Marcus Adoro
- January 4, 2024
- Guitarist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Marcus Adoro |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 31, 1971(1971-12-31) |
| Age | 53 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Marcus Adoro Biography
| Name | Marcus Adoro |
| Birthday | Dec 31 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Birth Country | Philippines |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Marcus Adoro is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on December 31, 1971 in Philippines. Filipino guitarist who was the leader of the alternative rock band, the Eraserheads, in the 1990s.
He was known as Punk Zappa in the Philippines to pay homage In the Philippines, he was nicknamed Punk Zappa as an homage to Frank Zappa..
Adoro was not the first Eraserhead to produce his own solo project. In 2000, lead vocalist Ely Buendia released his album, Wanted: Bedspacer.
Adoro’s current band name is “Markus Highway (a wordplay on “Marcos Highway,” a Philippine road). Adoro explains that “Markus Highway” is just a rock and roll name that he likes and he wants to keep at the moment. He says that he’s good with wordplay. He reveals that most of the Eraserheads album titles came from him. “I like changing names because it’s an old rock n roll tradition. All the old travelling bluesmen used different aliases and my favorite cool bands do it. I like Markus Highway for the Surfernando song,” says Adoro. Adoro had changed his stage name or band name quite often since 2001. His different band names since 2001 include Surfernando, The Gumamela Band, Kamonkamon, The Flaming Katols, Markus Regime (a wordplay on Marcos Regime), The Mamones (a name spoof of Mamon, a Filipino sponge cake, and The Ramones) and Talampunay Band. He eventually settled to Markus Highway since 2007.
He was born in the Philippines.
Marcus Adoro Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Marcus Adoro is one of the richest Guitarist from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marcus Adoro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His distinctive guitar sound inspired a generation Filipino musicians.
He remained under the radar after the Eraserheads split up and later returned with a new album and book project.
Marcus Antonius Corpuz Adoro (born December 31, 1971) is a Filipino musician who was the lead guitarist of the Eraserheads, a Filipino alternative rock band in the 1990s. He is also known by the stage name or band name Markus Highway.
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Who is Marcus Adoro Dating?
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Adoro unexpectedly appeared in “LivELY: A Fundraising Concert for the Benefit of Ely Buendia” on January 28, 2007. Though not in the list of performers, Adoro suddenly walked on stage before Rivermaya had finished performing. He then borrowed Mike Elgar’s guitar and played a reggae rendition of the Eraserheads song, “Huwag Mo Nang Itanong”, and a song from his new album.
Facts & Trivia
Marcus Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Marcus Adoro celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.
In 2012 he started the project “Greems”- a collection of 100 musical pieces, played in the same chord progression, all in the same key and all pieces clocking in at 57 seconds. The 100 pieces were written and recorded in 21 days. When asked why the handle “johnlennonfull2”, he says “it was an instruction from a voice that came to him in his dream. The words to Greems will be released as a book before the year 2012 ends.
Top Facts about Marcus Adoro
- Marcus Adoro is a Filipino musician and guitarist.
- He was the lead guitarist of the iconic band, Eraserheads.
- Adoro co-wrote many of Eraserheads’ hit songs.
- He has released solo albums after leaving the band.
- Adoro is also a visual artist and writer.
- He was born on January 31, 1971 in Manila, Philippines.
- Adoro’s music career spans over two decades.
- Eraserheads’ album “Cutterpillow” sold over 400,000 copies in the Philippines.
- The band won numerous awards during their active years (1990-2002).
- Adoro continues to perform and collaborate with other artists today.
Where is Marcus Adoro now?
He is now based in La Union and he enjoys his new life as a local surfer. In the Philmusic.com interview, Adoro says he surfs, but he doesn’t join competitions.
Who is the drummer of Eraserheads?
Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan is a Filipino musician who rose to fame as the drummer of the Eraserheads. He currently performs as part of several bands including Sandwich, Gaijin, Pedicab, Cambio, and Project 1.
Where is Eraserheads from?
Quezon City, Philippines
Who is the wife of Ely Buendia?
Buendia has two children, Una Aurea (with his first wife, Vicky Cayago ), and Eon Drake, (with Pupil co-manager Diane Ventura).
Why are Eheads disbanded?
In PULP Magazine, Buendia’s wife and manager, Diane Ventura, claimed that the breakup started with a miscommunication between Buendia and the band’s roadie , the result being that Buendia and Ventura turned up late at a mall gig. This upset the roadie who snidely referred to the couple as “unprofessional”.