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11 Facts About Mick Sweda

1.

Mick Sweda attended community college in Jamestown, New York on a drama scholarship while simultaneously touring the East Coast of the United States with a band covering various acts such as ZZ Top and Cheap Trick.

2.

Mick Sweda recorded two records with King Kobra and toured extensively, opening for bands such as Iron Maiden, Kiss and Ted Nugent.

3.

Mick Sweda left the band in 1987 and started BulletBoys with Marq Torien, who had briefly served as King Kobra's lead singer.

4.

Mick Sweda said that inspiration for the former came from taking in the scene at truck stops while the band was on tour.

5.

Mick Sweda supported both records with tours before he left the band.

6.

In 1993, Mick Sweda started recording music of his own, which varied between hard rock, blues and jazz, amounting to six albums.

7.

Mick Sweda continued to record with John Porter and Marty Horenburg at Cello Studios in Hollywood, but began to concentrate more on family matters after he moved to Merced, California in 2002 to be closer to his wife Shellie's family.

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8.

Mick Sweda played guitar on two more King Kobra records released on Frontier Records.

9.

Mick Sweda released The Hot Summers album with Shane Tassart.

10.

Mick Sweda is married to Shellie and has a son, Wyatt.

11.

Mick Sweda has a son by the name of Easton Rocket Sweda, who is an actor on General Hospital.