Andy Timmons

Andy Timmons (born July 26, 1963) is an American guitarist who has played in the bands Taylor Bay Band, Danger Danger, Pawn Kings, and Andy Timmons Band (ATB). He has also released several solo albums and has worked as a session guitarist.

Timmons is highly regarded for his technical proficiency. He has been consistently sought after by Ibanez in production of signature guitar models since the 1990s, and has been an in-demand session guitar player and solo artist for over three decades.

He has released two CDs on Favored Nations, the first being That Was Then, This Is Now and Resolution on May 2, 2006.

Timmons was born in Scottsdale, Arizona and moved to Evansville, Indiana as a child. He graduated from Evansville Harrison High School in 1981 and studied classical guitar at the University of Evansville before transferring to the University of Miami to study jazz guitar.

As guitarist for glam metal band Danger Danger, he toured the world opening for Kiss and Alice Cooper, sold over a million records worldwide, and had two #1 videos on MTV, and amassed a discography that includes seven solo releases that range from guitar instrumentals, to blues, and even a Beatles/Elvis Costello-inspired collection of pop tunes.

Biography summary from English Wikipedia, photograph via Wikimedia Commons.