Name :
Ferdy Doernberg

Date of birth :
10.6.67

Nationaliy :
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 ?
a 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 III : 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" !!!!!!!!!!