CHUCK BURGI



WHAT KIND OF UPBRINGING DID YOU HAVE:
Wonderfully happy middle-class, with amazingly supportive and helpful parents.

WAS YOUR FAMILY MUSICALLY INCLINED:
My father played the drums and my mother sang, though music for both was only a hobby and for enjoyment.

WHAT WERE YOU GOOD AT IN SCHOOL:
Art, English, music, physical education and lacrosse.

WERE YOU A TROUBLEMAKER:
Yes, a good one! One who could disrupt classes and cause havoc with an innocent attitude - never belligerent or nasty tough.

PROFESSIONAL JOBS OTHER THAN AS A MUSICIAN:
A short stint as a construction worker and as a roofer.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE AS A KID:
A spaceman.

DID YOU HAVE ANY MUSICAL TRAINING:
Not really, just a lot of encouragement from my folks.

EARLY INFLUENCES:
Ventures, Beatles, Famous Monster Magazine and all Motown Records.

FIRST CONCERT ATTENDED:
Jimi Hendrix Experience and Soft machine at Hunter College in NYC.

FIRST RECORD BOUGHT:
The first Ventures album.

INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY:
Drums and I dabble with keyboards and bass guitar.

FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE:
Third Grade Thanksgiving - I was a host for school general assembly dressed as a turkey!

FAVOURITE RAINBOW SONG:
'Street Of Dreams'.

WHAT SORT OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO:
African, Carribean, Latin and some Be-Bop.

ANY TYPE YOU DISLIKE:
Elevator Music.

ALL TIME FAVOURITE ALBUM:
Jimi Hendrix Experience's 'Are You Experienced?'.

HOBBIES OUTSIDE MUSIC:
Soccer, painting, sketching, reading and running.

IDEAL MEAL:
Vegetarian - a huge salad with garlic dressing, champagne baked eggplant stuffed with ricotta cheese and no dessert!

FAVOURITE DRINK:
Champagne.

PARTICULAR LIKES:
Stephen King books, reggae music and good food.

PARTICULAR DISLIKES:
Made for TV movies, greasy food, humid weather and long plane flights.

FAVOURITE TV SHOW:
Hill Street Blues and MASH are the only two I watch.

FAVOURITE MOVIE:
Invaders From Mars.

FAVOURITE ACTOR:
Paul Newman and Spencer Tracy.

FAVOURITE ACTRESS:
Ruth Gordon.

HAPPIEST EXPERIENCE:
My youth, ages 1 to 12.

MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE:
High School, the earlier years, from 9 to 10.

FAVOURITE SPORTS:
Soccer and lacrosse.

MOST FOOLISH THING YOU'VE EVER DONE:
Gone 'trick or treating' dressed as Olivia Newton-John!

FAVOURITE EX-MEMBER OF RAINBOW:
Don Airey.



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