Shaun Bessant (Lead Guitar)

My parents were so proud of their 4 1/2 year old son playing silent night to a congregated clapping audience!!

From there my parents bought me keyboards for xmas but no guitar! That came at the age of 15 years when I picked up my brothers Spanish Flamenco Guitar and couldn't stop playing it! I had no idea what I was playing but it sounded right (played by ear!).

So with two weeks the penny clicked and I worked out the entire "Life after Death - Iron Maiden" album in one hour.. I knew there was something in it! So in 3 months I overtook all the guitarists I know! Bought my first electric guitar for £100 but was stolen at the Andover Rock and Blues Festival.. Irreplaceable but i still occasionallly look on ebay :-(

So here I am all these years later still in bands, an owner of 18 guitars, 2 keyboards and a drum kit!
Playing in bands has always been "enjoy it first" and the rest will come to you.. So playing in Bizr I give it my all, thoroughly enjoy blasting out tunes and letting the audience decide if we were any good!

The audience keeps me going as if it wasn't for them I couldn't do what I do live.. respect!

So here we are in 2007, I teach students, play in three bands, a session musician, writer and am rocking more now than I ever did. I think I will play tunes till I drop, at least I will "drop" with a smile on my face ;-)

07.05.2007. 20:38