Ronni Le Tekrø
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rolf Ågrim Tekrø |
| Born |
5 October 1963 Oslo |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Hard rock,Heavy metal,Glam metal,Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals, Sitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar Synthesizer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Associated acts | TNT, Vagabond, Terje Rypdal |
| Website | www.ronniletekro.com/ |
| Notable instruments | |
| Hamburgerguitar Quarterstepper guitar, (H-S), ESP Holocaster custom guitar | |
Ronni Le Tekrø (born Rolf Ågrim Tekrø, 5 October 1963, Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist best known for playing with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT and as a solo guitarist cooperating with guitarists Terje Rypdal and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Tekrø moved to Raufoss at a young age, and he has lived there all his life except between 1982 and 1985 when he lived in Trondheim.
Le Tekrø plays with an extremely accomplished technique, and he is considered by many of his peers to be among the "best of the best" players alive. One of the big differences in his playing, (compared to others like Yngwie Malmsteen) however, is that his guitar solos are usually a separate melody which can actually be hummed, similar to Neil Schon's solos in Journey songs. He has the technical ability to play far faster than many other guitarists, but he does so sparingly. This is a large part of what designates him as one of the best players in terms of "phrasing," which puts him in an entirely separate league from other "shredder" guitar players.
He covered Alice Cooper's "Welcome to My Nightmare" in his solo album Extra Strong String. Le Tekrø has collaborated with the Norwegian guitarist and composer Terje Rypdal and has released three albums featuring the fruits of that collaboration. Le Tekrø's vocals tend to be deep, with emphasis on vibrato and falsetto. His inspirations as a guitarist include Steve Hillage, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Brian Robertson, Jimi Hendrix, and Ted Nugent.. He also claims to have invented the "Machine Gun Style." *George Lynch of Dokken states Le Tekrø's solo for "Caught between the Tigers" is "a real face-melter. It's spine-tingling."
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