Joey Santiago

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joey Santiago
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jun 10, 1965(1965-06-10)
Age	59
Birthplace	Manila
Country	Philippines
Birth City	Metro Manila
Horoscope	Gemini

Joey Santiago Biography

Joey Santiago is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on June 10, 1965 in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. Filipino guitarist who was part of the alternative rock group The Pixies before going into filmmaking.

He cites He considers Chet Atkins among his musical influences. among his musical influences.

Joseph Alberto “Joey” Santiago (born June 10, 1965) is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the lead guitarist for the American alternative rock band the Pixies. After the band’s breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his ex-wife, Linda Mallari. He also contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies band-mate Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies’ lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004.

Santiago and Thompson shared a room at the start of the second semester. Santiago soon introduced his new roommate to 1970s punk and the music of David Bowie. He later recalled their time together in college: “Charles and I had a suite at the college dorm. We’d go to shows, I remember seeing Black Flag and Angst. Initially, I think we just liked each other. I did notice right away that he was playing music … He’d write ’em [the songs], and I’d throw my ideas on the guitar.” In their second year of college, Thompson traveled to Puerto Rico as an exchange student. After six months there living with a “weird, psycho roommate,” Thompson sent Santiago a letter with the words “We gotta do it, now is the time, Joe, we gotta chase our dreams”; Santiago replied, saying “Yes, now’s the time.” Upon receiving this reply, Thompson decided to return to Amherst to start a rock band with Santiago.

His family moved from the Philippines to U.S. after the president of the Philippines declared martial law.

Joey Santiago Net Worth

Joey Santiago is one of the richest Guitarist from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joey Santiago 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began to develop an interest with the Hammond organ, and was forced to share it with five brothers.

He founded The Martinis with his wife.

Santiago was born in Manila, Philippines, on June 10, 1965, the third of six sons of an anesthesiologist. In 1972, when President Marcos declared martial law, the family immigrated to the United States. After two years in Yonkers, New York, the family moved to Longmeadow, Massachusetts, where Santiago attended Longmeadow High School and graduated from Wilbraham & Monson Academy in 1983. His first experience with a musical instrument was playing a Hammond organ at the age of eight, but he never took on the instrument seriously because he had to share it with five brothers. Santiago first played a guitar at the age of nine after he noticed a classical guitar hanging on his oldest brother’s wall for decoration. The first song he learned to play was The Velvet Underground’s “Rock and Roll”.

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After the band’s next two albums, Surfer Rosa (1988) and Doolittle (1989), the relationship between the band members became strained; the Pixies were constantly touring and had released three albums in two years. During their homecoming Boston concert, on the post-Doolittle “Fuck or Fight” tour, Santiago smashed up his instrument and stormed offstage. The band announced a break soon afterwards. During this time, Santiago visited the Grand Canyon to “find himself.” After the band reconvened in 1990, Santiago contributed to the band’s later releases, Bossanova (1990) and Trompe le Monde (1991), adopting a surf guitar style in the former. The Pixies eventually broke up in 1992, mostly due to tensions between Francis and Deal, although the breakup was not publicly announced until 1993.

Facts & Trivia

Joey Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Joey Santiago celebrates birthday on June 10 of every year.

After the Pixies broke up in 1993, Santiago had stayed in touch with every band member. In the summer of 2003, Black decided to begin reuniting the Pixies and called Santiago first. Santiago later explained: “He called me on my cellphone and I was in Cape Cod visiting family. He said in this coy voice, ‘Hey Joey, uh, you been hearin’ these rumors that we’re getting back together? Gee, I wonder who started it?’ I go, ‘Charles, did you do that?’ and he goes, ‘Yeah.'” Santiago then contacted Lovering and Deal to inform them of Black’s decision and by the summer of 2004 the band had reunited. DreamWorks asked the Pixies in early 2004 to compose a song for the Shrek 2 soundtrack. They agreed, and early versions of this new song were recorded in Santiago’s basement. With his soundtrack experience, the band, in the words of Deal, “worked it up a bit in Joey’s Pro Tools thing”, before submitting it to the studio. DreamWorks rejected the song, so the band released it as a single, “Bam Thwok”.

Is Joey Santiago married?

Santiago has two children. He lives in Los Angeles and is engaged to his long-term girlfriend.

Why did Kim Deal leave the Pixies?

In 2013, Deal announced she was leaving Pixies to concentrate on making new material with the Breeders , after the band’s most famous line-up (Wiggs and Jim Macpherson had rejoined the band for the first time since 1995) had reunited for a new series of tours celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band’s hit album Last …

Who is the guitarist for Pixies?

Guitarists

Where was Joey Santiago born?

Manila, Philippines

How much are the Pixies worth?

Net Worth: $5 Million
Nationality:| United States of America