Name:
Ferdy Doernberg
Date of birth:
10.06.67
Nationality:
English - German
Instrument:
Mainly keyboards, slide & steel guitars and vocals
Married (yes/no):
No
Children (yes-no):
No
Non-musical hobbies:
Reading, travelling, history, arts, movies, collecting obscure exotic instruments,writing poetry.
Favourite drink:
Fanta coconut-taste (unfortunately they don´t make it anymore!)
Favourite meal:
chinese or greek food, pizza ( but without meat ! )
Do you smoke?
Yes - cigars and cigarillos.
5 favourite movies:
1. Lone Wolf McQuade
2. Sleepy Hollow
3. Demolition Man
4. Independence Day
5. Große Point Blanc
5 favourite books:
1. Henry Rollins : "Black Coffee Blues"
2. Clive Barker : "Weaveworld"
3. J.R.Tolkien : "Lord of the rings"
4. Goethe : "Faust"
5. James Michener : "Hawaii"
What kind of car do you drive?
Ford "Champ"
What was your first self-bought record?
Roy Rogers : "The King Of The Singing Cowboys"
Your 20 all time favourite records:
1. Billy Joel : "Songs In The Attic"
2. Bruce Springsteen : "Darkness On The Edge Of Town"
3. White Lion : "Pride"
4. Morbid Angel : "Blessed Are The Sick"
5. Slayer : "Seasons In The Abyss"
6. Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys : "Complete Recordings"
7. Jackson Browne : "Running On Empty"
8. Lee Roy Parnell : "We All Get Lucky Sometimes"
9. Harry Connick jr. "Blue Light - Red Light"
10. Kiss : "Destroyer"
11. Bob Dylan : "Highway 61 Revisited"
12. Biohazard : "State Of The World Adress"
13. Europe : "Out Of This World"
14. Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson & Kris Kristoffersen: "Highwaymen II:
"The road goes on forever"
15. Savatage : "Streets"
16. Metallica : "Masters Of Puppets"
17. Iron Maiden : "Powerslave"
18. U.D.O. : "Faceless World"
19. Rainbow : "Bent Out Of Shape"
20. Bryan Adams : "Cuts Like A Knife"
(20 are definitely not enough 200 would be better!!!!!!!!!)
Favourite bands:
White Lion, Slayer, Kiss, Pink Floyd, Symphony X, the Eagles, the Beatles, Thin Lizzy, Armored Saint, the Allman-Brothers-Band, House of Lords, BR-549, Rainbow, Rose Tattoo, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, the Band, ZZ Top, Morbid Angel, Night Ranger, AC/DC, Metallica, Motörhead, Yes, Accept, Iron Maiden, Slapshot, Destruction, Fugees, Blur, Van Halen, Europe, Savatage, Overkill, New Grass Revival, Manowar, Dr. Hook, Leatherwolf, Black´n Blue, Biohazard
Idols or favourite musicians on your instrument:
Piano:
Billy Joel, Dr.John, Randy Newman, Harry Connick jr., Konstantin Wecker,
Hammond Organ : Jon Lord, Greg Allmann, Mic Michaeli (Europe), Ecki Huedepohl,
Slide & steel-guitars:
Lee Roy Parnell, Don Herron (BR5-49), Pete Wells (Rose Tattoo),
David Lindley, Martin Huch, Zakk Wylde, David Hole, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Chris Rea, Duane Allman, Ry Cooder, Paul Franklin, Junior Brown,
Dobro & Hawaiian : Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes, Bob Brozman, Taj Mahal
Fretted guitars:
Bruce Springsteen, Kerry King, Stefan Kaufmann, Vito Bratta
Favourite singers:
Joe Lynn Turner, Bryan Adams, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Adams (Manowar), Jamie Walters, Mike DiMeo (Riot), Sammy Hagar, David Coverdale, Waylon Jennings, John Wesley Harding, Johnny Gioelli, Billy Joel, Bob Seger, Mike Tramp, Lyle Lovett, Bob Marley, Mariah Carey, Bobby Ellsworth (Overkill), Butch Hancock, Harry Connick jr., Dr.John, Schmier (Destruction), James Hetfield (Metallica), George Strait, Travis Tritt,
Bob Dylan, Townes van Zandt, Udo Dirkschneider
Your 10 greatest concerts (you were in the audience!):
1. Billy Joel - London - Wembley Arena 1986
2. Testament, Slayer, Megadeth & Suicidal Tendencies (Clash of the titans) - Bremen 1990
3. Bon Jovi - New Jersey-Tour - Dortmund Westfalenhalle 1989
4. Bryan Adams - Garbsen - Open Air 1991
5. Pink Floyd - Hannover Open Air 1994
6. Bob Brozman - Lister Turm - Hannover 1998
7. BR5-49 - Hamburg - Logo 1997
8. Armored Saint, Morbid Angel, Hades & Rose Tattoo @ Wacken 2000
9. Dr. John - Hannover - Capitol 2000
10. Mike Tramp - Hannover - Faust 2002
How old were you as you started makin' music?
I started playing piano as I was 6 - As I was 12 I had my first school-band - the whole thing got more seriously in 1986
When did you stand on a stage for the first time?
1976 - I was 9 years old - I played trumpet at a concert in my school.
How would you describe the style of Rough Silk?
Open minded music - a mixture between heavy metal and singer-songwriter-stuff - or simply "rough" and "silk"
In what kind of different style would you like to record an album someday ?
Because I work a lot with other musicians and as a soloartist, too - I had the chance to play in a lotta different styles already. Maybe a jazz-recording or an old-school-death-metal/thrash-album - this would be something new !!!
Your favourite place to spend holidays:
Places I´ve been : USA, Greece, England (my 2nd home!) - places I´d like to see :Australia, Egypt and Hawaii
Do you do sports ? ( If yes - what ? )
Cross biking, work out (I should be doing it more - I know !!!!!)
What do you like?
Being creative - music
What do you hate?
Intolerance
Would you describe yourself as an optimist or as a pessimist?
A pessimistic optimist
Are you religous?
I believe, that there must be some higher force above but I don´t think, that one of the world religions can seize the unseizable.
Something you always wanted to tell the world:
- be openminded!!!!!!!
(Personally I think, there´s only good and bad music no matter what style. I can listen to Morbid Angel in one second and to Waylon Jennings (r.i.p.) in the next.
But many people are caught in categories. That´s a shame - there´s so much more out
there!)
- fuck racism and intolerance!!!!!
- stay gold!!!!!!!
- and, folks, the meaning of life is "42"!!!!!!!!!!
