BILLY ANTI - Guitar & Lead Vocals

Real Name: you wish.....

Born-on-date: July 16th, 1981

Originally From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Status: You wish.

Instrument: Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar, Charm, passive confrontationalism.

Equipment: Fender Roc Pro 1000 Head, 2 Fender 4x12 Cabinets, Samson Concert IV Wireless, Korg Rack Tuner, Everly Star Picks, Everly B-52 Strings, Whatever Cables Are Lying Around

Guitars: Fender Telecaster, Washburn BT2, 1976 Gibson Les Paul (my main axe), 90's Epiphone Les Paul Double Cutaway, Sebring Les Paul Copy, Lori Acoustic, Ovation Acoustic, and a myriad of beat up no name acoustics

Biggest Influences To Start Playing: George Cronin, most of the bands in my top ten, Bill Sr.

Guitar Heroes: Chuck Berry, Mick Jones, Lars Frederiksen, Johnny Ramone, Rob Constable (of Handshake Squad), Jimi Hendrix, SRV, John Lennon, Gel, Craig Forgotten

Favorite Bands: The Clash, Operation IVY, Rancid, The Ramones, Billy Joel, Green Day, American Steel, AFI, Dropkick Murphys, Born to Lose, The Bedrockers, and every band we've toured with.

10 Favorite Songs: This question is too difficult for me to answer. Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" would be on the list.

10 Favorite Albums: The Clash "Give Em Enough Rope", Rancid "Black Derby Jacket", Nirvana "Nevermind", Common Rider "Last Wave Rockers", Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards "S/T", Billy Joel "The Stranger", The Skatalites "Ball of Fire", Bob Marley "Legend", Soundtrack "Eddie and the Cruisers", Ann Bereta "Bitter Tounges"

10 Favorite Movies: Ferris Beuller's Day Off, Dragnet, The Wedding Singer, Eddie and the Cruisers, Gleaming the Cube, The Jerk, Falling Down, The Lost Boys, Star Wars, Kuffs

Turn Ons: Nerds, glasses, tattoos, girls who like punk rock and candy, and conversation over coffee.

Turn Offs: People who often shout loudly about what they know not. And people who break my windows. I can't wait to catch you. And I will.

Thanks To: Mom and Dad, Heather, friends and family, the kids at the shows that know all of the lyrics, Everly Music, SayTen Records (we love you Tongue), Fastmusic, Punkmusic.com, Born to Lose, The Daryls, The Bedrockers, and anyone who has ever: 1. Let me sleep on their floor or even better, carried me home, 2. Bought me a drink at a show, 3. Sent fan-mail, 4. Bought "Slumber Party Massacre" or "Hooray for Everything" 5. Made me a present, and 6. Supported any band that was "uncool" by "cool" standards. We were uncool before uncool was cool and now it is uncool again. Rock on! Anyone I forgot, sorry, bitch at me when you get a chance.

E-mail Billy Anti: billyanti@cbgb.net