JOHN Going Solo - Former MANSON FAMILY SHREDDER

(ContentDesk) July 22, 2004 — John5 is best known for his tour-of-duty with the controversial Marylin Manson. “I had a great run with Marilyn Manson. It was a lot of fun and it was a really great experience, but I’ve got a lot of other stuff going on. I’m busier now than I was on tour,” explains John5. A lot of stuff going on indeed.

While playing with famed guitar guru Les Paul in New York, Paul gave John5 some good old-fashioned advice. He told the player to venture out with his monster playing ability and go solo. Influenced by Les Paul�s advice, John5 is unleashing solo project aptly named Vertigo.John5�s signature brand of crunching metal & Delta dynamite pickin has been a long time in the making. At 7 years old, John5 picked up the guitar and was influenced by all the sounds his father and radio subjected him to. �My Dad listened to country and bluegrass, which directly influenced me.

I used to watch Hee Haw and loved the guy on the banjo. Of course KISS was another defining factor in my playing. I love it all,� exclaims John5. Vertigo is the bastard child of this intriguing combination of influences. Vertigo is deemed caustic and aggressive, but the disc also covers a range of diverse music, far detached from Manson’s style, including bluegrass, jazz and classical.

Rearranging 100 year old country standards like Sugar Foot Rag and Sweet Georgia Brown, John 5 recorded these treasures pursuant to a younger generation being a cross between heavy rock and aggressive country. “I’m so proud of this thing,” John 5 said. “Marilyn Manson’s music is somewhat limiting, so I sometimes felt like I was watching a porno movie and couldn’t get off. It was really frustrating. Now I feel fully satisfied.” Vertigo is his first release under his own name and marks a return to John 5�s roots as a guitarist.

It is also the first instrumental guitar album of his career.
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