Russell Lissack (born Russell Dean Lissack, 11 March 1981, Chingford, England) is an English lead guitarist of the London based indie rock band, Bloc Party. He is also in the electronica band Pin Me Down; a duo of himself and Milena Mepris.
Lissack grew up in Chingford and went to Bancroft's School in Woodford, Essex. He then studied Sociology at London South Bank University, dropping out weeks before graduation so he could tour with Bloc Party.
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Russell Lissack (born Russell Dean Lissack, 11 March 1981, Chingford, England) is an English lead guitarist of the London based indie rock band, Bloc Party. He is also in the electronica band Pin Me Down; a duo of himself and Milena Mepris.
Lissack grew up in Chingford and went to Bancroft's School in Woodford, Essex. He then studied Sociology at London South Bank University, dropping out weeks before graduation so he could tour with Bloc Party.
He is also a committed vegetarian, and recently appeared in the Vegetarian Magazine to talk about his Christmas dinner, which he likes 'traditional, with a Quorn fillet to replace the meat'. He also wrote an article for the online magazine Slush Pile about the difficulty of finding vegetarian food while touring.
Lissack cites some of his major influences as Manic Street Preachers, Suede, Blur, Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, New Order, The Smiths, Prince, Weezer, the anime series Escaflowne and late 1990 trance music. Guitar influences...
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