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J.R. Harder Info: parts stolen from the HDR website
Born: John Randahl Harder, January 18, 1974 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. While some call him 'John', others call him 'Randy', but to most everyone, he is known simply as "Squid" and will be referred to as such from now on.
Marital status: Single
Likes: Real people, dogs, tattoos
Dislikes: "Rock stars", trends, stupid people
Career highlight: It is a tie. Touring with Alice Cooper and the Scorpions in 1996 and meeting and becoming friends with Rob Halford (Judas Priest).
Career low-light: Playing in cover bands
Favorite music: Failure, The Young Gods, Tricky, Killing Joke, Compulsion, P.J. Harvey, Aphex Twin, Coil, Tom Waits, Entombed, Tool...
Favorite authors: John Fante, Charles Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, Clive Barker
Favorite movies: Exorcist III, Bitter Moon, Shallow Grave, Hard Core Logo, the Hitcher
Squid collects: Joe Boxer underwear.
Squid respects: Strong people with the courage to be themselves
First Sexual Experience: "I was 14 and playing in a cover band when this stripper was watching us play. She came up to talk to me after our set and I was so shy and intimidated that I made an idiot out of myself. She went away and a 'less attractive' lady came up to me. She took me to my room and 'made a man out of me'"
Squid's gear: G&L L2000 bass; Early model Spector NS-2 bass; Mesa Boogie 8x10 cab; early model Ampeg SVT bass head; Alesis compressor; Rat distortion
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