MR. CHRIS "CRISPY MC" PAGNANI

Bass Guitar/Rock Poses/Sweatervests

While Mr. P always knew there would be a place in the kingdom of rock for himself, he  wasn't always sure how he might find his way there. Picking up a pair of drumsticks at the embarrassing age of 10, he proceeded to learn every Green Day song he laid his ears on and would perform on various pillows and aluminum garbage cans around the house. From there, a whirlwind of performance opportunities arose and he spent his troubled teen years behind the kit for a variety of well-known rock groups, including Nirvana, KISS, and a not-so-well publicized stint playing for Guns 'N' Roses on their Use Your Illusion III Tour.

Around the time that he was finishing up his degree in educa-tion, a point when he had given up most of the rock and roll dreams of his childhood, he was approached by FANBOYS, who were in need of a bass player; the only problem was that he had no previous experience on the instrument. Never one to back down from a challenge, Mr. P soldered a pair of old drumsticks together, affixed to this "body" a set of four bungee cords, and proceeded to teach himself how to play the tastiest bass riffs man has ever known. The rest is the stuff of rock history.

TESTIMONIALS:

"I wish he was still in my band."
~ Axl Rose of Guns 'N' Roses circa 1996 (the original release date of their album, The Chinese Democracy)

"I still wish he was still in my band."
~ Axl Rose of Guns 'N' Roses circa 2008 (the actual release date of their album, The Chinese Democracy)

"Flea, who?"
~ Anthony Kiedis of The Red Hot Chili Peppers

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