Well, what shall I say?
I was raised in a small town in germany. My parents listened to J. Cash and classical music. Not a bad influence I guess.
Then... one day i sat in front of the radio and something hit me like a hammer.... i felt something like flames crawling up my back: It was a live concert of Led Zeppelin from the madison square garden. I knew that this is it! This is the thing i have to do. I took al my money and bought my first guitar.
Then later there where several bands, a studio opened and closed, tapes where recorded, cd's where pressed. I did music for a short movie. I played in every pub near and far. All the time with a close and great friendship to my best friend Ulrich (Thanks for being on this planet).
As a guitarist, music was always more to me than just hitting six steel-strings. Therefore I did also electronic music and rather spacey stuff. The magic is the radio in my head but also the magic that happens when people making music together.
Right now I listen to old and new stuff: U2, Clueso, FooFighters, Radiohead, Rush, Faithless, Coldplay, 30 Seconds to Mars, Daniel Lanois/Black Dub, Brian Eno and many others...