I come from a big family of musicians, so I was lucky enough to grow up with guitars all around the house. Even though I didn't really know much at the time, my brother had a Les Paul Goldtop, and my dad always had this Fender or some bizarre Pedulla-Orsini guitar.

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Categorized in : Time Brother Family Guitar

If you play music for no other reason than actually just because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you.

Nuno Bettencourt

guitar-music skills player

As much as you put into it is as much as you get out of it. by Nuno Bettencourt

As much as you put into it is as much as you get out of it.

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There's two facets to writing a song. There's you sitting in your room writing the sentiments of the song; the lyrics, the melody and the changes, and then there's the part where you go into the studio and you put clothing on it.

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writing song two

I think I'm a music fan before anything else. by Nuno Bettencourt

I think I'm a music fan before anything else.

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music-fans fans thinking

I never record anything like a demo, I just go for it. by Nuno Bettencourt

I never record anything like a demo, I just go for it.

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demos records

I definitely get affected by new stuff. There's a lot of older influences, but there's also newer stuff too.

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new-stuff influence stuff

Having a baby is one of the most wonderful things in your life, as well as the hardest thing in your life.

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hardest wonderful baby

Even with Extreme, I don't think you have a choice but to sort of have somewhat of an influence of the times.

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influence choices thinking

Great vocal track on "You can't cheat fate." by Nuno Bettencourt

Great vocal track on "You can't cheat fate."

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cheat fate track

I am affected by what is around. I don't think many people would... by Nuno Bettencourt

I am affected by what is around. I don't think many people would admit that.

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affected people thinking

Who needs fan mail when you have the Internet? by Nuno Bettencourt

Who needs fan mail when you have the Internet?

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mail fans needs

I always imagine later on these songs I could've played with a band, but it never worked out that way.

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band song way

My current project is my band, Population 1. We are writing, rehe... by Nuno Bettencourt

My current project is my band, Population 1. We are writing, rehearsing and playing in Los Angeles.

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population band writing

Live are a really good band. I like Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohea... by Nuno Bettencourt

Live are a really good band. I like Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead I love. Even Oasis.

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oasis band stones

It's just a bunch of songs. I'm not trying to cure any major dise... by Nuno Bettencourt

It's just a bunch of songs. I'm not trying to cure any major disease.

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songs just disease trying

As for the first guitar I actually bought, I believe it was a Cherry Red Kramer! I think I bought it because Eddie Van Halen played Kramer, and I remember it had a Rockinger tremolo on it.

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red guitar remember believe

You've got to love someone enough to hate them. by Nuno Bettencourt

You've got to love someone enough to hate them.

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someone you hate love

It's always flattering when someone covers a song. I mean, when you're a young band, and you're unsigned - to think that someday people would want to cover one of your songs - it's just mind-blowing.

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think you song people

With any success, there will always be a little bit of a negative... by Nuno Bettencourt

With any success, there will always be a little bit of a negative.

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will always success negative

We were never the cool band to like. They tried to put us into a hair-metal thing, but we weren't really Warrant or Poison. We were always outside the box. I think we had a little niche that nobody had - maybe the funkiness had something to do with it.

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nobody never cool think