MY PROG HERO

Inspiring the wider music world…

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WHITFIELD CRANE He came to fame in the 1990s with hard rockers Ugly Kid Joe, but when it comes to prog, the singer likes everything about Rush. “I’m not really a prog guy. King Crimson’s pretty cool, Tool’s okay, Mastodon… But mainly for me, it’s Rush. Certain bands are like a smell – they can take you right back to your childhood. Black Sabbath does that to me, Van Halen, AC/DC, and Rush do too. I grew up as a latchkey kid on a street called Lois Lane [in Palo Alto, California]. My mom still lives there, but my dad was out of the picture. I was friends with the guy next door, and after school I’d go over and he’d play me music by all these bands. He showed…

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