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Dr. Know

ドクター・ノウ　/　どくたー・のう

American musician

September 15, 1958 (age 67)　・　Washington, D.C., United States

musician
guitarist

My Take

Dr. Know, born Gary Wayne Miller, is one of those guitarists whose influence vastly outsizes his public profile. As the architect of Bad Brains' sound, he helped forge a hardcore-meets-reggae style so radical that it still sounds ahead of its time, and the band's place among the most influential in punk history is largely his doing on the fretboard. What I admire is the refusal to coast on celebrity. He let the playing speak. Even the stage name carries a sly intelligence. For me he is a reminder that the people who quietly rewrite a genre rarely get the spotlight they deserve.

Overview

Gary Wayne Miller (born September 15, 1958), better known by his stage name Dr. Know, is an American musician, who rose to prominence as the guitarist for the Washington D.C. hardcore punk band Bad Brains, who were critically acclaimed for their innovative musical style and are regarded as one of the greatest and most influential punk rock bands of all time.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dr. Know
Name (Japanese): ドクター・ノウ
Reading: どくたー・のう
Born: September 15, 1958 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dog
Origin: Washington, D.C., United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / guitarist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/drknowbadbrains/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8E%E3%82%A6

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