Name: Mark Tremonti Birthdate: April 18th, 1974
Age: 25
Birthplace: Detriot, MI (Grew up in a suburb of Detroit called Grosse Pointe Park, lived there until he was 10)
Current Residence: Orlando, FL
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Status: Single
History: Has played guitar for 12 yrs.
Influences: Blackflag,The Bad Brains, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, SOD, Soundgarden and Celtic Frost.
Favorite Bands: SoundGarden,Metallica, and Blackflag
Place In Band: Lead guitars, songwriting
Equipment Used: Gibson LesPaul plain-top classic,Gibson LesPaul lyte-neck Standard, Paul Reed Smith PRS, Kahler Pro Tremelo guitars, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Amps, 1" x 12" Fender Tube amps and 1x12" Matchless Tube amps,Mesa Boogie Cabinets, Kahler Pro Tremelo Bridges.
Says his "Spice" name would be: Old Spice
Favorite rock star move/pose: Headbang
First concert attended: Frehley's Comet and Iron Maiden.
Past jobs: 1.) Car Washer for 4 years.
2.) Worked at Chili's (Resturaunt) as a cook in Tallahassee while going to school.
Other Interesting Facts
Went to Florida State University. Studied for a Finance degree.
Also attended Clemson University in South Carolina.
Mark played Soccer in High School.
Before moving to Orlando, FL, Mark and his family once lived in Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) when he was a kid.
Wrote Torn and a lot of What's This Life For. wrote some lyrics in My Own Prison (The 'So I held my head up high...' part) and Pity for a Dime.
Considers himself a much better guitar player than a song writer.
"The Call of the Katulu" from Metallica was the first song Mark mastered on the guitar.
"Unforgiven" is Mark's favorite song to play live.
Mark's first guitar was an imitation Les Paul that cost $10.
Now Mark owns about 10 guitars and his Bobby Smith signatures is his favorite.
Mark formed his first band "Wits End" when he was a freshman in High School. They played covers of Motley Crue, Black Flag, Anthrax, and Minor Threat.
Marks says he's addicted to video games. Quotes
"I like to make my guitar sound mean."
(The songs are) "all my children, can't like one better than the other."
(On what he does in his spare time) "All I do is relax and rent movies every night. Blockbuster gets all my money."
