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Marty Friedman was the lead guitarist for Megadeth, but after he left the band in 1999, he moved to Japan and is now a TV celebrity/musician there. Who knew?
Apparently, he now lives in Shinjuku and guest stars as the guitarist for lots of Japanese bands. He was a regular on a TV show called Hebimeta-san (Mr. Heavy Metal), and gives YouTube guitar lessons. Pretty random!
Marty Friedman's web site (Thanks, Mary!)
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Both Marty and Paul Gilbert (ex Mr. Big) married Japanese women, thats why they are in Japan
http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/paul-gilbert-with-marty-friedman-on-japanese-tv/
Posted by: jaswong | September 06, 2008 at 07:39 AM
didnt know he was living in japan but kind of lost track - for those that like asian-influenced very mellow acoustic guitar, check out his 'scenes' and 'introduction' CDs. They're very good and about the last thing you'd expect from a megadeth guitarist. he's very skilled its just a different tyep of guitar playing, and great to chill to.
Posted by: bdb777 | September 06, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Umm, you might want to correct this post, the band is called Megadeth, without the A ;)
Posted by: Saavik256 | September 06, 2008 at 02:44 PM