Robin Finck

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Robin Finck
Image:Robin Finck.jpg Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Robin Finck
Born	November 7, 1971
Genre(s)	Hard rock
Affiliation(s)	Guns N' Roses
Notable guitars	Gibson Les Paul
Years active	1994 - present
Official site	Official website

Robin Finck (born November 7, 1971) is the current lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He was also previously the lead guitarist for the American industrial hard rock band Nine Inch Nails. Finck is one of only a few artists who has played in two different bands listed on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock": Nine Inch Nails ranked (#43) and Guns N' Roses (#9).

Finck grew up in Marietta, Georgia and played with several unsigned bands in the Atlanta area during and after attending high school. He joined Nine Inch Nails as part of their touring band in 1994-95. Once the tour was completed, he took a job playing for the circus troupe Cirque du Soleil in the original tour of Quidam. In 1997, he was recruited by Guns N' Roses to replace Slash, who had quit the band in 1996, and work on their still yet to be released new album, signing a two-year contract. When the two years were up, the album was still far from completion, and Finck rejoined Nine Inch Nails as the band went on tour again. Shortly after the tour ended in late 2000, he returned to Guns N' Roses and toured with them in Brazil, Asia, Europe and North America during 2001-2002. Today, known for his stage presence and soulful guitarwork, Finck remains a solid member of the current Guns N' Roses line-up handling lead guitar duties along with fusion guitarist Bumblefoot.

In the summer of 2006, Finck and Guns N' Roses toured Europe playing in front of an estimated 750,000 people. They are now touring North America for the remainder of the year. Their new album, Chinese Democracy, is set for a late 2006 release, with Robin Finck featured on lead guitar.

Robin has been married to acrobat Bianca Sapetto since 2001. They met while working in Cirque du Soliel and currently have no children.