Its basically musicians who give it their all and make amazing, beautiful music; lyricists who have interesting and original sounds and loadsa balls; and guitarists who put all their effort and feeling into their solos, and create amazing beefy riffs!
Guitarists: James Dean Bradfield, Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Jimmy Paige, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Daron Malakian, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy , Zakk Wylde, Slash, Angus Young, Dan and Justin (Men of Hawkins), Clapton (Cream era only) John Fruiscante, Stevie James :P
Vocalists: James Dean Bradfield, Robert Plant, Serj Tankian, Roger Daltry, Justin Hawkins James Hetfield, Matt Bellamy, Sting, and the mighty Veginald! :P
Favourite Album: I have more than one...umm..ALL of the Manic Street Preachers albums (my favourite one varying with my mood, which is currently Lifeblood), Led Zepplin I, III and VI (the greatest of all!), Origin Of Symmetry (Muse), Van Halen I, Fair Warning, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (RHCP). Album of the moment has to be Wolfmother by... Wolfmother!
Favourite Song: I've never been able to pinpoint an exact one as i love so many but my favourtie song at this very moment in time is the theme tune to Bucky O'Hare...bizzare i know, but its damn catchy!
Aims & Ambitions: To make the best of life, and enjoy what ive got in life! (which is a hell of a lot!) and to rock and roll as long as my fingers and vocal chords will let me!
