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'''Michael Stanton''' is a Texan born musician and was the guitarist for [[Avant Garde]]. | '''Michael Stanton''' is a Texan born musician and was the guitarist for [[Avant Garde]]. | ||
Michael Stanton first met [[Rivers Cuomo]] (then going by Peter Kitts) at a five week | Michael Stanton first met [[Rivers Cuomo]] (then going by Peter Kitts) at a five week Berklee Music program in Boston. Michael said he wanted to approach Rivers and his quickly formed gang of rockers, but was unsure quite how he could. One day, Michael was playing ''Master of Puppets'' on guitar. Rivers heard it, knocked on his door and the two "hit it off really well" (Stanton). "We did everything together. It was a really fun time. We'd record ''wicked'' instrumental guitar songs on a 4-track. One was called 'Plankton Frito,' and it had a mean sounding Phrygian harmonized riff" (Stanton). | ||
The two also spent hours writing out elaborate counterpoint dual guitar solos and recording them. Other than playing guitar, Rivers, Mike and some of their friends would go out for pizza at night or take the subway around. They also saw ''Ricky Horror Picture Show''. Together, the two honed their sense of relative pitch. Mike has stated that his favorite memory of his teenage years was spending time with Rivers in Boston.After the music program, Rivers convinced Mike to move to Connecticut to join Avant Garde. | The two also spent hours writing out elaborate counterpoint dual guitar solos and recording them. Other than playing guitar, Rivers, Mike and some of their friends would go out for pizza at night or take the subway around. They also saw ''Ricky Horror Picture Show''. Together, the two honed their sense of relative pitch. Mike has stated that his favorite memory of his teenage years was spending time with Rivers in Boston.After the music program, Rivers convinced Mike to move to Connecticut to join Avant Garde. | ||