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| Local spotlight: Tempe guitar legend is all rock ’n’ roll | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Chris Hansen Orf, Get Out | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 11, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
is all rock ’n’ roll Guitarist Steve Larson has been slinging his six string in some of the Valley’s best bands for nearly two decades. Larson played with Tempe faves Dead Hot Workshop (Local spotlight) for a decade beginning in the late '80s, playing on the band’s seminal work of the ’90s, before joining up with former Refreshments singer/songwriter Roger Clyne in Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at the close of the 1990s. Influenced by such diverse artists as Waylon Jennings, Lynyrd Skynyrd and AC/DC, Larson’s signature licks owe as much to country as rock, and with his own Steve Larson Band, Larson has released the strong “Road Trip Songs.” When not on tour with Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Larson plays solo acoustic shows Monday nights at Mardi Gras in Scottsdale. Q: Are you an early bird or a night owl? A: Night owl, unless I’m up to fish or was up all night until morning. Q: What was your favorite toy as a kid? A: My Yamaha YZ 100 motorcycle or maybe my guitar. Q: What as your dream job when you were 12? A: (Expletive) rock star, man! Q: Have you ever been in a fistfight? A: In recess line in first grade a kid named Rick Able spit on me. I popped him in the nose. Q: What do you listen to in the car? A: My demos. Old Waylon (Jennings) cassette tapes — they sound better than CDs. Q: What was your first car? A: A canary yellow 1976 Ford F-150 long bed. I got it when my stepdad Milo died. I paid my mom $1,000 for it. Q: Name five things you can’t live without. A: Food, water, oxygen, the sun and my parents. Q: What’s your favorite local hangout? A: The TT Roadhouse. Q: How many CDs do you own? A: I’m not going to go count them all for this silly questionnaire. A lot. Q: What’s your favorite deadly sin? A: Doesn’t lust just mean you crave sex? In that case, greed! Q: What TV show do you watch the most? A: Jimmy Kimmell Live Q: How many pairs of shoes do you own? A: Including boots and sandals, 15. I mostly only wear my boots and my running shoes. Contact Chris Hansen Orf by email, or phone (480) 898-5684 |
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