Marty Friedman

Martin Adam Friedman is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongside Jason Becker in Cacophony from 1986 until 1989, as well as his 13 solo albums and tours. Friedman has resided in Tokyo since 2003, where he has appeared on over 700 Japanese television programs such as Rock Fujiyama, Hebimeta-san, Kōhaku Uta Gassen and Jukebox English. He has released albums with several record labels, including Avex Trax, Universal, EMI, Prosthetic, and Shrapnel Records.

8 December 1962

Born on the same birth date (8 December 1962): Berry van Aerle • Nikos Karageorgiou • Steve Elkington

Born on the same birth day (8 December): Floyd Tillman • Frédéric Piquionne • Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole • James Cama • Jan Eggum • Josh Donaldson • Kim Basinger • Larry Martin • Niklas Luhmann • Queen Jeonghui • Ricky Walford • Soko Richardson

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