Why is everyone talking about how JPJ is underrated. He's constantly recognize as not only a great bassist, but a musician, studio artist, and arranger all the time. Everyone knows the guy is great -- as well as Bonham and the rest. That is why Led Zeppelin rules, it was like 4 God's of music came together and rocked the world.
This man is so underrrated, most of people think Page and Plant are the creative guys on zeppelin, But I think this guy has the same or even more talent than page or plant
Often people give Keith Moon and John Bonham too much credit for the Who and Led Zeppelin but leave out John Entwistle and John Paul Jones. They still do the same thing today. I love the Drums,Percussion,and Rhythm Guitars along with the Orchestra but what does any Band or Group sound like without a very good natural talented Bass Player or after that Player Dies or leaves that Band or Group? Often the not so legendary Player who replaces them pales in comparison.
All the instruments he arranged and played in Led Zeppelin made it what it was... I believe that all the members of Led Zeppelin created and where necesary to make the great and amazing music and band LEd Zeppelin where... It makes me feel sad that he was so underrated.... There are songs that without him would have never been songs!!!!
@epa44 Actually yes I do considering I play 5 instruments. It's just the fact that all I've ever heard from my friends that don't play bass is how amazing he is. He is a very good bass player I guess it's just the fact that hearing people I know gloat about him constantly ruined it for me lol. I probably shouldn't have made that comment so unclear xD
@PlainPie248 it seemed that way, and don't go round critising musicians who will always be better than you he's in led zeppelin one of the best bands ever so until then you can say he good because your probably shit at all 5
@identifymenot Well I apologize for sounding that way. Obviously they are, it's fucking Led Zeppelin! No I am not :P Except trumpet lol. Anyways, to stop this, I am sorry :P
I think he might be my favorite guy of Zeppelin. Don't get me wrong, I love them all. I didn't always dig them that much. They're all so talented, but he is the unsung hero who happens to be a virtuoso (a.k.a. complete badazz). Plus he seems like really cool person.
But throughout Zeps history JPJ went out of his way to avoid publicity.
Even going so far as wearing wigs and disguises at gigs.
This allowed him to escape much of the "madness", but also reduced his perceived contribution.
People rightly rave about Bonham,but he had the best bass player to work off.They both made each other sound incredible,and they are both incredible musicians!.
@roman14032 What makes Robert Plant a total asshole? He seems fairly amiable in most interviews I have seen, and I have not heard of any instances of untoward snarkiness towards the public.
@roman14032 I think that the relationship between the members of Led Zeppelin is totally their business and we don't have the right to judge any of them. They are, in a way, like the members of the same family: if you have an argument with your brother, that doesn't make you stop being siblings.
Zeppelin wouldn't be complete without jpj or any other member. But I don't get why plant would make fun of one of the most talented musicians of all time. There would be no no quarter without him lol. Jpj will always be my favorite musician no matter what, he always set the mood for zep. Its a shame knowing that they disliked him. We love you jones!
@jeremyw5 Robert Plant isn't so musical himself... Hello, the only thing he does is sing! He just take credit for alot of the songs. Btw, No Quarter is one of Zeps best songs :)
Elixir's strings are really great. As JPJ said, they don't ever get sticky, unlike Earnie Ball. The problem about Earnie Ball in my opinion is that if you don't play your guitar for 2-3 days, your strings get "dry" and rusty. Elixir, on the other way, don't ever get rusty or dry and they keep the tone really well, but they tend to break easier.
do you think if we find the holy grail of musical creativity upon this earth, we could protect it? i need a trinity of protection and god's will appears: bass & drums a former comment: If I am an istrument..........can you figure out how to play me? there all inn here we just have to let them out.
i am all yours and yours and yours, and no one elses, what if you guys had a holy relic to mold/create and pckg to forward the kingdom to come, what do you think you could come up with, a large shield, a large sword, and a word.......love, i surrender, wind me up, turn me on, switch me off and keep me hidden from everything outside of god: surround me with your artistry and i will never want to be anywhere outside of there, according to your wishes, in everything and in everyway exclusively zeps
@lionesswest the key is getting all three of you in agreement, i will want to learn the instruments minimal complexities am able influences undisciplined but will give it a shot......willing to listen: stow me away on your ship of love........pls.
zep would have never happened without this truly gifted man...all of the mandolin, and organ work...was all john paul. not jimmy page. people are really starting to realize this..
john paul was more than just the bass player....john paul is the defining studio musician..he was the brain child behind the mic set up for "when the levee breaks". bonham was able to do that because of john paul..this man does not get enough credit. he should get it from plant and page first...
@ixcreme not sure but i wouldn't be surprised if he's lived a fairly "healthy" life (from a rockstar perspective, of course). he was fairly mature when he became a star, was a pro musician with the seriousness and professionalism that comes with that, etc. and i'm pretty sure he was married throughout the zeppelin years. and living a healthy life affects your appearance. not sure hendrix would've looked too great if he'd have been alive today.
I really like how he endorses Elixir Strings... He's very honest, he's not "sucking up", you can really tell he genuinely likes the strings. Amazing guy.
you find inspiration in music form life as much as from talent watched a friend write a song from a noise maid dropping a box of stuff he heard a beat didn't pic it up he wrote it down
Shaped me as a bass player & to know he played and arranged all of the strings is baffling alone not to mention all the organ work. In my opinion JPJ is the most under rated rock musician of ALL TIME!!! And so unassuming!
Take the strings out of the intro to Stairway & it probably changes everything about the song melodically & harmonically....nuff said!
I so admire John Paul Jones, he is an everyman`s musician, I respect everything that he has done, I love the story about his dad (and watch his left hand) Thank you John.
if someone, say "not" well versed in their "who's who" Rockstar History, saw this gentlemen on the street, perhaps ME, i swear, i would think it's just some "old Granpa' lookin' guy. what a trip. to see perhaps one of the most famous bass players EVER, in Rock, looking so much older, unassuming, non-descript, and anonymous. blown away. don't get me wrong, "Total Respect" here. just that i'm a little shocked, having NOT seen this guy in a while, and here he is looking quite old.
j paul jones was the backbone of zepellinhe gave shape to the most famous zepellin songs he was alwaays shy he hates interviws and the spotlight the greatness of this guy is his humbleness
This man...is... to awesome for words. Oh, I feel I need to say this, I can't stand Elixirs. Two weeks and the damn things start peeling. Also, I don't like paying $50 for a set of strings. I like Rotosounds better. There, rant over. Carry on everyone. :)
Robert Plant is cool Jimmy Page is as well, and Bonzo. BUT. Without John Paul Jones, there is no Led Zeppelin. No Bassist can be this versatile and as key as he was. Without Bonzo and JPJ, Led Zeppelin should not do anything. They can do like, Page and Plant, but do not call it Led Zeppelin. Anyways, this man is purely a genius. He was meant for music. And he STILL rocks!!! I have seen him live with Them Crooked Vultures Soo many times now.
He always comes across as a really lovely bloke. Very witty too. Outstanding musician obviously without an ounce of pretentiousness or arrogance. Pure class.
@leroydiamond Because he uses both; John is a long-time Rotosound player that uses Elixir Strings on his 4- and 5-strings and Rotosound on his more exotic basses using unique gauges.
@ElixirStringsMedia exactly. he uses 8 string basses a lot and he uses Rotosound LD99 Piano Strings to get a more high tone. They he uses good ol' Elixir to get that nice bass tone.
5:22 a shadow... whom it might be... anyway JPJ is a real musician he knows a lot about music he plays the bass really good and the organ as well.. long live JPJ
just to hear his voice, and knowing he played, with the most legendary rock band of the world is like magic..... it feels, like hearing the voice of a god, a god or Rock N Roll.... Led Zeppelin are my heroes....
john paul jones is awesome but if u see him its hard to believe that he is a rock legend..he is not looking like other rock stars...
ThePanozz 4 days ago
Wow, amazingly down to earth
youenjoy00myself 1 week ago
is this the guy who sung "Do Wah Diddy"?
MrBananaman999 2 weeks ago
@fairyfellermaster lol so many acronyms
kinkycam11 2 weeks ago
John Paul Jones is awesome
DIGITX92 3 weeks ago
No disrespect to JP, RP or JB but JPJ is the one to listen to in interviews. He's probably my favorite LZ member.
fairyfellermaster 3 weeks ago
Why is everyone talking about how JPJ is underrated. He's constantly recognize as not only a great bassist, but a musician, studio artist, and arranger all the time. Everyone knows the guy is great -- as well as Bonham and the rest. That is why Led Zeppelin rules, it was like 4 God's of music came together and rocked the world.
MasterxKenobi 4 weeks ago
Imagine you're the guy who is selling a bass on ebay and its being bought by JPJ? Wow.
meowco69 1 month ago
This man is so underrrated, most of people think Page and Plant are the creative guys on zeppelin, But I think this guy has the same or even more talent than page or plant
IZQ2012 1 month ago
This man taught me how to play the bass guitar and he doesn't even know me :)
fr3rdsky 1 month ago
HE wrote all the riffs according to Jimmy....HE was the one who WROTE the riff to Black Dog!!!! This guy was the true genius of Led Zep...
steve7onfire 1 month ago
Brilliant man
Adam2JZ 1 month ago
0 dislikes for a reason
HereAir 2 months ago 8
Often people give Keith Moon and John Bonham too much credit for the Who and Led Zeppelin but leave out John Entwistle and John Paul Jones. They still do the same thing today. I love the Drums,Percussion,and Rhythm Guitars along with the Orchestra but what does any Band or Group sound like without a very good natural talented Bass Player or after that Player Dies or leaves that Band or Group? Often the not so legendary Player who replaces them pales in comparison.
BBQFanNo1 3 months ago
my favorite zeppelin songs are one is a big part of.@BBQFanNo1
Grungeman23 2 months ago
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BBQFanNo1 3 months ago
in the back you can see that the guitar tuner is tuning to JPJ.
jamirosmajicrocks 3 months ago
I saw him with Seasick Steve in Amsterdam last sunday... HONOURED!
indrakamala 3 months ago 3
JPJ I wanna hug you :)
ruddypunky 3 months ago 3
i love you jpj talented blocke!!!!!!!!!!
superfunksters 3 months ago
I play saxophone :O
AcidfartProductions 3 months ago
Well you should have taken up bass guitar! XD
coppercat94 3 months ago
i want to sell a guitar to someone like JPJ :d
tenalexandr1991 4 months ago
guru...
dasbootein 4 months ago
The best musician in terms of talent....plays everything impeccably.
gjrock70 4 months ago
possibly the best person who has ever lived? i think yes.
LivvyLooification 4 months ago
JPJ is a MONSTER talent.
MrIkesimba 5 months ago
I've read all the Led Zeppelin biographies, and John Paul Jones is the one member who always comes off as a genuinely good guy.
TIMOTHYSAARINEN 6 months ago 12
what a fantastic guy and a brilliant musician
Andyfly 6 months ago 3
the tuner in the background attempting to tune his voice haha
spudedovyick619 6 months ago 4
@spudedovyick619 Hahaha lol I just noticed that now
kildare97 6 months ago
If he was any more of a genius and prodigy, god would be obsolete.
only1joe4life 6 months ago 3
All the instruments he arranged and played in Led Zeppelin made it what it was... I believe that all the members of Led Zeppelin created and where necesary to make the great and amazing music and band LEd Zeppelin where... It makes me feel sad that he was so underrated.... There are songs that without him would have never been songs!!!!
RiptideHeal 6 months ago 4
he's the secret sucess of Zeppelin, could someone say he made a bad performance? Always perfect. Thank you Jones
kmarshall08welding 6 months ago 4
lol hes good, that has got to be the understatement of the century, lmao.
captrock51 7 months ago
I actually didn't mind the Elixer strings product plug in this.
AmuseMe543 7 months ago
He's good but overrated
PlainPie248 7 months ago
@PlainPie248 overrated ?? are you kidding ? do you know anything about music ?
epa44 7 months ago
@epa44 Actually yes I do considering I play 5 instruments. It's just the fact that all I've ever heard from my friends that don't play bass is how amazing he is. He is a very good bass player I guess it's just the fact that hearing people I know gloat about him constantly ruined it for me lol. I probably shouldn't have made that comment so unclear xD
PlainPie248 7 months ago
@PlainPie248 and do to the fact that he's a good bass play, not amazing.
PlainPie248 7 months ago
@PlainPie248 sod off he's one of the best and just because you play 5 instruments doesn't mean you've go a higher opinion on music, smug git
identifymenot 7 months ago
@identifymenot never said I do dumbass
PlainPie248 7 months ago
@PlainPie248 it seemed that way, and don't go round critising musicians who will always be better than you he's in led zeppelin one of the best bands ever so until then you can say he good because your probably shit at all 5
identifymenot 7 months ago
@identifymenot Well I apologize for sounding that way. Obviously they are, it's fucking Led Zeppelin! No I am not :P Except trumpet lol. Anyways, to stop this, I am sorry :P
PlainPie248 7 months ago
@PlainPie248 ok no hard feelings
identifymenot 7 months ago
I'm 13 and I love Led Zeppelin!!! and John paul Jones is my absolute favourite bass player of all time!!!
JNPeereboom 7 months ago
what a dynamic personality
MakkaPakka666 7 months ago
he is one of the most underrated bassists
TheBishulama 7 months ago 3
this man makes me proud to be a bass player
ginseng1550 8 months ago 61
@ginseng1550 and his teeth make me proud to be a denist. HI-HOO!!!!!!!!!!! can I get a high five for that one?
MasterxKenobi 3 months ago
@MasterxKenobi you're paid to work with teeth not make jokes... lets keep it that way please
GamingCraving 3 months ago 4
@MasterxKenobi Hi Five buddy!!!
steve7onfire 1 month ago
@MasterxKenobi what the hell is a denist?
toriplatypus 4 weeks ago
what did robert plant do that made him an asshole? im confused
pooplover6745 8 months ago
@pooplover6745 he didn't ask john to play with him in the 80's -2006
Berserkedy 8 months ago
I think he might be my favorite guy of Zeppelin. Don't get me wrong, I love them all. I didn't always dig them that much. They're all so talented, but he is the unsung hero who happens to be a virtuoso (a.k.a. complete badazz). Plus he seems like really cool person.
Kurtiz76 9 months ago 6
@Kurtiz76 You are not alone.
But throughout Zeps history JPJ went out of his way to avoid publicity.
Even going so far as wearing wigs and disguises at gigs.
This allowed him to escape much of the "madness", but also reduced his perceived contribution.
People rightly rave about Bonham,but he had the best bass player to work off.They both made each other sound incredible,and they are both incredible musicians!.
neohip 8 months ago 7
What a class act
ludwigking 9 months ago 3
Hey folks! Does anyone know what kind of pick John Paul Jones uses on bass, if he uses anything in particular at all?
acbulgin2 9 months ago
sounded like he said lamb of god
13almazan666 9 months ago
THANK GOD HE DIDNT LISTEN TO HIS DAD!!!
jroxx11211 9 months ago
@movies4u27 well Dunn had a lot better gigs than the damned blues bros ! Booker T and Mgs , Doobie Bros...
RisingSon011 9 months ago
He's a smart guy
DaneCookIsntDatFunny 9 months ago
you know it pains me to say this but,plant is a total asshole,i mean total
roman14032 9 months ago
@roman14032 What makes Robert Plant a total asshole? He seems fairly amiable in most interviews I have seen, and I have not heard of any instances of untoward snarkiness towards the public.
acbulgin2 9 months ago
@roman14032 I think that the relationship between the members of Led Zeppelin is totally their business and we don't have the right to judge any of them. They are, in a way, like the members of the same family: if you have an argument with your brother, that doesn't make you stop being siblings.
miki03soimu 8 months ago
Im so gladddd he got that bass
petepetruzzi 9 months ago
he SHOULD'VE played the saxophone
imagine that, John Paul Jones.. saxophone extraordinaire..
morvelification 10 months ago
Zeppelin wouldn't be complete without jpj or any other member. But I don't get why plant would make fun of one of the most talented musicians of all time. There would be no no quarter without him lol. Jpj will always be my favorite musician no matter what, he always set the mood for zep. Its a shame knowing that they disliked him. We love you jones!
jeremyw5 10 months ago 3
@jeremyw5 Robert Plant isn't so musical himself... Hello, the only thing he does is sing! He just take credit for alot of the songs. Btw, No Quarter is one of Zeps best songs :)
LiquidGold93 10 months ago
@jeremyw5 wow, where'd you hear that?
pyurmassacur 5 months ago
i dont know why robert plant dislikes jones
EseHomeboyEc 10 months ago
dude could imagine packing up your bass and writing John Paul JOnes address on it!!!!
GregoryGraveyard 10 months ago 4
the most musically intelligent Zeppelin member.
sebsoriano19 11 months ago 4
Elixir's strings are really great. As JPJ said, they don't ever get sticky, unlike Earnie Ball. The problem about Earnie Ball in my opinion is that if you don't play your guitar for 2-3 days, your strings get "dry" and rusty. Elixir, on the other way, don't ever get rusty or dry and they keep the tone really well, but they tend to break easier.
MrLino 11 months ago
john paul jones tried to be the best on an organ because his dad was an intimidating pianist. A sentence ripe for innuendo. :)
PS love JPJ, zooma and thunderthief are, in my opinion, the best of the post-zeppelin albums
jeevesthepunk 1 year ago 3
do you think if we find the holy grail of musical creativity upon this earth, we could protect it? i need a trinity of protection and god's will appears: bass & drums a former comment: If I am an istrument..........can you figure out how to play me? there all inn here we just have to let them out.
lionesswest 1 year ago
i am all yours and yours and yours, and no one elses, what if you guys had a holy relic to mold/create and pckg to forward the kingdom to come, what do you think you could come up with, a large shield, a large sword, and a word.......love, i surrender, wind me up, turn me on, switch me off and keep me hidden from everything outside of god: surround me with your artistry and i will never want to be anywhere outside of there, according to your wishes, in everything and in everyway exclusively zeps
lionesswest 1 year ago
@lionesswest the key is getting all three of you in agreement, i will want to learn the instruments minimal complexities am able influences undisciplined but will give it a shot......willing to listen: stow me away on your ship of love........pls.
lionesswest 1 year ago
he's really really intelligent. i wanna smoke bud with him
LedZepOnWeed 1 year ago
Outstanding interview. Thanks for posting this.
duncanstpt 1 year ago
zep would have never happened without this truly gifted man...all of the mandolin, and organ work...was all john paul. not jimmy page. people are really starting to realize this..
john paul was more than just the bass player....john paul is the defining studio musician..he was the brain child behind the mic set up for "when the levee breaks". bonham was able to do that because of john paul..this man does not get enough credit. he should get it from plant and page first...
sleeplessingc 1 year ago 31
@sleeplessingc
intelligent people know this....
he worked PERFECT with Bonzo´s drums! He´s a genius!
vectragt2310 1 month ago
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sleeplessingc 1 year ago
Without JPJ, Zeppelin would have been average. He was a giant with Bonham in the rhythm department, great talented musician.
coltsuperocean10 1 year ago 4
he looks really nice
ixcreme 1 year ago
@ixcreme not sure but i wouldn't be surprised if he's lived a fairly "healthy" life (from a rockstar perspective, of course). he was fairly mature when he became a star, was a pro musician with the seriousness and professionalism that comes with that, etc. and i'm pretty sure he was married throughout the zeppelin years. and living a healthy life affects your appearance. not sure hendrix would've looked too great if he'd have been alive today.
mandolinroad 1 year ago
@mandolinroad i meant he seems like a nice guy, humble and stuff....
ixcreme 1 year ago
@ixcreme yeah totally, me too.
mandolinroad 1 year ago
I wonder if he told the guy on eBay that it was JPJ buying his bass lol
funkyjim 1 year ago
Is this the same guy that did Man from Nazareth back in 1970 ?
Sirb0b1 1 year ago
I really like how he endorses Elixir Strings... He's very honest, he's not "sucking up", you can really tell he genuinely likes the strings. Amazing guy.
NightXemnas 1 year ago
you find inspiration in music form life as much as from talent watched a friend write a song from a noise maid dropping a box of stuff he heard a beat didn't pic it up he wrote it down
sirlonghair 1 year ago
He is such a humble person! You just fall in love with him.
mizzpink98z24cavi 1 year ago
a very under-rated guy. no doubt
tendtheflag909 1 year ago
Amen!!!
bassdman85 1 year ago
Happy Birthday to John Paul Jones
ZosoHendrix 1 year ago
Shaped me as a bass player & to know he played and arranged all of the strings is baffling alone not to mention all the organ work. In my opinion JPJ is the most under rated rock musician of ALL TIME!!! And so unassuming!
Take the strings out of the intro to Stairway & it probably changes everything about the song melodically & harmonically....nuff said!
bassdman85 1 year ago
"Son, don't take up bass guitar"?
If there's one instrument we need more people playing, it has to be bass.
DJMC141 1 year ago 51
I so admire John Paul Jones, he is an everyman`s musician, I respect everything that he has done, I love the story about his dad (and watch his left hand) Thank you John.
MrTraceMan 1 year ago
he is so cool, no ego, so unpretenscious, and a monster musician,,,a true legend..
MOSKII58 1 year ago 5
the coolest guy of all time! so underrated!!!!! i love him very much!
ameenamajid 1 year ago
led zeppelin's rock of gibraltar. pure genius
fairyfellermaster 1 year ago
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bassdman85 1 year ago
One of the most underrated rock musicians of all time!!!
bassdman85 1 year ago 4
@bassdman85 im not sure how he is underrated. he is usually placed pretty high
MinGophers 1 year ago
He is my influense. JPJ u legend 4ever
Tomorox96 1 year ago
Holy crap. I love JPJ. I wanted to play bass when I was 15 and my dad thought bass guitars were useless. Also, I never took lessons. :P
acidviper13 1 year ago
if someone, say "not" well versed in their "who's who" Rockstar History, saw this gentlemen on the street, perhaps ME, i swear, i would think it's just some "old Granpa' lookin' guy. what a trip. to see perhaps one of the most famous bass players EVER, in Rock, looking so much older, unassuming, non-descript, and anonymous. blown away. don't get me wrong, "Total Respect" here. just that i'm a little shocked, having NOT seen this guy in a while, and here he is looking quite old.
drumdude46 1 year ago
my hero
rosepearljanis 1 year ago
j paul jones was the backbone of zepellinhe gave shape to the most famous zepellin songs he was alwaays shy he hates interviws and the spotlight the greatness of this guy is his humbleness
SuperAlexrios 1 year ago
John looks great with that hairstyle.
LGLG69 1 year ago
I like these guys so much better than when they were famous. Granted, that's when they made there best music, but they're so much more genuine now.
unholyimage 1 year ago
Hilarious, his back and forth w/his pop
Roggiedodgie 1 year ago
He is so Freaking Awesome, he is the definition of Awesome!!
robertruizjr100 1 year ago
what an inspirational musician and thoroughly nice chap - still proving that he's got it.
MikeOnBassGuitar 1 year ago 5
Does he have calluses on his calluses?
GamingCraving 1 year ago
jpj is one of the best musicians out there....i have so much respect for this guy.
m0hdx 1 year ago
This man...is... to awesome for words. Oh, I feel I need to say this, I can't stand Elixirs. Two weeks and the damn things start peeling. Also, I don't like paying $50 for a set of strings. I like Rotosounds better. There, rant over. Carry on everyone. :)
iloverush123 1 year ago
Is it just me or does he still look incredibly young?
TheEducatedPenguin 1 year ago
@TheEducatedPenguin He looks young for his age (64), he looks like in his late 40s/early 50s
robertruizjr100 1 year ago 2
I've adored JPJ for nigh on 30 years now, but seeing him in this interview he reminds me at times of Steve Buscemi.
welshsteff1970 1 year ago
JPJ and Entwistle. it doesnt get any better
dartvader117 1 year ago
@dartvader117 Add Chris Squire.
iloverush123 1 year ago
Robert Plant is cool Jimmy Page is as well, and Bonzo. BUT. Without John Paul Jones, there is no Led Zeppelin. No Bassist can be this versatile and as key as he was. Without Bonzo and JPJ, Led Zeppelin should not do anything. They can do like, Page and Plant, but do not call it Led Zeppelin. Anyways, this man is purely a genius. He was meant for music. And he STILL rocks!!! I have seen him live with Them Crooked Vultures Soo many times now.
JustinPierce1226 1 year ago 4
If you look up class in the dictionary they should just have JPJ picture.
ST33LIO 1 year ago
He always comes across as a really lovely bloke. Very witty too. Outstanding musician obviously without an ounce of pretentiousness or arrogance. Pure class.
geraberl 1 year ago 17
Does anybody else notice that the tuner is still on behind him? Hahahah that's funny.
ThatKrookedVulture 1 year ago
Even if he couldn't play music for shit he would still be famous for being so goddamn classy. True story.
sopudding 1 year ago
I love you John. You look great. : )
I like the Diamanda Galas "Sporting Life" cd you did with her. Excellent.
WATERVLOG 1 year ago
An absolute legend of Rock music!
tomorocko 1 year ago
Talanted player with alot of class...
EllipticalSound 1 year ago
Watch my left hand...*fap fap fap fap*.
ByTor190 1 year ago 4
"Ah, tour dates........this is tomorrow!"
:)
vincevega0 1 year ago 2
the man played three instruments, and never got much notice. he is a awesome musican.
globug2000 1 year ago 6
It's about time somebody interviewed him. Never got the credit he deserved.
jwahh 1 year ago 17
Ya but Elixir does not make 8 string sets..... Too bad, I got an Alembic dying for a set...
jmaysen 1 year ago
You are flat, mister Jones... except at 1:44 then you're sharp
AhhThatGuy 1 year ago
@AhhThatGuy I meant to give you a thumbs up but I miscalculated my click and gave you a thumbs down. Now I feel like a douche.
redvsbluefanman 1 year ago
@redvsbluefanman ha thats fine man, thanks for telling me:)
AhhThatGuy 1 year ago
Ha thats sweet that one of his influences was Duck Dunn (a Blues Brother fyi).
blueblob4 1 year ago
true living legend of rock.
nickthecomedian 1 year ago
is that a neve back there? if so what model?
uberschaller 1 year ago
If elixirs are so good, why is he endorsing rotosound strings in june 2010 edition of bass player magazine (pge 54)?
leroydiamond 1 year ago
@leroydiamond Because he uses both; John is a long-time Rotosound player that uses Elixir Strings on his 4- and 5-strings and Rotosound on his more exotic basses using unique gauges.
ElixirStringsMedia 1 year ago 28
@ElixirStringsMedia exactly. he uses 8 string basses a lot and he uses Rotosound LD99 Piano Strings to get a more high tone. They he uses good ol' Elixir to get that nice bass tone.
zachmcfatridge 1 year ago
@leroydiamond i like play the guitar... but JPJ in my opinion one of the best musician of the history of the music... im serious.
cac1987fcb 1 year ago
@leroydiamond : B/C HE CAN....
hazor777 1 year ago
Zep was all about JPJ & Bonham. Not to take away from Page & Plant, but they were such a drum & bass band. Funky Brits!
casca520 1 year ago
@casca520 yeah thats why every had an extended bass and/or drum solo live! or was that guitar... oh yeah.
xXzulu24Xx 1 year ago
Jones was probably the most musically accomplished member of Zep. He had the most training
TheGreaterGood80 1 year ago
You prove your dad wrong JPJ, said bass is the worst of em all, and you turned out to be one of the best to ever live.
Videogamer2257 1 year ago
@Videogamer2257 lol maybe the best.
brainiac554 1 year ago
5:22 a shadow... whom it might be... anyway JPJ is a real musician he knows a lot about music he plays the bass really good and the organ as well.. long live JPJ
Voughtrazer 1 year ago 3
Living Legend
richymoore 1 year ago 3
just to hear his voice, and knowing he played, with the most legendary rock band of the world is like magic..... it feels, like hearing the voice of a god, a god or Rock N Roll.... Led Zeppelin are my heroes....
KiKzSulSa 1 year ago 7
according to the tuner in the background....he talks in Dmaj......most commonly anyway
SleepingInTheFire 1 year ago 22
@SleepingInTheFire He hit an A major at 4:46
BigAussieBloke69 10 months ago
@BigAussieBloke69 Amaj is in the Key of Dmaj....
SleepingInTheFire 10 months ago
@SleepingInTheFire I know, I meant that it was perfect for about three quarters of a second.
BigAussieBloke69 10 months ago
i bet the guy who sold John Paul Jones that bass on eBay would flip shit if he were to watch this interview.
taylor317 1 year ago 7
@taylor317 lmao
0TheBear 1 year ago
im glad he didnt listen to his dad and still picked up the bass guitar.
sasukeuchihalb 1 year ago 4
all the guys in zep get more handsome with age!
SmokinMo11 1 year ago
He is a sage.
yoodig1202 1 year ago
Jonesy's a genius!! For some reason, I think he's kind of adorable...
TheHedgehogss 1 year ago 8
JPJ is just a complete legend in every single way.
Ghefly 1 year ago 7
lol pianist.
GuidoBoyVids 1 year ago 5
JPJ never met an instrument he could not play.
ndb1971 1 year ago 114
@ndb1971 Drums.
jeroennickman 1 year ago
@ndb1971 cept the sax
FreakinKoolMedia 1 year ago
i thought it was stupid how they asked abut the strings. i hate when componys do that
rushlova97 1 year ago