{"id":609,"date":"2011-03-22T09:32:46","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T16:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=609"},"modified":"2011-05-23T06:12:15","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T13:12:15","slug":"altsounds-com-hangs-with-john-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2011\/03\/22\/altsounds-com-hangs-with-john-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Altsounds.com hangs with John 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"TheAltsounds.com<\/a> <\/strong>met up with John 5 when he was over in the UK with Rob Zombie in February.<\/div>\n
An indepth interview, Altsounds asks about his time in Manson, working with Rob Zombie, what John 5 thinks of the impact of instrumentals and John 5’s strange little home quirks. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/div>\n

THE LOWDOWN: JOHN 5 OF ROB ZOMBIE<\/h3>\n

“Being in this band is such a pleasure. I wouldn\u2019t be anywhere else or in any other band. I just love being here, it\u2019s like a family.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Marilyn Manson, Rob Halford, David Lee Roth, Meatloaf and Scorpions: a list of artists that represent only a fraction of the awe-inspiring collaborative work of American guitarist\u00a0John\u00a05. Initially making his legendary impression on the scene opening for Kiss, forming a band with Rob Halford and crafting music for the big screen,\u00a0John\u00a05\u00a0began to taken giant steps at a very young age. <\/p>\n

The virtuosic shredder\u2019s first major break came in the form of industrial rock band Marilyn Manson.\u00a0John\u00a05recorded two multi-platinum albums with the band,\u00a0Holy Wood<\/em> and\u00a0The Golden Age of Grotesque<\/em>, which together have sold more than thirteen million copies worldwide. Beneath the theatrical stage show and ghostly makeup, however, restlessness was growing in the guitarist and 2004 saw the amicable termination of the partnership between\u00a0John\u00a05\u00a0and Marilyn Manson.<\/p>\n

The decision didn\u2019t slow the ambitious instrumentalist down, however. Conversely, it seemed to only propel him to new heights, as his first solo record\u00a0Vertigo<\/em> was released to an uproar of welcoming critical reception. And just a year later, undead rock legend Rob Zombie recruited\u00a0John\u00a05\u00a0as his one and only guitarist.<\/p>\n

A steady and productive five years have passed since that critical moment, and in such a short space of time, the world has seen the Michigan-born songwriter unleash five successful solo albums and contribute to the Zombie-led efforts of two globally revered metal albums.<\/p>\n

We were lucky enough to catch up with him for a chat about everything we could possibly think of!
\nAltSounds: Hey dude! <\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Hi! How are you?<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Yeah, I\u2019m pretty good thank you! And how are you doing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> I\u2019m doing well!<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Glad to hear it man! Good day as of yet?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Yeah, great day so far.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: So, you guys are currently touring the UK! How\u2019s that going for you guys?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Oh, I love it here! I think the people are\u00a0great<\/em>, I\u2019m having a wonderful time. I love the UK so much, it\u2019s one of my favourite places to be.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Awesome man! What is it about the UK that appeals to you so much? How different are we to America?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Y\u2019know, I love the history of it \u2013 that\u2019s for sure. I\u2019ve had so many great experiences here before, I\u2019ve had so many great times and shows over here. I\u2019ve always just loved coming here because of past experiences.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: You guys played London last night too! How did it go?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Honestly, I don\u2019t think I had been that excited for a show since\u2026 I don\u2019t remember the last time I was that excited. We didn\u2019t play for a while, and it had such a big production, such a big show, and everything went perfect. I don\u2019t think it could\u2019ve been a better show, everyone had such a good time, I was so excited. And now we\u2019re in Manchester, just about to do it again!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

AltSounds: And I hope it goes just as well for you man!<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Thank you! It was really great.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: It\u2019s been a fair while since Rob Zombie\u2019s latest album was released, has your opinion of the work changed now you\u2019ve had chance to reflect on the material and play through it live a few times?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Oh God, I love the record\u00a0so<\/em> much. We do a lot of songs from the new record,Hellbilly Deluxe 2<\/em>, we\u2019re doing \u2018Sick Bubblegum\u2019, \u2018Mars Needs Women\u2019, \u2018Jesus Frankenstein\u2019 and we\u2019re doing \u2018Werewolf Women of the SS\u2019, so we\u2019re doing a bunch of songs. And then, the Special Edition came out, with the DVD and all the new artwork\u2026 it\u2019s my favourite Zombie record.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Obviously, Rob is a film director as well as a musician, and you\u2019re a self-confessed movie fanatic too \u2013 how much do films have an influence on the songs you write?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s funny \u2018cos me and Rob will sit in the studio and knock around ideas, but he has this great vision of what he wants and what he wants it to sound like. When we collaborate, it comes together really, really well. I have a really great time writing music with him, it\u2019s a\u00a0pleasure<\/em>.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: And obviously you\u2019ve been with him now for about five or six years, how have things changed since you first joined?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Oh God, y\u2019know, being in this band is such a pleasure. I wouldn\u2019t be anywhere else or in any other band. I just love being here, it\u2019s like a family. I\u2019ve been in the band for about six years now, and everything has been so wonderful. We haven\u2019t even had\u00a0one<\/em>disagreement! In other bands, you have a disagreement every couple of weeks, but this is amazing. It\u2019s amazing being in this band and I love it so much. I\u2019d love to be in the band just until Rob doesn\u2019t wanna do it any more! And hopefully that won\u2019t be any time soon!<\/p>\n

AltSounds: How was it that you landed this awesome gig in the first place?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Well, we were doing a benefit for the tsunami, and Dave Navarro from Jane\u2019s Addiction was putting it together. Rob Zombie was playing and I said to Dave that I\u2019d love to play with them. We got along really well, and I said \u2018hey, if you ever need a guitar player \u2013 let me know, I\u2019ll be there!\u2019 [laughs] So, Rob was playing Ozzfest and he said \u2018let\u2019s do six weeks of Ozzfest and see how it goes\u2019. And now, six years later, it\u2019s all going great and I am\u00a0loving<\/em> it.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: It\u2019s amazing how much enthusiasm you have towards the band man, it\u2019s great how perfect everything has worked out!<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Definitely man, I love it!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

AltSounds: So when you and Rob sit down to write material, what\u2019s the typical songwriting process with you guys?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> I\u2019ll have a bunch of riffs ready, and I\u2019ll show him stuff. If he likes something, he\u2019ll just be like \u2018yeah, let\u2019s work on that!\u2019 So it kind of goes that way and then we\u2019ll change it around a lot. It\u2019s great working with Rob, it\u2019s really cool being in the studio with him because he\u2019s so hands on.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Do you guys tend to write whilst you\u2019re out and about on the road too?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> I\u2019m always writing, I\u2019m always playing and I\u2019m always working, so yeah \u2013 I always have ideas. Every day I\u2019m putting stuff together and writing and recording and things like that, so I never stop recording.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: When it comes down to it, do you find it harder to write to fit other people\u2019s music when your roots lie in country and shred metal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> No, because I write with bands I really enjoy. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Scorpions, Meatloaf, Sixx: A.M., they\u2019re all bands I really enjoy. It\u2019s fun for me and I love writing for other people \u2013 it\u2019s really great.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Awesome man! I mentioned briefly before your interest in country and metal \u2013 which one came first for you? Were you originally a metal kid or a country fan?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> I\u00a0think<\/em>\u2026 y\u2019know, I\u00a0think<\/em> it was country\u2026 because I remember when I was such a little kid, it was on TV all the time. Then I started getting into Kiss and Van Halen, so I had a nice amalgamation of the two \u2013 the country and the rock. And I just tried to mould them together \u2013 to try and be a little different \u2013 because we already have an Yngwie and an Eddie Van Halen and all that stuff, and I thought to myself \u2018if I wanna be a little different I\u2019m going to have to put the two together\u2019.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: And as an individual, you\u2019ve definitely covered a huge spectrum of different types of music \u2013 and different types of guitar playing. Is there anything that you haven\u2019t done that you would want to try in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Y\u2019know, with my instrumental albums, yes. I\u2019m gonna do a half electric\/half acoustic album. So half of it will be completely electric, the other half will be half acoustic, and that\u2019ll be very different and something I\u2019m very much looking forward to.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: That sounds very exciting!<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Yeah! And it\u2019s really a lot of fun. On the new record I\u2019m also going to have a cover of \u2018Beat It\u2019.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Really? That\u2019s awesome!<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Yeah, Michael Jackson! It\u2019s really cool.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Definitely showing the Eddie Van Halen influence there then?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Oh definitely, yeah. I\u2019m very excited about it.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: On the subject of technical guitar and that kind of thing, what was it that made you choose the Telecaster as the instrument of your choice? Obviously, you\u2019ve got a huge collection of them \u2013 was what is that took your interest initially?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> I think what it was that in the early days of watching TV, I saw these guys playing electric guitar, and they all played Telecasters. So the only electric guitar I ever saw was a Telecaster, so I thought that was the only electric guitar. I was so young, but early on that kind of thing gets set in your mind. I guess I always had a soft spot for Teles because I was so young when I first saw them and I was like \u2018this is incredible!\u2019. I always had that, y\u2019know when you\u2019re a little kid and you see a bike that you want, and that bike will always just stay in the back of your mind. And that\u2019s how it\u2019ll always be for me.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: So was the Telecaster the first guitar you had then?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Um no, I actually had a Strat. My mother got me a Stratocaster, which is an incredible guitar too. I was always driven towards the Telecaster though, there was just something in me that made me love it so much.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: What was your style like when you first started playing? Obviously you\u2019ve got a very strong right hand, and the fingerpicking and chicken picking you incorporate into your playing is phenomenal \u2013 is that how you set out? Or did you start with a pick?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> I started with the pick, but later I started learning other styles to keep my sound fresh and things like that. I was so interested in these country guys, and they\u2019re basically shredding on their own! I got\u2026 not\u00a0tired<\/em> of playing with a pick, but I just wanted to learn new things, new styles, new techniques. That\u2019s what I love to do, just learn \u2013 learn, learn, learn and to be educated. I just wanted to start learning all this country stuff because I used to see these guys just\u00a0shredding<\/em> on that country style. And that stuff\u2019s really hard! In comparison to regular rock playing, it\u2019s all about using your fingers and that kind of thing. Not that rock isn\u2019t super hard, but it\u2019s just a completely different animal.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: For someone that\u2019s wanting to get into that and learn to shred in similar ways to yourself, what advice would you offer them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> I would say to learn what you love. If you love Paul Gilbert, or Yngwie, or Van Halen, then learn songs from them and\u00a0really<\/em> get into that style. Just never put the guitar down! If someone\u2019s gonna teach you happy birthday or something, then you\u2019re not going to be very motivated to play guitar all the time if you\u2019re just playing that.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Sound advice dude \u2013 play what you wanna play!<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Exactly!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

AltSounds: So, how do you go about writing your solos? Do you improvise them? Or do you sit down and craft them note-by-note?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> I work them all out. I don\u2019t like to repeat myself that many times, so I try new licks and things like that. Everything\u2019s planned out and it does take a while. I\u2019ve put out a lot of records, but it\u2019s still such a pleasure for me to do it. It\u2019s really fun.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: As someone that\u2019s created some amazing instrumental material, what are your thoughts on the audience for instrumental guitar music? Do you think that even people who don\u2019t play listen to it, or is that one of its limitations?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Actually, that\u2019s a great question. People that do play, of course love it. But there are people that don\u2019t even play guitar that really like that style. I think the audience is such a wide range of people because of the fact that there are many different styles of music \u2013 I\u2019ll get older men saying \u2018oh I love your album!\u2019, and goth kids who love it. It\u2019s been wonderful. And this is so true; I never would\u2019ve dreamt that I would be doing instrumental music. It\u2019s really been such a great experience for me, and I\u2019ve loved it\u00a0so much<\/em>.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: When did it hit you that this is what you wanted to do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> I think it was when I left Manson, I just wanted to show everybody that I could play. I think it was that first album,\u00a0Vertigo<\/em>, after Manson, that really shocked everybody because no-one really knew I could play anything other than \u2018The Dope Show\u2019 [laughs] It really shocked a lot of people, and the different\u00a0styles<\/em> shocked a lot of people. It was an amazing first experience.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: You\u2019ve also been a part of two major bands that you could argue are solo projects of their own \u2013 Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie, in which the band is named after the frontman. Being involved with these bands, has it ever felt to you that the band is all about the lead vocalist or does it just feel like an \u2018ordinary\u2019 band would?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> It feels like a\u00a0band<\/em> \u2013 especially with Rob Zombie. But Rob\u2019s definitely the boss, and that\u2019s just how it is. But every situation needs a leader,\u00a0definitely<\/em>. Four leaders \u2013 it\u2019s very difficult.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: And looking back at your time with Manson, the band had a very distinctive image and a very distinguishing message to convey. As someone that was involved with that first-hand, did it feel genuine to you? Or was it just a bit of a gimmick? <\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Well, I really loved it. I really loved being a part of that. I loved\u2026 God, how do I explain it? [laughs] I loved the look, and it\u2019s all entertainment. People want to be entertained. I loved Kiss and Alice Cooper and all that stuff when I was a kid, and I really like to see shows like that instead of just some guys getting up on stage in blue jeans and a t-shirt when all the crowd look exactly the same. Sometimes you can\u2019t tell the band apart from the roadies. So I like things to look a little different.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Almost like a theatre show I guess?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Yes! Absolutely! It\u2019s entertainment! People wanna be entertained.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

AltSounds: I agree man! And I think I\u2019ve just got one last question for you dude!<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Sure, go ahead!<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Can you tell us something interesting about yourself that our readers might be surprised to know about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Hmm\u2026 let\u2019s see. I do have a problem with cleanliness. I do have to have my house\u00a0super, super<\/em> clean, or I get really upset. And my wife isn\u2019t the cleanest person in the world\u2026 [laughs] But I have to have a clean home or my brain just doesn\u2019t work. If I\u2019m not playing guitar I\u2019ll always be putting stuff away or cleaning up \u2013 it just makes me feel more in control. When it\u2019s not like that I just feel out of control. That\u2019s a weird thing, huh?<\/p>\n

AltSounds: [laughs] Is it like a minor OCD type thing then?<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Yeah, like an obsessive, compulsive thing.<\/p>\n

AltSounds: That is interesting! Well dude, thank you very much for your time!<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Great, well thank\u00a0you<\/em> \u2013 those were great questions!<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Thank you very much! And you gave great answers! [laughs]<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> [laughs] Alright, you take care man!<\/p>\n

AltSounds: And yourself dude! Have a good show tonight!<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Thank you!<\/p>\n

AltSounds: Bye!<\/strong><\/p>\n

John\u00a05:<\/strong> Bye!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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