J Mascis
J Mascis
J Mascisis an American musician. He is best known as the singer, guitarist and main songwriter for alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. and described as a figurehead of grunge. He also developed a solo career releasing six albums while also playing drums on other projects. His latest album Tied to a Star was released in August 2014. As a notable guitarist, he was ranked number 86 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth10 December 1965
CountryUnited States of America
I'd definitely be into doing some zombie slaying music. That'd be cool.
Yeah, you know, I'm always into cassette. At least they seem to be the longest-lasting medium we used to have. I don't play cassettes much anymore, but I play records all the time.
Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different.
I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.
I've never liked rehearsing too much.
I enjoy having some boundaries to work within. That's why I generally don't like alternate tunings and stuff like that. I like the boundaries of regular tunings.
All labels are offensive in some way.
I don't have any tattoos but I've thought about getting Ernie, from Bert and Ernie, on my earlobe. He made a big impression on me as a kid. And I have pretty big earlobes.
It seemed so wimpy at first when I started to play [guitar]. So I started playing loud with lots of effects just to try to mimic the dynamic [of the drums]. Drums seemed a lot more expressive. [I was] Trying to emulate the feeling of playing the drums on the guitar - I guess that's why I played it so loud.
I have limited interests. I really like all sorts of gear. Guitar gear. Recording gear. Stuff like that. I like music, you know.
It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.
People have to do what they want to do.
When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.