Christofer Johnsson (born August 10, 1972 in Upplands Väsby, a suburb of Stockholm) is a Swedish musician. He is a founding member and the guitar player for Therion and used to be in Carbonized, Liers in Wait, Messiah and Demonoid. He is a member of the magical order Dragon Rouge and founder of the defunct Dark Age Music label. On March 21, 2006, he announced he will no longer sing for Therion, though he will continue playing guitar for the group...
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Christofer Johnsson (born August 10, 1972 in Upplands Väsby, a suburb of Stockholm) is a Swedish musician. He is a founding member and the guitar player for Therion and used to be in Carbonized, Liers in Wait, Messiah and Demonoid. He is a member of the magical order Dragon Rouge and founder of the defunct Dark Age Music label. On March 21, 2006, he announced he will no longer sing for Therion, though he will continue playing guitar for the group.
In his childhood Christofer enjoyed listening to classical music, and gradually became more interested in his father's 50's and 60's rock music. Popular music played on the radio in this era generally had a lot of strings in it, and even though much of it didn't fall in his taste, it still managed to influence him. As a 7-year-old he heard his first progressive rock as a theme in a Norwegian children TV-program. As 9-year old, he started to listen to The Beatles, who also used brass and strings in songs like "Penny Lane". At an age of 11,...
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