Name:  Antonio
Height:  6'0"
Weight:  155 lbs.
Hair color:  Dark Brown

Eye color:  Brown
Birthplace:  Southern California
Current Location: Dallas, Texas

Shoe size:  10 1/2
Other measurements:   well depending on how cold it is..  nevermind.

 

What was the first record you ever bought?
 "KISS Alive".  I was 3 years old and I was ruined for life. Still the best thing ever pressed to vinyl.
 
Who is your all-time favorite band?
It's a toss up between Kiss, Cheap Trick, and the Marvelous 3...
but because of the impact and the fact that they were the first..  KISS.

 

Who / where / when was the first concert you ever attended?
KISS w/ Motley Crue, Universal Amphitheater, 1983 last tour before the unmasking. (yes I was very young and my poor dad had to sit through all the noise)
 
List your top ten all-time favorite records. 
  Let's see...
1) KISS - "Alive!"
2) Marvelous 3 - "Hey! album"
3) Cheap Trick - "Heaven Tonight"
4) Butch Walker - "Letters"
5) Gin Blossoms - "New Miserable Experience"

6) Marvelous 3 - "Ready, Sex, Go!"
7) Genesis - "Genesis (1983)"
8) KISS - "Destroyer"
9) Fuel - "Sunburn"
10) WASP - "The Crimson Idol"
 
List your top 5 all-time favorite songs. 
Well excluding my own of course..
1) Marvelous 3 - "Every Monday"
2) Cheap Trick - "On Top of the World" or "Way of the World" (can't go wrong either way)
3) Phil Collins - "Against All Odds"
4) Marvelous 3 - "Cigarette Lighter Love Song"
5) Gin Blossoms - "Until I Fall Away"

Who is your favorite singer and guitar player of all-time?
 singer..    It's a dead heat between  Paul Stanley, Robin Zander, & Butch Walker.
 guitar...   Michael Schenker, Ace Frehley, and well...   ME!  (sorry I can never pick just one!!)
 
Who or what inspired you to play guitar/sing?  
  Paul Stanley & Ace Frehley inspired me to first wanna pick up a guitar...
  but it was Schenker who inspired me to really learn how to play it.
  As far as singing..  in the beginning it was (once again) Paul Stanley, Robin Zander, and Phil Collins...
  but lately it's been Butch Walker and getting my heart ripped out.
 
What's the best record(s) you've heard in the last 12 months?  
1969 - "Maya"

 

What influences your lyrical content? 
Politics, rainforests, the hole in the ozone layer.. (jk!)
I just write from my heart.
My songs are about Love and loss.

 

What are your interests outside of music (hobbies, passions, etc.) 
 Unfortunately I don't have much of a life outside of music!!
 But I Love sports, movies, & beautiful women (not necessarily in that order)
 
What is your all-time favorite movie? 
  The original "Dawn of the Dead" (I'm weird..  as you can probably tell)
   but "Scarface" runs a close second

and we have to give "Spinal Tap" & "There's Something About Mary"

honorable mentions.

 

What is the best thing you've ever read?  
  A letter that a girlfriend wrote to me about 15 years ago

  & Butch Walker's lyrics (fucking brilliant!)
 
Are you a sports fan? Who is your team? 
  The (5 time Super Bowl champion) Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Lakers,  and the LA Dodgers.

 

What is your favorite food (i.e. Sushi, Mexican Food, Steak, etc.)? 
  Mexican food &

  Pizza (it's kind of like sex. Even when it's bad.. it's still pretty damn good!)

 

What is your astrological sign / birthday? 
   I'm a pain in the ass Scorpio born on October 30.