Billy Morris - Did You know?

Did you know???

. . . that Billy Morris just opened a kick-ass recording studio in Cleveland with his partner Mike Brown called Lava Room Recording. It is in the old American Greetings Creative building, the actual building that Ziggy was created in?

. . . that Billy rides a KTM 200EXE motorcycle in national dirt bike events and is a member of the AMA?

. . . that Billy was featured in the October 2003 issue of Cat Fancy magazine with his cats Tyler and Cheri and that Billy’s cats are now endorsed by Friskies cat food and get free cat food?

. . . that Billy plays and is endorsed by Hill Instruments. Hill guitars are made in Cleveland and Billy believes they are the greatest guitars in the world?

. . . that Billy is involved in a night club in Cleveland called The Hi-Fi Club and Grill where he occasionally bartends and if you’re lucky he’ll cook you a great meal?

. . . that Billy has toured in America, Japan, and Korea and has played in Hawaii and Trinidad, Spain?

. . . that Billy has played on Paul Gilbert’s live solo CD entitled “Beehive Live”, recorded live in Korea while he toured with Paul in Japan and Korea on the “Flying Dog” tour?

. . . that Billy was an active member in Warrant for the four years and is happy for the opportunity that Jani, Jerry and Erik gave him to tour and see the country?

. . . that Billy is an avid NFL fan and has been to two Superbowls?

. . . that Billy was a member of the very popular Cleveland based band Kidd Wicked and has three Kidd Wicked CDs soon to be available on his website?

. . . that the artwork for Billy’s CD was designed by his friend Noel at his studio in Atlanta, and that Noel works for the Cartoon Network?

. . . that Billy is a great foosball player and regularly schools his partner Mike Brown at Mr. Peabody’s Pub?

. . . that Billy and Mike at Lava Room Recording Studio are authorized Steinberg and Monster Cable dealers. You can buy your Monster Cable and Steinberg products thru Billy and Mike at the studio website www.lavaroomrecording.com

. . . that Lava Room Recording Studio has a great website at www.lavaroomrecording.com that you should visit right now!

. . . that this past summer Billy went riding with the bass player Robbie from Godsmack and they tore it up on some dirt bikes in Vermilion, Ohio?

. . . that Billy hosts the very successful Heavy Metal Karaoke night at his club The Hi-Fi Club and Grill where you can sing your favorite 80’s era tunes with his band (even Cherry Pie) on Wednesday nights when Billy is in town?

. . . that during last summer’s Whitesnake / Warrant tour Billy played the national anthem for Robbie Knievel before one of his successful 150 foot ramp to ramp jumps in Iowa and that Robbie was so moved by Billy’s rendition of the national anthem that he will have Billy play it in Las Vegas for his Leap Year jump over 5 helicopters with their rotors running? Billy has faith that Robbie is going to ROCK that jump!

. . . that Billy’s father who taught Billy guitar is a very successful guitarist in Cleveland and is regarded as one of the pillars of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Cleveland where his dad’s band Eddie & the Edsels play regularly?

. . . that Billy graduated with a degree in auto body repair and can paint the hell out of a car, but he doesn’t prefer to have nice cars? Billy prefers to invest his hard earned money in KTM motorcycles.

. . . that while Billy was in high school he played in a lounge and wedding band with his mother and that he credits her with teaching him how to play in a band live on stage because he would turn up too loud and his mom would yell at him?

. . . that Billy is a self-acclaimed superstar in the Cleveland Plays Touch Football league when time permits and that his teammates have dubbed him “the Gazelle” because he’s very speedy?

. . . that before Billy joined Warrant he was in a nationally touring Nirvana tribute band as Kurt Cobain? The band was called Teen Spirit and was very successful on the college club circuit.

. . . that Billy played as Johnny Vegas in the highly acclaimed disco tribute band La Freda Boogie & the Disco Dynamite?

. . . that Billy used to have a blue Ford box style equipment van named Jake that he used to haul all his band’s gear around?

. . . that Billy’s studio, Lava Room Recording, has several Derek Hess prints throughout the complex, given to the studio by Derek personally? You can and should visit Derek and check out his amazing artwork here www.derekhess.com

. . . that Billy was voted Best Guitarist in Cleveland by the readers of the Free Times magazine and received a very impressive glass trophy proclaiming him as Cleveland’s Best Guitarist?

. . . that Billy owns an Asteroids machine and a KISS pinball machine and they are featured in his studio?

. . . that Billy had a band in Cleveland with Black and Blue front man Jamie St. James and they have several kick-ass tunes recorded together that ended up on the St. James release?

. . . that Billy’s favorite movie is Pulp Fiction and that his favorite scene in the movie is when they’re talking about foot massages and that Billy’s favorite producer/director is Quentin Tarentino and that Billy looks forward to someday working with Quentin on a movie soundtrack (hint hint)?

. . . that Billy and one of his best friends, Gene Williams, former starting right guard for the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, and Atlanta Falcons, have a band together called Big Daddy Chocolate & the Disco Dynamite that plays occasionally in the Cleveland/Parma area (especially at the Good Old Days bar) and that Gene (aka Big Daddy Chocolate) is a wailing guitarist?

. . . that at the Lava Room Recording Studio they have a Pork Pie drum kit courtesy of Mike Fasano, former drummer of Warrant and all around great guy (you can visit Mike at his website www.totalposer.com)?

. . . that Billy has completed the famous 20 Questions on Metal Sludge and has also completed a rewind 20 Questions for Metal Sludge (www.MetalSludge.com) and looks forward to his threewind 20 Questions?