FAN FIRST JOHN 5 CONTENT GUIDE: 00:00 Introduction 00:26 His guitar hand's freak childhood growth 01:35 The comfort of KISS 1973 - 1983 03:32 Peter Criss on his solo album 04:02 Seeing KISS for the first time 05:40 Why he plays complicated guitar 06:51 Great rhythm sections 07:48 Memories of Joey Jordison 09:26 Mentors and Zombie 12:18 Touring John 5’s KISS collection 25:20 KISS fanaticism 27:26 Early band rituals, getting snuck into shows 29:38 Session land 30:48 Becoming John 5 32:32 Falling for dark music 34:19 The relationship with the fans 35:35 John 5’s forthcoming solo album 38:28 If it was a film, what would it be? 38:57 Hard-living country outlaws 40:25 5 Songs That Changed My Life
@@sweetsally1313 Why is he using the term "Knights In Satan's Service."? Isn't that an insult to KISS since Gene Simmons denies that is what it stands for(btw, Gene is Jewish and he studied to be a Jewish rabbi and also Paul Stanley is Jewish) and instead it should stand for "Keep It Simple Stupid." Peter Criss said: we weren't into Satan. We just wanted to get laid."
I'm 55 this year (2023) and I've always liked KISS. My first KISS record was "I Was Made For Loving You" when I was 11 in 1979 and I remember much of my life involving something KISS here and there, but never LOVED them. But oddly enough, this year is my first year of actual collecting KISS. I went out and bought all of their remastered CDs, got the box set, pulled out my mother's original 70's KISS dolls that I remember helping her collect in the 70s (all in original boxes in mint condition), and I'm spending hours on YT watching classic concerts. I'm even beginning to appreciate the unmasked years more than I did back in the day. My wife bought me my first-ever KISS t-shirt for my birthday last April. I've never enjoyed collecting one rock band my entire life.
Seriously, this is the best interview I have seen in a long time. There are other hosts I really enjoy, but this one was really so well done. You couldn't have picked a better person to interview either. John always comes across as such a genuine person. As a fellow musician, I look up to him for many reasons. Thank you for this! It made my day.
@@TheVoidwithChristina My pleasure! I had never seen you before but was blown away by this one. Now I have to look up your other interviews, priority #1. I wish you well! Thank you again! I just subscribed to your channel too!
@@TheVoidwithChristina I though it looked like you in the thumb nail, look at you now Christina! , You have always been a great interviewer, nice to see you on Revolver.
So much cool and interesting history on Kiss. I had no idea regarding the roots of the Kiss Army. This collection is absolutely unreal. Simmons was truly a marketing war machine. See what I did there? ;) 😜🤘✌️ John seems very intelligent, well spoken, patient and articulate. He's very humble and grounded. Great host as well, genuine and listens intensely. Job well done 👍 I like this style and manner of interviewing. It's very real, genuine, not edited and so nothing is taken out of context or trying to follow a narrative or agenda. Nothing attempting to portray a particular viewpoint or storyline.
John is the perfect example of what a driven individual can do and be....super talented, grounded, and can rock and shred....and love KISS, what more ya need
Genes 1974 outfit is the holy grail !! Awesome. Bought my first item when I was a kid Kiss Alive 1976. Been to 7 shows 1977 and 1979 and 1996-1997. Philly balt,wash dc , pittsburgh and Virginia. We followed them alot that stretch.xmas in 1977 I broke in to the guess bedroom and all our presents were rapped but I found Kiss alive 2 album and I couldn't wait I listen to it and it was awesome then I re raped it. Kiss will always be my guys !! By 1986 I was into Dokken. I love metal.
John 5 seems like a really cool guy. I'm not surprised a lot of musos invite him into their bands and recordings. He's obviously super-talented and good company as well.
WOW! I knew John 5 was a Kiss Fan but I didn't imagine he was such a MASSIVE KISS ARMY SOLDIER! 0_0 I'm SOOOOO IMPRESSED! I saw a Kiss show beside John in New Jersey during The Farewell Tour, I hope I can meet him again someday and chat Kiss like there's no tomorrow! Actually during the recent Motley Crue show in Milan (2023), John wore a t-shirt which I personally noticed immediately... black, with a white skull, a clear reference to Mr Gene Simmons early 70s! KUDOS John!...
What a great interview! Many of us had these experiences when we were getting into music, KISS was something way beyond rock and pop etc. Just as soon as you think you have your head round it, another revelation comes along..!
i was about 6 years old when the original kiss dolls were released. i got Ace & had the incredible idea to scrape the makeup off his face to see what he looked like. when my mom found out i wasnt allowed to get the others
My sister had the Cher doll with hair down to its butt from the same time period. Then Dorothy Hamill became popular from the 76 Winter Olympics. Guess what kind of haircut Cher got? Bwahahahaha
That is an absolutely insane collection! Have met John 5 at a guitar clinic and Ozzfest and man he is flat out a chill and cool guy. I knew he was into Kiss but had no idea. Awesome interview/video.
As a kid, my friend's mom told me that if you burn Kiss merchandise, demon bugs would come out. At home, my sister and I excitedly burned a Kiss trading card and were highly disappointed.
The Satanic Panic! Geez They came up with all sorts of retarded stuff Edit: I loved my Kiss trading cards. I could never burn one of my beloved Kiss trading cards.
Hilarious! In 3rd grade at my school, there was a heated debate over whether or not Ace Frehley was actually a woman, based in the word of a classmate’s older brother. It was so important I had to ask my parents. They had seen them on a 20/20 episode and assured me they were all guys. 😅
That was so much fun, as a KISS fan my jaw dropped to see John's collection, especially the dolls he has from Montreal, i'm a french canadian from Montreal and still live here. I'm 48 years old and been a KISS fan since i was 7.
I’m not a KISS fan but this collection is absolutely amazing. With a band like KISS, there isn’t much difficulty in assembling a large amount of “stuff”, but John has the stuff that really counts. That first KISS flag, the stage worm costumes, Gene drawn concept art…what an awesome collection.
I love old Rock memorabilia and have a lot of Zeppelin stuff, but the first four KISS albums are still the bedrock that my love of rock and roll is built on. I'm amazed that he has outfit stuff from 1974. Most of that collection does nothing for me, but some of it gets my pulse racing, ha ha. Very impressed with John 5 as an incredible player and solid guy.
My uncle had the lunch box with the thermos got it during Kiss Alive II Tour in Chicago 1978 The Rockets opened for them at Chicago Stadium for 2 nights.i have drinking glasses travel cup trading cards even got some temporary tattoos my dad even had the Destroyer jigsaw puzzle from the 70s
Great interview John 5 is so awesome and by far one of The greatest guitar players of all Time he really changed The game, I thought I had a decent Kiss collection til I seen this, I’d be embarrassed to pull my collection out in front of him lol, Kiss made collecting fun, I’m glad I tuned in such a great and exciting interview!!!
I met him a long time ago in NYC, he's a massive Kiss fan. BUT, I beat him to the Sneak Attack Love Gun Tour 2 LP down in the village at Second Comings. I saw it first so I grabbed it. TOO BAD!! LOL!! Still, at that time he wasn't as famous as he is now. I don't think he would remember me, but, ya nevah know!
@@vicklagina8549 bucket head is amazing too.. It may not be my preferred style, but I cant ignore how fkng amazing they are U said "not even close" lol ok, I'm wrong. So, who do YOU think is the best? There are soooo many great guitarists out there
Very cool kiss collection and he seems very cool and down to earth. I did not see the kiss beach towel. He had a mirror that I had and I can't find anywhere on eBay. Great story and interview
Love me some John 5 he gets it. His love of Kiss is only surpassed by his love for Eddie…Kiss ruled from 74’-77’ i was Ace for Halloween, ( painted snow moon boots silver) my friend was Gene…good times he calls it Comforting, i put it like this. KISS was my Jr High band, ACDC was my High School band & forever band…ACDC 4Lf…
My first experience with real rock music was KISS , I remained a fan. I Absolutely LOVE JOHN 5!!!!❤❤❤❤ I'VE saw him twice with Rob Zombie and he's my favorite guitarist !! Then ACE❤
This is absolutely awesome, thanks so much for sharing!! There is no band quite like KISS, and this video tour collection is a testament to that…rock on!!
I thought I had a huge KISS collection, and I do ! But as you went on,and on,and on! I started just start melting,that is ,besides Gene's, which his is more new collectibles, yours has stuff that I have never seen!
omg.! John that is really amazing. being in the kiss army myself , that blows my mind . I have some cool kiss things. And its great to see the passion you have for it. wow. thanks for making my day.
That's an amazing collection, very impressive, probably better than Gene's collection. You have stuff I never knew existed. I only have a few of those items. That was fun, thanks for sharing!
I love how he has heaps of our Aussie KISS collectables. I had a good collection but lost a lot of it too a pissed off fiance (EX) haha. But I still have some. I’m wondering if he actually has much “Bootleg” stuff too? I know in Australia we pumped out a fair bit of Bootleg gear. I’d be interested in that and also if when he is out hunting down stuff for his collection, if he still buys everything he comes across from that era? Or if he’ll pass on stuff? I haven’t been able to get to this stage with any of my collections haha. I probably never will haha. Anyway awesome interview, I’m stoked I’ve found your channel now. Cheers from OZ…
Fab guitar player with a fab collection!! Those first outfits, how on earth did he get those? And what about the first KISS ARMY banner?? How on earth did he get that? One would think that those original founders of the Kiss Army would never have sold that. But perhaps they passed away and family members did..
I was a huge kiss fan as a kid...I still am of course, but other stuff has infiltrated....but back then, saturday morning, every morning was cereal, cartoons, then when cartoons were over, it was kiss air band time!! Always kiss alive 2...I had a tennis racket, and would pose and make guitar faces ...I played the violin at the time, and I knew I could play at least something on the guitar,..but I had never even held an electric guitar at that time....I begged my parents, but, to no avail...One night, I had a dream that kiss had to retire..(not sure why they all had to retire at the same time!! haha) but they had selected me and my friends to take over for them...ace handed me his cherry sunburst guitar I had dreamt about for years....and in the dream I was like...oh shit!!! I have to learn guitar now!! I've never even touched one....when I woke up I remembered the whole dream...and had the same super stoked feeling I had in the dream...Now I'm 55 and playing guitar in a musical, have my own band, and am still obsessed with the guitar...there's your novel!! ..you one person who actually read this stuff to the end...haha....this collection is insaaaaaaane....so cool...
This was great. Thanks, for sharing John! Not sure why more people didn't thumb this up. Seeing the collection itself is worth that. I'm trying to think what the most unusual item is he showed us. I'm going to say the typing paper. I mean why would anyone make paper unless it would be a fan club or promotion from the record company. This was very interesting! Coincidentally, I just watched the live show at (drawing a blank & don't wanna check) Manchester?? IDK, but the guy had front row. Even knowing the set list & what to expect, I enjoyed it. Now, I'm wondering if there's a comprehensive list somewhere of every KISS item ever made. That might be impossible. John, saving bees in your pool shows you have a kind heart. Just saved a Katydid & a Cicada. Yes, those big red eyed flying creatures. They're fascinating. Just had a relatable moment. Also, often when I look at people I think they have a story. They could be going through something rough. It's a good mind set to have. Helps us humans be more compassionate. If I could have, I would have been a Hee Haw Honey. Sitting on the front porch with Wonder Dog.
That Gene costume I wish somebody could take an estimate of what that would be worth that’s the one from the Mike Douglas show and all of those amazing performances
Those Bootleg Gene Simmons Ben Cooper masks were availiable at stores all over the place during Oct. in the 80's. They had green faces, pink faces, black hair, orange hair, red hair, rainbow hair. An actual "bat" design covered the eyes. In 1980 Ben Cooper redesigned the mask to make it more Gene like to be use as actual KISS merch for the Austrailian Tour.
Nice to hear John talk about sonder at around the 35min mark. I feel it's a type of philosophical altruism to think idly about the complexity of others' lives.
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FAN FIRST JOHN 5 CONTENT GUIDE:
00:00 Introduction
00:26 His guitar hand's freak childhood growth
01:35 The comfort of KISS 1973 - 1983
03:32 Peter Criss on his solo album
04:02 Seeing KISS for the first time
05:40 Why he plays complicated guitar
06:51 Great rhythm sections
07:48 Memories of Joey Jordison
09:26 Mentors and Zombie
12:18 Touring John 5’s KISS collection
25:20 KISS fanaticism
27:26 Early band rituals, getting snuck into shows
29:38 Session land
30:48 Becoming John 5
32:32 Falling for dark music
34:19 The relationship with the fans
35:35 John 5’s forthcoming solo album
38:28 If it was a film, what would it be?
38:57 Hard-living country outlaws
40:25 5 Songs That Changed My Life
Appreciate the time people take to put in time stamps!
@@sweetsally1313 Why is he using the term "Knights In Satan's Service."? Isn't that an insult to KISS since Gene Simmons denies that is what it stands for(btw, Gene is Jewish and he studied to be a Jewish rabbi and also Paul Stanley is Jewish) and instead it should stand for "Keep It Simple Stupid." Peter Criss said: we weren't into Satan. We just wanted to get laid."
I knew John5 was a KISS fan, I did not know he was their BIGGEST FAN. UNREAL.
He actually plays guitar on a couple of songs on Ace Frehley's Origins 1 album as a guest musician.
I'm 55 this year (2023) and I've always liked KISS. My first KISS record was "I Was Made For Loving You" when I was 11 in 1979 and I remember much of my life involving something KISS here and there, but never LOVED them. But oddly enough, this year is my first year of actual collecting KISS. I went out and bought all of their remastered CDs, got the box set, pulled out my mother's original 70's KISS dolls that I remember helping her collect in the 70s (all in original boxes in mint condition), and I'm spending hours on YT watching classic concerts. I'm even beginning to appreciate the unmasked years more than I did back in the day. My wife bought me my first-ever KISS t-shirt for my birthday last April. I've never enjoyed collecting one rock band my entire life.
Seriously, this is the best interview I have seen in a long time. There are other hosts I really enjoy, but this one was really so well done. You couldn't have picked a better person to interview either. John always comes across as such a genuine person. As a fellow musician, I look up to him for many reasons. Thank you for this! It made my day.
Thanks for making my day with this comment! Appreciate you
@@TheVoidwithChristina My pleasure! I had never seen you before but was blown away by this one. Now I have to look up your other interviews, priority #1. I wish you well! Thank you again!
I just subscribed to your channel too!
@@scottnickerson2 Thank you!!
@@TheVoidwithChristina I though it looked like you in the thumb nail, look at you now Christina! , You have always been a great interviewer, nice to see you on Revolver.
So much cool and interesting history on Kiss. I had no idea regarding the roots of the Kiss Army.
This collection is absolutely unreal. Simmons was truly a marketing war machine. See what I did there? ;) 😜🤘✌️
John seems very intelligent, well spoken, patient and articulate. He's very humble and grounded. Great host as well, genuine and listens intensely. Job well done 👍 I like this style and manner of interviewing. It's very real, genuine, not edited and so nothing is taken out of context or trying to follow a narrative or agenda. Nothing attempting to portray a particular viewpoint or storyline.
John is the perfect example of what a driven individual can do and be....super talented, grounded, and can rock and shred....and love KISS, what more ya need
agreed. John is a rockstar you admire.
Genes 1974 outfit is the holy grail !! Awesome. Bought my first item when I was a kid Kiss Alive 1976. Been to 7 shows 1977 and 1979 and 1996-1997. Philly balt,wash dc , pittsburgh and Virginia. We followed them alot that stretch.xmas in 1977 I broke in to the guess bedroom and all our presents were rapped but I found Kiss alive 2 album and I couldn't wait I listen to it and it was awesome then I re raped it. Kiss will always be my guys !! By 1986 I was into Dokken. I love metal.
I'm totally jealous of his collection!
John 5 seems like a really cool guy. I'm not surprised a lot of musos invite him into their bands and recordings. He's obviously super-talented and good company as well.
WOW! This is THE best collection of Kiss merch (probably, except for Gene's).
BETTER than Gene’s. Gene is missing a lot of 70’s stuff. Gene has a literally SHIT ton of 90’s crap.
WOW! I knew John 5 was a Kiss Fan but I didn't imagine he was such a MASSIVE KISS ARMY SOLDIER! 0_0 I'm SOOOOO IMPRESSED! I saw a Kiss show beside John in New Jersey during The Farewell Tour, I hope I can meet him again someday and chat Kiss like there's no tomorrow! Actually during the recent Motley Crue show in Milan (2023), John wore a t-shirt which I personally noticed immediately... black, with a white skull, a clear reference to Mr Gene Simmons early 70s! KUDOS John!...
What a great interview! Many of us had these experiences when we were getting into music, KISS was something way beyond rock and pop etc. Just as soon as you think you have your head round it, another revelation comes along..!
This Man will be a legend, so humble and grateful for the gift he has
i was about 6 years old when the original kiss dolls were released. i got Ace & had the incredible idea to scrape the makeup off his face to see what he looked like. when my mom found out i wasnt allowed to get the others
Great story! Lol
LOL, and those dolls now are highly sought after, John 5 would pay happily for them. :P
Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣
My sister had the Cher doll with hair down to its butt from the same time period. Then Dorothy Hamill became popular from the 76 Winter Olympics. Guess what kind of haircut Cher got? Bwahahahaha
That is hilarious. Haha.
What a modest guy: "me and Rob are the same, he's so smart"😂
3:18 she almost jumped from the chair. Maybe she thought the image was frozen. LOL!!!!🤣🤣🤣 Great interview BTW. Thumbs up!
Dude!? What a collection. Its a super collection 🤟
That is an absolutely insane collection! Have met John 5 at a guitar clinic and Ozzfest and man he is flat out a chill and cool guy. I knew he was into Kiss but had no idea. Awesome interview/video.
As a kid, my friend's mom told me that if you burn Kiss merchandise, demon bugs would come out. At home, my sister and I excitedly burned a Kiss trading card and were highly disappointed.
The religious nutcases always hated KISS.
Ack !!
Ha hahaha Haha Haha Haha Haha Haha Haha hahaha Haha Haha hahaha Haha Haha hahaha Haha Haha hahaha Haha Haha hahaha
The Satanic Panic! Geez They came up with all sorts of retarded stuff
Edit: I loved my Kiss trading cards. I could never burn one of my beloved Kiss trading cards.
Hilarious! In 3rd grade at my school, there was a heated debate over whether or not Ace Frehley was actually a woman, based in the word of a classmate’s older brother. It was so important I had to ask my parents. They had seen them on a 20/20 episode and assured me they were all guys. 😅
Great questions, and awesome interview. Thanks Christina Rowatt.
Glad you dug it! - Christina
Wow Great Questions and Great answers. Very Excellent KISS collection. Thank You.
I think it's really cool he showed off his collection. He's such a fan boy. I love it.
That was so much fun, as a KISS fan my jaw dropped to see John's collection, especially the dolls he has from Montreal, i'm a french canadian from Montreal and still live here. I'm 48 years old and been a KISS fan since i was 7.
I’m not a KISS fan but this collection is absolutely amazing. With a band like KISS, there isn’t much difficulty in assembling a large amount of “stuff”, but John has the stuff that really counts. That first KISS flag, the stage worm costumes, Gene drawn concept art…what an awesome collection.
I heard that Johnny 5....the robot from the movie "Short Circuit" is also a HUGE KISS fan.
6:14 SAME. I wish it had hit
Me as a kid but I’m glad it hit me at all. Playing guitar truly brings me joy. I get
Exactly what John is saying here.
John 5s solo albums are incredible
Awesome! I COULD SPEND A Week in that room! I went to the KISS convention in the 90's they had a bunch of memorabilia loved it!
I love old Rock memorabilia and have a lot of Zeppelin stuff, but the first four KISS albums are still the bedrock that my love of rock and roll is built on. I'm amazed that he has outfit stuff from 1974. Most of that collection does nothing for me, but some of it gets my pulse racing, ha ha. Very impressed with John 5 as an incredible player and solid guy.
I started playing drums cuz of Peter Criss I have a lot of kiss stuff. First time I seen kiss was 77
My uncle had the lunch box with the thermos got it during Kiss Alive II Tour in Chicago 1978 The Rockets opened for them at Chicago Stadium for 2 nights.i have drinking glasses travel cup trading cards even got some temporary tattoos my dad even had the Destroyer jigsaw puzzle from the 70s
Great interview John 5 is so awesome and by far one of The greatest guitar players of all Time he really changed The game, I thought I had a decent Kiss collection til I seen this, I’d be embarrassed to pull my collection out in front of him lol, Kiss made collecting fun, I’m glad I tuned in such a great and exciting interview!!!
Thank you for this! Looking at all that stuff made me feel like a kid again!
I just love Christina reactions to some of the stuff. Haha. Great video
Would’ve loved it if he had some photos of him when he was a kid getting into all this
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing kiss collection!
I met him a long time ago in NYC, he's a massive Kiss fan.
BUT, I beat him to the Sneak Attack Love Gun Tour 2 LP
down in the village at Second Comings. I saw it first
so I grabbed it. TOO BAD!! LOL!! Still, at that time he wasn't as famous
as he is now. I don't think he would remember me, but, ya nevah know!
amazing collection!
I think this dude is the best guitarist right now
not even close
@@vicklagina8549 bucket head is amazing too.. It may not be my preferred style, but I cant ignore how fkng amazing they are
U said "not even close" lol
ok, I'm wrong. So, who do YOU think is the best? There are soooo many great guitarists out there
@@vaekkriinhart4347 the fuck is buckethead
Great interview
Very cool kiss collection and he seems very cool and down to earth. I did not see the kiss beach towel. He had a mirror that I had and I can't find anywhere on eBay. Great story and interview
I could cry I'm so inspired 😓
Love me some John 5 he gets it. His love of Kiss is only surpassed by his love for Eddie…Kiss ruled from 74’-77’ i was Ace for Halloween, ( painted snow moon boots silver) my friend was Gene…good times he calls it Comforting, i put it like this. KISS was my Jr High band, ACDC was my High School band & forever band…ACDC 4Lf…
acdc hasnt made a good record since back in black moron
My first experience with real rock music was KISS , I remained a fan. I Absolutely LOVE JOHN 5!!!!❤❤❤❤ I'VE saw him twice with Rob Zombie and he's my favorite guitarist !! Then ACE❤
Awesome interview! My #1 inspiration for playing guitar :)
Cool, humble dude! Inspiring words/thoughts and what a collection!❤
This is absolutely awesome, thanks so much for sharing!! There is no band quite like KISS, and this video tour collection is a testament to that…rock on!!
actually, there's a few of them
@@noneyerbidness Who?
Nice stuff. Rock on
Thank you Love kiss and remember a lot of the merchandise. AWESOME
I though it looked like you in the thumb nail, look at you now Christina! You have always been a great interviewer, nice to see you on Revolver.
Can't believe he has that flag. Insane
I thought I had a huge KISS collection, and I do ! But as you went on,and on,and on! I started just start melting,that is ,besides Gene's, which his is more new collectibles, yours has stuff that I have never seen!
omg.! John that is really amazing. being in the kiss army myself , that blows my mind . I have some cool kiss things. And its great to see the passion you have for it. wow. thanks for making my day.
Wow amazing collection. You gotta invite Gene over to see man 😂
That's an amazing collection, very impressive, probably better than Gene's collection. You have stuff I never knew existed. I only have a few of those items. That was fun, thanks for sharing!
Great interview 🎼🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Amazing collection. Loved it.
Sooo enjoyed watching this!👍👍👍👍
KISS is the most interesting musical act in history.
That is an amazing collection
Hey John , Being a Rockstar yourself have you ever had any Kiss members see this collection in person and possibly sign a bunch of stuff for you ???
Insane collection!
⚡THNX!⚡ John 5..amazing player/great guy!
Wow! What a collection. My collection feels so inadequate now 😆
I love how he has heaps of our Aussie KISS collectables. I had a good collection but lost a lot of it too a pissed off fiance (EX) haha. But I still have some. I’m wondering if he actually has much “Bootleg” stuff too? I know in Australia we pumped out a fair bit of Bootleg gear. I’d be interested in that and also if when he is out hunting down stuff for his collection, if he still buys everything he comes across from that era? Or if he’ll pass on stuff? I haven’t been able to get to this stage with any of my collections haha. I probably never will haha. Anyway awesome interview, I’m stoked I’ve found your channel now. Cheers from OZ…
Cool collection man and good interview
That is the most unreal Kiss collection I have ever seen.
Excellent interview. He saves the bees from drowning in his pool...👍
And, their's KISS stuff here I've never even seen, or heard of before!
🤘👅🤘
NOt sure if it true but read somewhere that Bees actually remember peoples faces.
dude, his kiss memorabilia collection is INSANE, he does indeed have OCD, haha, love it!
That's a KISS Museum right there! As a fellow collector of various memorabilia, I get it.
Wonderful! Such a fascinating interview. I'm convinced you're one of the best people for the job, ever, Christina. You're phenomenal!
The best collection ever,,, Wow
Fab guitar player with a fab collection!! Those first outfits, how on earth did he get those? And what about the first KISS ARMY banner?? How on earth did he get that? One would think that those original founders of the Kiss Army would never have sold that. But perhaps they passed away and family members did..
great talk. Christina is the best.
I was a huge kiss fan as a kid...I still am of course, but other stuff has infiltrated....but back then, saturday morning, every morning was cereal, cartoons, then when cartoons were over, it was kiss air band time!! Always kiss alive 2...I had a tennis racket, and would pose and make guitar faces ...I played the violin at the time, and I knew I could play at least something on the guitar,..but I had never even held an electric guitar at that time....I begged my parents, but, to no avail...One night, I had a dream that kiss had to retire..(not sure why they all had to retire at the same time!! haha) but they had selected me and my friends to take over for them...ace handed me his cherry sunburst guitar I had dreamt about for years....and in the dream I was like...oh shit!!! I have to learn guitar now!! I've never even touched one....when I woke up I remembered the whole dream...and had the same super stoked feeling I had in the dream...Now I'm 55 and playing guitar in a musical, have my own band, and am still obsessed with the guitar...there's your novel!! ..you one person who actually read this stuff to the end...haha....this collection is insaaaaaaane....so cool...
Wow!! He is a huge kiss fan
hes got stuff that ive only heard of but dont have yet
John 5 does everything perfect and to the nth degree. I've seen a lot of KISS collections, but never a KISS Kave, very awesome🎸
We love you John5!!
Nice stuff I've never seen I was a fan since '79
What a humble dude
Wow!!!! I’m sooooo jealous!!!!
Amazing, great Stuff!
If I ever become a Rockstar
I wanna be like John 5
Really humble person😊😊😘
Incredible!
My first record was Kiss Alive. My Mom did buy it for me, Ace is the reason I play a Les Paul. My room was covered with Kiss posters
This was great. Thanks, for sharing John! Not sure why more people didn't thumb this up. Seeing the collection itself is worth that. I'm trying to think what the most unusual item is he showed us. I'm going to say the typing paper. I mean why would anyone make paper unless it would be a fan club or promotion from the record company. This was very interesting! Coincidentally, I just watched the live show at (drawing a blank & don't wanna check) Manchester?? IDK, but the guy had front row. Even knowing the set list & what to expect, I enjoyed it. Now, I'm wondering if there's a comprehensive list somewhere of every KISS item ever made. That might be impossible. John, saving bees in your pool shows you have a kind heart. Just saved a Katydid & a Cicada. Yes, those big red eyed flying creatures. They're fascinating. Just had a relatable moment. Also, often when I look at people I think they have a story. They could be going through something rough. It's a good mind set to have. Helps us humans be more compassionate. If I could have, I would have been a Hee Haw Honey. Sitting on the front porch with Wonder Dog.
Class Act🙏❤️🔥🎶
Great interview! John is such a cool and down to earth guy! I wonder how many years it took him to put all that Kiss memorabilia together.
This is Rock 'N' Roll 🤘🏻
I had KISS trading cards.
Wholly Sh%t i remember some of this stuff...Sick collection!
I have one guitar 🎸 it's seating behind me....i Brock 😊 My nick
Whoa, didn't know Christina worked for Revolver.
Ps John 5 is probably the best instrumental show I’ve been too
That Gene costume I wish somebody could take an estimate of what that would be worth that’s the one from the Mike Douglas show and all of those amazing performances
Sebastian Bach would probably lose his mind if he toured John 5's collection.
Those Bootleg Gene Simmons Ben Cooper masks were availiable at stores all over the place during Oct. in the 80's. They had green faces, pink faces, black hair, orange hair, red hair, rainbow hair. An actual "bat" design covered the eyes. In 1980 Ben Cooper redesigned the mask to make it more Gene like to be use as actual KISS merch for the Austrailian Tour.
I have a guitar behind me that is your signature guitar black
John 5 has the best KISS collection ever. Also, good dude.
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Nice to hear John talk about sonder at around the 35min mark. I feel it's a type of philosophical altruism to think idly about the complexity of others' lives.