Name: Dean Person

Birthdate: May 20

Age: older than 1 less....... than 100

Hometown: Canwood, Sask

Instruments played: guitar, and a bit of piano and bass

How long have you played?: I have been playing guitar 19 years

Why did you start playing music?: I come from a very musical family. When I was a little kid, I used to go with my Dad when he played at cabarets and stuff. It was something I thought everybody did. It was normal for me to help my Dad load his accordian in the car at 2:00 am at some Elk's Hall in the middle of nowhere.

Who are my favorite artists: Van Halen, Bob Marley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cake, Ween, Matchbox 20, Maroon 5, Jimi Hendrix, Beach Boys, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jesse Cook, Oscar Lopez, Tom Petty

First Concert: There was this band called Sound FX out of Prince Albert. They were playing at the city fair and I made my parents take me. I think I was 11 years old and I already knew it was I wanted to do.

Best thing about being in Butterfinger: Getting to play my guitar for a living.

Favorite Butterfinger song: Betterman

Coolest experience playing in Butterfinger: Playing to 10,000 people and watching them sing along to music we wrote.

Spend a day with someone dead or alive: Jeff Spicoli.........He surfs, digs Van Halen and drives a cool van.

Where do I see myself in 10 years: asking the other band members if they have seen the hotel room key I always seem to lose

Musician to collaborate with: Trent Bruner