I'm Addicted to These Songs.....

How to Save a Life: The Fray

You'll Be in My Heart: Phil Collins

Son of a Preacher Man: Dusty Springfield

My Music Crushes

I was inspired by another blogger who posted pics of her music crushes, so maybe I'll do it. There's one I'm leaving out though, you can imagine who that might be... Here's a hint: His last name is my username!!

Steven Tyler
-IDK why, he's just hot!!! Maybe it's because he's Italian? IDK. With him being Italian, he just gets hotter and sexier!! He may be in his own little galaxy far, far away, but I think he's still pretty cute!!! It seems like he can rock the big lip look!

Joe Perry
-What a hot hunk of Italian hottie

Ronnie Wood
-He may look worse for wear, but at least he's never cheated on anyone that I know of. He may have been in rehab for alcohol abuse, but he's never cheated on anyone. Besides, he looks like such a sweetie!!! He may have wrinkles, but I think he looks very good for his age, despite what some may think!! You probably know me by now, I could give a rat's butt what people think about me!!!Besides, what respect for Mick Jagger I had as a person went out the window when I heard about him hitting on Pippa Middleton. Seriously? WTF? The guy is older than her!!!!! The only respect I have for Mick is as a musician. Other than that, he no longer has my respect. He's nothing but an old skirt chaser!

Paul Stanley
-Cutie from KISS. He's one of the better looking guys from KISS

Now, this kind of stuff is what I respect about guys. You got Paul Stanley, this huge rock star, and here he is with his family. That is so sweet of him, and that's what I think makes him sexy. He cares about family. A guy who cares about family is sexier than anyone!

  Tommy Thayer
-Other hottie from KISS

Stevie Van Zandt
-Like the traditional rule where everyone is better looking in their younger years, Stevie van Zandt was hot in his younger years and is still not too bad looking, except for the slight weight gain, lol

Jon Bon Jovi
-He's Italian, he's gorgeous, he can sing, he can dance. What can't this hunk do? He's HOT!!!!!!!!

Gered Mankowitz

Gered Mankowitz

-British photographer of rock music for over 40 years
-His photos, including Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Slade, are now shown in the National Portrait Gallery


Marianne Faithfull, London 1964

Jimi Hendrix

Kate Bush

The Rolling Stones

The Yardbirds

Mick Jagger

Billy Idol

Keith Richards

Wham!

Hot Man Thursday: Richie Sambora

Richie Sambora

Name: Richard Stephen Sambora
DOB: July 11, 1959
Where: Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Genres: rock, hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal, blues
Occupation: Singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist
Instruments: guitar, vocals, talkbox
Years Active: 1983-present

-Longtime lead guitarist for the rock band Bon Jovi. He and front man Jon Bon Jovi are the songwriting team in the band

Early Life
-Son of Joan, a secretary and Adam Sambora, a factory foreman.
-Is of Polish and Italian descent and was rasied Catholic
-Began playing guitar at age 12 following the death of Jimi Hendrix
-His most important musical influences are: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Winter, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Joe Kmiecik, George Harrison
-In the late 60s and early 70s, Janis Joplin had an influence on his music

Career
-Started with a band called Message. Bon Jovi was impressed and thought they sould work together.
-By the time Bon Jovi arrived, the band sounded 20 times better
-Sambora has taken over as lead vocalist occasionally on some songs, such as "I'll Be There for You", "These Days", "Lay Your Hands on Me" "Homebound Train".
-Made a cameo appearance in the Sims Superstar
-Sings the song "Long Way Around" during the final scene in the 1997 film Fire Down Below.
-Also provided guitar on the track "Misery" on Pink's 2001 album Missundaztood with Steven Tyler

Bon Jovi
-In Oct. 1984, Bon Jovi supported the heavy metal band KISS in Leeds
-Their best selling album is their 1986 Slippery When Wet album, which features the tracks "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive"

-In 1992, the band returned with their Keep the Faith album. It was released in Nov. 1992, and produced by Bob Rock. Signaled an end to their metal roots and signaled the beginning to a more rock and roll driven groove. This album showed Bon Jovi could still rock in the 1990s, a decade which had a growing love for Grunge.

-Their 2000 released album, Crush, enjoyed more than enough success. It was all thanks to the single "It's My Life", which was written to help introduce the music of Bon Jovi to a younger fan base

-In Sept. 2005, Have a Nice Day, Bon Jovi's 9th studio album, was released. One of the tracks, "Who Says You Can't Go Home" went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals on Feb. 11, 2007

Equipment
-In the 80s, mostly played Kramer, Jackson, Charvel, and Hamer superstrats along with customized Les Paul guitars, along with vintage Fender and Gibson guitars
-In the 1990s, Fender issued a Richie Sambora signature Fender Stratocaster model with Floyd Rose tremolo system and 2 Fender Texas Special single coil pickups.

Personal Life
-Has been an avid fan of raising money for Michel J. Fox's Parkinson's Disease charity. Has also donated money privately to cancer charities since the death of his father, including both hospitals where he was treated.

-In May 2004, Sambora received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Kean University. He attended Kean University as a freshman, but dropped out to pursue music full time as a guitarist.

-On April 20, 2007, his father, Adam, died of lung cancer

-Lives in a house in Laguna Beach, Calif.

-On March 26, 2008, Sambora was arrested in Laguna Beach, California for drunk driving

Discography

Genesis: Another Band I'm Getting Hooked On...

I think I'm starting to turn into my stepdad in the case of music. I'm starting to listen to all the stuff he listens to. Like, for example, Genesis. I never knew who they were until he played one of their albums in the basement one night when me and mi familia were shooting pool. This song "That's All" comes on and it has a nice, catchy, bluesy sound to it. And instantly, I'm hooked. Another song of theirs I looooooooooove is "Home by the Sea". It's kinda eerie, but I love it.

Hot Man Thursday: Joe Perry

My favorite one in Aerosmith!!!!

Joe Perry

Name: Anthony Joseph Perreira
DOB: Sept. 10, 1950
Where: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Occupations: Musician, songwriter
Genres: hard rock, blues, heavy metal
Years Active: 1970-present
Website: www.joeperry.com

-Lead guitarist, occasioanl lead vocalist and contributing song writer for Boston, MA-based hard rock band Aerosmith
-Influenced by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
-Ranked #48 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time



Early Life
-Paternal family is from Madeira, Portugal. Changed the name from Perreira to Perry. His maternal family is Neopolitan, from Italy.
-Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Grew up in the town of Hopedale. There, his father was an accountant and his mother was a high school gym teacher and later an aerobics instructor.
-She retired to Arizona where Perry's dad died in 1975

Career
-During his early years, he joined Tom Hamilton in a band called The Jam Band. Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford and Joey Kramer joined up and it became Aerosmith. The band was initially labeled as ripoffs of The Rolling Stones, but in the mid 1970s, they proved they were nothing like thier British counterparts.

-Their majorly successful albums of the 1970s include Toys in the Attic(1975) and Rocks(1976). These albums got plenty of airplay due to FM stations popping up around Boston.
-"Dream On" "Same Old Song and Dance" "Walk This Way" "Sweet Emotion" were among the hits to get airplay
-During this time, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry became known as the Toxic Twins because of their hard partying and heavy drug use. Also during this time, Aerosmith's loyal fans and followers became known as the Blue Army because the guys wore denim jeans and jackets and the ladies had long hair.
-In the fall of '77, Perry sang lead vocals on "Bright Light Fright" on the Draw the Line album and in the fall of that year at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, a cherry bomb was thrown on stage, injuring Tyler and Perry

-Joe Perry quit the band in 1979 all over his wife Elyssa Jerret throwing a glass of milk at Tom Hamilton's wife. The band literally broke up over spilt milk, according to either Tyler or Perry in Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith.

Elyssa Jerret and Joe Perry. She's the ugly chick to the left and Joe Perry is the hottie to her right

-In 1986, Tyler and Perry collaborated with up and coming rap artists Run DMC to make a rap version of their hit "Walk This Way". Other than that, Tyler and Perry fought like cats and dogs. And it was not until the release of their 1989 Pump album and 1993 Get a Grip album that they started renewing their friendship after many singles followed these albums.

-In 2009, Perry, along with his solo band The Joe Perry Project, released their new album called "Have Guitar, Will Travel", which features the track "We Got a Long Way to Go". During this, Tyler was threatening to quit the band

Personal Life
-Was married to Elyssa Jerret from 1975-1982, which gave him son Adrian.
-Is now married to Billie Mongtomery Perry. They married in 1985 on the set of the video for his song "Black Velvet Pants". Billie appears on one of his guitars. They had 2 sons together, Roman and Tony and she had a son from a previous relationship named Aaron. Adrian and Tony Perry are founding members of a band called TAB the Band

-His first grandchild, Austin, was born to stepson Aaron.

Influences
-Huge fan of Fleetwood Mac and Jeff Beck
-Influenced by Jimi Hendrix
-Was a major influence on Slash from Guns N Roses

Discography
Guest Appearances
-Played guitar on Alice Cooper's song House of Fire
-On Dec. 13, 2003, was the only non-KISS member to wear a pair of Paul Stanley's boots on stage with the heavily made up band as he helped KISS play "Strutter".
-On the episode "Brotherly Love" of Homicide: Life on the Streeet, he was credited as Anthony Joseph Perry

Bon Jovi- One Cute Rock Musician

Still hot after all these years...

Bon Jovi: Young and Now

Jon Bon Jovi Now. Man what a hottie. Ages like fine wine, gets better with age.....