Ruyter Lara Johanna Pakon Suys AKA Ruyter Suys (born on November 5, 1968, in Vancouver, Canada) is the lead guitar player of Nashville Pussy

Nashville Pussy

Nashville Pussy is an American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. Their musical style mixes boogie rock, Southern metal and psychobilly. Much of the band's lyrical themes mostly revolve around sex, drugs, drinking, fighting, and rock 'n' roll...

 band, and Blaine Cartwright's wife.

Early life

She spent her youth in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, in a family that appreciated a wide variety of music including rock'n'roll (Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, ...).
Beginning with piano at age three, she started the guitar at about 8–9 years, referring to the repertoire of Simon & Garfunkel in particular, her parents offered her the first guitar at the end of her primary schooling. In her teens she appreciated bands like the Ramones, Motörhead, Slayer, Metallica, Plasmatics, KISS, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent .... But the main female influences are embodied by Nancy Wilson of Heart and Wendy O. Williams. After High school she moved to Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

 where she attended the University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...

 and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Nashville Pussy

She is the Lead Guitar Player of the band Nashville Pussy since 1996, with her husband the singer Blaine Cartwright, and is known for her guitar solos and live performances.

She was named in the Elle

Elle (magazine)

Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...

list of "12 Greatest Female Electric Guitarists" in 2009.

Also known for the sympathy towards fans, Ruyter answers to comments fans make and gives attention to almost all fans after gigs.

External links

Official Blog http://ruytersuys.blogspot.com/

Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ruyter-Suys/168322546543222

Facebook Group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14431010044

Official Band Page www.nashvillepussy.com

Twitter @BashfulPuppy

Some Interviews

• http://lamusicblog.com/2010/05/uncategorized/interview-with-ruyter-suys-of-nashville-pussy/
• http://www.sleazeroxx.com/interviews/ruytersuys.shtml
• http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=55159
• http://rayvanhornjr.blogspot.com/2009/03/take-5-with-ruyter-suys-of-nashville.html (Metal Minute Blog)
• http://g4tv.com/articles/52841/inside-nashville-pussy-ruyter-suys-speaks/
• http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4189
• http://www.frenchpussytime.com/main.php?zone=pages/bio1
• http://fatcatradionetwork.podbean.com/2010/10/22/swede-interviews-ruyter-suys/

Video Interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vOKRRZKtPk&feature=player_embedded