BAND PROFILES

Bill 'Bill Hill' Baxter - Bass

Name
Billy Baxter

Stage Name
Bill Hill

Equipment
Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Precision Bass, Dean 5 String, EMG Pickups, Carvin FET 400watt Power Amp, Line 6 Bass Pod Pro, Behringer BTR2000 Rack Tuner, Crate BT215 300 Watt 2 X 15 Bass Enclosure, Peavey TX410 700 Watt Bass Enclosure, Art X-11 Midimaster Pedal Board, Hiscox & Citronic Flight Cases

Describe yourself in three words
Heavy F**king Metal!
 
One item you're never caught without
A lighter

Who or what do you think is overrated?
Real(sh)ity TV  Shows

And underrated?
Saxon guitarist, Paul Quinn

Proudest musical (or other) achievement
The birth of my two kids

Most embarrassing on stage moment
Hard to choose one - there are a few!

Most embarrassing album on your shelf:
All of my other half's collection...

Favourite bands/musicians:
Loads!! Bands: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Ozzy, Most NWOBHM, AC / DC, Kiss, Van Halen, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Scorpions, Y + T, Slayer, Testament, Overkill, Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Corrosion Of Conformity, Sepultura, Machine Head, Alice In Chains, and many more...

Musicians: A few of the greatest are sadly no longer with us - Bon Scott, Randy Rhoads, Cliff Burton. Of those living, Malcolm Young, and Alex Van Halen (what a band)

Favourite Album:
Too many to mention but for Priest it would be Stained Class or Unleashed In The East. Also Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality, Van Halen II, Kiss - Alive and AC/DC - Powerage are pretty high on the list.

Favourite meal:
Sunday Dinner

Favourite drink 
Gin

Favourite toy as a child
Snooker Table 

Favourite movie
Star Wars Trilogy

Favourite word
Bollocks

Favourite Journey
A hazy one

Greatest fear
Nothing!

Worst trait
Farting - very (un)popular in the van...!

Worst trait in others
Insincerity and phoniness

Most unappealing habit?
I'm a messy eater...

First thing you notice about the opposite sex
The eyes say it all as they say!

 

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