Megadeth

Kiko Loureiro

Most memorable concert:
Angra Le Zenith Paris 1999 with Bruce Dickinson and Megadeth Wembley
What do you like to do to relax while touring:
Read and Skype with family
Occupation if not a musician:
Molecular Biologist
Musical Influences:
Too many to mention.. Villa Lobos, Led Zeppelin, Allan holdsworth...
First concert ever seen:
Venom and Exciter (my first metal international one)

Fondest memory:
My daughter’s birth
Advice to other bands/musicians:
"Believe in your Dreams" or "do what you love" only works if you work hard, be humble to always learn, develop an strategy and execute it
Most memorable tour story/experience:
First leg of Dystopia tour in Oct/Nov 2015
Most important life lesson:
Be vulnerable
Who would you want to play you in a movie:
Rodrigo Santoro
Morning person or night owl:
Night!
Where/when would you go in a time machine:
Watch Leonardo Da Vinci or Mozart working.
What 3 items would you want with you on a desert island other than food and water:
An yacht... if not possible an acoustic guitar, survival kit
What is the last book you read:
What To Do When It’s Your Turn - Seth Godin.
What is your must-have travel item when you’re on tour:
Computer, book, musical instrument
What is your favorite part of the process when you’re recording or preparing to record an album:
composing, creating the first ideas.