Guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, ex-MARILYN MANSON) is featured in a new interview with AltSounds.com. An excerpt is available below:

AltSounds: It’s been a fair while since Rob Zombie’s latest album was released, has your opinion of the work changed now you’ve had chance to reflect on the material and play through it live a few times?

John 5: "Oh God, I love the record so much. We do a lot of songs from the new record, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, we’re doing ‘Sick Bubblegum’, ‘Mars Needs Women’, ‘Jesus Frankenstein’ and we’re doing ‘Werewolf Women of the SS’, so we’re doing a bunch of songs. And then, the Special Edition came out, with the DVD and all the new artwork… it’s my favourite Zombie record."

AltSounds: Obviously, Rob is a film director as well as a musician, and you’re a self-confessed movie fanatic too – how much do films have an influence on the songs you write?

John 5: "Well, it’s funny ‘cos me and Rob will sit in the studio and knock around ideas, but he has this great vision of what he wants and what he wants it to sound like. When we collaborate, it comes together really, really well. I have a really great time writing music with him, it’s a pleasure."

AltSounds: And obviously you’ve been with him now for about five or six years, how have things changed since you first joined?

John 5: "Oh God, y’know, being in this band is such a pleasure. I wouldn’t be anywhere else or in any other band. I just love being here, it’s like a family. I’ve been in the band for about six years now, and everything has been so wonderful. We haven’t even had one disagreement! In other bands, you have a disagreement every couple of weeks, but this is amazing. It’s amazing being in this band and I love it so much. I’d love to be in the band just until Rob doesn’t wanna do it any more! And hopefully that won’t be any time soon!"

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As previously reported, John 5 has returned to the camera. He recently sat down with AllAxess.com to show them how to play some “chicken pickin” licks from his solo album, The Art Of Malice.

John 5 goes step by step to ensure you can learn this amazing style with ease. This video was filmed in Birmingham, UK on the Rob Zombie tour, which was conducted in February. Check it out below.

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