Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang
Jonny Langis an American blues, gospel, and rock singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist. He has five albums that charted on the top 50 of the Billboard 200 chart and has won a Grammy Award for Turn Around...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth29 January 1981
CountryUnited States of America
dad good-friend player
My dad was good friends with the Bad Medicine Blues Band - one of the only blues bands in Fargo, as you can imagine! He took me out to see them play when I was 12 years old and I was really inspired by their guitar player, Ted Larsen.
winning honor grammy
It's an honor to win a Grammy, of course.
artist guitar long
Probably my favorite artists to listen to James Taylor, Stevie Wonder - I haven't gone back in a really long time and really listened to them - my first guitar influences. It's been awhile since I revisited that.
mom country dad
My dad used to play drums in a country band, and my mom is an incredible singer.
parent stuff records
My parents had a huge pile of records - vinyl! - that I loved, especially the Motown stuff, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding.
skills guy wish
I'm not a fast, stream-of-consciousness lyricist at all - I know some guys who are, and if there is one skill I wish I had, it's that.
people style done
Apparently, there's this whole set of disgruntled people but obviously it's not my intention to offend anyone by changing the style of music that I've done.
realizing yeah touring
Yeah, touring can get rough some times and draining, but I always have to pinch myself and realize that I'm doing what I love.
home church pastor
I have an awesome church home and an awesome Pastor down in L.A., and I couldn't be happier.
guitar years two
I've probably gone a month or two without playing guitar, just because I've gotten so burnt on it touring all year or whatever.
rocks bigs buried
During a big rock show, you can flub a few things and nobody will hear it, because it gets buried under everything else.
kids play careers
When I began my career, I was constantly referred to as the kid who could play the blues.
passion giving interesting
My passion is for playing music and although everyone needs a break sometimes just to keep things interesting and fresh, there's no way I would ever give that up.
song writing enjoy
Right now I really enjoy writing songs.