Steve Lynch
American guitarist
Steve Lynch (born January 18, 1955) is an American guitarist. He is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the glam metal/hard rock band Autograph, which formed in 1983. He decided to commit himself to music and mastering guitar when Jimi Hendrix died in 1970. In addition to Hendrix, Lynch's influences came from late-1960s and early-1970s rock musicians such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the Beatles. He initially played bass; however Hendrix's death in 1970 influenced him to switch to guitar.
Lynch gradually developed his signature two-handed (eight-finger) tapping technique throughout the 1970s and into the mid-1980s to current day.
Early life
Lynch was born on January 18, 1955 in Williston, North Dakota, but at the age of one, he moved with his family to Seattle, where he was primarily raised. He was one of six children.
Career
Lynch toured the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and British Columbia during the early to late 70s before attending the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles in 1978. Upon graduation in 1979 he won the prestigious 'Most Likely to Succeed' award.
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