Greg Amato
Ummm...just me...I play guitar, drums, bass, keys, synths, oh...and I try to sing as well...sorry about that part...
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I taught myself guitar when, in college, a guy on the wrestling team let me borrow his guitar. He could literally lift me in the air over his head at will. He could also do it at dinner, and did one night in the dining hall. Very embarassing. So when he went to get a baked potato, I poured soy sauce in his glass of coke. Then the lifting thing happened again...Go figure... After that, I taught myself keyboards, drums, and bass, and started writing/recording songs.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
No. Never. OMG, like, this one time in Miami I lit my bassist on fire, and no one even noticed until we got back to the hotel and none of our gear was in the trunk...
Your musical influences
Breeders, They Might Be Giants, Belly, Led Zeppelin, Judy and Mary, Velocity Girl, Madder Rose, Pixies, Teenage Fanclub, Juliana Hatfield, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Queen, Bettie Serveert, Belle and Sebastian, Countless Others...
What equipment do you use?
PODxt, Shure mics, Roland XP-80, Roland SH-201, Roland TD-6V, Sonar 7PE, Various Guitars, Basses, and Voices...
Anything else?
20-40% of people reading this don't understand it.
