Johnny is looking GREAT! Wow, he’s really got into shape! Johnny is awesome. About 10 years ago, I was talking to him on his Facebook. It was my birthday and he had me give him my number and said he’d call me. No shit, he called me and we chatted for a long time. I couldn’t believe it. Super cool guy.
What a Birthday Gift !! Good for you , Dude !! That's so cool. Did you and Johnny just chat about every day things ? Like family topics , etc. ? Did you guys talk about Music ? I'd never be lucky enough for something like that to happen to me. But anyway , have a great day and stay safe. 🎸
@@RikJSmith yeah it was the coolest thing. He just talked about everyday things and life. When he called he said he was cruising around Vegas in his car. He talked a bit about music. Very friendly. It was a very cool experience for sure. Guess it was just my lucky day. Lol
Man, one of the best interviews I've seen in a long time. The last interview I saw with Johnny he looked like shit and was kinda sad, but man he looks great now. I could watch this for hours... Miss his WASP days Awsome Interview. Subscribed....
Ready to Strike is one of the most criminally underrated records of all time. Killer songs, killer guitar work from David "Michael Phillips" Henzerling and Mick Sweda, killer drums from Carmine Appice, killer vocals from Mark (now Marcie) Free, and of course, killer thunderous bass of Johnny Rod! That record definitely deserves more praise than it has gotten over the years. A huge influence on me as a musican, personally, as well.
Wow, you can tell that Johnny is a great guy! Never realized what a great player he is. His bass playing on The Real Me is fantastic. He has such an infectious energy! I saw them on The Headless Children tour with support from Metal Church and Accept. They crushed it that night!🤘🏻
Great interview Jason. If Blackie won't reunite with these guys, then Johnny Rod should make a record with Chris Holmes, Steve Riley and (with or without) Randy Piper. Follow that up with some shows. Looks like Johnny is still very capable of handling lead vocals and the energy is there lol.
I tried to put this together in Vegas several times, the closest I got was Holmes and piper and piper and Riley, Johnny was a little unpredictable at the time. I had Jizzy pearl sing
@@WasteSomeTimewithJasonGreen that's a damn good start. let's hope the reopening of shows over the next year will light enough of a fire under their asses to get it done. Enough of the Sunbomb-type cash grab throwaway nonsense out there. They should unite and write.
I really liked King Kobra, that band has an all-star lineup on those first two records. Johnny Rod seems like a very cool and humble guy. I’ll be waiting all weekend to see this.
He's like a breath of fresh air, ha ha. Love the first King Kobra, what an album. Saw WASP 1984 in Germany (small club in Frankfurt), and love their work until The Crimson Idol.
Man I miss this guy! Was fortunate enough to get to tour with him. Great dude, and hell of a musician. We really hooked up the rhythm section for the band we were playing in together. One of the most kind, funny, and hell of a friend. He is one of the cool kids. He beat my drum kit all to hell on the regular. Haha! Knocked cymbals over from hitting them with his hands. The stage is where this guy belongs forever. Great showman and one of the best and funnest bass players I e had the pleasure to jam with. Keep rockin J Rod. Twig, or as he calls me (Twix) hahahahaa 🤘🤘❤️
1.) That ceiling fan is awesome. 2.) Johnny Rod seems like a great guy - but exhausting. 3.) He’s a terrific bass player. 4.) Inside the Electric Circus and The Headless Children were the last WASP records I bought. Both were better than The Last Command but can’t touch the debut album. 5.) He seems smart and talented, so I’m guessing he was a really good paramedic who had taken the job seriously..
Damn, he's such a cool dude, its rare to see a person of his age with that amount of energy. Looks like he lost allot of weight since that Duke TV interview 3 years ago, nice.
I saw Wasp with Johnny two nights running on Headless Children tour ‘89 (Portsmouth and Poole, UK) and they were Awesome - I was front row, the sheer power coming off the stage and into our faces was so intense, like an explosion 💥 Total Heavy Metal as it should be !!
Johnny rod is a real breath of fresh air, seen him first time on inside the electric circus tour, 86 in Belfast, still best show i have ever seen, salute
Love this man, loved when he Joined W,A,S,P he was a a kick A** bassist loved when Blackie turned to the guitar instead of bass, that was unique and loved it. Johnny Rod can do anything he wants, he deserves it hard working brother but what is his next adventure? love him or hate him he kicks total A** wherever he goes HEAVY METAL ETERNAL, Amen
I love Johnny Rod! Thank you for this interview! He did not play on The Crimson Idol, but was the bass player for all of that tour+TV appearances (except for the Chainsaw Charlie on Top of the Pops)
I saw WASP in LA at the Santa Monica Civic Center on the Headless Children Tour and man, I will never forget it!! Just fantastic and shredded. Frankie was ON FIRE as was the whole band.
@@WasteSomeTimewithJasonGreen i was messaging Marcie the other day...she still makes videos on youtube...plus Unruly Child had new album out in Dec last year..i think it was
He is still as vibrant today as he was back in the 80's. I saw KK open up for Kiss in Battle Creek Kellogg center. It blew my mind. The opening band was suppose to be Black N Blue but changed at the last minute. I am going to steal the "Growing old is inevitable but growing up is optional" Johnny Rod!
I was fortunate to have met Johnny during the Kobra days... We had a great hang at Cardi's in Space City & met up again at Astroworld the next night...
He's awesome. I first noticed his bass playing on 'The Real Me' , he is definitely one of my favorites. I never really watched an interview with him though until now, I love his energy!
HI Jason - I don't know when I first saw one of your videos, but I've been hooked ever since. Love this one!! Mr brother and I saw WASP about 2 years ago in England and Blackie still has that fire! As does Johnny - great interview again and keep up the good work !!!
Cool interview. I would have loved to hear more background on the Live in the Raw record. There are so many reports and rumours of it being fully recorded live in the studio or partially live with the vocals re recorded in the studio. Vocals definitely do not sound live, either do the guitars. Would have loved to hear the truth from the horses mouth.
I was hoping they'd talk about that one too. What I've heard about that is that only Riley's drums are actually live, the rest is played/sung in the studio. I can't recall the source though, or confirm if it's true..
I was playin in a biker bar outside of St. Louis and turned around to find Johnny sitting in on Stanglehold. Man that guy is a ball of energy…. It was a joy to jam with him!
Johnny lives in St.Louis MO. & i live in Granite City ILL which is only 15 minutes from down town St.Louis. I had the honor of hangin with Johnny one evening a couple years ago when Enuff Z Nuff did a free show here in Granite. That night....was a freakin blast!!
What an awesome person- love this interview. And Paul is one of my favorite vocalist- looking forward seeing that video . That first Rough Cutt album is killer.
Jason..great interview...Johnny was awesome! I remember seeing wasp on the headless children tour at the Tower theater in Philadelphia... Lot of energy that night! Looking forward to more of your interviews...
Thank you Jason and Johnny for a killer interview. What memories this brought back. I remember seeing Iron Eagle in a little movie theater in El Centro, CA with my brother and cousins and shopping for metal records at a nearby record store. I think I bought an issue of Guitar For The Practicing Musician with Vinnie Moore on the cover. Later, my cousin introduced me to King Kobra and then we started listening to WASP.
Johnny, you need an all around, do anything, guitar, bass, drums, sing, wtite, old school, metal head, who only got to do the clubs, but deserved a break, let me know. Much experience, and still have the look. At 62.
I enjoy Johnny's personality so much! I'm so glad and happy he's doing good and that he's the same as always and as great as ever! Hope he does more interviews.
Saw Johnny in a Band Called Geranamo, they opened up for Bonham in Fresno Calif. and Blacky was at the mixer board. Great show. Was wondering if they recorded any demos
I wonder how well he knows Baz, I knew Sebastian when he moved from Peterborough to Toronto and joined herrenvolk, then after that KidWikkid at Larry's hideaway on college st. Awesome time in music, and being young, you can't replace that man!
I met Johnny outside the manchester apollo in the UK on the electric circus tour '86 or '87 and he was the only member of w.a.s.p who met the fans after the gig. He was a star then and the guy is still a star now. The headless children album is one of the best album's w.a.s.p ever made and they were never the same again without Chris and Johnny.
I met Johnny in the mid 80's in L.A. I was an aspiring drummer and if any of you get to hang with Johnny, I got two words for ya. Buckle Up LOL. Johnny is fucking crazy, but in a fun way and I have a wild sense of humor and partook in all the extra activities and it was always wild hanging with him, because you never knew what was going to happen. It was an experience.
Met that dude at Alpine Valley Wis. 1985 July. They pulled up in a beat to shit camper and Johnny demanded weed! lol Love him! They opened for Maiden and Accept the next day :)
Great interiew!! Always great to see Rod tell stories!! .... Jason Green, why did you skipped the Crimson Idol part? Mentioned all the albums and tours but went from Headless Children to King Cobra reunion. We wanna know about the Crimson Idol Tour with Donington as highlight I guess:-) Dont get me wrong, the interview was great!!! Cheers from Holland
