Paul Crook
| Paul Crook | |
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Paul, 2007, with his Brian May signature guitar
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul Matthew Crook |
| Born |
February 12, 1966 Plainfield, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, recording engineer, composer |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Associated acts | Meat Loaf, Sebastian Bach, Anthrax |
| Website | www |
Paul Crook (born February 12, 1966 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American guitarist currently recording and performing with Meat Loaf. He has also recorded and toured with Anthrax, Sebastian Bach and Marya Roxx.
Growing up in Green Brook Township, New Jersey, he started playing guitar at the age of 10 when his parents (Dennis & Carol) bought him a basic acoustic as a Christmas gift. Crook took to the guitar quickly and found himself practicing hours-on-end. His father, after seeing this for a few years, then bought him his first "real" guitar: a black Gibson Les Paul Custom.
Years later Paul teamed up with Jack Secret (aka Tony Geranios), the keyboard tech for Rush. They wrote and recorded several songs together. Some of which were Produced by Alex Lifeson at Electric Lady Land Studios, NYC. Jack introduced Paul to the members of Blue Öyster Cult, who took Paul out on the road in 1986 as a keyboard/guitar tech.
While in Germany with BOC, Paul met Bernie Marsden of Whitesnake fame. The two began to work together, writing and recording in the UK.
In 1989 Paul met Anthrax through Rick Downey. Crook became guitar tech for Dan Spitz, and, in 1994, replaced Spitz (although not an official member). Crook toured with ANTHRAX for the rest of the decade and performed on two records: Stomp 442 and Volume 8: The Threat Is Real which he also co-produced and engineered.
In 1999, Sebastian Bach of Skid Row fame asked Paul to join his band. They did shows together, touring around the world (until 2004). Their only recording was "Rock Bottom", a KISS tribute record.
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