WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
November 17th.

WHAT IS YOUR STAR SIGN?
Scorpio.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SIBLINGS?
Two older brothers, Kevin and James.

WHAT ARE YOUR PARENTS' OCCUPATIONS?
My mother was a graphic artist and my father was a Sargeant in the United States Marine Corp and an excellent athlete.

WHEN DID YOU FIRST PLAY GUITAR?
At the age of 11.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST BAND?
Open Current, I was 13 years old.

DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT?
Bass, drums, mandolin and a bit of piano. I took clarinet in 5th grade.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST GUITAR?
A Global Les Paul copy that my mom bought me when I was 14.

DID YOU EVER TAKE GUITAR LESSONS?
No.

WHAT BANDS WERE YOU IN PRIOR TO LUVPLANET?
Gregg Allman & Friends (1995-2004), Jude, Vicious Rumors (1986-1995), Starcastle, Now and Overdrive.

HOW DID YOU COME TO JOIN LUVPLANET?
In 1999 I was asked to cut guitar tracks for Nicole's demo through a mutual friend. We felt the magic then, and the magic is still there more than ever. The rest is history!

WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU CUT SOMETHING IN THE STUDIO?
It was actually in a TV studio with my first real band Overdrive. We appeared on the San Francisco station, KOFY channel 20 and performed one original song called "Love Ain't Right". I was 16 years old.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?
Indian.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE?
The USA, Salzburg, London, Japan, Prague, Norway... oops gotta run, my flight is leaving.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CAR?
Jaguar/Limo

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUVPLANET SONG?
Impossible to answer. But since you're twisting my arm, how about Home and Gem.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
To Sir With Love with Sidney Poitier and Lulu. My dad made me watch it when I was a rebellious hellraising youth. I saw this movie and finally felt understood.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
Seinfeld, Doctor Who

WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO AT HOME?
Everything from Miles Davis to Led Zeppelin to Sarah Brightman

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOOK?
Synchronicity (Carl Jung), The Measure of a Man (Sidney Poitier), The Seat of the Soul (Gary Zukav) and the Theasaurus

WHAT'S YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESION?
My guitars and amps, my happiness and my peace of mind!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
Basketball, Tennis and shredding.

IF THERE WERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU COULD BE IN THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
An alien a million times smarter than humans so that I could study earthlings and finally figure us all out.

IF YOU HAD TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS AN ANIMAL, WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
A Zebra. Unmistakeable and untrainable. Can be deadly!

NAME FIVE THINGS THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT YOU
I was an altar boy in grade school, I'm kind of shy, I was kicked out of the boy scouts for having long hair, I was kicked out of Catholic School (what a blessing that was) for reasons I can't say on the grounds that it may incriminate me, and that I'm most happy when everyone I love is doing well.

Mark McGee
www.markmcgee.com