Marty Friedman

This article is about the guitarist. For the basketball player, see Martin Friedman (disambiguation).

Marty Friedman
Friedman in 2009
Friedman in 2009
Background information
Born (1962-12-08) December 8, 1962 (age 61)
Washington, D.C., U.S.[1]
Genres
OccupationGuitarist
Years active1981–present
Labels
Formerly of
SpouseHiyori Okuda (m. 2012)
Websitemartyfriedman.com

Martin Adam Friedman (Japanese: マーティン・アダム・フリードマン, Hepburn: Mātin Adamu Furīdoman) (born December 8, 1962)[2] 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[3] and Jukebox English.[4] He has released albums with several record labels, including Avex Trax, Universal, EMI, Prosthetic, and Shrapnel Records.

  1. ^ Umanov, Ben (August 19, 2014). "How Megadeth's Marty Friedman Became a Japanese TV Star". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Marty Friedman Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & M..." AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Marty Friedman's Imaginary Idol Kouhaku uta gassen part 4 "BiS and BABYMETAL's extreme battle!" • BABYMETAL FAN CLUB". BABYMETAL FAN CLUB. February 1, 2015. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  4. ^ 蔵出しここだけクロニクル ｜ マーティ・フリードマン Archived March 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)