The boy is quality. I love Whitesnake and DC, but this interview is just so, to the point and honest...bet DC, kicked his fuckin balls after this...but good on the lad, speaks it how he sees it.
@yorkshiretractors I might be a Yankee Asshole but I don't want to kill you. I wish that you would drop dead but that's not because of where you were born but who you turned out to be. I don't have to kill you. From what I've seen you are pretty much dead already. Mentally that is.
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court has ordered former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore to pay damages after ruling the guitar solo in his 1990 hit "Still Got the Blues" had been plagiarized from a German song written in 1974.
A court in the southern city of Munich said on Wednesday the solo in Moore's song was too similar to the one in "Nordrach" by the band Jud's Gallery not to have been copied
An interview I read years ago John Kolodner stated that Sykes and Ansly Dunbar were both fired after pressuring Coverdale to hire a replacement singer, while he was recovering from vocal surgery. (Just about anyone of us would have axed him if he tried to have us replaced in our own band) All that being said, He does play a hell of a guitar. I like Via too, but Sykes was better for WS. But don't discount Doug Aldrich. Dude kills.
To clear up some of the confusion, John jioned WS after slide it in was pretty much finished and rerecorded some guitar parts for the U.S. release. He played on the 1987 WS record, and Adrian plays keyboard (though I think I read he did the solo for here I go). Crying in the Rain was an older WS song from Saits and Sinners that was redone for the 1987 record.
Yes the gum chewing is a bit off putting but hey he was only about 24-25 when this interview took place so give him a break - he's a guitar player not a nuclear scientist! Great musician though.
Can't believe how nasty some of these comments are. Calling him a Bawbag, disgusting, a turd if you weren't a Sykes fan why did you bother to watch the interview? No John is not arrogent & full of himself. Totally had to come to his defense because some of you are so damn mean!
As a musician and a guitar player, I can say - whitout any doubt - that Vai is more acomplished technically and has much more knowledge of music theory. Having said that, I think that Sykes is a superb rock guitarist - by far the best Whitesnake ever had. It's like he was born to play in that band. It';s a shame that Coverdale fired him right after releasing their best album ("1987") to date.
@1dallasmetalgirl Have you studied the Whitesnake 1987 album? The guitars are phenomenal and far beyond anything Vai has ever done with regard to songwriting and also the 'sound'. Sykes spent weeks in the studio perfecting that heavy guitar sound, and i dont think its ever been bettered in metal. Vai may be able to play a bit faster, but Sykes with regard to an all round musician (songwriting,skills,musical ear) is far beyond Vai, without question. Go and listen to the 1987 album again.
@Xiolablu3 No disrespect meant to Sykes,I have equal respect for both Sykes and Vai...was just stating my opinion. I hope you caught John Sykes on The latest episode of That Metal Show on Vh-1 Classic with Mike Portnoy.
@1dallasmetalgirl Yeah, sorry , my answer was a bit stupid really. Music is very much an opinion, and I am no more 'right' than anyone else. Thanks for setting me back on the right path. Sykes guitar sound on 1987 is incredible, in my opinion, and of course you have your opinion about Vai! Can I ask you out on a date? :)) (Damn, you live 1000 miles away! I am in England, Maybe a long distance relationship....hehe) If I ever come to the States, then I will take you out to see Steve play. ;)
@Xiolablu3 If you want to check out something interesting....go to : "Steve Vai: "Star Spangled banner" here on youtube ,he isn't singing,but he makes his guitar sing. It's amazing,Enjoy!!
@1dallasmetalgirl Thanks hun, will be sure to check it out. Only joking before of course, was a tongue in cheek reference to guys who try to creepily letch on girls on the internet...
@Jacobolo93 You're right. It's a shame some still think sheer speed makes you the best guitarist. It doesn't and it never has. John is a great singer, writer, and an incredible guitarist and Vai plays guitar with no heart or soul, just speed.
@ToddSweeneyOnce Really, you choose Vai to single out as "just speed"? I guess you've never heard of for the love of god, lotus feet, windows to the soul, the crying machine, blue powder, tender surrender, hand on heart, warm regards, liberty, or seen his live performances, watched him in interviews or comprehend a single aspect of him. He has TONS of emotion pouring out of all of his songs be it excitement, sadness, humor, or anything else and is far from just a shredder.
fking david that dick.... his ego is so big that he can't understand that he made the album of His life and also john's too.... dave and john we're just pure magic if u ask me....actually it's john that's magiche wrote 3 of the best songs on that album, crying in the rain, still of the night, and children of the night, then david decides to can john and put in vandenburg... poor john he's also way too under-rated, when u mention his name people are like !?what?!
He's probably the most underrated guitar player ever. He's pretty Spinal Tap LOL, but I don't think he's nearly the conceited cock that EVH or Yngwie is.
@dgarvin1 Eddie is such a DICK NOW!!! His Licks are so tiring to listen too, not too mention worn out and boring... INGWEENIE has always been a Cock and a Half Prickly Fucker!!!!!!!
adrian broke his arm so he couldnt record, i thought that was the whole issue with him and why vai came on board and i thought sykes was gone before adrian was even in the band
Yes, you're right - Sykes was gone before Vandenberg was supposed to record the 'Slip....' album - but it's my opinion that Vai wouldn't record with Vandenberg 'cos he always records all guitars by himself. His style does not suit others recording with him. I also think Coverdale agreed to this and told Adrian he couldn't play on the album. It doesn't take THAT long for a broken arm to heal!
no i meant the self titled album of 87, but i read up on it & found out adrian was there before sykes was fired & was given the chance to redo the solo on here i go again. i think that even though the slip of tongue album was successful it wasn't quality. the only song i love is judgement day. but if you put david lee roth on vocals its just another david lee roth album essentially. i'd be curious to see how adrian would have wrote the music for the album. too bad they couldnt have sykes
Sorry mate. Yes, you're right, it isn't a whitesnake album, it's a steve vai album with coverdale on it. I would love to have heard what a second proper sykes/coverdale ablum would have sounded like. Guess the closest we've got is the first blue murder album - do you know it? It's great.
I for the first time heard or actually seen the vid of a Blue Murder song. I didnt realize it was sykes. Wow that was great. I'd especially loved to have heard what sykes would have done with Fool For Your Lovin, since he did so masterfully on Here I Go Again. Especially the guitar solo. I felt vai did a horrible job on the solo's. lol for so long I was very bitter about the change in sound from one album to the next. Blue Murder rocks!!
"but it's my opinion that Vai wouldn't record with Vandenberg 'cos he always records all guitars by himself"
Vandenberg had to stop playing guitar for a while because he had accute tendinitis. The album had been partially written and recorded when Vandenberg ran into problems. Steve Vai re-wrote and recorded all the guitar parts to suit his own style. It takes months to recover from tendinitis and then months getting your guitar licks back on track. I know because I've done it.
your right. sykes was kicked out after recording of 1987.. vandenburg came in and recorded a solo for here i go again. then vandenberg got injured so steve vai recorded all the gutiars for slip
I was lucky enough to meet John in Dec`07 after a Lizzy gig, he was really great with my son who was completely awestruck to meet one of his heroes, he even suggested a photo with him and signed his guitar strap, a really nice guy,
As far as i know there is an "anything goes" interview with Phil Lynott which i remember seeing when i was a nipper...would be cool to see it again if anyone has it out there in youtube land
I think Sykes is awesome. One thing of note though. John did not play the Lead on Here I Go Again, Album Version. Whitesnake 1987. I allways thought he did but he was fired before he laid that down. I listen to it now and realize its so NOT a sykes solo. Its actually Adrian Vandenburg, Hired Hack that he is. There is plenty of interviews with John that state this.
Dude, I concur mate, my thoughts exactly. Sykes' sound on the '87 album was as ballsy as it gets; Vai sounded thin compared to Sykes' stint in the band.
I never watched Anything Goes when i was a kid (too busy watching Saint and Greavsie and the UK wrestling probably!), I would have tuned in more if I knew they were interviewing the likes of JS! They were all as bad as him re posing etc. Thanks for the clip
It's pretty funny, the thing John say about Whitesnake "Americans don't know what it is."... Three years later, every single American knew what Whitesnake was and I believe it has to do a lot about John's excellent song writing duties on that album!
slide it in was recorded by mel galley and micky moody, but john sykes re- recorded one of the guitars. 1987 was recorded by sykes, but i think vandenberg recorded the solo of here i go again. not because of the video clip. it sounds like vanderberg, doesn`t sound like sykes.
You're right I've also thought that Vandenberg did the guitar solo on Here I go again. But it doesn't really matter to me cos both of them are two great guitarists.
But the original guitar solo of Here I go again is made by Mickey Marsden(cos both Cryin' in the rain and Here I go again from the Whitesnake 1987 album was already released on the Saints and sinners album 1982) Vandenberg and Sykes are still better and more good looking.
...John is talking about the rehearsals with Cozy Powell for the concert in Belfast and that he met him a couple weeks before (Cozy is still over the top, heavens bless him) so this interview must be 1984
John Sykes recorded "Slide It In" and the 1987 album titled "Whitesnake" with "Here I go again" and the remake of "Crying in the rain". Then when it came time for the tour of the "Whitesnake" album John was gone and Adrian Vandenburg took over. That is also the tour were Vivian Cambell joined the band for a bit.
can someone please clear up a question I've had for a long time...I'd swear vandenberg plays the solo on "Here I Go Again" - it PERFECTLY matches the tone and phrasing he used back then, but someone else told me it is definitely Sykes. ??
right, I understand he was credited with it...but I was told by people who know a lot more info than the liner notes who claim it was Sykes...which I just can't believe because the tone and phrasing is too much like vandenberg.
its definitely not sykes, it doesnt sound like him at all, sykes was already fired before he came to play the solo, theres no big wide vibrato which is kinda like sykes trademark, its definitely vandenberg
It's funny to hear John say that Whitesnake wasn't popular in America. Then a few years later, the "Still of the Night" video came out on MTV. Everyone heard John's guitar playing on that video. Too bad they didn't actually SEE John playing the guitar!
yeah I always felt ripped off about that. that was some great guitar work!! always felt bad for the other guitar player who toured and never got to play his own guitar in a studio. cas he hurt himself doing some bizar wrist exercise supose to help instead he messed it up. Steve Vai did the studio work for his songs.. what a bummer.
hilarious, he does resemble the character in spinal tap. also, the interview seems to be faked. he sounds like he is in the same studio as the host, though pretending to be elsewhere, ala the daily show w jon stewart
listen to the audio and see what i mean. at one point, sykes even looks off screen to the right as if he can see the host across the studio...
Firstly John Sykes is from Reading down in South England, although he did move to Blackpool later. Secondly the guy is a genious and he is not boring! His guitaring skills speak for themselves! David Coverdale kicking John out of Whitesnake was possibly one of his biggest mistakes still if that hadn't happened we may not have Blue Murder/Sykes solo :)
to say.John is a fagggg......lol, hmmm, maybe that dude needs a therapist. If that dude could write ONE song anywhere near John, then maybe say that, but why??? LOL, these comments are funny, man dont watch it, better yet if John is a faggg, why the F did you click on THIS video with JONH SYKES...LOL. Love it when I see stupidity at its best.
Steve Vie things getting whacked. He had a Guatemalan maid named Mirim. Didn't own his Beverly Hills pad, my family did. She mentioned they had some hanky panky & he said he was drunk,she took advantage . He fired her , she killed his german shepard puppy. Sensing he lied we kept touch with Mirim & I tried setting her up with a Hispanic male we knew. I am cleaning houses. Donny aka Vie a bastard. Financial ruin .Broke something & think perhaps I quit my job.She gave like $50 food to us 2day.
Hey most of the Adrian Vandenbergs (Think Holland dumb arse)can play and write! LOL, Now I'd say Lord Syke's is English & ummm the other speaks fluent Swedish.Sorry Starkers my Canadian tall cool one! Don't confuse Steve Vie with Steve Vai or Adrian. Here I go Again? Ha, good let me kick him the butt as he leaves! That boy broke my heart & he's a prick. Don't know what games he's playing but I am not playing them.I can't even stand Olive Garden commercials cause of him.
Ouch! Not a fag but the Brit accent is enormous. Seems the original Sykes had a real Swedish accent about him & the English We all Fall down was a bit Americanized. Who the diddly is this boy?This English bloke the Queen doesn't quite remember associated with Sykes or not. Wee bit to skinny & less muscular to be the Swede ain't he? Heavy brit accent!
The boy is quality. I love Whitesnake and DC, but this interview is just so, to the point and honest...bet DC, kicked his fuckin balls after this...but good on the lad, speaks it how he sees it.
tatty73 7 months ago
He might be an asshole but he wrote bulk of the songs for whitesnake. Their 1987 ST was classic, and he basically wrote that whole album.
KGuy135 7 months ago
I can now understand why Coverdale got rid
stevegrierson 8 months ago
Definitely Spinal Tap!
MikeMiheli 9 months ago
@MikeMiheli sounds just like nigel tuffnel :')
quibb666 8 months ago
@quibb666 Actually, he was going for the David St. Hubbins. But it's easy to confuse them because they were musical twins.
MikeMiheli 8 months ago
No john cant pop a zit on steve vai"s ass!!..No where near the player..and i agree John take that FUCKING gum out of your god damn mouth
bretthead35 10 months ago
Awesome hairdo.
laiosto 10 months ago
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gary moore wass rubbish
yorkshiretractors 11 months ago
@yorkshiretractors Your the rubbish hauler. You belong in the back of your truck.
MrTenitis 11 months ago 7
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@MrTenitis why do you say your going to have me killed you yanky asshole just cos i said the IRA are scum you yanky IRA surporting asshole
yorkshiretractors 11 months ago
@yorkshiretractors Why would anyone want to kill you fool. your hopeless and helpless.
MrTenitis 11 months ago 8
@yorkshiretractors I might be a Yankee Asshole but I don't want to kill you. I wish that you would drop dead but that's not because of where you were born but who you turned out to be. I don't have to kill you. From what I've seen you are pretty much dead already. Mentally that is.
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BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court has ordered former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore to pay damages after ruling the guitar solo in his 1990 hit "Still Got the Blues" had been plagiarized from a German song written in 1974.
A court in the southern city of Munich said on Wednesday the solo in Moore's song was too similar to the one in "Nordrach" by the band Jud's Gallery not to have been copied
yorkshiretractors 11 months ago
John Sykes: the definition of Spinal Tap/Nigel Tufnel -- hahaha!
hazor777 11 months ago
Still Of The Night BEST SONG EVER !
vspa22 1 year ago
TAKE THAT GUM OUTTA UR FUCKING MOUTH!!!!
crungen5 1 year ago 4
Why all the hate? Sykes is totally humble giving props to David and Ritchie. Ever hear David Coverdale give an interview? Sheesh...
badmutha07 1 year ago
whitesnake is john sykes....all the melody change everything in the era of 80's rock for whitesnake..
John Sykes is the answer why i listened to whitesnake..
John sykes is a rock guitar master..
feel,melody,hook is all about john Sykes.. still of the night my fav all time john!
jackrockerman 1 year ago
@jackrockerman I met sykes last year!, what a big headed fucker"
dannymcmince 1 year ago
what an awesome guitarest
ss10ist 1 year ago
What a little arrogant cunt he is
PerfectStreetRanger 1 year ago
An interview I read years ago John Kolodner stated that Sykes and Ansly Dunbar were both fired after pressuring Coverdale to hire a replacement singer, while he was recovering from vocal surgery. (Just about anyone of us would have axed him if he tried to have us replaced in our own band) All that being said, He does play a hell of a guitar. I like Via too, but Sykes was better for WS. But don't discount Doug Aldrich. Dude kills.
AceSWhyld 1 year ago
To clear up some of the confusion, John jioned WS after slide it in was pretty much finished and rerecorded some guitar parts for the U.S. release. He played on the 1987 WS record, and Adrian plays keyboard (though I think I read he did the solo for here I go). Crying in the Rain was an older WS song from Saits and Sinners that was redone for the 1987 record.
AceSWhyld 1 year ago
Hadnt seen this before, but he comes across as having the personality of a fucking doorstop. A proper turd. :)
ScrumpyJeff 1 year ago
This guy has the perfect rock star attitude. He actually made me chuckle a bit, they way he chews his gum and flips his hair. Textbook!
delchavez 1 year ago 2
whata dick, the interviewer guy cut of sykes in the middle of a sentence to say that all the time we have.
shredder1500 1 year ago
Yes the gum chewing is a bit off putting but hey he was only about 24-25 when this interview took place so give him a break - he's a guitar player not a nuclear scientist! Great musician though.
thebritinoz 1 year ago
Can't believe how nasty some of these comments are. Calling him a Bawbag, disgusting, a turd if you weren't a Sykes fan why did you bother to watch the interview? No John is not arrogent & full of himself. Totally had to come to his defense because some of you are so damn mean!
underworldisis 1 year ago 2
As a musician and a guitar player, I can say - whitout any doubt - that Vai is more acomplished technically and has much more knowledge of music theory. Having said that, I think that Sykes is a superb rock guitarist - by far the best Whitesnake ever had. It's like he was born to play in that band. It';s a shame that Coverdale fired him right after releasing their best album ("1987") to date.
xuxis2008 1 year ago
But does he remember to be a normal person or does he think to be always on tage? :)
ritchiemike 1 year ago
What a fuckin turd.
DirtyDeck 1 year ago
@DirtyDeck Totally agree, met him 4 years ago with lizzy, what a primadona, big headed shit
dannymcmince 1 year ago
What is John Sykes doing now?
Stiggyclapton 1 year ago
He says in the begining he was wrong about picking the single. Yet to some he sounds full of himself? I dont get it. He seemed 100% humble to me.
marcusdolby1 2 years ago 2
@marcusdolby1 he says he was wrong about one thing and he can't still (in general) sound fulll of himself? Because that is what he does to me..
great guitarist nonetheless
leppardsnake 1 year ago
"Hi, I'm John Sykes the coolest guy in the world"... now I understand why Coverdale fired him! :D
whitesnakeblog 2 years ago
"I just busk my way through the songs until I pick them up."
Haha. Class!
OpT1mU5PrYm3 2 years ago
This may be the greatest and most honest interview EVER from a musician. Brilliant :)
mattonbass 2 years ago
It's really sad that the U.S. knew nothing about Whitesnake for so long...
Rum0Piratess 2 years ago 2
how disgusting this guy is!!!!!!!
tammysyl 2 years ago
No Way //Cgolfsoccerguy// Sykes is a 1000 times better guitarist than steve vai and id like to here vai sing like john !!!
Jacobolo93 2 years ago 16
@Jacobolo93 vai is a technically better guitarist
Cgolfsoccerguy 1 year ago
@Jacobolo93 Steve Vai doesn't have to sing...I like Sykes as much as the next person,but there is NO comparing Sykes to Vai...at all.
1dallasmetalgirl 7 months ago
@1dallasmetalgirl Have you studied the Whitesnake 1987 album? The guitars are phenomenal and far beyond anything Vai has ever done with regard to songwriting and also the 'sound'. Sykes spent weeks in the studio perfecting that heavy guitar sound, and i dont think its ever been bettered in metal. Vai may be able to play a bit faster, but Sykes with regard to an all round musician (songwriting,skills,musical ear) is far beyond Vai, without question. Go and listen to the 1987 album again.
Xiolablu3 5 months ago 3
@Xiolablu3 No disrespect meant to Sykes,I have equal respect for both Sykes and Vai...was just stating my opinion. I hope you caught John Sykes on The latest episode of That Metal Show on Vh-1 Classic with Mike Portnoy.
1dallasmetalgirl 4 months ago
@1dallasmetalgirl Yeah, sorry , my answer was a bit stupid really. Music is very much an opinion, and I am no more 'right' than anyone else. Thanks for setting me back on the right path. Sykes guitar sound on 1987 is incredible, in my opinion, and of course you have your opinion about Vai! Can I ask you out on a date? :)) (Damn, you live 1000 miles away! I am in England, Maybe a long distance relationship....hehe) If I ever come to the States, then I will take you out to see Steve play. ;)
Xiolablu3 4 months ago
@Xiolablu3 If you want to check out something interesting....go to : "Steve Vai: "Star Spangled banner" here on youtube ,he isn't singing,but he makes his guitar sing. It's amazing,Enjoy!!
1dallasmetalgirl 3 months ago
@1dallasmetalgirl Thanks hun, will be sure to check it out. Only joking before of course, was a tongue in cheek reference to guys who try to creepily letch on girls on the internet...
Xiolablu3 3 months ago
@Jacobolo93 You're right. It's a shame some still think sheer speed makes you the best guitarist. It doesn't and it never has. John is a great singer, writer, and an incredible guitarist and Vai plays guitar with no heart or soul, just speed.
ToddSweeneyOnce 7 months ago
@ToddSweeneyOnce Really, you choose Vai to single out as "just speed"? I guess you've never heard of for the love of god, lotus feet, windows to the soul, the crying machine, blue powder, tender surrender, hand on heart, warm regards, liberty, or seen his live performances, watched him in interviews or comprehend a single aspect of him. He has TONS of emotion pouring out of all of his songs be it excitement, sadness, humor, or anything else and is far from just a shredder.
Whackooyzero 7 months ago
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he look like a faggot tilting his head and chewing gum like a little bitch
cvhf650 2 years ago
hey macho man, this "faggot" has done more chicks than you could ever imagine.
thedddemon 2 years ago
LMAO
cast390 1 year ago
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steve vai fucked this bitch in the ass.
Cgolfsoccerguy 2 years ago
He's my favourite guitarist, but what an arrogant t**t!
sacredheartband 2 years ago
@sacredheartband I dont thnk he came across as arrogant.
Domwhat 2 years ago
...all right. Spit it out.
Paripovich 2 years ago
OMG!!! he's so sexyyyyyyyyy! ♥♥♥
Centenaria 2 years ago
John Sykes is an awesome guitar player. Totally over the top! Thanks for the years of inspiration john.
eminorscale 2 years ago
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She's beautiful,her voice sounds
a little deep though
dublinandy 2 years ago
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bodomfan1 2 years ago
i saw this before, it was called SPINAL TAP!
nyeguyxb12x 2 years ago
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Songbird1165 2 years ago
fking david that dick.... his ego is so big that he can't understand that he made the album of His life and also john's too.... dave and john we're just pure magic if u ask me....actually it's john that's magiche wrote 3 of the best songs on that album, crying in the rain, still of the night, and children of the night, then david decides to can john and put in vandenburg... poor john he's also way too under-rated, when u mention his name people are like !?what?!
thrasher025 2 years ago 3
Yes, that was such a barnstormer of an album, really made them huge. Very different from the early stuff though, much less blues-oriented.
HengistTheGreat 2 years ago
Crying in The Rain guitar and singing is wrote by Coverdale actually :)
Bajannez 2 years ago
..And JOhns Sykes still OWNS his ass.
MIssStrutter 2 years ago
talkin about cozy powell ! yeeaa , guy was awesome.
zr24X4ROCKS 2 years ago
Ironic that when he did record his only Whitesnake album proper it went huge in the US!
Hedgeweed 2 years ago
That's a nice jumper/slacks combo he's got going on there. Working well.
ShoeiBoy 2 years ago
gum in his 40s ?..he was in his early 20s when this interview took place....
guitarheroal 2 years ago 2
Chewing gum during an interview is quiet rude!
Anyway, having said that, he's a great song writer, guitarist and singer. I presume he's still active.
PS: He looks like David St Hubbins from Spinal Tap!
JKNEVER69 2 years ago
"Chewing gum during an interview is quiet rude! "
He probably thought it was cool
artyfarty2 2 years ago 3
It is cool. Chewing gum all the time = not giving a shit. not giving a shit = maximum coolness.
irarawkstarr 2 years ago
"not giving a shit = maximum coolness."
yeah, when ur 13
artyfarty2 2 years ago 2
Ha! Totally "Spinal Tap" like. Good ref!
DThrasher667 2 years ago
is it just me or does this remind you of spinal tap, is it just the accent lol
youoldduffer 2 years ago
Well... bubblegum is a little bit funny in mouth of 40+ years man..... but HE IS STILL MASTER OF REAL GUITAR!!!! YEAH!!!!!
vikingvin 2 years ago
sykes is so talented
michaelz372 2 years ago
John,I love you man!,but take the gum out of your mouth while your interviewing,lol.
viperfishsasori 3 years ago
shoulda stayed with TL but gary moores too good...
tyu198 3 years ago
He's probably the most underrated guitar player ever. He's pretty Spinal Tap LOL, but I don't think he's nearly the conceited cock that EVH or Yngwie is.
dgarvin1 3 years ago 15
@dgarvin1 Eddie is such a DICK NOW!!! His Licks are so tiring to listen too, not too mention worn out and boring... INGWEENIE has always been a Cock and a Half Prickly Fucker!!!!!!!
God Bless
virtuosow 1 year ago
John Sykes IS sPINAL tAP !
bigchickenfu 3 years ago
No wonder D.C. kicked him later on! What an egomaniac!
pjotr669 3 years ago
Also... John Sykes wanted to be the unique guitarist in Whitesnake, and didn't accept Adrian Vandenberg playing too
two rockstars don't accept them
so, both, DC and Sykes, were egomaniac
lol
aabbaabcd 3 years ago
No, it was Steve Via who wouldn't accept Vandenberg - not John Sykes
fatgordon 2 years ago 2
adrian broke his arm so he couldnt record, i thought that was the whole issue with him and why vai came on board and i thought sykes was gone before adrian was even in the band
plankboi 2 years ago
Yes, you're right - Sykes was gone before Vandenberg was supposed to record the 'Slip....' album - but it's my opinion that Vai wouldn't record with Vandenberg 'cos he always records all guitars by himself. His style does not suit others recording with him. I also think Coverdale agreed to this and told Adrian he couldn't play on the album. It doesn't take THAT long for a broken arm to heal!
fatgordon 2 years ago
no i meant the self titled album of 87, but i read up on it & found out adrian was there before sykes was fired & was given the chance to redo the solo on here i go again. i think that even though the slip of tongue album was successful it wasn't quality. the only song i love is judgement day. but if you put david lee roth on vocals its just another david lee roth album essentially. i'd be curious to see how adrian would have wrote the music for the album. too bad they couldnt have sykes
plankboi 2 years ago
Sorry mate. Yes, you're right, it isn't a whitesnake album, it's a steve vai album with coverdale on it. I would love to have heard what a second proper sykes/coverdale ablum would have sounded like. Guess the closest we've got is the first blue murder album - do you know it? It's great.
fatgordon 2 years ago
I for the first time heard or actually seen the vid of a Blue Murder song. I didnt realize it was sykes. Wow that was great. I'd especially loved to have heard what sykes would have done with Fool For Your Lovin, since he did so masterfully on Here I Go Again. Especially the guitar solo. I felt vai did a horrible job on the solo's. lol for so long I was very bitter about the change in sound from one album to the next. Blue Murder rocks!!
plankboi 2 years ago
"but it's my opinion that Vai wouldn't record with Vandenberg 'cos he always records all guitars by himself"
Vandenberg had to stop playing guitar for a while because he had accute tendinitis. The album had been partially written and recorded when Vandenberg ran into problems. Steve Vai re-wrote and recorded all the guitar parts to suit his own style. It takes months to recover from tendinitis and then months getting your guitar licks back on track. I know because I've done it.
artyfarty2 2 years ago
your right. sykes was kicked out after recording of 1987.. vandenburg came in and recorded a solo for here i go again. then vandenberg got injured so steve vai recorded all the gutiars for slip
agitatedbells 2 years ago
Yes but "The Flying Dutchman" Vandy just sucks. John Sykes WAS Whitesnake
MIssStrutter 2 years ago
I was lucky enough to meet John in Dec`07 after a Lizzy gig, he was really great with my son who was completely awestruck to meet one of his heroes, he even suggested a photo with him and signed his guitar strap, a really nice guy,
brandywine1960 3 years ago 2
Sykes is so funny
SwampLeech 3 years ago
LOL his comments about Cozy Powell
rg2027x 3 years ago 2
From wich year is this?
F1tsy 3 years ago
This was recorded in Feb 1984.
MDS177 3 years ago
is he a bawbag or what
collihill 3 years ago
totally over the top that bloke
jamezdee 3 years ago
ya see. my amps go to eleven.....its one more isnt it!
blackwater1965 3 years ago
1:27 to 1:34 I'm gonna find that guy, break his wrist, and sever his pointer finger for doing that.
nightwing231 3 years ago
ha ha haaa That was pretty annoying, I'll hold him down for you
groovebrew 3 years ago
Totally Spinal Tap. Shades of Nige. My solos are my trademahk...
PeterMayer 3 years ago
there ought to be a law against chewing gum during interviews!!!!! but I still love John!! BABE!
BoEmery 3 years ago 2
It's sooooo cool and funny....
:-)
ljukyguitar 3 years ago
I'm a Sykes fan but listening to him in this clip made me think of Spinal Tap.
Mujabar 3 years ago
OMG, that's HYSTERICAL!!! I can just see him saying he turns his amp up to 11!!!!!!! funny....
BoEmery 3 years ago
As far as i know there is an "anything goes" interview with Phil Lynott which i remember seeing when i was a nipper...would be cool to see it again if anyone has it out there in youtube land
zealberg 3 years ago
I absolutely love his long blond wavy hair!Almost his trademark :P
felicia4bach 3 years ago
I think Sykes is awesome. One thing of note though. John did not play the Lead on Here I Go Again, Album Version. Whitesnake 1987. I allways thought he did but he was fired before he laid that down. I listen to it now and realize its so NOT a sykes solo. Its actually Adrian Vandenburg, Hired Hack that he is. There is plenty of interviews with John that state this.
marcusdolby1 3 years ago
Just respect Adje for laying down a nice track.
I'm a huge fan of Sykes and Vandenberg. I prefer Adje's Here I Go, though obviously still of the night had to be a Sykes riff and solo.
BlowBackBenny 3 years ago
Dude, I concur mate, my thoughts exactly. Sykes' sound on the '87 album was as ballsy as it gets; Vai sounded thin compared to Sykes' stint in the band.
phrydoom 3 years ago
Last comment was a reply to an earlier question - don't why it didn't get posted to the comment i "replied' to
rldraw 3 years ago
I never watched Anything Goes when i was a kid (too busy watching Saint and Greavsie and the UK wrestling probably!), I would have tuned in more if I knew they were interviewing the likes of JS! They were all as bad as him re posing etc. Thanks for the clip
mucksavage2 3 years ago
It's pretty funny, the thing John say about Whitesnake "Americans don't know what it is."... Three years later, every single American knew what Whitesnake was and I believe it has to do a lot about John's excellent song writing duties on that album!
Wacke666 3 years ago
And everyone promptly forgot who Thin Lizzy was and I'd bet no-one knew of Trapeze.
WitchOvAgnesi 3 years ago
u ever heard sex child by blue murder? its the best song ever! blue murder is johns solo band later on afta whitesnake download it its awesome! xx
bachyall 3 years ago
best musically maybe, the lyrics are from a rather more innocent time tho lol
mucksavage2 3 years ago
WHY is John so HOT?!?!?!
bachyall 3 years ago
All that plus Hair Wars. That man *still* has a great mane!
sundaeg1rl 3 years ago
Heh heh! Yeah, I can see how Coverdale might've been a little rattled.
It's just not right that Sykes is that good a songwriter, singer AND slinger! :)
raypowersmusic 4 years ago 2
I'm never ceased to be amazed that all these people I worship could very well act like this. Gum chewing and all. That boy can rip and acts like it.
toddsantos 4 years ago 2
They are talking about a single released by John called "Please don't leave me" which had Phil Lynott on lead vocals.
MDS177 4 years ago
Nigel Tufnal!
lizzyfan1986 4 years ago
Lick my love pump in D minor the saddest of all chords!
99theinvertedmoron 3 years ago 2
What single are they talking about at the beginning?
JoeLynnTurnerRocks 4 years ago
slide it in was recorded by mel galley and micky moody, but john sykes re- recorded one of the guitars. 1987 was recorded by sykes, but i think vandenberg recorded the solo of here i go again. not because of the video clip. it sounds like vanderberg, doesn`t sound like sykes.
bgianne 4 years ago
You're right I've also thought that Vandenberg did the guitar solo on Here I go again. But it doesn't really matter to me cos both of them are two great guitarists.
Sistersmf 4 years ago
Yes, it doesn`t matter to me too.
bgianne 4 years ago
But the original guitar solo of Here I go again is made by Mickey Marsden(cos both Cryin' in the rain and Here I go again from the Whitesnake 1987 album was already released on the Saints and sinners album 1982) Vandenberg and Sykes are still better and more good looking.
Sistersmf 4 years ago
What a pathetic overdub. He was 19 in this interview. His youngest kid is more like this age now.
charveldude 4 years ago
I think he was a bit older than 19. He was born in 1959. I don't think this is 1977...
krelbar 4 years ago
No, he´s 8 in this vid. He joined Whitesnake in the 60´s.
He was a baby during rocking with Thin Lizzy.
szikcsova 4 years ago
...John is talking about the rehearsals with Cozy Powell for the concert in Belfast and that he met him a couple weeks before (Cozy is still over the top, heavens bless him) so this interview must be 1984
HumptyKing 4 years ago
Actually Vandenberg plays the guitar solo in Here I Go Again 1987 while the rest of the guitar work is from John Sykes.
pemicool 4 years ago
I beleive the album version of "Here I Go Again" is sykes and the radio remix is vandenberg.
mattdif 4 years ago
John Sykes recorded "Slide It In" and the 1987 album titled "Whitesnake" with "Here I go again" and the remake of "Crying in the rain". Then when it came time for the tour of the "Whitesnake" album John was gone and Adrian Vandenburg took over. That is also the tour were Vivian Cambell joined the band for a bit.
rm111sacto 4 years ago
as far as I know it's dDan Huff on the radio mix
firesign72 3 years ago
can someone please clear up a question I've had for a long time...I'd swear vandenberg plays the solo on "Here I Go Again" - it PERFECTLY matches the tone and phrasing he used back then, but someone else told me it is definitely Sykes. ??
boonems 4 years ago
Vandenberg plays the solo on "here i go again" He was credited with it right in the liner notes of the cassette (no cd's back then)
rldraw 3 years ago
right, I understand he was credited with it...but I was told by people who know a lot more info than the liner notes who claim it was Sykes...which I just can't believe because the tone and phrasing is too much like vandenberg.
boonems 3 years ago
its definitely not sykes, it doesnt sound like him at all, sykes was already fired before he came to play the solo, theres no big wide vibrato which is kinda like sykes trademark, its definitely vandenberg
liamako 3 years ago
and they are the ones that got crosby hoooked.
mattmartian99 4 years ago
It's funny to hear John say that Whitesnake wasn't popular in America. Then a few years later, the "Still of the Night" video came out on MTV. Everyone heard John's guitar playing on that video. Too bad they didn't actually SEE John playing the guitar!
PeterSGuitar 4 years ago
I know that video sucks just because of that,
his work with whitenake was just superb
I love all of his solos n riffs just fantastic
guitar playing.
Malachi01 4 years ago
yeah I always felt ripped off about that. that was some great guitar work!! always felt bad for the other guitar player who toured and never got to play his own guitar in a studio. cas he hurt himself doing some bizar wrist exercise supose to help instead he messed it up. Steve Vai did the studio work for his songs.. what a bummer.
mattmartian99 4 years ago
hilarious, he does resemble the character in spinal tap. also, the interview seems to be faked. he sounds like he is in the same studio as the host, though pretending to be elsewhere, ala the daily show w jon stewart
listen to the audio and see what i mean. at one point, sykes even looks off screen to the right as if he can see the host across the studio...
georgebushisawesome 4 years ago
he's great but what a funny accent -- what part of Britain is that? Reading (he was born there wasn't he?)
jogobonito1234 4 years ago
That just a standard bristish accent.
Jefferies2006 4 years ago
I used to go Johns house in Blackpool.. He is a Cool guy!! And TALENTED! So if you dont know him SHUT THE F$£k UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
headshot62 4 years ago
I used to go Johns house in Blackpool, He,s a cool guy. And TALENTED!!! So if you dont know him shut the fuck up!!!
headshot62 4 years ago
I vaguely remember him when he played in a band in Jenks's, Talbot Square (forgotten their name 'tho).
kym1518 4 years ago
Just come to me - I think it was Streetfighter . . . . ?
kym1518 4 years ago
yes i he was they were from blackpool
hndvic 4 years ago
Firstly John Sykes is from Reading down in South England, although he did move to Blackpool later. Secondly the guy is a genious and he is not boring! His guitaring skills speak for themselves! David Coverdale kicking John out of Whitesnake was possibly one of his biggest mistakes still if that hadn't happened we may not have Blue Murder/Sykes solo :)
80zrockchicken 4 years ago
John its very good guitars, but the boring guy and stoned too. Im like Whitesnake with him but the this guy its so strange.
FabioMaglio 4 years ago
to say.John is a fagggg......lol, hmmm, maybe that dude needs a therapist. If that dude could write ONE song anywhere near John, then maybe say that, but why??? LOL, these comments are funny, man dont watch it, better yet if John is a faggg, why the F did you click on THIS video with JONH SYKES...LOL. Love it when I see stupidity at its best.
CMMSMSHR 4 years ago
Coverdale kicking Sykes out wasn't the smartest move.
kdots2k 4 years ago 2
wrong............so lost
CMMSMSHR 4 years ago
Steve Vie things getting whacked. He had a Guatemalan maid named Mirim. Didn't own his Beverly Hills pad, my family did. She mentioned they had some hanky panky & he said he was drunk,she took advantage . He fired her , she killed his german shepard puppy. Sensing he lied we kept touch with Mirim & I tried setting her up with a Hispanic male we knew. I am cleaning houses. Donny aka Vie a bastard. Financial ruin .Broke something & think perhaps I quit my job.She gave like $50 food to us 2day.
underworldisis 4 years ago
Hey most of the Adrian Vandenbergs (Think Holland dumb arse)can play and write! LOL, Now I'd say Lord Syke's is English & ummm the other speaks fluent Swedish.Sorry Starkers my Canadian tall cool one! Don't confuse Steve Vie with Steve Vai or Adrian. Here I go Again? Ha, good let me kick him the butt as he leaves! That boy broke my heart & he's a prick. Don't know what games he's playing but I am not playing them.I can't even stand Olive Garden commercials cause of him.
underworldisis 4 years ago
jon sykes is from a town in the uk called blackpool
arrowman69 4 years ago
Ouch! Not a fag but the Brit accent is enormous. Seems the original Sykes had a real Swedish accent about him & the English We all Fall down was a bit Americanized. Who the diddly is this boy?This English bloke the Queen doesn't quite remember associated with Sykes or not. Wee bit to skinny & less muscular to be the Swede ain't he? Heavy brit accent!
underworldisis 4 years ago
no dummy..your thinking of Vandenburg who came after him..and couldn't hold his pick let alone write great music as he did...
jadewillow 4 years ago
why did coverdale kick them out? john sykes was so awesome
justinappleton 4 years ago 3
Coverdale kicked tons of people out of Whitesnake. John Sykes is not the only one.
Diostillrocks 4 years ago
this guy is such a fagggg
alejandrosixx 4 years ago