S t o n e f l y

Name: Barry Mangione

Instrument: lead vocals, guitar

Musical Influences: vocal: Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), Geoff Tate (Queensryche), Frank Sinatra, Morrissey, Ozzy Osbourne, Bono, John Mellencamp; guitar: Joe Satriani, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Johnson

Gear: Shure SM58, Parker P38, Digitech RP50

Favorite Movies: American History X, Seven, Enter the Dragon, Game of Death, Godfather I & II, Scarface, Up in Smoke, The Aristocrats, Old School, Animal House

Favorite Albums: August and Everything After, Hard Candy (Counting Crows), Surfing with the Alien (Joe Satriani), Operation Mindcrime (Queensryche), The Deep End (The Brady Bastards), Count Three and Pray (Berlin), The Best … 1 (The Smiths), Smash Hits (Jimi Hendrix), Blizzard of Ozz (Ozzy Osbourne)

What I Drink When I’m Performing: the audience’s energy (sometimes I’m dehydrated, sometimes I’m bloated), water, and any of these beers that are provided free for the band: Amstel, Heineken, Coors, Bass, Killian’s, Corona, Stella. No hard liquor – it dries out the pipes!

When My Mind Wanders During a Gig, I Usually Wind Up Thinking About: I sometimes find myself wondering where my life is headed. I think about all the obstacles I’ve overcome and the achievements that I’ve made, and the challenges that lay before me as I navigate this winding road called life. But mostly I just stare at women’s body parts and try not to forget the damn lyrics.