
Paul Quinn
SAXON
Paul Quinn is lead guitarist and the current and founding
member of the Heavy Metal band, Saxon.
Formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, Saxon were one
of the leading lights in the New Wave of British Heavy
Metal. They had huge success in the 1980s with 8 UK
Top 40 albums including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also
had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart. Between
1980 and 1987 Saxon established themselves as one of
Europe's biggest metal acts, they also had success in
Japan and in the USA. In Japan, the single "Motorcycle
Man" stayed in the charts for over 5 months. They
still tour heavily and regularly. Their latest tour
is their largest in the UK since the late 1980s. Saxon
have sold more than 13 million albums worldwide and
heavily influenced bands such as Metallica, Megadeth,
Sodom and Running Wild.
Other than vocalist Biff Byford, Quinn is the only remaining
member of the original line up, and is present on every
release.
Paul is also an accomplished songwriter, contributing
to every Saxon album.
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