Cris Stone

About Cris Stone

Instrument:
Bass, backing vocals

Birthday:
actually, everybody’s got only one real birth day

Hobbies:
are taking so much time, I’d rather practice…

Vices:
Girls, Girls, Girls…

Musical background:
Music is not in the back and not on the ground,
but at the very top!

Equipment:
Ampeg SVT 4 Pro, Krankenstein Box
Rickenbacker 4003, Rickenbacker 4003 S (black)
Line6 Wireless, D’Addario NY XL Strings (065-130), P·EAR·S custom in-ear monitors, Richter Straps, Souls of Rock clothing

Idols in music:
Cliff Burton, Geezer Butler, John Paul Jones, Jaco Pastorius and Nalle Pahlsson

Idol in life:
Ozzy!!!

Life philosophy:
If I can do it tomorrow, why should I care to do it today?

Place you would like to go:
to a music teacher

What makes you laugh:
funny jokes

First record you bought:
Def Leppard – Adrenalize (was a really expensive tape back then!)

All time top 5 albums:
Miles Davis – Bitches Brew
Metallica – Ride the Lightning
Slayer – South of Heaven
Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (und alles, was nachher kam)
Therion – Theli

Killing time on tour:
tasting whisky

Preparation for a show:
you cannot really prepare yourself for a show…

Worst nightmare on stage:
no crowd

Worst nightmare in general:
I’d be born without any ears or fingers

Favorite Crystal Ball song:
Curtain Call, Déjà-VooDoo, Take it all, Anyone can be a hero, Soul Mate

Favorite band/musician:
Black Sabbath, The Big Four, Therion, Paradise Lost, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein

Favorite book:
The Count of Monte Cristo

Favorite drink:
everything that starts with a “W”, like whisky, wine, wodka, water…