Whether or not you like tattoos, it is not debatable that the local Los Angeles area tattoo artist responsible for introducing singer Joshua Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson is a hero. The pair's 1995 meeting was the genesis of the great rock band Buckcherry, now a five-man unit that includes Devon Glenn (drums/percussion), Jonathan "J.B." Brightman (bass) and Yogi (guitars). In 1999, the group released its self-titled debut on DreamWorks Records. The single "Lit Up" off that album earned Buckcherry a Grammy Award nomination in the category "Hard Rock Performance." Buckcherry was featured on VH1's "Hard Rock Live" and also performed at Woodstock '99.

Music

Current albums you like? Ben Harper: Burn to Shine

Bottle Rockets: Brand New Year

Doyle Bramhall II: Jellycream

Rage Against the Machine: Battle of Los Angeles

Kid Rock: Devil Without a Cause

Classic albums you like? The Faces: Nod's as Good as a Wink to the Blind Horse

Aerosmith: Rocks

Bruce Springsteen: Darkness on the Edge of Town

Terence Trent D'Arby: Introducing The Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

Classic bands you like? Freeze

Soundtracks you like? Saturday Night Fever

Favorite record store? Bleeker Bob's Golden Oldies on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

Your biggest musical influences? Prince, Michael Jackson, Minor Threat, Black Flag, The Faces, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis

Bass player- Raging Slab, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motown

Drummer- The Police

Best concert you ever saw? Damn, I can't pick one right now.

First concert you ever saw? Donnie Iris & The Cruisers in Beaver Falls, PA. I was ten years old.

Performance that stands out for you? Nine Lives Saloon in Atlanta, Georgia

Moment in studio that stands out for you? Recording the song "Dirty Mind" at the beginning of the record.

Books

Books you like? John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath Stephen King: The Stand Stephen King: Pet Semetary

Bookstore you like? Barnes & Noble

Magazines you like? Golf Digest, Easyriders, Ben is Dead

Film

Movies you like? Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The Dead Zone, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles

Last movie you rented? Lake Placid

Movie director you like? Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino

Actor you like? Gary Oldman, Harvey Keitel

Actress you like? Glenn Close, Susan Sarandon

TV/Radio

Current TV show you like? A&E, Discovery, True Crime

Talk show or host you like? None

Host on MTV you like? Kennedy

Show on MTV you like? Rock & Roll Jeopardy (VH1

Show on VH1 you like? Legends

Cartoon character you like? Bugs Bunny

Sports

Sport you like to watch? Football, Women's tennis

Sport you like to play? Golf

Extreme sport you like? Skateboarding

Favorite sports team? Pittsburgh Steelers

Your all-time favorite athlete? Michael Jordan, Ron Jeremy

Food

Favorite fast food restaurant? Poquito Mas

Lifestyle

Artist you like? No

Favorite museum? Museum of Modern History

Your favorite city? Los Angeles

Your favorite hotel/casino in Las Vegas? Away from the blackjack tables

Your first job? Landscaping

Best advice your parents gave you? Shut up, boy!

Car you like? A Harley motorcycle

People

Comedian that you like? Richard Pryor

A person you would like to meet? Steven Tyler, Keith Richards

A supermodel you like? My wife

Clothing

A new clothing company you like? XL Large

An old school classic clothing company you like? Dickies

Your favorite brand of sneakers? Doc Martens

Technology

A web site you like? The Buckcherry site at DreamWorks

What modern product can you not live without? CD player

Sex

Where was your first kiss? In my friends backyard. I was eleven years old and we both had braces. Her name was Barb.