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!
Without a doubt..I watched Whitesnake destroy Quiet Riot at Cobo Hall in Detroit November 1984.. Cozy Powell , Neil Murray and John Sykes were so good and tight it was scary..And Coverdale is the best
@@thomasrose38 I wouldn't call Quiet Riot a cover band. Metal Health, Condition Critical, and QRIII are all rock solid, but you are correct that there is no comparison between QR and Whitesnake.
He's not arrogant...I met him years ago and he was actually one of the coolest rock stars I've ever met..talked with my friend and I until he had to go on stage..we talked mostly about Thin Lizzy and his relationship with Phil Lynott..he really loved him...after he came off stage he walked up to me and my friend grabbed us both and said "Phil was here tonight!!"..very cool dude!!..
@@tboysrocknroll8848 I totally agree with you. I've also met him. I met him twice and he was definitely not arrogant. He was not complicated at all and easy to talk to. Actually I was expecting him to be arrogant, but he wasn't. I rather have it like this than the other way around. Sometimes famous people can appear nice on TV/RUclips or something, but when you meet them, they may disappoint you.
+FarFromEquilibrium Producer Keith Olsen said almost all 35 of Sykes guitar tracks were out of tune and all of Sykes effects were out of tune. Dann Huff was brought in to cover what Sykes couldn't or wouldn't do.
Keith Olsen couldn't find his own dick, not even to mention '' covering what Sykes couldn't or wouldn't do''... The truth is Coverdale did all he could to handicap John Sykes career.
Forever love John. Formidable guitarist, gorgeous vocalist, and great songwriter. I miss new music from him however! Come give us all that magic John! ❤️
RIP legend. Crazy, John Sykes being interviewed on anything goes. John really did establish Whitesnake in AMERICA, Coverdale signed him for million back in 83, he got a bargain, he built his whole current career on Sykes' songs
@zgolijan.... you're full of shit. Whitesnake was well known in the US, but it was in 1987 where Whitesnake changed producers to make them look more like other LA Glam metal rock bands during the time where poser metal fan boys like you would notice. You must be a Millennial indeed.
@@gmlasam I was a teen in the 80s and very into rock/metal. I do not remember Whitesnake at all in 1984. They weren't big, big until Here I go Again in 1987. Maybe they were known in smaller circles. But like I said, I was into this music and never heard of them at this time.
gmlasam 1987 album is nothing like LA glam rock...like poison or ratt, motley crue etc. That sound and guitar riffs/ wicked playing by John Sykes mostly made the album. Man everyone was humming that riff( still of the night) in the late 80's cause it was epic and nothing WS did before. It was a landmark album
Well to state the facts....in 1984 Whitesnake released " Slide it In " with the semi hit's Slide it In ....Slow and Easy....and Love Aint No Stranger....all really good song's in my opinion....the only one Syke's played on was Slow and Easy.... so they weren't mega star's .....but I do believe the US had heard of them... when the 1987 album hit....that was all John Sykes riff's and the rest is history
I absolutely can't get enough of John while Blue Murder was together. What an amazingly talented guitarist. But, of course, everyone that comments here already knows that. :)
Such a damn cutie badass he was,awesome!! ....John Sykes is a guitar god ,one of the greatest ever...He brought Whitesnake to the highest level in the 80s...such a huge talent, I love all of his works....
@@SamVecchiothis interview WAS about the Slide In Tour. He’s not talking about the 1987 album. The interview mentioned playing with Lizzy for the past months so this is when he just joined the band. Plus The Slide It In tour started on the 17 like he mentioned in the interview. The 1987 tour began in America not Dublin.
Best hard rock vocalist E V E R. totally unique and original... his voice has an amazing deep quality like a baritone even though he's clearly a brilliant tenor. And the way he annunciates words. Full on original. Notice the way he annunciates "night" in SOTnight... that's what I'm talking about. 1inAMillyun.
I still have a cassette of blue murder album. I finally got around to upgrading to a CD so I can enjoy it in my car. Anyway I did not know that John Sykes was British and assumed that his accent was a Long Island accent 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I’ve often wondered why so many people hate watching someone chew gum?? When I actually had all my teeth. I chewed gum all the time. It helps with dry mouth. Especially if you’re somewhere where you can’t bring a drink with you. But I think most people would side with you, on this matter😁.
Sykes maybe arrogant but he made David Coverdale in América. COVEREGO never accepeted that fact. But here in Brasil on Rockin in Rio Sykes overshined everybody back in 1985.
It's a fact that coming from such a great band like Deep Purple helped Coverdale a lot in forging his legend. It's also truth that Coverdeale did all he could to obstacle Syke's career after he kicked him out of Whitesnake.
Sykes Blue Murder Album wipes the floor with Whitesnakes' Slip of the Tounge. They came out around the same time. This was 1989/90 and it was the end of a great era. The Blue Murder album, everybody thought would be a huge hit. Amazing players, songs and Bob rock production. But John was let down by his record-company (Geffen, same as Coverdale/Whitesnake) and had no proper management. The story is well known.
@Crimson Idol Whatever man sure David did everything he could to keep John Sykes down Cry me a river! The success of WS 87 made John a millionaire because he co-wrote the songs! Publishing rights, royalties=$ They didn't get along and David wanted to take the band in a more commercial direction. It's funny because Blue Murder was also given direction by John Kalodner the executive that oversaw Whitesnake's commercial success!
...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
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.
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 I used to think he played on the radio version of that song (which I prefer) but was done by a session guitarist. Vandenberg played on the other version .
@@PishedupScotsmaninSweden Yeah the US version is played by Dan Huff who is a fantastic session guitarist. There were rumours that a lot of the tracks on the 1987 were re-recorded by Huff because Sykes's tracks were "unusable" but I think it's pretty obvious it's Sykes on most of the tracks and this rumour was spread by friends of Coverdale
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.
The problem with Steve Vai is he just doesnt ROCK like John Sykes does,.Vai is the "best" all around guitarist,.but he will NEVER ROCK like Sykes,.And I dont remember Steve Vai writing and singing an Album like Blue Murders first LP,.That Album is a TOUR DE FORCE OF ROCK!,.Im glad John Sykes isnt a good Jazz guitarist!
You're right that he doesn't rock like Sykes, but I don't see it being a problem . Once you get past the point of professionalism , it boils down to personal taste .
@@tangerinerose3724 I'm a lioness as well but I can't stand his attitude, must be something to do with his ascendant then? Lower lion signs, lion is loyal! I'm lion- saggitarius😉
My one my fave NWOBHM albums was the Tygers of Pan Tang's Spellbound from about 1981 - I saw John with them at Hammersmith Odeon back in the day. Great player and talent. This is the first time I saw him interviewed...I hope he cringes too if he watches this!
Why this should be a comparison between JS and SV. I love both of them: when I want to listen to JS I go for Lizzy & Whitesnake, while when I want to listen to Vai I go for Passion&Warfare and Alien Love Secrets. As simple as that!
Some of us in America knew about Whitesnake but Johnny Sykes made Whitesnake in America. Great guitar player I first heard John in Thin Lizzy. Those two Whitesnake albums he helped make were awesome. I saw him on the Slide it in tour.
Have Mercy, there's no one like Sykes. Talent & looks. The kids today have missed out on looking up to true musical talent. I would never trade in my youth for today's rancid selection of artists.
I find it difficult to call them artists, especially the rap bullshit. It takes talent to be classified as an artist, that is something they don't have.
Appears that Sykesy came from the Wolverhampton district of Reading. 😂 People seem to think he's arrogant, fact is he answered every question logically and politely. It's an '80s guitar hero folks, expect gum chewing.
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
Steve Vai was never the right guy, for that band. Great with Dave, not with Whitesnake. Sykes was the man. His writing & playing propelled Whitesnake to the top. He was the right guy, at this point.
He fancied the boss his job and maybe the wife too.. That's not done, not loyal if you wanna steal the band because David had into surgery, Sykes had the rest of the band mpre or less behind him to go on while David couldn't perform for 9 months or so. If you have that attitude than David had the right to fire them all, what Sykes was about to do, go on with WS with another singer. Not loyal and not done.
@@LindaEll89 That's the rumor, not necessarily the truth. I was around back then & initially Coverdale was saying something about "gambling debts" that Sykes had incurred. Neil Murray & Aynsley Dunbar have never spoken of a Sykes coup. And despite the fact that I love Coverdale as a singer & an artist, look at how many people he's fired and/or forced out of that band.
@@johnsoos6907 It seems like Coverdale and Blackmore etc were always getting musicians then dumping them after their initial contributions had been used . I feel that Jimmy Page used Coverdale for that one-off collaboration album and then finished his association with Coverdale because a jealous Plant returned to work with Page.
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 wonder if Rob Reiner or Christopher Guest saw this before the legendary spinal tap movie. the relaxed rock star chewing gum on camera speaking his mind.
If Phil hadn't passed and Sykes could have avoided the poison that was Coverdale maybe he'd have been more productive and happy with the music scene. As is a top 5 guitarist for me.
Love Sykes. To me he just articulated reality at that time; definitely confident, which is cool with me. Bought the Whitesnake release a few years ago with Sykes and Cozy playing together (1984?); it's badass.
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.
I've always wondered if Coverdale fired him because after John ,Coverdale wasn't the most handsome guy in the band. My opinion from a girl fan point of view.
Notice that the other guitarist in Thin Lizzy the majority of the time, Scott Gorham made everyone who played with him sound great. Props to Scott Gorham, one of my favorites.
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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!
Ya too bad Diva Dave screwed him over . BIG TIME
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Sykes understood the American taste and appealed to it perfectly. An underrated genius in a sea of untalented hacks.
"Whitesnake..... they're not too big in America" Well John, you fixed that, didn't you? Good on you!
Afurthyclays haha enough said mate
Without a doubt..I watched Whitesnake destroy Quiet Riot at Cobo Hall in Detroit November 1984.. Cozy Powell , Neil Murray and John Sykes were so good and tight it was scary..And Coverdale is the best
Quiet Riot mostly a cover band how can you compare these two that's 30 something years ago not even relevant today
@@thomasrose38 I wouldn't call Quiet Riot a cover band. Metal Health, Condition Critical, and QRIII are all rock solid, but you are correct that there is no comparison between QR and Whitesnake.
David: “Hey John, were not very big in the USA”
John: “Hold my Beer”
He might be arrogant but he’s allowed. This guy absolutely shreds a Les Paul and his vocals are phenomenal! Blue Murder was a great band!
He's not arrogant...I met him years ago and he was actually one of the coolest rock stars I've ever met..talked with my friend and I until he had to go on stage..we talked mostly about Thin Lizzy and his relationship with Phil Lynott..he really loved him...after he came off stage he walked up to me and my friend grabbed us both and said "Phil was here tonight!!"..very cool dude!!..
John is a nice guy
He's a cool guy from what I've noticed...
Another witness to his coolness right here.
@@tboysrocknroll8848 I totally agree with you. I've also met him. I met him twice and he was definitely not arrogant. He was not complicated at all and easy to talk to. Actually I was expecting him to be arrogant, but he wasn't. I rather have it like this than the other way around. Sometimes famous people can appear nice on TV/RUclips or something, but when you meet them, they may disappoint you.
Sykes influenced Rock Guitar as much as any rock guitarist around,.His vibrato alone is legendary,..Its crazy he isnt more famous
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!
He looks like a moron. Spit the freaking gum out.
"I never spend much time learning the songs. I'll just bust me way through till I pick em up, play em by ear".
SYKES, YOU FUCKING RULE!!!!!
Busk!
+FarFromEquilibrium Producer Keith Olsen said almost all 35 of Sykes guitar tracks were out of tune and all of Sykes effects were out of tune. Dann Huff was brought in to cover what Sykes couldn't or wouldn't do.
Keith Olsen couldn't find his own dick, not even to mention '' covering what Sykes couldn't or wouldn't do''... The truth is Coverdale did all he could to handicap John Sykes career.
FarFromEquilibrium love this guy....always!
knob
Forever love John. Formidable guitarist, gorgeous vocalist, and great songwriter. I miss new music from him however! Come give us all that magic John! ❤️
RIP legend. Crazy, John Sykes being interviewed on anything goes. John really did establish Whitesnake in AMERICA, Coverdale signed him for million back in 83, he got a bargain, he built his whole current career on Sykes' songs
Still have a crush
36 yrs later
I love u John ♡
John Sykes the greatest!! So handsome, love him!!!!💘
Me too. I loved him since I was about 14!
@@sonjabrentley6408 me too, since I was 3.
This was recorded in 1984, "Whitesnake isn't really known in the US". Until 1987 with the famous album, blew the lights out.
@zgolijan.... you're full of shit. Whitesnake was well known in the US, but it was in 1987 where Whitesnake changed producers to make them look more like other LA Glam metal rock bands during the time where poser metal fan boys like you would notice. You must be a Millennial indeed.
@@gmlasam I was a teen in the 80s and very into rock/metal. I do not remember Whitesnake at all in 1984. They weren't big, big until Here I go Again in 1987. Maybe they were known in smaller circles. But like I said, I was into this music and never heard of them at this time.
gmlasam 1987 album is nothing like LA glam rock...like poison or ratt, motley crue etc. That sound and guitar riffs/ wicked playing by John Sykes mostly made the album. Man everyone was humming that riff( still of the night) in the late 80's cause it was epic and nothing WS did before. It was a landmark album
Well to state the facts....in 1984 Whitesnake released " Slide it In " with the semi
hit's Slide it In ....Slow and Easy....and Love Aint No Stranger....all really good song's
in my opinion....the only one Syke's played on was Slow and Easy....
so they weren't mega star's .....but I do believe the US had heard of them...
when the 1987 album hit....that was all John Sykes riff's and the rest is history
@@zsuzsuspetals I remember the Slide it In album....my first taste of Whitesnake.
Coverdale's two biggest mistakes: "Hiring" Tawny Kitaen, and firing Sykes & Dunbar.
Don't forget bassist Neil Murray.
Jonsilence lt will be that David likes girls too much!!!😊❤️👍
Omg I met her when they were on tour with Motley and I told him to his face not to do it ..
Tawny was never a mistake, forever a Princess
Tawny Kitaen show them on map with John Sykes! Thanks to the music videos!
RIP John Sykes my hero! One of the greatest guitarists ever.
John Sykes can be as cocky as he wants. Dude is a fookin legend.
Along With Jake E Lee....John Sykes is AMAZING
14 years later but this comment is gold
My two favorites!!!!
Same!!
If you don’t believe you’re a star , no one else will. Kudos to Sykes - he epitomized THE 80’s Rock God
I absolutely can't get enough of John while Blue Murder was together. What an amazingly talented guitarist. But, of course, everyone that comments here already knows that. :)
Love that album to death. Wish there was a sex child video
"I never spend too much time learning the songs, I just bust me way through til I pick em up" . I just fucking love that !
RIP, what a legend. I hope he passed his playing to his sons so we can enjoy more of the same musical DNA.
This is the epitome of the quintessential English guitarist
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😝
Love this
Thank you
He's an amazing player and as a teenager....huge crush ....and STILL ♡
Still Of The Night BEST SONG EVER !
They need to get him into Spinal Tap. He's so deadpan, and his accent is perfect.
sounds about his level.
@@mozartsmate6358 " These go to 11" !
@@TheHumbuckerboy ha ha....like it.
Such a damn cutie badass he was,awesome!! ....John Sykes is a guitar god ,one of the greatest ever...He brought Whitesnake to the highest level in the 80s...such a huge talent, I love all of his works....
dagmar977 You and me both, hes actually the only person to make me wish i was blonde😂
His uncle Eric iwas better.
Freya 2021 Rude? It' s the least l see of him.
Thin Lizzy's sound was heavy when John was with them in early 80's. Thunder and Lightning, Renegade, were awesome.
A hugely underrated talent. Spoiler Alert he never did tour with Whitesnake.
May he rest in peace.
WTH are you talking about!?!? He did a tour with WS.
@ not with the album this interview discusses. He may have toured with the Slide It In tour. But never with the 1987 self titled release.
@@SamVecchiothis interview WAS about the Slide In Tour. He’s not talking about the 1987 album. The interview mentioned playing with Lizzy for the past months so this is when he just joined the band. Plus The Slide It In tour started on the 17 like he mentioned in the interview. The 1987 tour began in America not Dublin.
John we need you come back
I was at that show in 84. Just wow. Cozy solo was beyond belief, Sykes was outta this world,
Best hard rock vocalist E V E R. totally unique and original... his voice has an amazing deep quality like a baritone even though he's clearly a brilliant tenor.
And the way he annunciates words. Full on original. Notice the way he annunciates "night" in SOTnight... that's what I'm talking about. 1inAMillyun.
I still have a cassette of blue murder album. I finally got around to upgrading to a CD so I can enjoy it in my car. Anyway I did not know that John Sykes was British and assumed that his accent was a Long Island accent 😂😂😂😂😂😂
"John, the interview's about to start."
"OK, I'd better start chewing some gum so I look cool"
I’ve often wondered why so many people hate watching someone chew gum?? When I actually had all my teeth. I chewed gum all the time. It helps with dry mouth. Especially if you’re somewhere where you can’t bring a drink with you. But I think most people would side with you, on this matter😁.
Hahaha toadally
John's funny...the insight about Cozy is hilarious! They became the best of friends.
I saw them play live with Whitesnake at that time and it was a phenomenal gig !
He did not leave Whitesnake, Coverdale kicked him and all the rest of the band out and hired new musicians for touring the 1987 album.
Sykes maybe arrogant but he made David Coverdale in América. COVEREGO never accepeted that fact. But here in Brasil on Rockin in Rio Sykes overshined everybody back in 1985.
Luís Cláudio Neves If Sykes made Coverdale in USA why wasn’t Sykes able to make it himself without Coverdale?
It's a fact that coming from such a great band like Deep Purple helped Coverdale a lot in forging his legend.
It's also truth that Coverdeale did all he could to obstacle Syke's career after he kicked him out of Whitesnake.
Sykes Blue Murder Album wipes the floor with Whitesnakes' Slip of the Tounge. They came out around the same time. This was 1989/90 and it was the end of a great era. The Blue Murder album, everybody thought would be a huge hit. Amazing players, songs and Bob rock production. But John was let down by his record-company (Geffen, same as Coverdale/Whitesnake) and had no proper management. The story is well known.
@Crimson Idol I love JS but Whitesnake was a big band before him...However 1987 is an outstanding album and the big reason is John Sykes ...
@Crimson Idol Whatever man sure David did everything he could to keep John Sykes down Cry me a river! The success of WS 87 made John a millionaire because he co-wrote the songs! Publishing rights, royalties=$ They didn't get along and David wanted to take the band in a more commercial direction. It's funny because Blue Murder was also given direction by John Kalodner the executive that oversaw Whitesnake's commercial success!
Actually Vandenberg plays the guitar solo in Here I Go Again 1987 while the rest of the guitar work is from John Sykes.
Makes sense cause I never liked that solo as much as the rest of the guitar work lol
R.I.P. John
...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
love Sykes' "mockney" accent 😁
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.
They are talking about a single released by John called "Please don't leave me" which had Phil Lynott on lead vocals.
I love that song. Great guitar 🎸⚡
Thin Lizzy's "Baby, please don't go"?
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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 I used to think he played on the radio version of that song (which I prefer) but was done by a session guitarist. Vandenberg played on the other version .
@@PishedupScotsmaninSweden Yeah the US version is played by Dan Huff who is a fantastic session guitarist. There were rumours that a lot of the tracks on the 1987 were re-recorded by Huff because Sykes's tracks were "unusable" but I think it's pretty obvious it's Sykes on most of the tracks and this rumour was spread by friends of Coverdale
that reminded me of David ST.Hubbins from Spinal Tap
He looks and osunds like the singer from Spinal Tap - is that St Hubbins?
Kick-Ass Rock Guitar
yes
to much facking perspective really....
but the chewing gum is totally Nigel
Tap came out in ‘84, before this.
He's sooooo so cute and he's an absolute powerhouse on vocals and guitar, I adore him so much, especially his work in Blue Murder
I like John Sykes !. He's a great guitarist !
Why all the hate? Sykes is totally humble giving props to David and Ritchie. Ever hear David Coverdale give an interview? Sheesh...
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.
The problem with Steve Vai is he just doesnt ROCK like John Sykes does,.Vai is the "best" all around guitarist,.but he will NEVER ROCK like Sykes,.And I dont remember Steve Vai writing and singing an Album like Blue Murders first LP,.That Album is a TOUR DE FORCE OF ROCK!,.Im glad John Sykes isnt a good Jazz guitarist!
Best all around guitarist? I'd give that title to Steve Morse, hands down :)
You're right that he doesn't rock like Sykes, but I don't see it being a problem . Once you get past the point of professionalism , it boils down to personal taste .
I don’t think Vai is the best at all, great player technically and would be in my top 20 but not in my top 10, just my opinion.
John Sykes is the best all around guitarits..
what an awesome guitarest
I absolutely love his long blond wavy hair!Almost his trademark :P
It's his Lions mane. After all, he's a Leo..😉👍
@@tangerinerose3724 maybe he's a Leo but....he ain't no lion. Deep Purple.
@@mozartsmate6358 Leo zodiac sign is a lion.
@@tangerinerose3724 I'm a lioness as well but I can't stand his attitude, must be something to do with his ascendant then? Lower lion signs, lion is loyal!
I'm lion- saggitarius😉
@@LindaEll89 I don't mind his attitude. Seems very likable.
My one my fave NWOBHM albums was the Tygers of Pan Tang's Spellbound from about 1981 - I saw John with them at Hammersmith Odeon back in the day. Great player and talent. This is the first time I saw him interviewed...I hope he cringes too if he watches this!
guitar genius Sykes
what a pleasant guy!!! I like John
Why this should be a comparison between JS and SV. I love both of them: when I want to listen to JS I go for Lizzy & Whitesnake, while when I want to listen to Vai I go for Passion&Warfare and Alien Love Secrets. As simple as that!
Some of us in America knew about Whitesnake but Johnny Sykes made Whitesnake in America. Great guitar player I first heard John in Thin Lizzy. Those two Whitesnake albums he helped make were awesome. I saw him on the Slide it in tour.
He used to be in my friends Band years ago in Accrington Lancashire, Streetfighter. Then he went away to join Pantang. The rest is history!
LOVE THIS GUY
I was at the Belfast concert John mentioned here in this interview... only his 2nd live concert with Whitesnake.
He reminds me of David St Hubbins from Spinal Tap 😆I love John brilliant guitarist 👍
John Sykes is awesome, but is this like the inspiration for Spinal Tap? lol
was just thinking that
David St Hubbins for sure lol
@@hazor777 ... Are you two engaged?
Sykes: I know how to make Whitesnake big in America
Coverdale: Let's do it brother!
Sykes: We made it!
Coverdale: Ok bye
Have Mercy, there's no one like Sykes. Talent & looks. The kids today have missed out on looking up to true musical talent. I would never trade in my youth for today's rancid selection of artists.
I find it difficult to call them artists, especially the rap bullshit. It takes talent to be classified as an artist, that is something they don't have.
I would like to hear new music from him : )
THE GREATEST INTERVIEW EVER......
Appears that Sykesy came from the Wolverhampton district of Reading. 😂 People seem to think he's arrogant, fact is he answered every question logically and politely. It's an '80s guitar hero folks, expect gum chewing.
This was recorded in Feb 1984.
Damn, John even chews gum cooler than anyone. Respect
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
Love that album Burn what David did🤣🤣
Steve Vai was never the right guy, for that band. Great with Dave, not with Whitesnake. Sykes was the man. His writing & playing propelled Whitesnake to the top. He was the right guy, at this point.
Well said👍
He fancied the boss his job and maybe the wife too.. That's not done, not loyal if you wanna steal the band because David had into surgery, Sykes had the rest of the band mpre or less behind him to go on while David couldn't perform for 9 months or so. If you have that attitude than David had the right to fire them all, what Sykes was about to do, go on with WS with another singer. Not loyal and not done.
@@LindaEll89 That's the rumor, not necessarily the truth. I was around back then & initially Coverdale was saying something about "gambling debts" that Sykes had incurred. Neil Murray & Aynsley Dunbar have never spoken of a Sykes coup. And despite the fact that I love Coverdale as a singer & an artist, look at how many people he's fired and/or forced out of that band.
@@johnsoos6907 It seems like Coverdale and Blackmore etc were always getting musicians then dumping them after their initial contributions had been used . I feel that Jimmy Page used Coverdale for that one-off collaboration album and then finished his association with Coverdale because a jealous Plant returned to work with Page.
@@TheHumbuckerboy Great observation. And it did seem like Page manipulated Plant by using Coverdale to get him jealous. And it worked!
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 a huge fan of David Coverdale, but I must side with John Sykes on this disagreement.
Coverdale kicked tons of people out of Whitesnake. John Sykes is not the only one.
Super! John Sykes is amazing.
JOHN SYKES IS🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I wonder if Rob Reiner or Christopher Guest saw this before the legendary spinal tap movie. the relaxed rock star chewing gum on camera speaking his mind.
John Sykes IS sPINAL tAP !
Super!!
John Sykes bloody amazing guitarist and a sound to die for
I dont think Vai would have joined Whitesnake if it werent for the fact he would get to play all the cool songs John Sykes wrote?,.Think about it?
Hard not to like Sykes. A bit cocky, but not off-the-charts arrogant, and he doesn't take himself too seriously.
Coverdale hijacked his own career when he fired Sykes they never ever had spark, when he left, they could have been huge otherwise.
If Phil hadn't passed and Sykes could have avoided the poison that was Coverdale maybe he'd have been more productive and happy with the music scene. As is a top 5 guitarist for me.
Let’s be glad they met tho or we’d never have the phenomenal 1987 album
I'm a Sykes fan but listening to him in this clip made me think of Spinal Tap.
Love Sykes. To me he just articulated reality at that time; definitely confident, which is cool with me. Bought the Whitesnake release a few years ago with Sykes and Cozy playing together (1984?); it's badass.
1:37 - 1:48 fucking legend
Stop blaspheming, you ignoramus tosspot.!
2 words Blue Murder!
I loved Jelly Roll
Actually Vai can sing, listen to All about Eve, it's a great song :)
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.
john sykes writes or cowrites songs i can remember..i dig vai, but i def preferred sykes in snake
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Brilliant
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It's a shame David Coverdale fired him !. He helped Whitesnake become international stars !
Yes he sure did
They already were actually)) us market needs great promotion, thats what they get with that lineup
@@cornucopia8591 He wrote a lot of the material on the 1987 album. And that's the one that really made it BIG in the US.
I've always wondered if Coverdale fired him because after John ,Coverdale wasn't the most handsome guy in the band. My opinion from a girl fan point of view.
@@andreawagner7352 That's just ridiculous. Guys don't think that way, that's a female thing.
No, he´s 8 in this vid. He joined Whitesnake in the 60´s.
He was a baby during rocking with Thin Lizzy.
An embryo with the Tygers, and just a twinkle in his daddies eye with Streetfighter.....
extremely underrated
You have no clue at all. Go back to Abba
BAD ASS LOVE JOHN SYKES THIN LIZZY 4 EVER
Notice that the other guitarist in Thin Lizzy the majority of the time, Scott Gorham made everyone who played with him sound great. Props to Scott Gorham, one of my favorites.
No, it was Steve Via who wouldn't accept Vandenberg - not John Sykes
talkin about cozy powell ! yeeaa , guy was awesome.
Looks like John "rocked" his fashion from a popular show at the time, Miami Vice with the Don Johnson white suit!
Possibly, but Johnson's a better guitar player....
I have a feeling that Michael McKean based part of his Spinal Tap character on John Sykes looks.
What kind of a sweater is that with a plastic banana and strawberries??
whitesnake ,we arent too big in america,,WAIT A YEAR OR SO...........damned this guy is so bad ass
Crying in The Rain guitar and singing is wrote by Coverdale actually :)
Correct. At last somebody who knows what they're talking about.
No that's not true
🌟Great interview‼️❗️
😉Yet, how comes, John doesn‘ t speak Posh⁉️
💛He‘ s definitely ✨Rock ‘N‘ Royalty⚜️✨⚡️🌟