Name: Phil Mercy

Instrument: Guitars

Discography:
Thieves' Kitchen "Shibboleth" 2003
Thieves' Kitchen "Argot" 2001
Thieves' Kitchen "Head" 2000
Phil Mercy "Fear of Fantastic Flight" 1997

Five indispensable recordings:
Yes "Close to the Edge"
National Health "Complete"
XTC "Apple Venus"
Joni Mitchell "Night Ride Home"
Steve Vai "Flex-able"

Currently listening to:
Rush "Snakes and Arrows"
Kate Bush "Aerial"
Thieves' Kitchen "The Water Road" rehearsal tapes!

Five inspiring people:
My father
Frank Zappa
Dave Stewart
Joni Mitchell
Iain Banks

Equipment:
Organic guitar
Ibanez JEM guitar
Line 6 Variax acoustic guitar
Line 6 POD XT Live
Atomic amplifier
Roland JC55 x2 amplifiers
E-bow

Favourite quote: "Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness" - Pablo Picasso

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