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Rick Nielsen Biography

Richard Alan Nielsen (born December 22, 1948) is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Cheap Trick. He is well known for having many custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including his famous five-neck guitar.

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I'm in a band. I have the basic idea, but when you surround yourself with really good players, why would I tell anyone what to play, because they're that good. They don't tell me what to play. They might encourage me, so that's what I do. I encourage them.

Band, Basic, Ideas, Play, Player, Surround

I'm a reactor. I can react to crowds, performing situations.

Crowds, Performing, Reactor, Situation, Situations

Surrender, but don’t give yourself away

Away, Give, Giving, Surrender

I prefer to be an equal-opportunity offender of the guitar.

Equal, Guitar, Offender, Opportunity, Prefer

If I weren't in the band, I would be a fan.

Band, Fan, Fans, Would Be

When you're growing up you need your parents, but you don't want to be associated with them because you're trying to have your own life.

Associated, Growing, Growing Up, Life, Parent, Trying

I actually did my research and tried to get kind of like a working visa for Australia. It always seemed like it was a land of opportunities. The same size as the United States with one-tenth of the population.

Australia, Land, Opportunity, States

Soundgarden and Metallica, The Ramones, Everclear. . . I think they all wanted to see if we still knew how to play.

Everclear, Metallica, Play, See, Soundgarden, Thinking

I always thought I wrote good bridges. I was a bit more impressed with the bridges I wrote than maybe the songs I wrote.

Bridges, Good, Impressed, Song, Songs

Madison Square Garden sounds like crap.

Crap, Garden, Like, Sound, Square, Squares

I'm quite an example. I have four kids, all from the same wife, all from the same husband.

Example, Four, Husband, Kids, Same, Wife

Everything works if you let it

Everything, Ifs, Let, Works

When I do interviews, I always go in with the attitude that something good can happen from it.

Attitude, Happen, Happens, Interviews

I'm a good solid family man. I don't say I'm a good solid man.

Family, Family Man, Good, Men, Say, Solid

I'm a guitar player. Actually, I think of myself as a songwriter
rhythm-guitar player.

Guitar, Player, Think, Thinking

If I weren't as tall as I am, I would've been a member of AC
DC.

Ifs, Member, Members, Tall

The worst thing your parents can do is try to emulate you.

Emulate, Parent, Thing, Trying, Worst

Every person I've ever met always thinks their parents are weird.

Met, Mets, Parent, Person, Thinking, Weird