Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister, Sevendust)

Episode 155 - Jay Jay French!!! Jay Jay is the guitarist and founder of Twisted Sister.  It took the band about 12 years before they would really have their big break with Stay Hungry and obviously everyone knows the big hits from that record “We’re Not Gonna Take It” & “I Wanna Rock." The band fell apart and Jay Jay reinvented himself by managing Sevendust. Jay Jay has a new book coming out in September we talk about, plus auditioning for Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley, advice from the founder of Atlantic Records, his thoughts on censorship & more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:35 - Conspiracy Theories & UFOs 
0:05:22 - Time Travel & Religion 
0:13:02 - Guitar Player Joke 
0:15:15 - Guitar Solos & Guitar Heros 
0:17:20 - Doing Drugs & Dealing Drugs 
0:18:58 - Doing Acid & Controlling Hallucinations 
0:21:02 - Concerts & Focus on Being a Band
0:22:55 - Wicked Lester with Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley 
0:26:07 - Ace Frehley 
0:27:56 - Early Club Days of Twisted Sister 
0:33:03 - Club Owners & Mobsters in New York 
0:36:12 - Tenacity, Scaled Economics & Management 
0:38:40 - Overcoming Rejection 
0:40:30 - Producer Tom Werman & Claiming Success 
0:43:36 - Founder of Atlantic Records & Success 
0:47:05 - "Burn In Hell" & "Be Chrool To Your Scuel"
0:49:14 - Break Up of Band & Selling Stereos 
0:52:58 - The Story of Sevendust 
1:01:10 - Success & Tease of the Book 
1:03:41 - Dee Snider & Humbled by Failure 
1:05:35 - Licensing for Film, TV, & Commercials 
1:15:38 - Censorship & Banning Entertainment
1:17:50 - Twister Sister Reunion - "Never Say Never"
1:19:34 - Keith Richards 
1:21:25 - Zero Cancer & I.O.U.F. 
1:22:40 - Wrap Up 

Twisted Sister website:
http://www.twistedsister.com

O.I.U.F. website:
https://uveitis.org

Zero Cancer website:
https://zerocancer.org

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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