1. I see in the Photo your Playing the Billy Corgan Fender. I have one as well, My favourite of the nine I have. I find its so versatile. Do you like it as much as I do?
I love that guitar. It’s special to me for the obvious reason that Billy gave it to me but it also happens to be my favorite Strat that I have ever owned. It was perfect for the Spirits in the Sky tour with Billy as he was playing as well. It really cut through well and blended at the same time with the band. In the Peppers I played Strats because their music requires a lot of space and percussive attack and I fell in love with the Strat then, but in Jane’s I need a fuller and heavier sound so I stick to the Ibanez or PRS. The Ibanez is great when we are tuned a full step down because the thinner neck allows more give with the heavier strings I use in that tuning. (A lighter string in that tuning flops and buzzes around on the neck because it ends up being too loose.) When we are in standard or half step down tunings, which we have been using lately, I use the PRS.
2. …But from what you said about The Panic Channel experience + the Strays experience, it sounded as if you wanted to be done with the traditional corporate music industry. (read Joshua’s full question below, very well said and informed)
Excellent question and perfectly outlined. (“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!”) Yes, I have had some very bad experiences with the majors in the past decade or so, when it kind of stopped working for a lot of artists. Prior to that my experiences with majors, WB, Def Am, were pretty great. A lot of the bad experiences had to do with the evolution of the market place, Internet and the advent of iTunes and digital downloading… Things that a lot of majors appeared to ignore or turn a blind eye to. They relied on the old model for too long which was basically to throw a bunch of money at something to see if it stuck, then drop it when it didn’t take hold immediately, allowing no time for artist development and cutting into tour budgets etc. In terms of your question, many majors will sign the band and the members individually, so even when one member wants to go off and make a solo record or side project, he is still locked into his original deal. Technically, JA is still with Capitol because we dis-banded prior to delivering a second record, which was our initial deal around the Strays era. The good news for us is that things have so obviously changed since then, that there is more of an understanding of what’s going on at the label. Plus, none of the old guard that headed up our previous efforts are even employed there anymore. It’s a whole new day. (I hope!) The fact of the matter is that regardless of what they can deliver, we are going to have to work as though we are an independent band anyway, watching costs, thinking of new ways to get our music heard and creating a strong online presence, something that we have never really done before. The online presence thing has never been a strong suit of the majors unless you are talking about pop stars. Truly successful online awareness comes directly from the band. People are not as stupid as the corporate world likes to believe. They can easily see through the manufactured and will quickly click away to find something artist driven. Without the presence of the artist driven space, they will simply click away to another artist that has it together. So, to wrap it up… We have had some good experiences and some bad. I have definitely been outspoken when they were bad for sure. Seeing that we have a better understanding of things and Capitol appears to have a better understanding of things, the timing could actually be just right.
3. If you can, how would you describe the sound and vibe of the new material? Is it comparable to the early sound or Strays era? How has the evolved and what does Duff bring to the table? Thanks!
It is too early to really tell. We have been writing, recording rough demos and moving forward without really going back over stuff. It’s been more of: Here is an idea or song… record… Here is another… record… etc… When I say “record” I mean we just press record and document the structure or ideas. Duff has been great to work with. Really solid song writing and a creative and dedicated work ethic. We mainly spend our days briefly going over old stuff and then delving into the new.
4. I know you are not a fan of doing outdoor activities. But would you ever consider going scuba diving or snorkeling?
I’m a certified PADI open water diver!
5. I’ve always wondered what it was like recording “You Oughta Know”. To me, it really shows the chemistry you have with Flea. Did you and Flea record live together on that one? Did you guys have guide tracks already laid out for you to follow or did you get to sort of find your own way with it?
Flea and I did that song together in the studio. It was already written with different instrumentation and we were asked to kind of re-write the music… A lot like a re-mix. The structure of the song was in place but there were no guide tracks, we just had the vocal to work from. It was just a good time and we basically jammed until we found something we were both happy with. Alanis was happy too.
6. Interested in getting your take on the trend in news media of opinionating (is that a word? I guess if they can make up news I can make up words) v. reporting on events.
Well, as long as they report on the facts of the event, I actually enjoy the commentary, especially in terms of political coverage. I see why they do it, opinionated commentary is certainly more entertaining. It sucks in the viewers and gets them all bent out of shape and wound up or makes them feel like they are in the right and part of an elite club, depending on the point. Personally, I watch both left and right slanted news and find my own way on opinion, with twice the entertainment value.
7. I was just wondering whats your whole opinion on John Frusciante leaving the Chili Peppers once again?
Like a lot of the die hard fans I am sorry to see him go. John has been a source of magic for that band that hasn’t been there in any incarnation since Hillel. Still, I understand that as an artist there might be different places he wants to go creatively and I look forward to those efforts. I am also a huge fan of Josh Kilnghoffer and look forward to what he will bring. We still get the band with a new artist who will step into the light and we will still hear from John. Not the worst deal in the world.
8. I was surprised and totally psyched to see (unfortunately not in person) Paulie Z performing with Camp Freddy at one of your Roxy shows. How did this come about and what are the chances of it happening again?
The chances of it happening again are very good. Paulie is on the East Coast but he has an open door invitation to join us anytime he wants. Once in Camp Freddy, always in Camp Freddy, as we say. I met Paulie when I did an episode of his show on IFC, Z-Rock. (Also in season 2) We have remained friends and he is an amazing talent. Seriously one of the best rock singers I have worked with and I have worked with many!
9. Which is more addictive coke or the high you get when playing live?
HAHA Coke! I have never checked the night stand upon awakening and looked for a way to play live, but I have definitely looked over for a line or two! Seriously, they are two different highs. One is a positive and collective, creative thing while the other is damaging, destructive and can eventually become extremely isolating. Let’s go with playing live, shall we?
10. Question about the “Legal Bullshit” that Camp Freddy must obviously have to put up with. . . . Do you guys have to pay AC/DC, KISS, Led Zep, etc
No, there is no issue with that. We once did a recording of a Cheap Trick song for a soundtrack and of course they (CT) were compensated in that case. Bands are free to cover what ever they want in a live setting. However, a recorded version that is put in the market place in another story entirely.
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hey dave im guessing this is where you ask the question …So I was just wondering whats your whole opinion on John Frusciante leaving the Chili Peppers once again
if you can, how would you describe the sound and vibe of the new material? is it comparable to the early sound or strays era? how has the evolved and what does duff bring to the table? thanks!
What is your wildest memory of the early Jane’s years, when you started to play clubs and met “intruiging” people in that whole scene???
Duff is a talented musician, but was Chris offered the role first? Seeing him last night reminded me of his talent as well…
In my universty program we do a cultural analysis about the affects of lolla and jane’s on alternative subculture in the early 90s. Do you feel like you have a legacy of contributing the alternative music subculture or do you feel like a guy whose just doing what he loves and your contribution is just a happy side effect?
Knowing what a huge movie fan you are, has any piece of film inspired you in your music? I’m thinking similar to the way books & film influence the music of Iron Maiden.
I love your book ‘Don’t Try This At Home’ & I’ve read plenty of Jane’s unofficial biographies. Is there any chance of another autobiography from you, or a collaboration on a Jane’s book. I know you’re all highly private people but I bet you have some amazing stories to tell & it’d be nice to know more about the inception of one of the greatest & most influential rock bands of all time!
If you wrote another book I’d be putting my name on the pre-order list immediately!
When on tour do you usually get time to enjoy the places you visit? I know recently you did in Australia.. What is your favourite way to pass the time on tour now you’re sober?
I see in the Photo your Playing the Billy Corgan Fender. I have one as well, My favourite of the nine I have. I find its so versitile. Do you like it as much as I do?
I know you are not a fan of doing outdoor activities. But would you ever consider going scuba diving or snorkeling?
Do you still listen to classical music?…Do you enjoy Frank Sinatra , Billie Holiday,or Nina Simone ?…..Does ABBA give you a erection
The last few years, I believe I’ve heard instances you + Perry comment on the current state of the music industry — how the big record companies are clueless. How they deserve to crumble + fail.
But… Satellite Party was released on Columbia Records.
Songs Yet To Be Sung was on Virgin Records.
The Panic Channel’s “(ONe)” was on Capitol.
Trust No One was on Capitol/EMI
Strays was on Capitol.
Old Jane’s was on Warner Bros.
(Red Hot Chili Peppers were on Warner Bros. for your “One Hot Minute” tenure.)
Anyway, my point is that, on the face of it, neither you nor Perry have a strong history of truly independent releases. (“Rhimorse” doesn’t really count. Though i love that album.)
On the face of it, it would seem that for the past 23 years, all you + Perry know is corporate record companies.
Well… in 1994, Deconstruction was on American Recordings — Rick Rubin’s label, (formerly DefAmerican), which was kind of independent, at the time, I believe. Though they probably had a huge distribution deal with the majors.
Maybe Perkins knows independents with Banyan. (Though Sanctuary is a division of Universal Music Group.)
And Duff has some history with independents with Loaded, I think. Still, Duff’s main success has been with Geffen (Gn’R) and RCA (Velvet Revolver.)
Anyway, signing with the big labels is your history. And sometimes, as people, we tend to stick with what we know. [But hey, releasing "Whores" and "Chip Away" for free last year was a good first step.]
My question is: are you guys going to go truly independent, releasing the music yourself? (Like Bauhaus did for “Go Away White.” And like NIN does now.)
Or… are you thinking of singing with a major label for Jane’s w/ Duff?
Or perhaps signing with an minor independent label that can give you more focus? (Like Avery did with Danger Bird.)
And if you ARE thinking about signing with a big record company, it’d be cool if you could explain some of the benefits of being on a label. (Instead of just repeating the cliché line about how the majors are destroying themselves + destroying music. I mean, there’s got to be something good about major labels.)
It was my understanding that with “Strays”, you owed Capitol like 2 more albums. And you owed them money for the advances — which lead to you guys selling “Mountain Song” to Coors. (By the way, if you truly want to sell songs to advertisers, then that’s cool. But back then, you guys said it was all because you were in debt to the record company—- which was a bummer, if that’s the case.)
It’s probably not a fair question. (And you can say, “It’s none of your business.”) But… I just wondered if you were really capable of releasing music on your own — as if you’re “addicted” to the old major label structure. (Hey, man, change is tough!)
I don’t know— maybe there are great advantages to the corporate major label system. (More money for vidoes + marketing? Your record getting in Walmart?)
But from what you said about The Panic Channel experience + the Strays experience, it sounded as if you wanted to be done with the traditional corporate music industry.
Any thoughts?
Question about the “Legal Bullshit” that Camp Freddy must obviously have to put up with. . . . Do you guys have to pay AC/DC, KISS, Led Zep, etc. . . for making money from covering their songs ? Would you say there is a tangled web of legal obstruction that has prevented Camp Freddy to yet release an album? And what other legal hassles could you share that fans might know about ? Thanks for always being a candid rocker~ JD
Question about the “Legal Bullshit” that Camp Freddy must obviously have to put up with. . . . Do you guys have to pay AC/DC, KISS, Led Zep, etc. . . for making money from covering their songs ? Would you say there is a tangled web of legal obstruction that has prevented Camp Freddy to yet release an album? And what other legal hassles could you share that fans might NOT know about ? Thanks for always being a candid rocker~ JD
Hey, good questions!
1)Any time soon you be on Howard Stern?. Loved it when last time you were there!. Hope you teared Jenna a new asshole!;)
2) When was the last time you saw Axl?. Did you shake him and told him “WTF dude?, get your personal shit on the side and lets bring real GNR back!”.
I was listening to the Slash solo album and was thinking why people can not grow up and have a collaboration when they are such talents.
3) Is it any chance in million years that you know Phil Anselmo?. And is it possible to bring him on the show?
Keep rocking! \m/
Hi, I have admired you for over a decade now and I am using this opportunity to find out a little more about you. So, we all know how great of a guitar player you are, and just recently I found out that you are self taught which is really impressive. My question to you is: What do you enjoy doing on your ‘days off’ when you are at home now that you are sober and drug free?
After reading your book your life was over the top, wild and just so unreal.
(BTW not unreal in a good way, in a way that id did not seem real)
much love Maria
how is your relation with your guitar collection?hooww many do you have?????and wich one is “the one”??do you know dj ashba???i think he is great, almost a “son” of you and slash!!!!!
I’ve always wondered what it was like recording “You Oughta Know”. To me, it really shows the chemistry you have with Flea. Did you and Flea record live together on that one? Did you guys have guide tracks already laid out for you to follow or did you get to sort of find your own way with it?
Thanks again Dave for getting the Sunday 10 going again.
I was introduced to ZO2 a couple of years ago at a Bay Area benefit concert and throught they were amazing. Needless to say, I was surprised and totally psyched to see (unfortunately not in person) Paulie Z performing with Camp Freddy at one of your Dec09 Roxy shows. How did this come about and what are the chances of it happening again?
Yeah i have a question, do you think people who get themselves in bazaar situations all the time, is it fate, God’s fault, or just due to offbeat brain chemistry.
I’m laying the blame on God for now, it’s easier.
How would you reccomend maintaining balance and some degree of normality in a world that is full of chaos and people ever evolving and thus behaving bazaarly all around you in response to it. I don’t drink anymore, drink lots of water, and take b vitamin efferscent (fizzy when dissolved in water quite nice when blended with fruit and mill plus banana portein shake) tablets however I do feel something more is required. E.G. brain surgery. Or maybe a frontal lobotomay.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH.
What are your favorite old stock tubes for your amps? Yanno, the ones with the supersonic awesome sauce and magic that put the extra mojo on the experience?
Which is more addictive coke or the high you get when playing live?
Whatever happened to Brain Taco???
Currently, what is Your biggest source of income? Not interested in specific sums and amounts but just proportions between all the different ventures You have been doing and do.
Dave or whoever answers these questions….whose is that foot in the pic up there of you playing the guitar? Are they aware that their lace is undone. Also why is there a tissue lying discarded on the ground? Is there not a bin?
Also there is a weird bit of flesh in the left hand corner…what is this, from here it looks like a very small flaccid penis. But maybe thats just the way my mind is working at present.
Hello Dave, I am Katerina from the Czech Republic – nice to “meet” you
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I have a question please : Is there going to be another album as you have done in 2001? I bought that CD in New York/Brooklyn – just before the September 11th. and whenever I hear it – it puts me back in time.Now I have it in London with me!!! I like it very very much – especially Avoiding The Angel. Were you sad-angry-hurt when you wrote that album? -txts seems like! Sorry – I hope I am not offending you! Sorry for my spelling please.
Thank you for your answer!!!
Bye, Katerina
Yo my friend. I know you are a huge Pink Floyd fan. By chance have do you know about the cover of Dark Side of the Moon that The Flaming Lips released? Every song from the album, with voices and assists from people including Henry Rollins and Peaches. I figure these people are right up your alley and wanted to bring this to your attention, as it might be something you’d listen to when on a break during recording, or when you are at home relaxing in your coffin.
Hope all is well.
if you appreciate life man, don’t let people like courtney suck your mouth…
Interested in getting your take on the trend in news media of opinionating (is that a word? I guess if they can make up news I can make up words) v. reporting on events.
Hi Dave
I remember reading an interview you did for a guitar magazine way back in the 90′s where you went into some detail on guitar effects and collecting sounds on a tape recorder, ie letting the batteries run low on a guitar that had a built in amp, and your brothers crying when he was a baby on One Big Mob etc… do you still experiment with effects?
Cheers
Why won’t you guys do gigs @ the small but friendly west coastal towns like Eureka and Mendocino?
how about your relationship? so many photos and now none. you have a tat on your arm from the relationship and right after the photos stopped and you made a comment that a mon key can rip your face off? can us women think that you might be free again and we should try to get some of that again??? are you free?
Bellissimo bro, nice work! Very fun read and some damn fine questions from the good people who frequent 6767, I for one am very glad to see this site alive and well!
J.A. w/Duff is great news, too bad there’s no Michael Angelos though… Hahahaa!!!
Perhaps some of us just want it all…
<3
The truth, the real One is here:
http://sites.google.com/site/yannickmetzger/
Trust me Dave !
Is it possible you might someday do an oldies night at DARK MATTER and play the good stuph like Zeppelin, Yardbirds, Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 60′s Floyd, Grateful Dead, The Doors? Thanks.
Hi Dave, would you be interested in reading a screenplay (not for a porn ha ha)?
hello, this is an unrelated question but I don’t see where else to send an email.
I went to school, in the 90s, with D’arcy West. I was looking to find her again and the only reference I found was on this site. It said she died in 2006. Could you give me any more information? I am hoping this isn’t my old friend.
The problem with most hard rock-metal guys is they only listen to and study the one thing: hard rock-metal. They never really take time to study and learn the slide guitar, pedal steel, fingerpicking and classical fingerstyle. Which is fine if you only want to do one thing but when you get older you realize how one dimensional that realm is. Sure modern players may know a surface overview of other styles and metalize them but the problem is they never really delve deep into the meat and bones. Guys like Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, George Harrison had a large music vocabulary. They learned from the old blues, bluegrass/country fellas(1920′s-1950′s) and discovered their tricks. In addition they learned the chord progressions, scales and rhythms of jazz, baroque and world/indian music . They used a wide variety of tones in their arsenal. They had a broader base to work from which allowed them to branch out in any direction of their choosing and thus added a third dimension to the music. Thats one of the reasons they are legendary.
In response to Jon
“if you appreciate life man, don’t let people like courtney suck your mouth…”
I couldn’t appreciate life more when she is sucking my dick “man.”
But the best is when she wears a strap on, gives it to me hard and I LIKE it!
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CAMP FREDDY SHOULD COVER THIS WILLIE NELSON SONG . . AND GET WILLIE UP ON STAGE WITH YOU BEFORE HE LEAVES US. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIs-gtQN_tg&feature=PlayList&p=799874DE4F224992&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=72
GRAVE DIGGER . . great song. . brilliant video.
I can’t say I like the sound of another Capitol Records release of JA. Have you thought about buying out of the contract or finding a crafty lawyer to weasel your way out? Majors will screw you in the end, and the fans.
Nevermind, got a better idea. Not sure if you want to do something like this but an easy way out of the Capitol contract is to
1. record a bunch of cover tunes {live or studio}
2. add a few Strays remixes
3. throw in the live version of “Just Because”
4. add a few live tracks from NINJA.
Bingo! Hand them that and you’re free as a bird.
acoustic of “Just Because”
Dave, I am sorry, but I JUST have to write this, since eskimo pie baby sort of opened the door re your relationship(s):
First of all lemme preface this by saying: “Dave, I love ya like a brother”. Okay, with that said, I would like to see you happy and in a stable relationship. Dave, when you say stuff like a “monkey tearing off your face”, or calling Todd and saying “I’m not gonna make it”… well, quite frankly, it gets to me because I am a deep feeling person. And I just have to say this ’cause nobody else seems to want to, but if you would just stop the incessant over-the-top flirting (and I am talking about WHILE in a relationship), then they won’t want to tear your face off like a monkey~!! ugghh! I want to see you happy! I seriously do.
Okay, so spank me now and delete. Dude, find you a nice Sagitarrius girl and all will be fine for you. *waves magic wand in your direction* smile now, you’ve got pixie dust blowing in your direction.
peace & love.
new pumpkins song is up : http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/
fucking amazing… what a sound…delays phasers feedback…GOD!
Dave, please get billy on the phone for the next DM – tell him I said hi…
thanks
Hi Dave,
Are you endorsing both PRS and Ibanez now? We’ll we see a Dave Navarro RG in the future? My other question is, and I know it’s early in the process, any thoughts on when the new Jane’s record will be finished? Thank you.
DS in Canada.
Billy Corgan should call in to Dark Matter. The Pumpkins songs while good, still can’t match the greatness when Dave played them. I prefer the live Spirits to the studio ones.
What do you think about Jane’s lyrics? Do you still find yourself discovering some depth in them? Maybe you catch yourself suddenly realizing “what that one line from that one song was all about”?
I sometimes have such moments of clarity with songs I’ve been listening to for years: “Wow! Now this line makes sense to me!”
Hi Dave, just wanted to say I havent read 6767.com for years and thought i’d come have a look see if you’re still here! What a fab greeting it was to see you’re still doing your Sunday10… i’m gonna be here a while having a catch up. I just wanted say AWESOME to be still doing this for your fans
))
Ok i have to tell you about this amazing coincidence which only further convinces me of the mysterious and magnetic powers of the Cosmos. Yesterday evening after having a bath and being too lazy to to find my own clothes i dug out a pair of my boyfriend’ssweatpants. Black with white stripe down the sides, and put them on. This is the first time I have worn sweat pants for about ten years. They were reasonably clean i think….then….that very evening….you post a pic of YOU wearing black sweatpants WITH A WHITE STRIPE DOWN THE SIDE on twitter. MY GOD, what does this mean? I think the Universe is telling me thru Dave Navarro that we need to go to the gym. But why, oh why Why has the Universe chosen DAVE NAVARRO of all people to communicate it’s hidden messages to me?
I wonder how many other people were wearing Black sweatpants with a white stripe down the side that evenng…..
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