Speed Round Ralph Santolla Sebastian Bach & Friends

Guitar virtuoso, Ralph Santolla of Sebastian Bach & Friends 3/10/05 via email Interviewer: Karma E. Omowale

Click here for part I of Ralph's interview with Karma E. where the Finnish Omerta is explained

Spiritual or religious? Both.

Self taught or classically trained? Both, I've taken lessons (I still do sometimes) and I'm always teaching myself from books, listening, etc.

The Finnish Omerta a.k.a CoBHC, are you required to perform ridiculous antics once you have been inducted into the family? You have to do the antics first!

Favorite quote? "They were still booing him when WE were on".

Favorite project out of all the projects yuo have played with etc? Working with Jørn Lande and Don Airey in Millennium, playing in Death, touring with Mark and Steve in Sebastian's band, working on Stare, a thing I'm doing in England.

If they made a movie about your life, who would you’d like to see play your role? Christopher Walken.

Top 5 favorite movies? Patton, Saving Private Ryan, Highlander, Spinal Tap, The Passion of the Christ.

Color? Green.

What's under your bed? Books.

Introvert or extrovert? Both, depends on the situation and amount of alcohol consumed.

First guitar and where did it come from? My parents got me an acoustic when I was 4. 

Favorite composer? Beethoven.

Favorite instrument to hear? Violin and voice

Live or dead if you could host a dinner party of 3 people, whom you invite? Jesus, Randy Rhoads, WEB Griffin.

Glass half empty or full? Full.

Nicknames your friends would give you on the fly, off the tops of their heads? Santollica (Richard Christy), Gaytolla (my tech), RalphEEE (Scott Burns) Latte, Dr Ralph Turner, PhD (Alexi Laiho)

Most embarrassing moment on stage? Power died in England on the first note.

If not music then what? Religion.

First car ever owned? Mazda RX7.

First job? Teaching at a store when I was 14.

If you could travel the spans of time which era would you, visit? The life of Jesus or WW2.

If you could commission a band to cover your favorite song, which song would it be and which band would cover it? Jørn Lande "Die Young" by Sabbath.

What’s the first thing you do when you get home from touring? See my son.

Whom would you ask these Speed Round Questions of, someone that you would like to learn more about? Roope Latvala.

Click here for live photos of Ralph with Deicide