People
from around the world who have visited the Philippines experience one
of two things. They have had either a great experience of its people’s
hospitality, its pristine beaches and surf spots and its tasty food or
have been traumatized by the heavy traffic, pollution and life-draining
humidity with a sprinkle of a military coup de ’etat and mass revolution
every now and again. Some of them stay for the rest of their lives,
others become frequent visitors and the rest take the next flight out.
For
former The Breed and Battery guitarist Michael Turner, who was born in
Dayton, Ohio and raised in cities and suburbs up an down the east coast
of the United States, going to the Philippines was probably like taking a
trip to Mars. Passing through our country only as a training jaunt for
a future humanitarian mission to India, Turner did not know that his
higher power had a Pinoy Rock side trip planned for this musician who
made a significant mark in the local scene during the late 1990’s to the
early 00’s.
Now living in Tallahassee, Florida, Michael Turner
continues to spread the Good Word, have fond thoughts of the Philippines
and play a whole lotta rock n’ roll.
The Pinoy Rocker shot a few inquiries to one of Pinoy Rock’s great American allies.
