Was Nuno the lead guitarist of the band?

Date of birth:1September 20th, 966.

Constellation: Virgo

Place of birth: Playa da Victoria, Te Sueira Island, Azores (moved to Boston at the age of four).

Height: 5 feet 8 inches (i.e. 172.72 cm).

Weight: 135 lb (i.e. 6 1.2 kg)

Parents: Ezequiel Mendes and Aureolina Cunha Gil Bettencourt.

Brothers and sisters: Hyvonnet, Roberto, Fatima, Luis, Teresa, Jorge, Helena, Paul and John.

Marital status: 65438+1married Australian singer Suze DeMarchi in Azores on August 27th, 994.

Children: Debé Oré ans (1born in Australia on February 2, 1996) and Lorenzo Aureliana (born in Los Angeles on August 2, 2002).

Current band: population 1 (population 1)

I was in a band: Overseas, Myth, Viking, Destruction, Sin, Extreme, Mourning Widows.

Trademark: washburne, Hughes &; Keitner TriAmp

Music influences come from: Queen/Brian May, Prince, Jimmy Page, and brother Louis.

Previous jobs: gas station attendant, welfare home cleaner (the biggest headache is cleaning diapers in the toilet), inspector of Coors Brewery (do you need a taste test? ! )……

biography

Nuno ... When I was a child. ...

When Nuno was a child, he lived in Pokota Area on Tesula Island. At that time, he was very good (hmm … why did he look so naughty? )

He likes American movies very much, and even goes to his neighbor's house to watch them when his TV set is broken.

Despite being respected by neighbors, especially Mrs. Betancourt, who was regarded as a great woman, the late 1960s was still very difficult for the Betancourt family. Nuno respects and loves his mother very much, calling her "the only woman I care about" ... of course, this was before Suze appeared!

1969, Nuno's father moved to the United States to pave the way for the whole family; Father Ezequiel and mother Aureolina made this decision a few years ago because they thought their children would have a better future in America. Soon after, when Nuno was four years old, his family moved to Boston, Massachusetts. Later, Nuno's father left, leaving his mother alone to take care of the family.

Nuno studied physical education at school, but later gave up because he found that the possibility of becoming a professional athlete was slim (has anyone seen the photo of Nuno standing next to Cam Neely? ) Nuno once said that he was an "invisible man" at school, which really became a reality after he gave up sports last semester, and then he began to devote himself to music.

From a musical family ...

Master Mendenez, Nuno's great grandfather, formed the first brass band on grecia Island.

Nuno's grandmother, Palmira Mendenes, is a piano dance teacher on grecia Island. After moving to Tesula, she formed her first jazz band in Azores.

Nuno's father Ezequiel is famous for his musical talent on the island. He once taught the children of the North American Legion in Trasuy Island, and tried western country music, pop rock and orchestral music successively ... In the 1990s, Ezequiel opened a musical instrument store near Boston-"Central Street Music Store".

Nuno is the eldest of ten children in the family. Every child knows at least one musical instrument. His diverse musical styles add luster to children's extensive musical interests and talents. At first, he was more interested in sports than music. The first instrument he came into contact with was the drum, but later he couldn't play it at will, so he switched to the bass. But he found himself playing too many notes on this instrument, so at 1980, he finally picked up the guitar. During this period, he learned the keyboard, and Nuno taught himself completely, although he added that living in a musician's family benefited him a lot.

Robert, Nuno's brother, played a band (including bass for Jorge Ferreira) and played chords for Nuno's Fallen Angels. Robert's son Donovan, as a bass player, helped to plan and join Nuno's album "Crack". He is also the bass player of "The Sad Widow". Louis returned to Azores in 1980s, developed his personal career and formed the band Balado do Atlantico, enjoying a high reputation as a first-class guitarist.

My brother John and Gary Cherona's twin brother Greg tried to interpret Shakespeare's plays with music. Paul and Gary's younger brother Marcus worked together in the "Meat" band for 8 years, and now he is solo. They released a record in Nuno's personal label "Color Blind Record", which was produced by Nuno. Paul was also a harmony singer, guitar and drummer on the tour of the album Schizophrenia in Music, and now he is planning his career. Nuno's sister Teresa was once called a semi-professional musician in an article. She is also a talented painter.

"Nuno wrote it himself" (the color of love). This song is described in some places as' (Power Ballad). "Judging from the lyrics, he seems to like you very much," I said. Yes, isn't it? "He sang this song at our wedding," Suze DeMarchi said softly. "The first song he played for me when we met." After thinking for a moment, she said, "Wait, so I didn't write that song ..." Her voice trailed off, and then she shouted to the father/guitarist just mentioned across the room, "Hey, it's you! Betancourt! Who the hell is that singer? ! He immediately blushed, mumbled' Hmm … just an ordinary girl …' and then began to try to get rid of embarrassment' for you, of course. I know I met the girl in the song, just like telepathy. "

Drum media 65438+May 0999, interview Suze.

Nuno and Susie.

When Nuno first met Suze, she was busy filming the video of her band Baby Animal, and he was about to leave for recording inspection. This extreme band is touring Europe with Bryan Adams. He was moved and decided to get their album. Two months later, a recording studio in Canada mentioned to Nunu that Su Ze once said that he was handsome on the radio program ... He decided to take a chance and see if Susie would like to write songs with him. He found her through the agents of both parties and called the record company for her phone number ... She happened to be there and they chatted. Just a few days ago, she was attending a rehearsal, and there was a poster of Nuno on the wall. After being teased by other members of the band, she kissed him (now you should know how she felt when she saw him with her own eyes! They talked on the phone for two months (I mean, many times in two months, no phone call in two months ...) until Nuno invited her to attend the closing performance of "Stop World Tour" held at Wembly Stadium in London on February 22 and 23, 65438. They met on the porch and were deeply attracted to each other. 10 minutes later, Nuno jokingly proposed to Suze ... Suze refused. After finishing the albums III Sides and Waiting for the Laughter, Nuno went to Australia to visit Su Ze and stayed there for a month. On a warm spring day in Azores, Nuno proposed to Su Ze again and took out a diamond ring to put on Su Ze.

1On August 27th, 994, Nuno and Su Ze got married in Igreja de Vila Franca do Campo, San Miguel Island, Azores, and held an open-air reception in the private residence of Lagoa das Furnas. The wedding is in Portuguese and the vows are in English. Family and friends came by charter flight. The wedding and celebration lasted a week. Nuno's bachelor life ended after a performance in Villafranca Stadium. "Extreme" and "Cub" (and several songs) are performed for thousands of people. They took this opportunity to give "one or two performances" in Azores.

1On February 2, 996, Su Ze gave birth to a girl. It is not appropriate to choose two weeks on the roster. They named the child Bebeoleans (there is a story about this name). When Beibei was born, Nuno was there. He created The Growing Princess for Beibei and dedicated the albums Music Schizophrenia and Never Sleeping. They noticed that Bebe was sleeping soundly while listening to Oasis. Bebe looks like Suze and learned how to manage a whole room … I don't know from whom!

After the great grief of losing his mother in June, 5438+October, 2002, Nonu welcomed the arrival of his second child: Lorenzo Aurelino, born on August, 2002 12.

Other girls in Nuno's life ...

That's Max (short for Ma Kexin), a little (shh …) badger dog. She was a Christmas present from Nuno. She probably thinks Nuno is her Christmas present ... Nuno found her a date named Doug. Five puppies were born during Nuno's creation of Waiting for Witty Words. Max once toured with Nuno, and when Nuno was busy with publicity, he showed good independence ... Nuno attributed the successful production of several songs in the album Waiting for the Punch to Max ... Max also made a guest appearance in the poster of mourningwidows.com.