Band/Album:
Dio - Holy Diver
Movie:
The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars original trilogy
Meal/Food:
Pasta with tofu, orange sauce and cottage cheese
Book:
Mike Mangini - Rhythm Knowledge I & II
Historical Figure:
W.A. Mozart
Holiday:
Juhannus (Finnish midsummer celebration)
Megadeth solo:
Lucretia
Venue:
Pakkahuone (Tampere, Finland)
TV shows:
Breaking Bad, Dark, Black Mirror, JAG
Hobbies:
skiing, biking, gym, collecting guitars
Cliche: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
Sport: Ice hockey, soccer, floorball, tennis, calisthenics
Piece of technology: Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Vacation Spot: Swiss Alps
Websites: www.troygrady.com

Song from The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead: We'll Be Back

Most memorable concert: Stratovarius at Tammerfest 2001
What do you like to do to relax while touring: taking naps, relaxed dinners, swimming and sauna (if I can find one)
Occupation if not a musician: professional athlete or a Lego engineer
Musical Influences: wide range from blues, rock, fusion jazz, classical and metal
First concert ever seen: not sure, but the first really memorable was Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius at Tammerfest 2001
Fondest memory: long summer holidays of childhood

Advice to other bands/musicians: Work hard, find your own way of doing things and have fun!
Most memorable tour story/experience: my very first show abroad, playing in front of around 15 000 people at Summer Breeze festival in Germany in 2005
Most important life lesson: Don't take anything for granted
Morning person or night owl: Night owl
Where/when would you go in a time machine: 100 years into the future
What 3 items would you want with you on a desert island other than food and water: a guitar, a laptop to record and listen to music with and a good set of headphones

What is the last book you read: As Above, So Below: The Unauthorized Yngwie Malmsteen Biography

What is your must-have travel item when you’re on tour: Noise-cancelling headphones
What is your favorite part of the process when you’re recording or preparing to record an album: the moment when you listen back to what you've recorded and realise it turned out better than you had originally imagined