John Ashton, Psychedelic Furs: “INABILITY TO PLAY never stopped us...”
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- On this John Ashton Interview: The rise and fall of the Psychedelic Furs and how things might have been different, the serendipitous (and also scary) events that occurred in John's life that brought him to music and to the Furs… hie less than idyllic childhood and how he managed to create a life for himself in spite of this, watching Free, Bowie, and The Clash in concert. John also shows us some of his many cool guitars, Tokyo, doing things at least twice, origins of Satellite Paradiso and TONS of other cool stuff. Awesome, sincere and lots of fun and laughs on this one!
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John’s most well-known as the guitarist for The Psychedelic Furs. He was with the band from 1978-2007, playing and writing on all their LPs during this time. Originally from London, John has also worked as a side man and producer, working with artists like Marianne Faithfull, The Sisters of Mercy, Red Betty, and Seven Color Sky. John has a solo project called Satellite Paradiso. The band was touring regularly before Covid and they have one LP out, which is phenomenal. It’s a great example of killer songs, mixed with amazing guitar riffs in the psychedelic / alternative genre
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This guy right here is exactly why when I see those pointless “greatest guitarist” lists, I never pay attention to them
Why?
Because he’s never on them
John Ashton is criminally underrated and way under appreciated for his ability on the guitar
More people should know his work, he’s phenomenal
Yes, I agree Deron Lackey - thanks for listening! subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe
Craig, you fulfilled the childhood dreams of this 48 year old man by bringing me into the living room of John Ashton-one of my biggest heroes. Your interview was very well done and I can't thank you enough. Mr. Ashton, Thank you for the body of work you gave the world that helped me get through the hard times.
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Great guy. Met him in '82 and was taken by his unpretentiousness.
I saw the Furs in my hometown of Portland, Oregon in the summer of 1984 on the Mirror Moves tour. Richard Butler was great, and the whole band was great. But the best part of the concert was John Ashton BY FAR. Two things struck me about John that night: First, his guitar playing was a constant flow of creativity. Even when he was playing a "simple" rhythm, he was always bringing something new into the song; Second, he was absolutely BEAMING positivity. Smiling constantly and communicating is love of playing and just being there! Love you John and thank you for all the great music - thinking of you lots during this difficult time.
NOTE: If anyone wants to help out with John's medical expenses, there's a link to a Go Fund me page on is Wikipedia page, click on #8 in the References section.
Thank you for listening William Swanson, and yes a speedy and full recovery for John is wished by all 🎉🔥😇
Thank you so much for this wonderful interview with John, he is one of my all time favorites, and I consider him, along with Mick Ronson, and Roland S Howard to be among some of the most underrated guitarists ever in rock & post-punk.
Thank you for listening SSfSS! 🎉🔥😇
The best riffs and a straight up person. He was The Furs along with Richard and Tim.
Glad you enjoyed the interview @rjorangecat, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
So glad to see this! I met John and his wife at CBGB in NY back in '94 whilst touring with M. Burgess. John asked me to stay in NY to join him! We even exchanged numbers.
Thank you for uploading this great interview! Awesome.
Glad you enjoyed the interview @yvesaltana5732, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 ! John's the best!
I can't thank you enough for this interview. Every few months I try and look for any John Ashton interview videos because there are so few. John is one of my biggest influences!
Thanks Dillon Ryan, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶 subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe
All the best to John, hope he gets better..I was at that house many times in upstate N.Y. before he bought it about 20 years ago..My friend sold him the house , shortly after that we met him , he invited us to go see the Furs when they reunited around 2000 at the Chance in Poughkeepsie ..
Nobody sounds like the Furs. Absolutely unique band.
Yes, I agree @BobbyGeneric145 - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
I know John has been ill recently. Would love to know how he is, thank you for being an inspiration for me to pick up guitar, i love your playing
....talk talk talk will always be close to my heart. ....those were good times.
Thank you for listening @mippim8765! 🎉🔥😇
I play guitar because of this man. He truly is my inspiration.
Right on Michael Voit, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
What a treat of an interview! Been a fan of The Furs for decades now. I've always wanted to hear his point of view on things but, I've only heard him speak less than a handful of times and nowhere near as in-depth as this!
Awesome interview with great questions and insights into his history as a great musician and a person as well. I'm primarily a bass player myself and I have my bass playing heroes but, I do have musical heroes that play other instruments and John Ashton has been right up there with the likes of Paul Reynolds, John McGeoch, Philippe Planchon, Ric Ocasek/Elliot Easton, Reg Smithies/Dave Fielding, Peter Koppes/Marty Wilson Piper, Robert Smith/Paul Thompson and many, many others for me.
Thanks for this interview! Great job! Nod in your direction... 👌👍✌️
Thanks for your kind words @VostoxVI and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
Satellite Paradiso was the most amazing project no one listened to😢😢😢
Yes, I agree @lisaliza7009 - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
That was AWESOME!! Thank you, gentlemen!! All the best, from NH!
Glad you enjoyed it Gardner and thanks for listening!
Liked and subscribed! Love the Furs!
Right on @Bruhne, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
Weirdly, I don't think I've ever heard John talk before!
Thank you for listening Bert's Books! 🎉🔥😇
@@EveryoneLovesGuitar He comes over very well - heard he'd had his health battles recently, do hope he's OK
I first heard Psychedelic Furs on the bbc radio 1 rock programme on a Saturday afternoon called Rock On . I think they were interviewed re their first album being released and the same show also featured Steve Hackett talking about his new album Spectral Mornings which I’d actually gone there for . I was enchanted by their sound one day in 83 when on a building site the electrician had passed me a joint ...” Heaven “ was played on radio 1 and that gorgeous swirling guitar break along with the smoke took me up & away from the grim cold surroundings in Queen Katherine Rd . 😃I’ll def check out Johns’ solo stuff because your description sounds like my thing for sure. Thankyou Craig for bringing John to us and giving us all such insight from the horses’ mouth and giving the bloke the time he deserves . ❤️😇🏴❤️ from Wilverley Enclosure phoney Witches (ps we saw the Furs at Poole Arts Centre years later during their Midnight to Midnight tour which was a bit flashy like the record but I guess the mid / late 80s had got that way in rock music. although “ Brand New Dream “ is more like their earlier more rugged & trippy stuff )
Glad you enjoyed the interview New Forest Pixies, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
Love love love the Furs! I've been a fan for many decades & this is a great interview - Love the podcast. Keep 'em coming
Thank you for listening Bradley Boxell! 🎉🔥😇
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Been subscribed to the channel for almost a year I guess maybe a little more as 2020 passed by like a shooting star
I don't know how you keep doing it but keep doing it
I don't get the time to watch/listen to every new one
But the ones I do, give knowledge of unmeasureable depth
Thank you for doing this ❤️
Thanks for your kind words Ayan Dey and thank you for listening :-) 👍🏻🎸♫
He said all music seemed to be more homogenius and aimless, but I recall myself thinkin of 2 last records -book of days, world outside that they were kind of culmination too, as my thinkin was that no other could tell what is english winter rain like they, it just not stop, and there is not much what is happening in your soul watching outside. The beauty of 100 shades of that grey. If had to pinpoint some, it would not be the hits but the "Should god forget" -perhaps too tight drumming to desribe the rain like I just did, but...
What a detailed interview! Especially interesting stuff at circa 24:00, about use of an ARP guitar synthesizer on the intro of India. The first two albums have a lot of guitar work that souns like a synthesizer.. played with a guitar, or something. Such otherworldly sounds, no wonder John Ashton was so interested in sitting through the mix of the first album since he clearly has a lot of talent in creating interesting sounds. Not to mention his guitar playing, it can vary between right at the edge of cacophony and a punk-like racket to more restrained and ambient work, but there's usually several, sometimes even beautiful, melodies in many songs and interesting chord changes. And then there's some songs like India that have 'less expensive' chord changes and just loop the same general structure and a couple of chords, with variation added by different guitar parts. And liberal use of effects.
But anyway, thanks for uploading, great video.
Thanks for your kind words @jormakives and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
Great interview....furs we're so different... great music... great interview with John,...how do I get his autograph.,..
Glad you enjoyed the interview @u2can227, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
@@EveryoneLovesGuitar ...yup just found your site.....you got me hooked ... watching more.... thanks bro.
Not sure if Duncan, Vince and Roger are still alive but what about a new project with some old friends?I know I really respected all of those guys as well as you. You never know what could happen. But no matter what... keep playing. You are a legend to many of us loyal fans.
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I saw the FURS twice in the early 80s Smallish clubs in Michigan, USA?!? KIller.
I still play Ghost in You at open mic. Love it!
Thank you for listening @har6236! 🎉🔥😇
You got a great channel that I was glad to stumble on. I'm subscribed.
Awesome, thank you for listening Russell!
Love my way…. Totally beautiful, haunting, atmospheric, sad, melancholic……not sure why I love it, but I do❤️
Thank you for listening @CarolineStevenson-gi8wc! 🎉🔥😇
Brilliant interview
Thank you for listening lars kirk! 🎉🔥😇
Love Sara Lee's solo album.
Hi John!!! Love you very much!
Wrong Train ... the best Furs song in years ... "a wife that hates me, so does her boyfriend"
Love you John xxx
Curious, Craig, Is like to hear you play! You've got some super nice gear. Any links to your music? John was trying to remember Strymons other great delay unit, it's the Timeline, which I'm about to buy for my Marshall WET/DRY rig.
Another great one! I havent looked at all if the interviews but if you havent had Glenn Hughes , he would be a good one to talk about Trapeze, Deep Purple, his incredible solo work, Black Country Cimmunion, and now he is with the Dead Daisies...coolest guy I know..a bit
Haha, i'm a better interviewer than player - I assure you lol... but I'm lucky to have some nice guitars for sure. Glenn's on my list! Thanks again Roger!
John do you remember you, Dave Martin, Terry Ward the Lutterworth Boys & Guy Chadwick et al hanging out in Rugby?
Great interview! Thx!!!
Thanks for listening
Meant to add
I thought it was cool that John wanted talk talk talk as one of his island discs
I feel that was the last “real” furs record
I caught on to them at forever now, like a lot of people did, but that record is kinda furs light
Mirror moves is a dance record....
Even then the ethereal feel or background within Ghost in You & Heaven shines through 👍
An innovator..
Yes, I agree @pocket1684 - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
John brought up Sara Lee wonder if he is a gang of four fan?
I would recommend that you listen to the opening of "India" ... then "Imitation of Christ" ... after that, just play "Talk Talk Talk" really loud
I have a lot of bands I have followed from 70’s through the 80’s. John Ashton is my most favorite guitarist of them all. Miss him not with the Furs Saw many other shows
Right on Michael Kuhfal, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
Camden Town is probably the Greenwich Village of London. Only much better, actually.
I respectfully disagree with him... I saw the Furs in Brooklyn in 2017...im 42 now and have loved them since high school. I thought it was a great show, didn't appear as a "cover band".