Dave Murray

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dave Murray
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Dec 23, 1956(1956-12-23)
Age	68
Birthplace	Edmonton, London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Dave Murray Biography

Dave Murray is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on December 23, 1956 in Edmonton, London, England, United Kingdom. English musician and songwriter for Iron Maiden, a heavy metal band. Iron Maiden.

His style of playing was heavily inspired by His playing style was heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix..

He has used Fender Stratocaster guitars almost exclusively. His black 1957/63 (the body is from a ’63; the neck from a ’57) Stratocaster, previously owned by late Free guitarist Paul Kossoff, was used approximately between 1978 and

1990. It was used as a template by Fender to manufacture an Artist Signature model in 2009. The original now resides at his mother’s home. “I bought it in 1976,” he said. “I saw it advertised in Melody Maker… I got the serial number to check it was [Kossoff’s] guitar. It cost quite a bit of money but I didn’t care. I just sold everything I had so I could get it, and I used it from then on. It just felt like I was holding a piece of magic because he had used this guitar.”

As a child, Murray’s family lived in poverty and were constantly moving to different areas of London, which meant that he was often bullied and involved in fights. By the time his family settled in Clapton in 1970, Murray joined a skinhead gang and “had a violent couple of years of being out on the street.” He developed an interest in rock music when he was 15 after hearing “Voodoo Chile” by Jimi Hendrix on the radio, about which he recalls, “everything changed, just like that. Getting into rock music wasn’t like a gradual process for me; it was completely sort of extreme, totally black and white. I heard ‘Voodoo Chile’ on the radio and I thought, ‘Bloody hell! What is THAT? How do you do THAT?’ And I started hanging around the rock music section of the record stores and buying albums, thinking about getting into the big time, wondering what that would be like.” After “hanging ’round record stores” and acquiring several Hendrix and blues albums, Murray decided to take up the guitar. At 16, he formed his first band, a trio called Stone Free, which also included Adrian Smith on vocals, who would also become a member of Iron Maiden in 1980. From there, Murray would answer ads in Melody Maker and regularly audition for different bands at the weekend, leading to short stints in Electric Gas, “this sort of soft-rock, American-type band”, and The Secret, “this sort of mad punk band”, with whom he would record a single “The Young Ones” under the alias “Reggie Mental”, and a demo, “Café De Dance”, in 1977.

He has a daughternamed Tasha and his partner Tamar.

Dave Murray Net Worth

Dave Murray is one of the richest Guitarist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dave Murray 's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a part in an English skinhead group as when he was a teenager. The first band he joined was Stone Free.

He was one of the founding band members from Iron Maiden and has appeared on all of the band’s albums.

David Michael “Dave” Murray (born 23 December 1956) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the earliest members of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden and, along with the group’s founder, bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris, has appeared on all of the band’s releases.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Dave Murray Dating?

According to our records, Dave Murray married to Tamar Murray. As of December 1, 2023, Dave Murray’s is not dating anyone.

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In his spare time, Murray (along with bandmate Nicko McBrain) is an avid golfer, as seen in the Rock in Rio DVD and Iron Maiden: Flight 666; he revealed in 2002 that he tries to play “a couple of rounds in each week” and his handicap “can be anywhere from 15 to 24.” Murray and his wife Tamar have one daughter named Tasha (born 1991).

Facts & Trivia

Dave Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Dave Murray celebrates birthday on December 23 of every year.

In 2015, Fender announced a second Artist Signature model, based on his California Series Stratocaster. It retains all the specifications of his original guitar, has a compound radius fretboard and is made entirely in their Ensenada plant in Mexico.

Who is the best guitar player in Iron Maiden?

Janick Robert Gers (/ˈjænɪk ˈɡɜːrz/; born 27 January 1957) is an English musician who is best known as one of the three guitarists in heavy metal band Iron Maiden.

Is Dave Murray the lead guitarist for Iron Maiden?

Dave Murray
Occupation(s)| Guitarist
Years active| 1972–present
Labels| EMI
Member of| Iron Maiden

Has Dave Murray left Iron Maiden?

He briefly left the band following an argument with then vocalist Dennis Wilcock. Murray rejoined Smith in a band called Urchin.

How old is Dave Murray?

65 years (December 23, 1956)

Why does Iron Maiden use 3 guitars?

At first, maybe I thought that Jan and I would do half a set each or something. But Steve [Harris, Iron Maiden bassist] came up with this mad idea. He suggested to them to have three guitarists. I’d like to have been in the room when he said that.