Over the past fifty years, there have been literally hundreds of thousands of bands and musicians in the business. There have been some successful bands, some not so successful and a very select few that have become icons of rock n' roll. Out of all of the musicians and bands there have been, there is only one Ted Nugent. In the past 50 years, Ted Nugent has done things that most musicians could only ever dream of, including setting attendance records at venues worldwide in 2005 and '06, was the top grossing act in the world in 1977, '78 & '79, and has sold over 30 million records worldwide. His number one weapon, while on stage at least, is his trademark Gibson Byrdland. Some of his most famous riffs, and it just so happens some of rock n' rolls most recognizable riffs, were written by him on this guitar."The mighty Gibson Byrdland guitar is a magical piece of American craftsman artwork that has a musical voice all its own. A beast of an instrument that was created to provide a limitless pallet for creative sonic bombast and musical adventure that called my name from the very 1st time I witnessed its power in the hands of Jimmy McCarty of Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels way back around 1961. This custom guitar is capable of more sounds than a normal human being is capable of dreaming of. But since I am not a normal human being, our love affair continues to produce soul cleansing and crotch inspiring sounds and love songs for the masses," Nugent said.
But believe it or not, even with the amazing records he's broken and the millions of records he's sold, Ted Nugent's music career is but a mere fraction of the man that he is. Just speaking with Ted for a few minutes, one can sense the immaculate intelligence, patriotism and genuine purity that he holds. He has never been afraid to speak his mind and beliefs, despite the consequences that may arise because of them. He has never shied away from a debate or argument and would stand against anything to support his beliefs. He supports our soldiers around the world through every avenue that he can; donating his money, donating his time and even simply sending venison to troops; thousands of pounds of it.
