Tico Torres
- Hard rock
- glam metal
- arena rock
- pop rock
- jazz fusion
- blues
- Musician
- singer
- artist
- entrepreneur
- Drums
- percussion
- vocals
Hector Samuel Juan "Tico" Torres (born October 7, 1953) is an American musician, singer, artist, and entrepreneur, best known as the drummer, percussionist, and a songwriter for American rock band Bon Jovi. In 2018, Torres was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi.[4]
Childhood
Hector Juan Samuel Torres was born on October 7, 1953, in New York City, and brought up in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. His parents, Emma and Héctor, emigrated from Cuba in 1948.[5] Torres attended John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in Iselin.
Music career
Torres was a jazz fan as a youth and studied music with Joe Morello. In 1969, he played drums for the psychedelic rock band Six Feet Under. Before joining Bon Jovi in 1983, Torres had already played live with Joe Cerisano's R-Band aka Silver Condor in the New Jersey Rock circuit, and in the studio with Franke and the Knockouts, Pat Benatar, Chuck Berry, Cher, Alice Cooper and Stevie Nicks, recording 26 albums with these artists. Torres was also one of the drummers auditioned by Kiss in 1980 after original drummer Peter Criss left the band.
Torres was the original drummer for the glam rock band T. Roth and Another Pretty Face and played on their 1980 album Face Facts.[6]
Bon Jovi
Torres met Alec John Such while playing with a band called Phantom's Opera and it was this friendship that led to him joining Bon Jovi.[7] When Jon Bon Jovi, the lead singer of the band, approached Torres, he was put off by the fact that Jon was 9 years younger than he was. He said it was Jon's charismatic appearance and watching him perform that attracted him to join the band.
Torres is primarily a drummer and percussionist, but he sang lead vocals on a song on the box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong, as well as backing vocals on a couple of the early Bon Jovi tracks, notably "Born to Be My Baby" and "Love for Sale".
Other work
Known as "The Hitman," Torres discovered another talent: painting.[8] He has exhibited his art since 1994. The successful first show was at the Ambassador Galleries in Soho, New York. Torres is a self-taught painter, who paints expressive pictures which show scenes from everyday life and his life with the band.
His painting talent was shown in one of the three videos made for the single "Who Says You Can't Go Home."
Torres also owns a fashion line for babies called Rock Star Baby.[9]
Personal life
Torres and his first wife divorced soon after the formation of Bon Jovi in 1983. In 1996, Torres married Czech-born model Eva Herzigová in Sea Bright, New Jersey. The ceremony was attended by their closest friends and family including fellow members of Bon Jovi. The band serenaded Eva and her husband with the hit single "Always" during the dance. Their marriage ended two years later. Torres married Maria Alejandra in September 2001, his third marriage and divorced in 2008. They have a son, Hector Alexander, born on January 9, 2004.[citation needed]
When the Bon Jovi What About Now tour reached Mexico on September 10, 2013, Torres experienced severe abdominal pains and was rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. About two weeks later, on September 22, 2013, he was hospitalized a second time for emergency gall bladder surgery.[10] Rich Scanella filled in for him, and Torres returned to the tour in Fresno, California on October 8, 2013.
Torres is an avid golfer who frequently participates in the Alfred Dunhill Links Pro-Am in St. Andrews, UK, often playing in a foursome with fellow musician and good friend Huey Lewis.[11][12]
Discography
Bon Jovi
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Richie Sambora
- Studio albums
- Stranger in This Town (1991)
T. Roth and Another Pretty Face
- Face Facts (1980)
See also
References
[1]
- ^ CrypticRock (December 9, 2022). "Interview – Tico Torres of Bon Jovi". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "T. Roth and Another Pretty Face music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ Hartshorn, Tori. "Frankie & The Knockouts Return From The 80s With Newly Remastered COMPLETE COLLECTION". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Bon Jovi". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ "BON JOVI DRUMMER BEATS OUT EMOTION ON CANVAS". The Palm Beach Post. March 20, 1996.
- ^ "Face Facts". AllMusic.
- ^ "Read Bon Jovi's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Speeches". Rolling Stone. April 15, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Tico Torres - BON JOVI: Presented by Walnut Street Gallery". walnutst.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Bon Jovi star keeps faith in brand". Independent. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Tico Torres Hospitalized For Emergency Gall Bladder Surgery". HuffPost.com. September 22, 2013.
- ^ "2021 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship: Celebrities in the field". thegolfnewsnet.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Flett, Amie. "Ronan Keating, Peter Jones and Huey Lewis among stars competing in Alfred Dunhill Links 20th anniversary". The Courier. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
External links
- Bon Jovi.com
- NPR Jon Bon Jovi profile
- Bon Jovi's Webpage at VH1
- Ten Classic Bon Jovi Songs at Unreality Music
- Bon Jovi discography at MusicBrainz
- Bon Jovi discography at Discogs
- Tico Torres Art
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- "Silent Night"
- "You Give Love a Bad Name"
- "Livin' on a Prayer"
- "Wanted Dead or Alive"
- "Never Say Goodbye"
- "Edge of a Broken Heart"
- "Bad Medicine"
- "Born to Be My Baby"
- "I'll Be There for You"
- "Lay Your Hands on Me"
- "Living in Sin"
- "Keep the Faith"
- "Bed of Roses"
- "In These Arms"
- "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
- "I Believe"
- "Dry County"
- "Always"
- "Please Come Home for Christmas"
- "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"
- "This Ain't a Love Song"
- "Something for the Pain"
- "Lie to Me"
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- "Hey God"
- "Real Life"
- "It's My Life"
- "Say It Isn't So"
- "Thank You for Loving Me"
- "One Wild Night"
- "Everyday"
- "Misunderstood"
- "Bounce"
- "All About Lovin' You"
- "Have a Nice Day"
- "Welcome to Wherever You Are"
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
- "(You Want to) Make a Memory"
- "Lost Highway"
- "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore"
- "Summertime"
- "Whole Lot of Leavin'"
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- "This Is Our House" (promo)
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- Slippery When Wet: The Videos
- New Jersey: The Videos
- Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
- Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi
- Keep the Faith: The Videos
- Cross Road
- Live from London
- The Crush Tour
- This Left Feels Right Live
- Lost Highway: The Concert
- When We Were Beautiful
- Live at Madison Square Garden
- Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Video Collection
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