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Originally published in Deuce Quarterly
August 1st, 1985
This questionnaire was posted in Issue 37 of Deuce Quarterly of August 1985, from a tour in Japan. Rory filled in the blanks to some "What are you favorites" type of questions. It was a little hard to read after scanning, so it's typed below.Copies of the scans are beneath
Real Name: Rory William Gallagher
Instrument: Fender Stratocaster, Telecaster for Electric Martin D-35 and National for Acoustic Martin OM Model Mandolin.
Amplifier, Other Device, Equipment: Fender Concert Amp and Fender Bassman Amp, Hawk Tone Booster. I also use an Oberheimer Studio Aamp.
Birth Date & Birthplace: 2 March, Ballyshannon, Ireland
Height & Weight: 11 Stone
Colour of Hair & Eyes: Dark brown, blue (eyes!)
Hobbies: Reading, drawing & the cinema
Music Which Influenced You Most: Blues is my main influence, but I'm also very fond of most other styles - Rock & Roll, Folk & Jazz
Manchester International Club 1987
taken by John Wainwright
Musicians Which Iinfluenced You Most: When I started playing guitar Lonnie Donegan, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and later, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy Band.
Favorite Muscians: Bob Dylan, Ornette Colman, Doc Watson, John Hamond, Blind Boy Fuller, Bruce Springsteen, Howlin' Wolf
Favorite Groups: Stones, The Band
Favorite Albums: Blond On Blond (Dylan), Born To Run (Springsteen), Birthday Blues (Bert Jansch)
Music & Types of Music You Hate: Bubble gum!
Favorite Magazine: Guitar Player
Manchester International Club 1987
taken by John Wainwright
Favorite Novelist: Patricia Highsmith
Favorite Actress: Romy Schneider
Favorite Car: Packard
Favorite Food & Drink: Mexican
Country Do You Love Best? I try to enjoy which ever country I happen to be in.
Your Advice to Young Japanese Musicians: It's old advice: practice! Try to play in public as much as possible and play with other musicians informally.
Your Dream: To write a screenplay
Message to Your Fans in Japan: We are very happy to be back for the third time in Japan. We hope you enjoy the concerts and the new album to be released early next year.
This questionnaire was posted in Issue 37 of Deuce Quarterly of August 1985, from a tour in Japan. Rory filled in the blanks to some "What are you favorites" type of questions. It was a little hard to read after scanning, so it's typed below.Copies of the scans are beneath
REAL NAME
RORY WILLIAM GALLAGHER
INSTRUMENT
FENDER STRATOCASTER, TELECASTER FOR ELECTRIC MARTIN D-35 AND NATIONAL FOR ACOUSTIC MARTIN OM MODEL MANDOLIN
AMPLIFIER, OTHER DEVICE, EQUIPMENT
FENDER CONCERT AMP AND FENDER BASSMAN AMP, HAWK TONE BOOSTER
I ALSO USE AN OBERHEIMER STUDIO AMP
BIRTH DATE & BIRTHPLACE
2 MARCH, BALLYSHANNON, IRELAND
HEIGHT & WEIGHT
11 STONE
COLOUR OF HAIR & EYES
DARK BROWN BLUE (eyes!)
HOBBIES
READING, DRAWING & THE CINEMA
MUSIC WHICH INFLUENCED YOU MOST
BLUES IS MY MAIN INFLUENCE, BUT I'M ALSO VERY FOND OF MOST OTHERSTYLES - ROCK & ROLL, FOLK & JAZZ
Manchester International Club 1987
taken by John Wainwright
MUSICIANS WHICH INFLUENCED YOU MOST
WHEN I STARTED PLAYING GUITAR LONNIE DONEGAN, ELVIS PRESLEY, BUDDY
HOLLY AND LATER, MUDDY WATERS, JUNIOR WELLS, BUDDY GUY BAND
FAVORITE MUSICIANS
BOB DYLAN, ORNETTE COLMAN, DOC WATSON, JOHN HAMOND, BLIND BOY FULLER, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, HOWLIN' WOLF
FAVORITE GROUPS
STONES, THE BAND
FAVORITE ALBUMS
BLOND ON BLOND (DYLAN), BORN TO RUN (SPRINGSTEEN),
BIRTHDAY BLUES (BERT JANSCH)
MUSIC & TYPES OF MUSIC YOU HATE
BUBBLE GUM!
FAVORITE MAGAZINE
GUITAR PLAYER
Manchester International Club 1987
taken by John Wainwright
FAVORITE NOVELIST
PATRICIA HIGHSMITH
FAVORITE ACTRESS
ROMY SCHNEIDER
FAVORITE CAR
PACKARD
FAVORITE FOOD & DRINK
MEXICAN
COUNTRY DO YOU LOVE BEST?
I TRY TO ENJOY WHICH EVER COUNTRY I HAPPEN TO BE IN
YOUR ADVISE TO YOUNG JAPANESE MUSICIANS
IT'S OLD ADVISE: PRACTICE! TRY TO PLAY IN PUBLIC AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND
PLAY WITH OTHER MUSICIANS INFORMALLY
YOUR DREAM
TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY
MESSAGE TO YOUR FANS IN JAPAN
WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK FOR THE THIRD TIME IN JAPAN. WE HOPE YOU
ENJOY THE CONCERTS AND THE NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED EARLY NEXT YEAR