- Alex Grossi
Alex Grossi is an American guitarist, best known as the former guitarist of heavy metal band
Quiet Riot . He toured with them briefly in 2005, and returned in August 2006 after the departure ofNeil Citron . Quiet Riot disbanded in January 2008. Although Neil appears on the Quiet Riot album "Rehab", Alex joined in for this album's tour. Grossi grew up in South Windsor, CT and taught guitar lessons at Riccardo's Music Center in East Hartford, CT. While living in Connecticut, he was lead guitarist for the band, Wake Up Jack.He also played in the bands
Angry Salad ,Bang Tango , Steven Adler of GUNS-N-ROSES, Jani Lane of WARRANT, Beautiful Creatures and CT based bandThe Flames along with fellow musicians Matt Starr ofThe Automatic Music Explosion and Chad Valentine.Alex recently did a U.S. tour with Dizzy Reed'S HOOKERS-N-BLOW and Jizzy Pearl's LOVE/HATE.
Personal information
During an interview with
Maul Stanley in 2007 (in conjunction with the 30th anniversary ofStar Wars ), Grossi revealed that he had never actually seen the movie until asked to do so for the interview. At which point he admitted to not liking it much after finally seeing it, suggesting that he might have liked it more had he first seen it when he was a kid. [cite web | url=http://www.maulstanley.com/interviews/grossi.htm | title=Maul Stanley Talks Star Wars with Alex Grossi | publisher=MaulStanley.com | accessdate=2008-09-23]Discography
With Angry Salad
* "
The Guinea Pig EP (1995)
* "Bizarre Gardening Accident (1997)
* "Angry Salad (1999)With Bang Tango
* "Ready to Go" (2004)
With Beautiful Creatures
* "Deuce" (2005)
With Ignite
* "
Our Darkest Days (2006)COMPILATIONS --"It's So Easy" -- A Millennium Tribute to GUNS-N-ROSES (2006)"Too Fast For Love"-- A millennium tribute to MOTLEY CRUE (2007)
References
External links
* [http://www.alexgrossi.com http://www.alexgrossi.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/alexgrossi Alex's Myspace]
* [http://www.grossischoolofrock.com Grossi School of Rock Music School]
* [http://www.savioursofrock.com/interviews/interviewAlexGrossi.html Interview]
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