BAND PROFILES

Guy 'KK Drowning' Laverick - Guitar

Name
Guy Laverick

Stage Name
KK Drowning or JK Rowling...

Equipment
 Ibanez Prestige guitars, Engl Powerball amp with standard Engl cab, TC Electronic G System

Describe yourself in three words
Honest, Dedicated, Sarcastic

One item you're never caught without
Probably my phone

Who or what do you think is overrated?
Tunnock’s Caramels, Coffee, Tea

And underrated?
Salt and Vinegar Monster Munch

Proudest musical (or other) achievement
Playing the Wacken Festival in Germany in front of 70,000 was a gig I’ll never forget.

Most embarrassing on stage moment
I once dressed up as a penguin for a school play

Most embarrassing album on your shelf:
It isn’t on my shelf as such, but I do happen to own Nitro’s sophomore effort “Hot, Wet, Dripping With Sweat”. I’ve tried giving this album away at least 3 times and no one wants it! It’s so bad, it’s actually good.

Favourite bands/musicians:
Bands – Racer X, Blue Murder, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Symphony X, to name a few.
Musicians – Edward Van Halen, Paul Gilbert, John Sykes, John Norum, Jason Becker, to name a few.

Favourite Album:
Bands – Racer X, Blue Murder, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Symphony X, to name a few.
Musicians – Edward Van Halen, Paul Gilbert, John Sykes, John Norum, Jason Becker, to name a few.

Favourite meal:
Either chicken tikka madras with garlic pilau and a keema nan (along with a chilled bottle of Cobra), or a pepperoni pizza with extra hot chilli and green peppers (from Pizza Italia in Washington).

Favourite drink 
Beer

Favourite toy as a child
Star Wars stuff, Scalextric, Lego Technic

Favourite movie
The Empire Strikes Back, with an honourable mention to the other classic Star Wars movies, Indiana Jones, Bourne Ultimatum, Anchorman, and of course Dumb and Dumber

Favourite word
Turd

Favourite Journey
The one with Steve Perry singing

Greatest fear
Whitney Houston singing “I Will Always Love You”

Worst trait
I tend to “adjust” myself a lot

Worst trait in others
Arrogance, ignorance, big egos

Most unappealing habit?
That’ll be the adjusting myself thing again

First thing you notice about the opposite sex
I’d be lying if I didn’t say boobs! (At least one of the band members has given an honest answer to this question!) 

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