CLASSIC Rock 300
MARK TREMONTI
The Alter Bridge guitarist and co-songwriter and leader of his own band has had to work hard for his reputation, and now he’s even won the approval of the Sinatra estate.
Interview: Dave Ling
SCOTT DIUSSA/PRESS
Ata time during the early days of Classic Rock magazine when hard rock music was not looking in the best of health, in 2004 guitarist Mark Tremonti teamed up with bassist Brian Marshall, drummer Scott Phillips – all three formerly members of the multi-platinum-selling post-grunge band Creed – and singer/guitarist frontman Myles Kennedy (previously of The Mayfield Four) to form the Floridabased Alter Bridge. They soon helped breathe some fresh air and new life into the genre.
What are your first memories of Classic Rock magazine?
I began to see it when we [Creed] toured in Europe. I knew right off the bat that it would become the biggest music publication in existence over there. If the scene was ailing, then you guys carried the torch and helped to build it back up to what it had been before. In my younger days I had cut out pictures from Hit Parader, and that went away. Going to Europe and seeing Classic Rock felt like a bit of a time warp.