Post by IRON BALLS on May 16, 2006 2:00:53 GMT -5
Nikolo Kotzev
Q&A by: Rikki Rampage
11/15/04
1. NAME?
Nikolo Kotzev
2. PLACE OF BIRTH?
Pazarjik, Bulgaria
3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
I guess it is from the times when me and my brother went fishing with my dad.
4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?
Classical, Mungo Jerry, Beatles, Deep Purple.
5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY NOW?
I started with violin, but now I also play guitar and keyboards. Some bass too..
6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?
I liked modifying my guitars and making custom floor boards. Right now I collect
movies - I must have over 800 of them in my collection.
7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?
Staying at home and playing the guitar, while my friends had fun..... ;-)
I'm just kidding...I was quite a boring kid, you know - all I wanted to be
was the best guitarist in the World.
8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER AS A MUSICIAN?
Professionally - in a restaurant nearby the place where I lived. Played there
every evening for a month. I was fourteen. Very low key, but for me it was the
most important thing.. I got paid more than my dad and was very proud of that...
With an amateur band - in a packed theatre in my home town. By the time
my solo was up, I was completely paralized.....It worked out, though....
9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?
I must have been six years old. I played the violin in front of a crowd.
10. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC NOW DAYS?
Watching good movies, working on my house, travelling, meeting people.
I enjoy cooking - I'm quite good actually (or at least that's what they say).
11. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?
I eat and enjoy everything, which is prepared well. Pankakes must be on top
of my list, though. Unfortunally, I must stay on a low-carb diet, cause I don't
have much time and chance to work out. I like a good wine, bourbon, cofee etc.
Actually I don't drink - it happens very rarely. I smoked for 25 years, but quit
three and a half years ago. Quite boring....
12. FAVORITE MOVIE / TV SHOWS?
I like action, thriller, comedy, drama....everything with high class actors
and directors.
Among the favorites are Alien, Back to the future, Indiana Jones, Lethal weapon etc.
When it comes to TV, it is Scrubs, E.R., Seinfeld, Married with kids....etc.
13. NAME A FEW OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE ALBUMS.
Burn, Machinehead, Stormbringer, Fireball, basically the most significant DP records.
I like also Queen and Pink Floyd from the same period.
14. PEOPLE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET?
Hmmmm...... Bright, intelligent, enlightened, honest and talented.
When it comes to women, I must add also "beautiful" ;-)
I don't have idols, but people I deeply respect for their input to
music and art in general. Too many to list, though...
15. MAKE 3 WISHES.
To be financially independent.
To write the ultimate piece of music.
To find the most proper environment for my existance.
16. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
A fantastic "producer" chair for the studio. I've sat on bad chairs
for many years and now I decided to give myself a treat.
It costs an arm and a leg.
17. WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU MAD?
Ignorance, false, manipulation, unfairness.
18. YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PERFORM AT?
Big stages, ha ha......
19. WORST TOUR BUS STORY?
Nothing worth mentioning, actually...
20. WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?
I recently listened to TNT's latest album. I had to check out Tony Harnell, cause he
will be singing on the new BA studio album.
home.aland.net/brazen.abbot/
Q&A by: Rikki Rampage
11/15/04
1. NAME?
Nikolo Kotzev
2. PLACE OF BIRTH?
Pazarjik, Bulgaria
3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
I guess it is from the times when me and my brother went fishing with my dad.
4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?
Classical, Mungo Jerry, Beatles, Deep Purple.
5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY NOW?
I started with violin, but now I also play guitar and keyboards. Some bass too..
6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?
I liked modifying my guitars and making custom floor boards. Right now I collect
movies - I must have over 800 of them in my collection.
7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?
Staying at home and playing the guitar, while my friends had fun..... ;-)
I'm just kidding...I was quite a boring kid, you know - all I wanted to be
was the best guitarist in the World.
8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER AS A MUSICIAN?
Professionally - in a restaurant nearby the place where I lived. Played there
every evening for a month. I was fourteen. Very low key, but for me it was the
most important thing.. I got paid more than my dad and was very proud of that...
With an amateur band - in a packed theatre in my home town. By the time
my solo was up, I was completely paralized.....It worked out, though....
9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?
I must have been six years old. I played the violin in front of a crowd.
10. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC NOW DAYS?
Watching good movies, working on my house, travelling, meeting people.
I enjoy cooking - I'm quite good actually (or at least that's what they say).
11. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?
I eat and enjoy everything, which is prepared well. Pankakes must be on top
of my list, though. Unfortunally, I must stay on a low-carb diet, cause I don't
have much time and chance to work out. I like a good wine, bourbon, cofee etc.
Actually I don't drink - it happens very rarely. I smoked for 25 years, but quit
three and a half years ago. Quite boring....
12. FAVORITE MOVIE / TV SHOWS?
I like action, thriller, comedy, drama....everything with high class actors
and directors.
Among the favorites are Alien, Back to the future, Indiana Jones, Lethal weapon etc.
When it comes to TV, it is Scrubs, E.R., Seinfeld, Married with kids....etc.
13. NAME A FEW OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE ALBUMS.
Burn, Machinehead, Stormbringer, Fireball, basically the most significant DP records.
I like also Queen and Pink Floyd from the same period.
14. PEOPLE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET?
Hmmmm...... Bright, intelligent, enlightened, honest and talented.
When it comes to women, I must add also "beautiful" ;-)
I don't have idols, but people I deeply respect for their input to
music and art in general. Too many to list, though...
15. MAKE 3 WISHES.
To be financially independent.
To write the ultimate piece of music.
To find the most proper environment for my existance.
16. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
A fantastic "producer" chair for the studio. I've sat on bad chairs
for many years and now I decided to give myself a treat.
It costs an arm and a leg.
17. WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU MAD?
Ignorance, false, manipulation, unfairness.
18. YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PERFORM AT?
Big stages, ha ha......
19. WORST TOUR BUS STORY?
Nothing worth mentioning, actually...
20. WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?
I recently listened to TNT's latest album. I had to check out Tony Harnell, cause he
will be singing on the new BA studio album.
home.aland.net/brazen.abbot/