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Yeah stupid move, he made there band sound so dynamic.

TMV one of my fav bands of all time, Thomas is one of my fav drummers but Jon was central component of what made them so genuine. Glad Cedric is man enough to realize this and openly admit it.

He was the best for the band seeing him live killed

You two are scum

Cool to hear that humilty after the time

I'm glad he admits it. The drummer I saw yesterday was awesome though as well!

Really cool

Im glad the interviewer let them know hes murdering it with queens now

Regrets how he and his girlfriend ruined the dream team

De-Loused in the Comatorium, Frances the Mute, and Amputechture are the definitive Mars Volta trilogy thanks to Jon Theodore.

We used to think that it had to be a drum machine back before the album was fully out😂

I haven't given a shit about MV since Jon left. Drugs, money, bad communication all ruin a LOT of bands....big ass egos ruin a whole lot more.

I stopped listening to them when Jon left. He made that band who they were. Sadly now TMV has turned mainstream and is unbearable to listen to

I'm a big fan of Volta and ATDI, but I'm glad Jon ended up joining one of the greatest rock bands of all time in Queens Of The Stone Age. It's even more amazing live when Jon gets let loose to do a solo. Seen Queens 4 times since Jon joined and he blows me away.

The band leaders were/are toxic. Jon’s thriving with Queens of the Stone Age. Look how many drummers they went through on top of other artists. lol speaks more to them then him.

Yes, Jon's dynamic range is unparalleled. I feel lucky I got to see him with TMV a couple times.

Don't hate on me, but the two albums with Thomas Pridgen after Theodore left are amazing

No idea who y'all are. But thank f*** y'all fired Jon. He played the best drum solo I've ever heard at a Queens of the Stone Age concert last night.

He left because the band effing blew.

Hire him again please!

Bonnaroo 2005 was insane. Easily the best show in my life. Jon is easily one of my favorites. Definitely TMVs biggest mistake.

He was telling fans he wasn’t feeling it. Well he told me anyway. I met Jon by Joe’s Pizza after the what ended up being his last Kansas City show. Its so funny they say he was trying to communicate stuff he didn’t know how to, we were gushing and he was authentic about not feeling it which was rad. Having him record Frances without hearing all the parts was a mind fuck and I loved the improv shit but I got the feeling he was less into it. They should do one last album together and have Rick produce but maintain dynamics which he does nowadays

i remember back in the day i seem to recall the reason for firing Jon was he played too many video games. lmao

Same. I knew they fucked up with that.

Unique style, you can hear him pushing his limits

Way I see it, if it weren't for the drugs and the mistakes and that, we wouldn't have had such incredible music at all. TMV was a thing to behold. And imagine if QOTSA couldn't get a drummer who could hold up the awesome legacy of their previous drummer, in fact no, don't imagine that, we thankfully don't have to :)

Then they did the bongo thing on Day of the Baphomets

He was good, you were all good, but I didn't like it and I'm a life long Led Zeppelin fan.

Kudos to Cedric for owning it. Takes some maturity to express that sort of honesty. The band fell largely off my radar after Jon was out. I agree that was a critical blow to the group.

In other words… they want Jon back haha

Jons one of my favorite drummers ever. De loused has so many great parts.

I may be one of the few people who would pick Pridgen as their favorite but JT was closer in style to Cedric and Omar in most ways.

Theodore was awesome saw Mars volta live and he was amazing.....when they got the session drummer in he was amazing but the live performance was different the new songs weren't as good. And the old songs didn't sound the same.

This is a great interview. Would be even better if dean del ray gave Cedric time to answer without stepping all over every other sentence

golden is a reference on john theodore skin tone

We back bois

Well, being a drummer, fair play to the guy for admitting it and taking about it. Drummers are usually the last one in the band that are recognised by the rest of the band as being musicians too. Respect to the guy. Hopefully they'll jam together again some day.

I think they did veeeeery well with Thomas Pridgen... But yeah Jon Theodore was IT for the band.

theodore was the secret weapon

It was because he only had one last name

Yeah bro. You as a band fucked up when you lost JT. It’s never been the same

Jon Theodore changed the way I thought about music. My biggest drumming inspiration.

Didn't this guy leave because he was Christian and that Cedric and Omar were too satanic for him? LOL!😂

He left the band because the band is filled with ego driven greedy donkeys on drugs :)

Jon Theodore is THE BEST contemporary rock drummer

Jon Theodore was such an integral ingredient to the band. That’s why the Jon/TMV albums were so amazing.

Jon Theodore and Juan Alderete was the best rythm section ever since John Bonham and John Paul Jones from Zeppelin. The groove and energy blew me away. The chemistry between them was perfect. TMV was never the same when he left. I’d love to hear Jon Theodore play the songs from the later albums😎

I love how flipping the entire song doesn’t even change how crazy the song is compared to the original lmfao

Jon Theodore changed my life as a drummer... And I’ve heard this interview before, but I forgot how much I gained respect for Cedric for admitting his poor decision in agreeing to let him go. Cedric really sounds like he reflected so hard on his regret, that that whole situation humbled the shit out of him. They got some good shit out of Jon, though. So kudos for all the good songs and records, at least while it lasted.

You gotta to give it to Cedric, for showing what honesty means.