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Richard Fortus (born November 17, 1966) is a professional guitarist who is the guitarist for Guns N' Roses. He has also played in bands of his own, performed solo, and as both a member or a session musician with other hard rock ventures, including a short period as a lead guitarist for Thin Lizzy in 2011.〔 Fortus is currently lead guitarist for The Dead Daisies. ==Career== Originally from St. Louis, Missouri,〔 Fortus played throughout the Midwest with his band, The Eyes. The four-piece alternative band independently released "Freedom in a Cage", which was produced by David Probst. After signing with Atlantic Records, they changed their name to Pale Divine. They subsequently toured the U.S. in support of their only album, Straight to Goodbye, opening for The Psychedelic Furs. After The Psychedelic Furs split up, Fortus formed Love Spit Love with Richard and Tim Butler. When The Furs reformed in 2000, Fortus joined the group as second guitarist and played on the live album ''Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live''. In 2001, Fortus became a member of Guns N' Roses, replacing Paul Tobias. In Guns N' Roses, Richard plays both rhythm and occasional lead guitar. Lead singer Axl Rose is very pleased with Richard's work and has said, "He's an amazing lead player and very technically skilled. He really likes the pocket that Brain sets and the two of them click with Tommy so we finally have the real deal rhythm section, as Richard is a proven professional. Basically, Richard's the guy that we always were looking for." On November 5, 2005, Richard's wife, Jen Fortus, gave birth to a daughter, Paisley Piper Fortus. In March 2008 Fortus was one of the guest guitarists for the reunion shows of X Japan at the Tokyo Dome. In 2008 he joined the Danish rock/pop band, The Storm, on their tour. Fortus played guitar on their first record, "Where The Storm Meets The Ground," and is a personal friend of leadsinger Pernille Rosendahl and lead guitarist Johan Wohlert. He has also collaborated with Sámi singer-songwriter Lásse Kvernmo in a project called Sáivu. In 2013 Fortus joined The Dead Daisies with the likes of Jon Stevens and Dave Lowy. They have released 2 singles, "Lock N Load" (featuring Slash) and "Washington." Their eponymous debut album was released on August 9, 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Fortus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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