Andrew Stockdale
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| Birth name | Andrew Stockdale |
| Born | July 20, 1976 Australia |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, Psychedelic rock, Stoner rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Modular, Universal, Interscope, Island |
| Associated acts | Wolfmother |
| Website | http://www.wolfmother.com |
Andrew Stockdale (born July 20, 1976) is the lead singer and guitarist of Australian band Wolfmother. Influences include 1960s/1970s hard rock guitarists Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Tony Iommi. Stockdale was educated in Brisbane, Australia, at Ashgrove State School, Wimbeldon Middle School, The Gap State High School and Kelvin Grove State High School, and lived in Ashgrove and Wimbeldon Village, London as a child.
Andrew graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from RMIT University in 1999 and worked as a photographer before launching Wolfmother. [1]
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[edit] Styles and method
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Stockdale's influences are most commonly cited among late-sixties and early-seventies hard rock and heavy metal guitarists. Vocally compared to a "cross between Robert Plant and Ozzy Osbourne" by the All Music Guide, his guitar antics and stage persona are commonly traced to Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and The Jimi Hendrix Experience's namesake, while his style can often be compared to progressive rockers Pink Floyd.
[edit] Equipment
As the lead guitarist of Wolfmother, Stockdale plays Gibson guitars, primarily a 70's SG standard with a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece in vintage sunburst. He has also been seen using a 61 Reissue Gibson SG. Other times he uses a Gibson Dot Studio ES-335, a white Gibson Flying V and an alpine white Gibson EDS-1275 with golden hardware. For the recording of the Wolfmother album he used a borrowed Gibson ES-355 through a 60's Marshall. When playing live, he uses Orange amplifiers and cabinets, lately seen in an Orange advertisement with an Orange AD30 and Thunderverb 200 and PCC412 cabinets. Stockdale also states to use a Fender Stratocaster, though he prefers the Gibson guitars.[citation needed] In recent times he has also started using a Hohner Blues Master Harmonica microphone for some vocals.
[edit] References
- ^ Browne, Sally, "On Wolf Patrol", The Courier Mail, 23 April, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Andrew Stockdales Photography Website
- Wolfmother official website
- Wolfmother at MySpace
- Wolfmother label page
- Wolfmother discography at MusicBrainz
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