Ray Toro
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Raymond Manuel Toro-Ortiz (born July 15, 1977)[1] is the Puerto Rican-American 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] In a New Zeland interview, Ray revealed he and girlfriend Krista are infact engaged. No wedding date has been revealed..
Discography
- 2002: I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
- 2004: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
- 2006: The Black Parade
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."
- ^ a b www.seymourduncan.com (January 2007), Groundwire Featured Artist: Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance/ MCR, retrieved 2007-04-16
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- Interview with Ray Toro at Seymourduncan.com
- Ray Toro profile on NNDB
- Life on the Murder Scene MCR's DVD
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