Career
His approach to music was anarchic and experimental rather than strict and theoretical. He was trained in classical violin as a child. He was influenced by progressive rock artists such as King Crimson, Pink Floyd and Rush.
In the summer of 2005, D'Amour was diagnosed with colon cancer. Subsequently, a routine operation was scheduled though several complications led doctors to suspect further problems. The cancer had extensively progressed, rendering any operation non-viable.
D'Amour slipped into a coma in the palliative care unit of a Montreal hospital on August 25, 2005, surrounded in his final hours by family and friends. The guitarist died the next day at approximately 11:45pm. The documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, featuring an interview with D'Amour, was released on September 7.
Piggy's final recordings appear on two of Voivod's albums Katorz and Infini, released in 2006 and 2009 respectively. Guitars
Ibanez Universe
Gibson SG
Gibson Les Paul Custom
Liberatore custom made guitar
F4c guitar
Amps
Marshall JCM 800 Head
Effects/Pedals
Digitech IPS 33
Yamaha SPX-90 II
BOSS SD-1 Super Overdrive
Ibanez DM-1100 Digital Delay.