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Members Of MOTÖRHEAD, OZZY OSBOURNE, GUNS N’ ROSES To Perform At ‘Rock Against MS’ Benefit

Posted by aliblackdiamond on March 1, 2013

Posted in: Int. News. Tagged: GLENN HUGHES, John 5, Lemmy Kilmister, Rock Against MS. Leave a comment

Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD), John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON), Glenn Hughes (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, DEEP PURPLE), Rob “Blasko” Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE), Billy Morrison (CAMP FREDDY), Steven Adler (GUNS N’ ROSES), Kenny Aronoff (CHICKENFOOT), Ginger Fish (ROB ZOMBIE), Wayne Static (STATIC-X), Tommy Victor (PRONG), Phil Buckman (FILTER), Jack Russell (GREAT WHITE), Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER), Jeff Young (MEGADETH) and Marky Ramone (RAMONES) are among artists are coming together to support longtime friend and publicist Nancy Sayle, who was struck with primary progressive MS in 2009. This is a severe version of the disease and only 10% are inflicted with this level. She was also diagnosed with a pituitary brain tumor 2012.

While visiting her close and dear friend as well as client, Steve Stevens and his wife Josie Stevens, Nancy informed them of this news and all the medical issues. Knowing that she would not be working as much and facing large amounts of medical bills, Stevens suggested that a benefit was in order to help her. This is an amazing selfless gathering with a lot of love as well as creating the much-needed awareness.

The Rock Against MS benefit concert is now being held at the Whisky A Go-Go (8901 W. Sunset Blvd) in West Hollywood, California on Wednesday, March 27. The show will be hosted by Bob Coburn and Gary Moore of KLOS.

About multiple sclerosis: Every hour in the United States, someone is newly diagnosed with MS, an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. MS interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body and stops people from moving. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The advancement, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with more than twice as many women as men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.1 million worldwide.

To purchase tickets, visit Ticketfly.com.

JOHN 5 Is ‘Very Proud’ Of His Work On ROB ZOMBIE’s ‘The Lords Of Salem’

Posted by aliblackdiamond on October 12, 2012

Posted in: Int. News. Tagged: John 5, Rob Zombie, The Lords Of Salem. Leave a comment

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Josh Stockinger of DailyHerald.com recently spoke to ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 about the songwriting process for the score for Zombie‘s latest horror film, “The Lords Of Salem”.

“Rob would give me direction, like, ‘I want it to sound like this, or I want it to sound like that,'” John, whose real name is John Lowery, said. “It’s very primitive, not your everyday-sounding instruments. I would use a violin bow across an acoustic guitar or clank on things or use other odd musical instruments. Then, of course, you have your bassoons and french horns and everything under the sun for other parts of the score. It’s very unorthodox, if you will, but it really was a lot of fun. It was a lot of work and it was a big challenge. It turned out amazing, though. I’m very proud of it; that’s for sure.”

He added, “I wanted the theme of this movie to be very simple, like ‘Jaws’ or ‘Halloween’ — something that’s so easy to remember. When you see the movie, you’ll understand what I’m talking about. I really wanted to concentrate on the simple things that ring in your head. I wanted to do something easy in that sense so people could remember it and hopefully have fun with it.”

Asked if he had a lot of visual elements to work with, the guitarist said, “We [John 5 and producer Griffin Boice] would get visuals, or we would get a scene or two and just go off of it from there. It’s really amazing when you see a shot with nothing there and then create this sound. It’s pretty incredible to see how it all comes to life.

“It’s funny, the power of music. I was watching ‘Dracula’, the 1931 version with Bela Lugosi, and the only music you hear is at the very beginning of the credits. There’s not one other piece of music; it’s all silent. It’s unbelievable and it’s very effective, too.”

Rob Zombie Paints Cover For John 5’s New Solo CD

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 4, 2012

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ROADRUNNER has issued the following:

Rob Zombie has painted the cover for guitarist John 5‘s latest solo CD, God Told Me To, which will be released April 10 (not on Roadrunner). The CD is all-instrumental, half-acoustic and half-heavy, and includes a cover of Michael Jackson‘s “Beat It.”

Here’s some footage from 2009 of John and the rest of Rob‘s band rehearsing for the Hellbilly Deluxe 2 tour: