Zoltán Téglás

Zoltán Téglás

Personal life

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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Zoli's father (now deceased) emigrated to the United States after [[World War II]], his mother in the 1960s; both came from Hungary.{{Cite web| url= http://index.hu/wanted/winterju/ignite/| title = Az én életem nagyon fasza|access-date= March 27, 2001|publisher=Wanted}} Téglás is proud of his Hungarian heritage and has several tattoos with Hungarian motifs and symbols, including [[Matthias Corvinus]], the [[Coat of arms of Hungary]], and a tribute to the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|1956 Hungarian Revolution]].{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcguru.hu/blog/djsuperman92/blogozas/151|title=Blogozás...|website=PC Guru}} On a hidden track at the end of "A Place Called Home"{{Cite web| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz1mdHYXaCI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/hz1mdHYXaCI |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live| title= A Place Called Home | publisher= YouTube |access-date= September 6, 2008}}{{cbignore}} and "Our Darkest Days", Téglás sings a traditional folk song in Hungarian. The song "A Place Called Home" is a reworking of a well-known traditional [[Hungarian folk music|Hungarian folk]] song, ''A csitári hegyek alatt'',Band web site, {{Cite web | url= http://www.igniteband.com/bio.php | title= "Bio" page | publisher= Home Page of the Ignite | access-date= February 14, 2010 | archive-date= February 17, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100217052113/http://www.igniteband.com/bio.php | url-status= dead }} which can be translated as "Under the Mountains of Csitár" (a reference to a region in northern Hungary currently southern "Slovakia"). Téglás speaks English and Hungarian fluently, having spent much time in the country of his parents.
Zoli's father (now deceased) emigrated to the United States after [[World War II]], his mother in the 1960s; both came from Hungary.{{Cite web| url= http://index.hu/wanted/winterju/ignite/| title = Az én életem nagyon fasza|access-date= March 27, 2001|publisher=Wanted}} Téglás is proud of his Hungarian heritage and has several tattoos with Hungarian motifs and symbols, including [[Matthias Corvinus]], the [[Coat of arms of Hungary]], and a tribute to the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|1956 Hungarian Revolution]].{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcguru.hu/blog/djsuperman92/blogozas/151|title=Blogozás...|website=PC Guru}} On a hidden track at the end of "A Place Called Home"{{Cite web| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz1mdHYXaCI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/hz1mdHYXaCI |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live| title= A Place Called Home | publisher= YouTube |access-date= September 6, 2008}}{{cbignore}} and "Our Darkest Days", Téglás sings a traditional folk song in Hungarian. The song "A Place Called Home" is a reworking of a well-known traditional [[Hungarian folk music|Hungarian folk]] song, ''A csitári hegyek alatt'',Band web site, {{Cite web | url= http://www.igniteband.com/bio.php | title= "Bio" page | publisher= Home Page of the Ignite | access-date= February 14, 2010 | archive-date= February 17, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100217052113/http://www.igniteband.com/bio.php | url-status= dead }} which can be translated as "Under the Mountains of Csitár" (a reference to a region in northern Hungary, which is currently southern "Slovakia"). Téglás speaks English and Hungarian fluently, having spent much time in the country of his parents.


Zoli is the founder of The Pelican Rescue Team which rescues pelicans and other sea birds on site or takes them to a rehabilitation hospital for further treatment.{{Cite web | url= http://quadtribute.com/bios/index.html | title= Bio's | publisher= The Who's Quadrophenia | access-date= February 11, 2010 | archive-date= January 17, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100117132834/http://quadtribute.com/bios/index.html | url-status= dead }}{{Cite web| url = http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/ignite/ | title= Ignite – Rock Sound Interview | website= Rocksound.tv| access-date =June 3, 2007}}
Zoli is the founder of The Pelican Rescue Team which rescues pelicans and other sea birds on site or takes them to a rehabilitation hospital for further treatment.{{Cite web | url= http://quadtribute.com/bios/index.html | title= Bio's | publisher= The Who's Quadrophenia | access-date= February 11, 2010 | archive-date= January 17, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100117132834/http://quadtribute.com/bios/index.html | url-status= dead }}{{Cite web| url = http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/ignite/ | title= Ignite – Rock Sound Interview | website= Rocksound.tv| access-date =June 3, 2007}}