{"id":2188,"date":"2012-05-10T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T10:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=2188"},"modified":"2012-05-10T10:12:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T10:12:01","slug":"bare-bones-music-interviews-john-5-about-the-new-album-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2012\/05\/10\/bare-bones-music-interviews-john-5-about-the-new-album-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Bare Bones Music interviews John 5 about the new album and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Bare Bones Music<\/a> have sat down with John 5 for a new interview where he speaks about his new album God Told Me To which was released on May 8 2012, and much more.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

JOHN 5 on His New Solo Record and More!<\/strong> By: Johnny Price<\/em><\/p>\n

JOHN 5 is one of those artists that you don\u2019t know what to expect before your first meeting. He\u2019s obviously an insanely talented guitarist with a resume a mile long. He\u2019s worked with Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth, Meatloaf, Paul Stanley of KISS, Saliva, k.d. lang, Salt-N-Pepa and many more. His job for the past few years has been with Rob Zombie and the two of them have something magical going on.<\/p>\n

In between touring with Rob Zombie and writing songs for other artists, John 5 even finds time for a solo career. His new solo effort God Told Me To just came out and we had the chance to sit down and talk to him about it.<\/p>\n

Bare Bones Music: Hey John, thanks for working us into your busy schedule. I guess this is media day for you. I know you have a lot on your plate today, so let\u2019s jump right into the questions here. Let\u2019s talk a little bit about this new solo album and the new direction that you chose for some of the songs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

John 5: Well, thanks for wanting to talk to me. You know, the whole key to putting out instrumental solo albums is to keep the fans on their toes. I\u2019ve done heavy rock to country and it has gone really well for me. So, I asked myself what I could do to change it up and make it new. That\u2019s where the acoustic stuff came into play.<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you been a fan of acoustic music already or was this something that you just wanted to explore?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I absolutely love electric guitar, but some of my favorite (Led) Zeppelin stuff is their acoustic stuff. It\u2019s absolutely amazing! I love all types of guitar playing. When I put my iPod on shuffle, it has so much diversity, but that\u2019s just who I am.<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you work with anyone on this album?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, I pretty much did everything on it. I played all the instruments with the exception of drums. My producer Chris Baseford helped me out. Other than that, it\u2019s all me!
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the appeal of going out and doing a solo album after getting off the road with Rob Zombie?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a great outlet for me and almost therapeutic. Crazy, instrumental guitar music is close to my heart and so very important to me. It allows me a canvas to paint on and to do things I can necessarily do with Rob. He doesn\u2019t want every other bar on his song being a solo.<\/em><\/p>\n

Will your fans ever have a chance to hear any of this live?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think I will be doing any live dates, but you never know. It\u2019s tough because a lot of my fans are really young and they can\u2019t get into some of these clubs. It\u2019s really late when we go on, sometimes close to midnight and there\u2019s beer everywhere. My younger fans can\u2019t always be a part of that. I will probably go more guitar clinics. They seem to be the best way to go. My younger fans can come to them and I have more time to meet people there and sign autographs.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

I have to ask you about the title of the album. Is there any hidden meaning there?
\n<\/strong>
\nI love the title and it can be taken many ways. When I was really young, I would only go to church once or twice a year, like on Christmas Eve, and I would pray for God to make me a successful guitar player. So, in one way, when I\u2019m asked on why I picked up a guitar, it\u2019s because God told me to. On the other hand, I just love it in one of those creepy movies where a guy murders a bunch of people and they ask him why and he says \u201cGod told me to\u201d.
\n<\/em>
\nThe cover is really cool! So, did you ask Rob to paint it for you or was it something that he offered to do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I actually approached him asked him what he thought about painting the cover to the new solo album. He said that he\u2019d love to do it. It\u2019s as simple as that!<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking of Rob, how was it scoring his film The Lords of Salem? Was that your first score?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s the first full length movie that I have scored. I\u2019ve actually done pieces of other movies. It was actually very challenging for me. It\u2019s so different to create music using so many different instruments, but I loved it. It pushed me as an artist.<\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a great transition for my next question. Your first solo album called \u201cVertigo\u201d came out in 2004. How does the artist who created that album differ from the artist that created \u201cGod Told Me To?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow, that\u2019s a really good question. I remember when I starting recording Vertigo, I wanted it to be all instrumental, but I was very careful. I held back from doing things at times, but now if I want to put in a crazy solo or two, I will. I think there are some really good songs on Vertigo; very well structured.<\/em><\/p>\n

Where did the fascination with horror and the face makeup come from? I know you\u2019re a big KISS fan and especially Ace Frehley.
\n<\/strong>
\nWell, I have loved classic monsters since I was really young. You know, Dracula, Frankenstein and stuff. I remember buying KISS\u2019 Love Gun album just because of the cover. That was the first album that I ever bought. It was awesome! That picture reminded me of those monsters that I loved.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a huge KISS fan too and I wanted to ask how you ended up working on the last Paul Stanley solo album \u201cLive to Win?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve known Paul and Gene for quite a while now, as well as Peter and Ace. Paul was working on his solo album with Desmond Child and I had worked with Desmond when he was recording with Meatloaf. He suggested to Paul that we write something together and we did. KISS has definitely been a major influence on me. When an artist goes on stage to entertain, then they need to go all out and make sure that they entertain the crowd completely. Those guys are just about the best example of how to do that correctly!<\/em><\/p>\n

One last question for you John and we\u2019ll wrap this up so that you can get back to work. Do you have any guilty pleasures that may surprise your fans?
\n<\/strong>
\nWell, I\u2019m not sure how much it will surprise them, but I do love those old horror movies with Frankenstein and Dracula and all those guys. I always watch about 20 minutes or so of one of those old movies before I go to bed, each and every night.
\n<\/em>
\nThat wraps up our time with you John. Thanks again so much for taking time out of your very busy schedule to talk with us. We plan on being at Rock on the Range in Columbus this year covering the show, so we will see you there. We also want to remind fans that your new solo album \u201cGod Told Me To\u201d is out and to go buy it! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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