{"id":6616,"date":"2017-10-20T18:22:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T17:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=6616"},"modified":"2017-10-20T18:22:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T17:22:33","slug":"watch-john-5-joins-nikki-sixx-for-my-favorite-riff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2017\/10\/20\/watch-john-5-joins-nikki-sixx-for-my-favorite-riff\/","title":{"rendered":"[Watch] John 5 joins Nikki Sixx for &#8216;My Favorite Riff&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gArW4Nl7ZdQ?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>From <a href=\"https:\/\/sixxsense.iheart.com\/content\/2017-10-19-my-favorite-riff-with-nikki-sixx-john-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sixx Sense<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>Nikki&#8217;s good friend <strong>John 5<\/strong>, best known for his work with <strong>Marilyn Manson<\/strong> and <strong>Rob Zombie<\/strong>, talks about the show &#8220;Hee Haw&#8221; inspiring him to pick up the guitar on this episode of\u00a0My Favorite Riff, our video series where some of the world\u2019s greatest guitar and bass players, along with future stars, talk about music, gear, and most importantly, riffs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>John 5 talks about the beauty in simplicity, shows off his Chicken Pickin&#8217;, shows off the awesome riffs in some Michael Jackson hits, and turning country riffs in metal songs. 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