Tico torres biography of barack

Kennedy Memorial High School in Iselin. Torres was a jazz fan as a youth and studied music with Joe Morello.

Hector Juan Samuel Torres, aka Tico, was born on October 7, in New York and is known for his energetic drumming; his nickname is the Hitman.

In , he played drums for the psychedelic rock band Six Feet Under. Torres was also one of the drummers auditioned by Kiss in after original drummer Peter Criss left the band. Torres was the original drummer for the glam rock band T. 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.

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 ,, 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".

Known as "The Hitman," Torres discovered another talent: painting. Torres is a self-taught painter, who paints expressive pictures which show scenes from everyday life and his life with the band. Torres also owns a fashion line for babies called Rock Star Baby. Torres and his first wife divorced soon after the formation of Bon Jovi in 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 , his third marriage and divorced in