Andrew Butler

Bill Ward

Parents: Mom and Dad loved forties big band and fifties doo-wop groups. Maybe that's why I like big, orchestrated rock music and thick vocal harmonies?

Musical Influences: Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Rush, AC/DC, Blue Oyster Cult, Van Halen, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Tool, Dream Theater

Musical beginnings: It was all over after receiving Kiss Alive II for my eleventh birthday. From then on, I wanted to grow my hair and rock!

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Favorite Interests / pastime: Hard rock / heavy metal music, Grateful Dead / Dave Matthews Band music, roller coaster amusement parks, football, video games, golf, Texas Hold 'em Poker, and enjoying life with my cool rocker chick wife.

Favorite foods: Anything brunch (eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, etc.), sushi, beer (is beer a food?), Ben & Jerry's ice cream

Favorite TV shows: ER, Seinfeld, The Apprentice, Monk, American Idol (yeah, I know "), Cops, Jerry Springer, South Park

Would love to jam with: The rest of AC/DC after Brian Johnson finally blows his voice out, or the rest of Black Sabbath when Ozzy finally blows his voice out

Ambitions: Enjoy the crap out of this time with Speak of the Devil, grow spiritually, keep close with my wife, my family, and my loved ones

Nickname: Scotty T-Bone, Scotty Bon Scott, Scotty Osbourne, Scotty Butthead

First show: My first show / concert was Van Halen at The Oakland Coliseum in 1981. My first public performance was with a high school band Switch 625 in 1984 (we covered Def Leppard and Van Halen - go figure "). My first show with Speak of the Devil was at .

Turn-ons: Bands that have "the tone" with a monster open E / open A chord, scary-ass roller coasters, expressive / surrealist art, a great lead singer scream (think Daltrey, Cornell, Halford, etc.) sexy rocker chicks (like the one I married), football Sunday

Turnoffs: Cigarette smoking, country music, ignorance, apathy, intolerance, hate, politicians, early-morning garbage trucks

In my next life I would like to be: You

Favorite quote: "If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me" (RP). "It's good to be The King" (MB). "Inspiration, move me brightly. Light the song with sense and color; hold away despair" (RH), "Well, there you go" (ST).

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