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 HippieLady: GOOD EVENING, and welcome to HPI BLUES CHAT! I'm your host, Beverly Howell. Thank you
 for joining us this evening! Our special guest, JONNY LANG, will be joining us shortly, but let me open by
 passing on an announcement! Grab a pencil...because I'm about to give you a NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR
 JONNY!

 HippieLady: His new email address is: ElPatioWeb@classic.msn.com
(NOTE--Amend to transcript - November 20, 1997: Jonny's e-mail address has been changed since this chat...please direct Jonny's mail to Fanhandler@aol.com)
 HippieLady: Ladies and Gents, put your hands together for JONNY LANG!

 HippieLady: Hi, Jonny, welcome to Blues Chat!

 Jonny Lang: Hi, everybody!!

 HippieLady: Don't have to tell ya we're thrilled to have you here!

 Jonny Lang: Well, thank you! It's a pleasure to be here!

 HippieLady: Jonny, if you don't mind, I'm going to go right to the questions from the audience...I normally open
 with a couple, but we're packed to the roof tonight!

 Jonny Lang: Alright!

 HPI_OsoBlue: Jonny, I was lucky enough to see you performing at SXSW this year at the 'new' Antone's. You
 were on fire that night! Do you prefer playing small, intimate venues like that, or bigger ones?

 Jonny Lang: It depends..sometimes I'm more in the mood for a smaller, more intimate place, but playing front of
 20,000 people isn't bad either!

 HippieLady: A question received prior to your appearance tonight, Jonny:...Where do you buy your COOL
 Clothes?

 Jonny Lang: Thrift stores!

 Julie: Knowing that Luther Allison is one of your favorites, what do you think of his tune on the "Paint It Blue"
 album?

 Jonny Lang: I'm sorry, I haven't heard it yet!

 Julie: From what my husband and I have seen, you've got a great head on your shoulders and we wish you all
 the best. We'll look forward to watching your future!

 Jonny Lang: Thank you! That means a lot to me!

 Julie: How are you feeling about opening for the Stones?

 Jonny Lang: It's a pleasure to be opening for such HUGE rock 'n' roll icons!

 SRV-fan: Jonny, I love your music! I'm a 14-year-old blues guitarist...here are my questions: 1) Do you tune your
 guitar down 1/2 step? All the tabs are that way, but I read you say "I never detune or use a capo like Albert
 Collins did" and 2) Why were you barefoot at the Columbus, Ohio show in August? (*Awesome show by the
 way*) PS: I got my parents into your music...they love you!

 Jonny Lang: I don't tune down, and I play barefoot 'cause it feels good!

 Layla2: At Manny's Car Wash in February you walked freely thru the bar and have always been very accessible
 to your fans. With your increased popularity however, one needs to be more concerned with safety.
 Unfortunately, you will probably not be able to meet, chat and interact with your fans as before. How do you feel
 about the possibility that you will lose that personal contact with your fans?

 Jonny Lang: I don't think that loss of any kind of personal contact has to be there! I think the second you start
 removing yourself from public things that you would normally do, is when you start feeling like a prisoner; you
 kinda make yourself a prisoner. I don't intend to do that, you'll see me walking around WITHOUT a bodyguard!

 ArkBluesDude: Jonny, tell us about you Mom, and her involvement in your CD. Also, does she have her own
 music career going?

 Jonny Lang: My mom is a great singer and I can probably attribute most of my learning how to sing to her. Yes,
 she sang backup along with my sister Heidi on a few songs on the album, but no, she doesn't have her own
 music career going now, she used to, though!

 TinPan: Hey Jonny, I was curious as to where you see your music going in the future. Rock? Blues? Jazz?

 Jonny Lang: I think no matter what kind of music I end up doing, it'll always have a really strong blues influence,
 but I guess time will tell!

 ArkBluesDude: Hey, Jonny, want to let you know that the real blues fans appreciate what you're doing. What
 does Albert Collins mean to you, as far as an influence?

 Jonny Lang: Albert Collins and BB King are probably my two biggest influences for guitar playing. I never got to
 meet Albert, but nevertheless, he's still a big influence for me!

 musichick: Are you interested in any other musical instruments besides the guitar?

 Jonny Lang: Yeah! I love piano, I love drums, bass, saxophone, and I love classical strings too!

 Julie: I've just ordered "Smokin'" from Blue Sky. How does it compare to "Lie To Me?"

 Jonny Lang: It's different. I'd been playing guitar for like a year when I recorded that. It's more of a blues album
 than "Lie To Me" is.

 Layla2: Although your success is a dream of a lifetime, what aspects of teen life do you miss?

 Jonny Lang: I'll tell you what I don't miss! I don't miss sitting at home wishing that I could be out on the road as a
 musician - haha!

 Spring: Jonny, when will you be coming out with a new CD? I love "Cross the Line." Why isn't that song on the
 American CD?

 Jonny Lang: Oh, because usually we just record live songs from our shows, and then choose a couple songs
 and make B-side cuts for Europe. That's the only reason it's there, they run through singles a lot quicker than
 the US. It wasn't on the album really, just 'cause we ran out of room!

 Stype: What is your role in the new Blues Brothers movie?

 Jonny Lang: I'm a janitor, and I sing a song with Wilson Pickett!

 tyyger: Are you always comfortable when you're on stage, and what do you do to not be so nervous?

 Jonny Lang: Yeah, I'm always really comfortable onstage. There's really no trick to not being nervous, it's just
 being comfortable with what you're doing. I guess I just feel comfortable on stage.

 GuyMan: Jonny, can you tell us about your amps and pedals. What are you using?

 Jonny Lang: I use Fender VibroKings for amps, Vox wah-wah pedal, and Ibanez TS808 tubescreamer.

  aDrIa: Do you wear prescription glasses or is it just for style?

  Jonny Lang: (laughing) Would I wear these things for style?! Yes, they're prescription!

  ArkBluesDude: Jonny, how was it for you to be able to present Luther Allison with his Handy Award last year?

  Jonny Lang: It was a great honor to be a part of the Handy Awards. I'm just really glad they wanted me there in
  the first place!

  tyyger: Jonny, how would you recommend someone getting noticed in the music world? I need to know. By the
  way, you are awesome!
 

 Jonny Lang: You have to be really lucky! Thanks for the comment!

 Jen: Do you still go to school?

 Jonny Lang: I don't go to school as an institution, but I have been tutored, and I'll be graduating when I go back
 home in December.

 HippieLady: Prior to the show, a fan asked: Jonny, do you have your drivers permit, and do you practice driving
 in that big ole' tour bus?

 Jonny Lang: I don't have my permit, because I don't have time! But I'll have you all know, that I was driving
 tractors on the farm when I was 10 years old!

 Poopybutt: How do you take care of your voice?

 Jonny Lang: I don't have any formal vocal training, so I guess I just sleep is the key, and I don't smoke.

 44blues: Jonny, you are awesome! What gives you the energy to play the way you do?

 Jonny Lang: First of all, I'm 16! I also have an insatiable need to always be doing something that gives me an
 adrenaline rush!

 ArkBluesDude: Jonny, it's hard to imagine that you've only been playing for about 3 years...what do you attribute
 your quick learning to?

 Jonny Lang: I've been playing for almost 4 years... I attribute my progress as a musician to playing with players
 that kick my butt all the time! Like the guys in my band!

 Queen_Amy: Jonny, who was/is your biggest influence?

 Jonny Lang: I would say my biggest general, all around musical influence would be Stevie Wonder.

 musichick: What are your favorite songs on both of your CD's?

 Jonny Lang: I don't know... that's for you to decide!

 BluesGirl: Where you ever shy about getting on stage in front of people?

 21:58:46 1997 Jonny Lang: Probably the first time I played I was shy, but after that I wasn't really.

 Sinden: Does being compared to other young blues artists like Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mike Welch, etc.,
 subject you to unfair pressure and/or make you more competitive?

 Jonny Lang: There's absolutely no pressure involved! I don't compete when it comes to music, because in the
 end, we're all in the same band. Music isn't a sport.

 HippieLady: Amen, Jonny!

 JonnyLangFanatic: What other kind of music do you like besides blues?

 Jonny Lang: Every kind!

 bassmusician: Do you read music, or do you play strictly by ear?

 Jonny Lang: I can't read music, I play by ear.

 TinPan: Jonny, I was just wondering about the sticker on your Tele. I haven't been able to see it close up. What
 is it?

 Jonny Lang: It's a picture of a girl from the '50s in lingerie.

 HippieLady: Jonny has a commitment and will have to be leaving soon, so we'll be taking just a few more quick
 questions.

 Chandoogle: Do you like or dislike how so many girls are so obsessed with you?? (I am one of the obsessed
 ones, you rule!)

 Jonny Lang: It depends on what they're obsessed with!

 musichick: I just want to say thank you for being a huge inspiration, for turning me onto the blues, and for being
 such a cool guy!

 Jonny Lang: Awwww... thank you! ALOT!

 PianoGeek: What do you do in your "spare" time?

 Jonny Lang: Interviews! (laughing!)

 HippieLady: Well, folks, Jonny has to run; thank you SO much for joining us online tonight...any closing
 comments?

 HippieLady: (plus you know I love you to pieces, so it was great joy havin' you here in Blues Chat!)

 Jonny Lang: Thaaaanks Bev! (chuckle)

 HippieLady: You're welcome, hon! BIG HUG!

 Jonny Lang: Thank you ALL for stopping by tonight! Sorry I couldn't stick around longer, but I'm going to see
 "The Wallflowers" play at Walt Disney World in Orlando tonight! So, I'll see you later, and thanks for the support!

 HippieLady: Have a great time!

 Jonny Lang: Thanks!

 HippieLady: Special thanks, and a HUGE round of applause for the great folks at Blue Sky Artist Management,
 especially Miki Mulvehill, for her help in coordinating this special evening with Jonny!

 HippieLady: Be sure to join us this coming Sunday night in HPI Blues Chat, when our guest will be Alvin Youngblood Hart, at
 10 PM Eastern, right here in the HPI Auditorium!

 HippieLady: Also, don't miss "Blues Trivia," Monday night at 10 Eastern, hosted by Madeline Denes and Margaret
 Mackinnon…come in and win Jonny's "LIE TO ME" next Monday!

 HippieLady: Tuesday night join us for Chicago Blues Chat at 10 PM Eastern, with your host Geof Rogers. In next Tuesday's
 forum, Geof will be leading a discussion about blues legend Elmore James!

 HippieLady: Thanks for joining us tonight for HPI Blues Chat. Good night and God Bless!

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