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Rick Morrow

For Those About to Rock ... I Salute You !!

About Me

HELLO TO ROCKERS EVERYWHERE! I salute you!
Welcome to my site! .... I play lead guitar in a local band called Mister Scary. We play melodic hard rock/metal with a strong 80's influence (Dokken, Ozzy, Priest, Metallica, etc), basically meaning - when bands "USED TO ROCK!" ... We are based in Albuquerque, NM (USA), and mostly perform locally.
Those that know me are well aware that guitar playing and writing music is my absolute passion. I've been playing guitar for over 24 years, spent 10 years in Southern California during the late 80's metal LA scene until it was destroyed by the "Grunge Rock" bowel movement, which basically ended good music in America ... (Thankfully they still understand what real music is over in Europe and Japan) ...So these days I'm very happy & content to be writing music not to please any record label, but only to please myself and my band ... The way it was intended to be.
I now am contracted with BMI publishing, which allows me to write, publish, and sumbit my own songs and melodies to the masses. Thanks to sites like "myspace" musicians are able to sell and control their own music, so here's a salute to MYSPACE !!
As for my "non-music" life ... I graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1998 with a bachelors degree (Major- Criminology Minor- Psychology), and worked as a Private Investigator in Los Angeles and Albuquerque before finally settling into the family business. I own and run a successful Pawn Shop (THE HAPPY HOCKER) with my awesome sister, Mica, which allows me to have plenty of free time for my music and my wife. I couldn't ask for a better job. If you're tired of being ripped off by retail jewelers, come see us at the Happy Hocker. You'll be amazed at how much $$ you will save.
Now about my family ... I'm married to the most beautiful amazing woman in the world - my heart & soulmate, Debbie, who teaches 4th grade. On August 18, 2007, My wife gave birth to our first child, a beautiful baby boy, we named Kevin ... woo hoo!! So life is good in Morrow-land.
Mister Scary is currently working on our debut CD in my home recording studio and are CURRENTLY HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR A NEW LEAD VOCALIST (SEE BLOG FOR DETAILS) For more information, check out our band site at .... myspace.com/misterscary1
Feel free to contact me anytime ... our fans mean everything to us ... you are the reason we play!
Remember - "KEEP IT LOUD ... KEEP IT HEAVY ... KEEP IT SCARY !!!!!"
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My Interests

My family & friends, my pets, my music, Song writing, music production, television & movie production, Technology, Business & Finance, Sports (DALLAS COWBOYS football, UFC, Mixed martial arts)

I'd like to meet:

I'm always interested in talking to any musicians that still play metal the old school way (aka - when guitar players could actually play their instruments), so we could share stories, talk guitars, rig setups, equipment, music, do band networking, etc. We need to keep the faith alive.
To hear more of the band, Check out our myspace site at www.myspace.com/misterscary1
AUGUST 18, 2007 ... "A SHREDDER IS BORN"
"IT'S SCARY TIME"

Music:

Melodic Rock, 80's metal, progressive metal, Goth Metal, Pop Punk, Classical (basically anything melodic and well composed)

Movies:

Comedies, Action/Adventure, Horror, (basically, anything that is entertaining)

Television:

Sports (NFL Football, UFC), Comedies (Chapelle Show, South Park, Family Guy, Simpsons, Seinfeld) Lost, Heroes, VH-1 Reality programs

Books:

Educational, Music, Horror

Heroes:

MY FATHER
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My Blog

MISTER SCARY - holding auditions for new Lead Vocalist

MISTER SCARY, is currently auditioning lead vocalists. We're open to all sounds, but would prefer styles in the vain of - Melodic 80's metal (Sebastian Bach, Rob Halford, Tesla, etc) - meets Modern me...
Posted by Rick Morrow on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:17:00 PST