He starts playing piano when he was 8, but he soon discovers the joys of guitar listening to band like Queen, Iron Maiden and Led Zeppelin. Therefore, he decides to start studying guitar and he joins Lizard music academy, in Fiesole (FI). He soon establishes many projects, like a progressive metal band and a ’70-’80 rock band. He has also played with the great rock band Rollin Ston (not to be confused with the almost-omonymous band of Rolling Stones, who where rather famous a few years ago). Nicola joins Aurea Sectio rock opera in 2011 and he immediately focuses on the female components of the group, meanwhile helping Aurea Sectio to arrange and complete their songs.
» Equipment:
Music Man John Petrucci, Hughes & Kettner Dual Statesman EL34, Dragoon 225C8M with Celestion G12M Greenback, Jack Daniel’s overdrive Amerigan 16 EC.
» He has been playing for:
25 years.
» Favourite artists:
Queen, Pink Floyd, Extreme
» Favourite albums:
Sheer Heart Attack (Queen), The Wall (Pink Floyd), Pornograffitti (Extreme).
» Favourite songs:
Innuendo (Queen).
» Trivia:
His dream was singing, but he decided to play guitar. His psychiatrist suggests he may be affected by bipolar disorder, but he really don’t think so. He wants to sing. He really does.
» People say about him:
Partial bibliography:
Paul McCartney, "Me and Sirdone: the Life With My Guitar Hero", Penguin, 2009.
Brian May, "From Hendrix to Sirdone: the Real Story of Rock", Random House, 2010.
Eric Clapton, "Nicola Sirdone: Why It's Meaningless For Me To Continue Playing After Watching Him on Stage", Simon and Schuster, 2013.
» Plays in:
The Sword Of Ice And Fire (on tracks:
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2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
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11,
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13,
14)
