New Interview with JMJ

[TaySte_2000]

http://www.tonefactor.com/blog/2010/...ayer/#more-173

Done by me

Thanks again Justin.

[JimmyM]

good, but short interview. interested to see that him recording with trent is a possibility for the near future. if trent has any flaws, it's that his music could use some outside influences more than he allows. i guess it's tough to let it go when you have so many ideas and can play so many instruments as well as he can, but other folks can take your ideas and run with them in ways you'd never dream of.

[MetroBass]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

good, but short interview. interested to see that him recording with trent is a possibility for the near future. if trent has any flaws, it's that his music could use some outside influences more than he allows. i guess it's tough to let it go when you have so many ideas and can play so many instruments as well as he can, but other folks can take your ideas and run with them in ways you'd never dream of.

Nothing wrong with that and it is a major side effect to recovering addicts. Obsessiveness become the drug of choice. Plus he's a genius. I've always felt that Trent is the only reason NIN has dominated the industrial rock world - plus have a band brawl before a concert (WS-II) is epic.

[JimmyM]

about 80% of the songs on nin albums have been all trent so of course he's the reason nin has been so popular. i get that. but you do miss out sometimes when you sit in the studio by yourself and play all the tracks by yourself and produce yourself. you have to pick the right interpreters for your music, but if you get good ones like he had over the last couple years, i think you miss out on a lot if you don't take advantage of what they have to offer. like i'm pretty sure josh freese played drums on a lot of tracks on the last album the slip (c'rick me iffen i'm wrong, justin). and it was the better for it imho.

[TaySte_2000]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

good, but short interview.

Agreed but Tone Factor wanted it under 8 questions and I was trying really hard to not go into JMJ fanboi mode

Might see if Justin is up for a more indepth interview in the future, it's a shame that really you have to start with and introduction, but I guess thats mainly to us that have him to answer everything we can possibly think of all the time

I should do a stalker version

What breakfast do you eat?


Liar, I've seen you eating pop tarts.

What were you watching at 8.37 on the 5th of December 2009 it looked interesting but I couldn't quite see it from the bushes

When you next trim the Afro, can I have the hair

[plasson]

Originally Posted by TaySte_2000

What breakfast do you eat?


Liar, I've seen you eating pop tarts.

hahahahahaahah

[micahbell]

While on the Ima Robot/Pop Tart subject, how much Ima Robot stuff did you play on?
Your website has Monument to the Masses in your discography, but I thought that was done with a different player?

...also, what is your favourite pop tart?
Actually, maybe ignore that one... too much of this forum is used to discuss your eating habits... starting to weird me out.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by micahbell

While on the Ima Robot/Pop Tart subject, how much Ima Robot stuff did you play on?
Your website has Monument to the Masses in your discography, but I thought that was done with a different player?

...also, what is your favourite pop tart?
Actually, maybe ignore that one... too much of this forum is used to discuss your eating habits... starting to weird me out.

listen, you would do well to adopt his eating habits. look at the dude...he's 40 and i'll bet he could still fit into his prom tux! makes me sick, to be honest with you

[micahbell]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

listen, you would do well to adopt his eating habits. look at the dude...he's 40 and i'll bet he could still fit into his prom tux! makes me sick, to be honest with you

Ha, yes - we are all jealous.

Also... oops. I totally meant to click the Ima Robot thread, but clicked this one instead. Having only seen the last few posts about pop tarts, and this being a not very obscure topic for any thread, I didn't notice.

But. My question still stands.

[Ian Perge]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

good, but short interview. interested to see that him recording with trent is a possibility for the near future. if trent has any flaws, it's that his music could use some outside influences more than he allows. i guess it's tough to let it go when you have so many ideas and can play so many instruments as well as he can, but other folks can take your ideas and run with them in ways you'd never dream of.

Actually, in Trent's "post-rehab"/"post-major label" period his recordings have become far more egalitarian and open to work with other musicians: "With Teeth" had Dave Grohl's live drumming all over it, the "Ghosts" project had several Guest Musicians such as Alessandro Cortini, Adrian Belew, and Brian Viglione, and "The Slip" was recorded with the vast majority of his live band at the time: Robin Finck on guitar, Alessandro Cortini on keyboards and "sonic manipulation" and Josh Freese on drums. The only reason JM-J wasn't on this is the simple fact that he had yet to join the band at that point ( ) - he is, however, featured playing in the Rehearsal Footage on the DVD of the physical CD/DVD set. Even going back a decade, "The Fragile" was created with a good amount of help from live band members Charlie Clouser & Danny Lohner, who have gone onto success as high-level Producers/Remixers in their own right. I doubt that anyone would argue that NIN is non firmly in TR's hands, but I believe he learned long ago to use the talent at his disposable.

[JimmyM]

interesting, ian. i did not know all that. to tell you the truth, i kind of lost interest in trent's music for a while until the slip came out. most of those albums you named off i just wasn't all that into. i thought a good bit of it was kind of self-indulgent. but the slip brought me back, even before justin joined i'm a sucker for a good rock tune with big hooks.

[jmjbassplayer]

I rock those "natural-ish" pop tarts you get at Whole Foods. Blueberry. BAM.

I'll leave the NIN discussion to you guys, you seem to have it well in hand.

If you have any direct questions about that, or any other projects, I'm always happy to answer. And of course personal stuff like pop tarts. Vital info, methinks.

J

[JimmyM]

yes, you're his pal but WE have it well in hand good one, bro!

[Ian Perge]

Originally Posted by jmjbassplayer

I rock those "natural-ish" pop tarts you get at Whole Foods. Blueberry. BAM.

Oh lord, I have to seek these out - heading towards the later-half of my 30s, I dropped the ultra-high sugar content Pop Tarts from my eating habits. To have a semi-healthy alternative available? And in blueberry?!?

Screw JM-J the Bassist, I'm all for JM-J the Nutritionist!

[jmjbassplayer]

Well, I do actually have some good nutritional skills and tips from the road, but you know what? I really just straight up need to eat more raw food, less processed food, less animal products and more leafy greens. In all seriousness. I don't like the little "pouch" that starts to develop once I'm off the road. But also, I've been through a lot of personal stuff of late and haven't really had time to get back to gym/yoga/cycling vibe. That's about to change, because my life is starting to settle down a bit.

Anyway, go check those semi-healthy pop-tarts. Delish! Overpriced like crazy, though. Whole Paycheck.

JMJ

[Ian Perge]

Originally Posted by jmjbassplayer

Well, I do actually have some good nutritional skills and tips from the road, but you know what? I really just straight up need to eat more raw food, less processed food, less animal products and more leafy greens.

Would you like my wife's e-mail? She's actually left me in somewhat of a bind with myself being the cook of the household, but her having become 98%* vegetarian while away for the past year during her Doctoral Internship & cooking for herself - she's finally returning at the end of the month and The Meal Situation is going to be more than a bit odd because of that. (I'm actually fairly along the path as well, eating far less meat and mostly Turkey-based products when I do - I actually *prefer* the taste of them in a good deal of dishes: Italian Sausage & Peppers for example). But a few times a year, I simply crave a well-made steak.

*The "2%" is Cincinnati-style Chili Sauce (Skyline, if you've ever had it while touring though Ohio) which is her youth-based "Comfort Food"... and still makes her sick after eating simply for introducing meat into her system the few times a year she'll spring for it.

Anyway, go check those semi-healthy pop-tarts. Delish! Overpriced like crazy, though. Whole Paycheck.

Much thanks on the recco. I absolutely hear you on "The "Whole Foods Price" but damned if you do, yada yada yada... Seriously, however: how about the concept of a "JM-J's Food Recommendations" thread, whether it be how to maintain your health while on the road, or just good food items/meals you've come across? Just an idea...

Best,
~Ian

[stingray56funk]

Loved the interview...short and sweet. Nothing like getting to the point. Well done.