What famous guitarists live near you?

Fuzzdog

Mark Knopfler has a house just down the road, a friend of mine put in a patio for him last year.  Nice chap who makes very good coffee, apparently.

Not a guitarist, but my aunt used to live opposite Phil Collins - I was in the queue with him once in the post office when we went to visit.  A slightly surreal experience!

Parker

Fuzzdog said:

 I was in the queue with him once in the post office when we went to visit.  A slightly surreal experience!

For Phil Collins?

EricTheWeary

Dave Hill lives near my mom's house; Noddy Holder is a friend of my son's girlfriend's father ( that might be a bit tenuous); KK Downing grew up down the road from me and I used to live around the corner from Nick Beggs 20+ years ago. I also used to live near the HQ of Heavy Metal Records. Remember them? No?

Iamnobody

RocknRollDave;441786" said:

Steve Craddock of Ocean Colour Scene lives somewhere nearby. I was in the queue behind him at the petrol station in Harborne many moons ago.



It's just a shame I can't stand his band or his playing..:(



I saw Dave Hill of Slade in HMV in Merry Hill once.

I like Steve C.

I think he's moved darn sarf now..

He was brought up in Solihull though.

And as @iansavage mentioned Trevor Burton is local. Used to go and watch his band at the Actress & Bishop in Brum regularly a few years ago. He's a great blues player.

mike_l

Lixarto said:

mike_l said:

Jon Lord (RIP) used to live about 15 miles away.

As did another of the coolest guys then - George Harrison.

Jannick Gers lives near me; never did go for that drink with him.

I think you're getting your geography confused, George Harrison was in Surrey (I think) not Cambs.

not_the_dj

Tony Iommi (used to I think) live in Lapworth just down the road from me.

He once bought a hose from the Garden Centre I worked at as well.

Robert Plant and Cliff Richard both shopped there as well (this was in the mid 90s)

Dave Hill famously bought that house next to a girls school in Solihull, that's down the road from my parents.

Lixarto

George and Jon were neighbours, it is well documented. George's place was Friar Park which turns out to be Oxfordshire.

mike_l

Jon Lord was living at Gamlingay on the Cambs Beds border.

sunshinewelly

not in the same league but Kelly Jones (sterophonics) has a home a couple of minutes from me. can often be found in the local pub on a Saturday night. very down to earth guy. Also used to  see James Dean Bradfield at the rugby watching the Cardiff Blues. He used to sit in the cheap seats . Again seemed very down to earth

mike_l

Guy Pratt and Richard Wright (RIP) both lived down near Royston, which is about 20 mins from Cambridge.

Fatfingers

andyoz said:

Pete Townshend actually bought the Wick of Ronnie Woods.

He bought Ronnie's wick? What's the poor bugger been using for all these years then?

JohnPerry

Jonny Greenwood's a short walk from me

not_the_dj

...and of course Nick Drake is from Tanworth in Arden and he's buried there. Not far from me either.

Hertz32

@TTony @mike_l I have you both beat, @Bucket lives 5 mins walk from me. He ain't famous yet, but if there's justice in this world he will be 

Col_Decker

No famous guitarists here. Though Craig the winner of Big Brother 1 did live here, but now he's moved.

underdog

The best I have is Paul Potts lives in my street

CloudNine

not_the_dj said:

Tony Iommi (used to I think) live in Lapworth just down the road from me.

He once bought a hose from the Garden Centre I worked at as well.

Robert Plant and Cliff Richard both shopped there as well (this was in the mid 90s)

Dave Hill famously bought that house next to a girls school in Solihull, that's down the road from my parents.

Seeing Tony Iommi there would be fairly surreal I reckon.

I suppose Robert Plant would feel right at home down the Garden Centre as well.

 

mike_l

Hertz32 said:

@TTony @mike_l I have you both beat, @Bucket lives 5 mins walk from me. He ain't famous yet, but if there's justice in this world he will be 

I think you'll find I'm actually the winner, as Monquixote works about 15 mins drive from my work, viz lives about 10 mins drive from work, and Digitalscream lives about 45 mins from home....

Bucket

Hertz32 said:

@TTony @mike_l I have you both beat, @Bucket lives 5 mins walk from me. He ain't famous yet, but if there's justice in this world he will be 

D'awwww.

Have a wow

IanSavage

If we're getting silly, I live just moments away from where I live, and I'm almost certainly the most famous bassist in my post code. Fuck all y'all