What is Marty Friedman?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Marty Friedman | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | image = Marty Friedman in Tokyo--2009-03.jpg | caption = Friedman in 2009 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1962|12|8}} | birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/life-after-deth-how-megadeths-marty-friedman-became-a-japanese-superstar-71295/|title=How Megadeth's Marty Friedman Became a Japanese TV Star|first1=Ben|last1=Umanov|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> | genre = {{hlist|[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]|[[thrash metal]]|[[speed metal]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter}} | instrument = {{hlist|Guitar|vocals}} | years_active = 1981–present | label = {{hlist|[[Avex Trax]]|Gokukara|[[Shrapnel Records|Shrapnel]]|[[Prosthetic Records|Prosthetic]]|[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]|[[EMI]]}} | past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Megadeth]]|[[Cacophony (band)|Cacophony]]|[[Hawaii (band)|Hawaii]]|[[Tourniquet (band)|Tourniquet]]}} | website = {{URL|http://www.martyfriedman.com/|martyfriedman.com}} }} '''Marty Friedman''' (born December 8th, 1962) is an [[United States|American]] guitarist. He is best known for being the main guitarist for [[thrash metal]] band [[Megadeth]] from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing with [[Jason Becker]] in the band [[Cacophony (band)|Cacophony]] from 1986 to 1989. He has made 13 of his own [[Album|albums]], and gone on many tours. Since 2003, Friedman has lived in [[Tokyo]], Japan, and has been on over 700 Japanese [[Television program|television shows]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-03-25|title=Chronicles Only Here {{!}} Marty Friedman|url=http://www.iy-card.co.jp/chronicle/marty/01.html|access-date=2022-09-24|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2009-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325075550/http://www.iy-card.co.jp/chronicle/marty/01.html|