Kyle Dowling has written for Penthouse Magazine, Playboy Magazine, The Atlantic, The Believer, Psychology Today, Splitsider, The Smoking Jacket, and Psychology Tomorrow, among others. He is also currently a producer on a scripted series in development. Word has it that he's a musician as well.
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Lindsey Buckingham – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Lindsey Buckingham, the guitarist, producing and songwriting genius of Fleetwood Mac, celebrates his 61st birthday on October 3.
Buckingham first joined the group with then-girlfriend Stevie Nicks in 1975. Together the pair drew the band into more pop-oriented territory, which resulted in some of the biggest hit albums and songs in rock history...
Brian Johnson – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson, who turns 64 on Oct. 5, entered the legendary band under difficult circumstances in 1980 as the replacement for the tragically departed Bon Scott.
Not only did he fill those shoes very well right away, over the next three decades he has more than made the lead singer job his own...
Tico Torres – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Born in New York but raised in New Jersey, Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres celebrates his 59th birthday on Oct. 7.
He made a name for himself behind the kit early in life by recording with the likes of Pat Benatar, Chuck Berry and Alice Cooper -- but his rise to rock fame came when he began drumming for Bon Jovi in 1983...
John Mellencamp – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Having just performed at the 27th annual Farm Aid benefit concert on Sept. 22, John 'Cougar' Mellencamp will have yet another reason to celebrate when he turns 61 on Oct. 7.
It was over three decades that the singer -- who originally rose to fame under the stage name John Couger -- began unleashing a long series of hit singles such as 'Jack and Diane,' 'Hurts So Good,' and 'R...
Jackson Browne – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Singer / songwriter Jackson Browne, who has sold over 17 million records in his long and storied career, turns 64 on Oct. 9. Browne began his career in New York's Greenwich Village, joining up with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and soon becoming a songwriter for Elektra Records' publishing company...
David Lee Roth – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Van Halen's had a couple of frontmen in their day, but it's the original -- David Lee Roth -- who celebrates his 57th birthday on Oct. 10.
In the late '70s and early '80s, there was no bigger band in the world than Van Halen, and "Diamond Dave" was right at the center of it all...
Sammy Hagar – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
The 13th of October marks a special day for another Van Halen frontman -- 'The Red Rocker' Sammy Hagar, who will turn 65 this year.
Hagar made his debut in the influential group Montrose before embarking on a successful solo career.
Fans were divided when it was announced the singer would begin fronting Van Halen after David Lee Roth's departure...
Paul Simon – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Paul Simon turns 71 on Oct. 13, but the legendary Simon & Garfunkel and solo star shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.
Together, Simon & Garfunkel coined such hits as 'The Sound of Silence,' 'Scarborough Fair,' 'The Boxer,' and 'Mrs. Robins...
Bob Weir – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
When 16-year-old Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir met Jerry Garcia (five years his senior) at a club in Palo Alto, CA would start the pair on a long, strange trip.
Instantly, the two took to one another and began their journey into music history. Jus...
Bill Wyman – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
It would appear rock stars know nothing about how to retire, and former (and future?) Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, who turns 76 on Oct. 24, is a prime example.
Wyman's career with the Stones started back in 1962 and ended nearly three decades later, after the 1989-90 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle tours...