Ray Toro
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| Ray Toro | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Raymond Manuel Toro-Ortiz | |
| Born | July 15, 1977 (age 30) Belleville, New Jersey, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, Artist | |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Vocals | |
| Associated acts |
My Chemical Romance | |
Raymond Manuel Toro-Ortiz, born on July 15, 1977 in Kearny, New Jersey,[1] is the lead guitarist and one of two backup vocalists for My Chemical Romance. He plays Gibson Les Paul guitars with Seymour Duncan pickups through Marshall amplifiers.[2]
When he was younger he enjoyed the music of Queen, Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer and he cites Brian May and Randy Rhoads as large influences on his playing.[2]
[change] References
- ↑ Holahan, Catherine. "My Chemical Romance is too big for New Jersey's basements" The Record (Bergen County), October 12, 2005. Accessed December 13, 2007. "Part of the reason Toro might feel so nostalgic for Kearny and Belleville, where he and his band mates grew up, is they have been home for a total of about four weeks since releasing their major label debut, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, in June 2004."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 www.seymourduncan.com (January 2007), Groundwire Featured Artist: Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance/ MCR. Retrieved on April 16, 2007
