Administrators sam_webmaster Posted March 19, 2016 Administrators Share Posted March 19, 2016 20 Things You Didn't Know John Paul Jones DidReview bassist's wildly eclectic five-decade career, from pre-Zeppelin session work to avant-garde experiments By Corbin Reiff March 18, 2016 | Rolling Stone http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/20-things-you-didnt-know-john-paul-jones-did-20160318 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I knew most of them, but still great to see Johm Paul Jones getting some recognition and respect as his own man from RS. Very cool!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemouse Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Really interesting article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarter690 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 A Day in the Life of John Paul Jones: 6: 00-Breakfast-Read Financial News, Wall Street Journal and Disc magazine looking for Help Wanted ad for avant-garde musician position in Iceland. 6:44-Go to home studio. 6:45-Write thunderous bass riff. 7:00-Yoga. 7:45-Write glorious riff on piano. 8:00-Fiddle practice. 9:00-Mandolin practice. 10:00-Walk Afghan hounds. Scare villagers for old time's sake. 10:00-Return Jimmy Page's call-have a laugh about Zep days. 11: 00-Tea with Maureen. Talk about Agamemnon and backgammon 12:00-Lunch with some random, European avant-garde musician Jam with said weird Swedish musician to make some weird noises for an upcoming opera based on the life of an ice fisherman as told through the spectrum of German performance artists during World War One. 1:00 Practice ten and twelve string instruments-one in each hand! 1:45 Read book about medieval churches while sitting in medieval church. Contemplate writing opera about medieval churches that would take place in Westminster Abbey. 2:00 Meet with Andy Manson to design and build a weird,thirteen string instrument for an upcoming benefit concert based on the life of a weird obscure, Gothic musician 2:30 Ride through the English countryside in a reasonable, yet eccentric classic car while contemplating his next album of folk tunes. 3:00 Devote thirty minutes to his third solo album. Write amazing rock riffs for bass that no one will ever hear. 3:31 Turn down call from Dave Grohl for next Them Crooked Vultures follow up album. 3:40 Try on old onion/Christmas ball jacket from TSRTS. It still fits!! 4:00 Afternoon tea with Maureen. Walk Afghan hounds and run through Baskerville terrorizing the locals again. 5:00 Play on swings with wife and kids. 6:00 Dinner-Discuss politics and world events while playing weird stringed instrument at the table. 7:00 Watch UK reality TV talent show. Make hilarious, dry comments 8:00 Back in the studio-Practice and record avant-garde music with kooky Swede for upcoming opera/jamboree hootenanny 9:00 Play 'Black Dog" for old time's sake. Laugh hysterically 10:00 Read bedtime story about Amenhotep III. 11:00 Off to bed dreaming of intimate concert given @ The Metropolitan Opera on Venus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP-IT-UP Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Just one question; How did Jimmy remember his phone # this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houses of the Holy Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Splendid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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