17 Facts About Tom Scholz

Donald Thomas Scholz was born on March 10,1947 and is an American musician.

Tom Scholz is the founder, main songwriter, primary guitarist, keyboardist and only remaining original member of the rock band Boston.

Tom Scholz is an MIT-trained engineer who designed and built his own recording studio in an apartment basement in the early 1970s.

Tom Scholz was described by AllMusic as an "un-rock n' roll" figure who did not enjoy the limelight of being a performer, preferring to concentrate on music, production, and inventing new electronic equipment.

Tom Scholz was born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in the suburb of Ottawa Hills.

Tom Scholz's father, Don Scholz, was a homebuilder who became wealthy from his designs of prefabricated luxury houses and founded Scholz Design, the forerunner of Scholz Homes Inc.

Tom Scholz had a penchant for tinkering with everything from go-karts to model airplanes and was always building or designing.

Tom Scholz had a keen interest in music and began recording demos in his home studio while working at Polaroid.

Tom Scholz spent six years unsuccessfully submitting demos to record companies.

Tom Scholz believed his demos were good enough for release as Boston's debut album, but Epic told Tom Scholz to re-record the demos.

Tom Scholz's reputed perfectionism delayed the follow-up album, Don't Look Back, for two years.

Tom Scholz then declared he would not release any more music unless he was completely satisfied with the final product.

Tom Scholz started his own line of guitar effects under the name Rockman.

Fran Cosmo was unable to sing because of a vocal injury, so Scholz invited guest singers to appear in his place, including Michael Sweet from Stryper and long time Boston fan Tommy DeCarlo who, after auditioning for Scholz, made a guest appearance on lead vocals.

Tom Scholz married his first wife, Cynthia Hartford, in October 1971, shortly after they both graduated from college.

Tom Scholz married Kim Hart in the Florida Keys on January 11,2007.

Tom Scholz has been a vegetarian for more than 30 years.