Alyssa Hensel from The Beat Goes On interviewed metal shredder, Xander Demos, a few months ago. That interview is now posted to their website. Here’s a brief excerpt:
The Beat Goes On: When did you first playing, and how did you get into it?
Xander Demos: I started playing in 1982 all thanks to MTV shoving all of these
awesome guitarists in front of me. There was a visual aspect that was
now different than just the sonic aspect of music. To me, guitar
playing now LOOKED cool instead of just sounding cool. Tom Scholz’s
(Boston) guitar sound really wanted to make want to play in the
beginning though.
TBGO: Who are some of your favorite guitarists?
XD: In the beginning: Tom Scholz, Neal Schon, Brad Gillis and Eddie Van
Halen. I later got into Yngwie and Steve Vai and all the Shrapnel guys
like Tony MacAlpine, Paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore and Jason Becker. Thru
the 90s, I started to get into Shawn Lane, Allan Holdsworth, John
Petrucci, Eric Johnson and Brett Garsed. Nowadays, I am a huge fan of
Guthrie Govan and Michael Romeo.
Find out more about Xander’s signature McNaught guitars and more on THE BEAT GOES ON WEBSITE.