Jay Jay French

Infobox musical artist

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Name = Jay Jay French
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = John French
Born = Birth date and age|1952|7|20,
New York City, New York
Genre = Glam metal
Hard rock
Heavy metal
Blues rock
Instrument = Guitar
Instrument = Guitar
Associated_acts = Twisted Sister
Years_active = 1972 - present
URL = http://www.twistedsister.com/

John French (born 20 July 1952), better known with his stage name Jay Jay French or J.J. French, is the founding member and one of the two guitarists of the American heavy metal band, Twisted Sister.

Born in New York City, New York, French briefly used the stage name Johnny Heartbreaker in the first years of his career. Rumour has it that his real name is John Fred Segall [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/24/arts/television/24itzk.html?fta=y] but he has stated that his only legal name is John French [http://www.radiotangra.com/?page=int&lng=en&id=83] . He is the owner of French Management and Rebellion Entertainment along with his business partner, Sean Sullivan. It was when French was recovering from a serious bout of mononucleosis, that he first heard rock and roll while scanning the AM dial. He has a signature guitar model made by Epiphone. French is credited with playing the guitar solo on the song "The Chainsaw Buffet", by the band Lordi, on their 2006 release "The Arockalypse".

French and his former wife, Janice Brock, have one 15 year-old daughter, Samantha, who resides in Hampshire, England and attends Cambridge Tutors College.He has recently endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23695803/]

Notes

As revealed during his interview with Maul Stanley, Jay Jay was in attendance for the world premiere of in 1983. Though he originally had no idea that the actors and producers of the film would be in attendance, he ultimately referred to it as, "an experience I will never, ever forget." [cite web | url=http://www.maulstanley.com/interviews/french.htm | title=Maul Stanley Talks Star Wars with Jay Jay French | publisher=MaulStanley.com | accessdate=2008-09-23]

References

External links

* [http://www.JayJayFrench.com Jay Jay French website"]