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Hector Samuel Juan "Tico" Torres is the drummer and percussionist for Bon Jovi.

Contents 1 Childhood 2 Music career 3 Art 4 Personal life 5 See also 6 External links

Tico was born on October 7, 1953, in New York, and brought up in Colonia, New Jersey by mother Emma Torres (Cuban-Italian) and father Hector (Cuban) He attended the JFK Memorial High School.

Torres was a jazz fan as a youth and studied music with Joe Morello. Before joining Bon Jovi in 1983 he had already played live and in the studio with Frankie and the Knockouts, Pat Benatar, Chuck Berry, Cher, Alice Cooper and Stevie Nicks; recording a total of 26 albums with these artists

Tico met Alec John Such while playing with a band called Phantom's Opera and it was this friendship which led to him joining Bon Jovi. When Jon Bon Jovi, the lead singer of the band approached Torres, he was put off by the fact Jon was 9 years younger than him. Regardless of this he said it was Jon's charismatic appearance and watching Jon perform that attracted him to join the band.

Known as "The Hitman," Tico discovered another talent: painting. He has exhibited his art since 1994. The successful first show was at the Ambassador Galleries in Soho, New York. Tico is a self-taught painter, who paints expressive pictures which show scenes from everyday life and the life with the band.

His painting talent was shown in one of the three videos made for the single "Who Says You Can't Go Home." There is a scene in one of the videos showing Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora painting a wall of a house a solid color, while Tico is at the other end of the room, painting an extravagant picture on the same wall.

He also owns a fashion line for babies called Rock Star Baby (baby clothing,strollers, soft toys, jewellry and furnitures. have a look at http://www.rockstarbaby.com

Tico and his first wife divorced soon after the formation of Bon Jovi in 1983. In 1996, Torres married Czech born model Eva Herzigova in Sea Bright, New Jersey. The ceremony was attended by their closest friends and family including Donald Trump and the members of Bon Jovi. The band serenaded Eva and her husband with hit single "Always" during the dance. Unfortunately, their marriage ended two years later. Tico married Maria Alejandra in September 2001, his third marriage. They have a son, Hector Alexander, born on January 9, 2004.

• List of Cubans

• Official Site
• Rock Star Baby
• Rock Star Baby Jewellry-Site-Europe
• Wallnut St. Gallery with Tico's art
• Tico Torres Fansite
• Rock Star Baby Jewelry in the USA

Bon Jovi
Members
Jon Bon Jovi - Richie Sambora - David Bryan - Tico Torres
Alec John Such - Hugh McDonald
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Bon Jovi - 7800° Fahrenheit - Slippery When Wet - New Jersey - Keep the Faith - These Days - Crush - Bounce - Have a Nice Day - Lost Highway
Compilations: Cross Road - One Wild Night: Live 1985-2001 - This Left Feels Right - 100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
DVDs and videos: Live From London - The Crush Tour - This Left Feels Right Live
Billboard Top 40 Singles: "Runaway - "You Give Love a Bad Name" - "Livin' on a Prayer" - "Wanted Dead or Alive" - "Never Say Goodbye" "Edge of a Broken Heart" - "Bad Medicine" - "Born to Be My Baby" - "I'll Be There for You" - "Lay Your Hands on Me" - "Living in Sin" "Keep the Faith" - "Bed of Roses" - "In These Arms" - "Always" - "This Ain't a Love Song" - "It's My Life" "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
Concert Tours
Slippery When Wet Tour - Jersey Syndicate Tour - Keep the Faith Tour - These Days Tour - Crush Tour - Bounce Tour - Have a Nice Day Tour
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