I listen to rock in lots of subgenres. From blues rock to folk rock, from hard rock to heavy metal, from symphonic metal to grunge, from alternative rock to glamrock, from psychedelic rock to punk rock.
Favourite artists/bands... Queen, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Ronnie James Dio, Guns N' Roses, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Fleetwood Mac, Motörhead, The Rolling Stones, Donovan, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Nightwish, Within Temptation, The Cranberries, Soundgarden, Fairport Convention, Mott The Hoople, The Who, Bruce Spingsteen, Elton John, Free, Paul Rodgers, Bad Company, The Beatles, Blackmore's Night, AC/DC, The Doors, The Yardbirds, The Cure, Focus, Foo Fighters, Janis Joplin, Lou Reed, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Nine Inch Nails, Pixies, R.E.M., Triggerfinger, The Verve and many, many more.
My favourite musician ever? Brian May, guitarist of Queen. By far. When I think about my favourite Queen songs... Mostly songs written by him. Mostly heavy rock stuff with lots of guitar awesomeness. And I also love his
solo work, and collaborations on album with
Black Sabbath,
Foo Fighters,
Soundgarden,
Motörhead and others. And let's not forget live with
The Darkness,
My Chemical Romance,
Def Leppard,
Mott The Hoople and
Alice Cooper, making already great songs even better.
Favourite vocalists? Top 5:
1. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
2. Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Black Sabbath)
3. Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)
4. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
5. Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
The last song I listened to? Something I would recommend to anyone who is even remotely interested in rock and/or metal: