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США 28 июн 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER: How 9/11 Reunited TWISTED SISTER | 16 июн 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Joined By MARK MENDOZA For Performance Of TWISTED SISTER's 'Under The Blade' At Long Island Concert (Video) | 14 июн 2021 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'Cancel Culture Is Not A Healthy Thing' | 6 май 2021 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH To Release 'Twisted Business: Lessons From My Life In Rock 'N' Roll' Book In September | 4 май 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER Says He Has 'No Financial Interest' In TWISTED SISTER Copyright Case: 'I Sold My Catalog Years Ago' | 4 май 2021 : |
Australian Politician Ordered To Pay $1.2 Million After Losing TWISTED SISTER Copyright Case | 4 май 2021 : |
KROKUS's MARC STORACE Says Long-Running Feud With DEE SNIDER Was 'Created' By TWISTED SISTER Singer | 16 апр 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER 'Would Love To' Reunite With TWISTED SISTER For Appearance On 'Jimmy Fallon' Or At A Charity Event | 25 мар 2021 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Blasts 'Elitist' ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME | 22 мар 2021 : |
TWISTED SISTER Reunites (Virtually) To Pay Tribute To Late Drummer A.J PERO (Video) | 27 янв 2021 : |
DEE SNIDER: 'TWISTED SISTER Was One Of The Greatest Live Performing Bands Of All Time' | 23 янв 2021 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Calls TRUMP A 'White Supremacist President', Says His White House Tenure Was 'Long National Nightmare' | 29 дек 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER Is Toying Around With Idea Of Recording 'A Couple Of New Songs' For 15th-Anniversary Reissue Of 'A Twisted Christmas' | 24 дек 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Doesn't Have A Problem With Classic Rock Bands Touring With Non-Original Members | 1 окт 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH To Release 'Twisted Business' Book | 10 авг 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER On Possibility Of A TWISTED SISTER Reunion: 'I Don't Know If I See That Happening In This Lifetime' | 28 июл 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Blasts TRUMP's Leadership Skills And Personal Character | 19 июл 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Blasts People Who Refuse To Wear Face Masks | 18 июл 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER On Drummer MIKE PORTNOY Filling In For A.J. PERO On TWISTED SISTER's Final Tour - "A Classy Person, A Talented Person Who Respects Other Musicians And Their Art; I Love That Guy" | 13 июл 2020 : |
DEE SNIDER Looks Back On TWISTED SISTER Supporting IRON MAIDEN - "It Was Not An Opening Situation; It Was An Event" | 3 июл 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'DONALD TRUMP Is A Functionally Illiterate Racist' | 3 июл 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: How GUNS N' ROSES Survived Grunge | 13 июн 2020 : |
EDDIE OJEDA On Possibility Of TWISTED SISTER Reunion: 'Never Say Never' | 19 апр 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER: Why I Allowed 'I Wanna Rock' To Be Re-Recorded With New Lyrics For 'The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie' | 12 мар 2020 : |
TWISTED SISTER Is 'Musically The Most Licensed Heavy Metal Band In History,' Says JAY JAY FRENCH | 9 дек 2019 : |
TWISTED SISTER’s Dee Snider Says “All Four Surviving AC/DC Members Have Reunited With Tracks Recorded By Malcolm (Young) While He Was Still Alive” | 23 окт 2019 : |
TWISTED SISTER: 35th-Anniversary 'Stay Hungry' Coin Now Available | 4 май 2018 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Says JUDAS PRIEST And FOREIGNER Have Turned Into 'Cover Bands' | 9 июн 2017 : |
TWISTED SISTER Sues ROCK CARNIVAL Festival Promoter Over Unpaid Concert Fee | 2 мар 2017 : |
JAY JAY FRENCH: IRON MAIDEN Didn't Want To Perform After TWISTED SISTER At European Festivals | 20 янв 2017 : |
TWISTED SISTER - "Why We Wouldn’t Let ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ Be Trump’s Anthem" | 14 ноя 2016 : |
Watch TWISTED SISTER's Last-Ever Concert | 5 ноя 2016 : |
Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of TWISTED SISTER's Final U.S. Concert | 7 окт 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER Perform Surprise Set At Cathouse 30th Anniversary Party In West Hollywood; Fan-Filmed Video Posted | 4 окт 2016 : |
Video: TWISTED SISTER Performs At New Jersey's ROCK CARNIVAL Festival | 5 сен 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER - Pro-Shot Footage Of FOX & Friends All American Summer Concert Series Performance Available | 20 авг 2016 : |
Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of TWISTED SISTER's Last-Ever U.K. Concert | 25 июл 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER - First Pro-Shot Live Stream Clip From Hell & Heaven Festival Show Posted | 23 июл 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER: 'The Price' Performance Clip From 'Metal Meltdown' DVD | 20 июл 2016 : |
Vintage Live Recordings From TWISTED SISTER Released As Limited-Edition Box Set | 13 июл 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER: 'We're Not Gonna Take It' Performance Clip From 'Metal Meltdown' DVD | 25 июн 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER: 'You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll' Performance Clip From 'Metal Meltdown' DVD | 15 июн 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER Feat. MIKE PORTNOY: Las Vegas Performance To Be Released As 'Metal Meltdown' DVD, Blu-Ray, CD | 28 май 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'Any Classic Band That Releases A New Record Is An Idiot For Playing It' | 22 май 2016 : |
Video: TWISTED SISTER, TESTAMENT, Ex-RATT, Ex-QUIET RIOT Members Perform 'Crazy Train' At 'Hair Metal Awards' | 19 май 2016 : |
Video: TWISTED SISTER Joined By QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI At 'Vegas Rocks! Hair Metal Awards' | 28 апр 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'I Was Only Offered Drugs One Time Backstage By A Roadie Of A Band' | 28 апр 2016 : |
Video: DEE SNIDER Sings TWISTED SISTER, AC/DC Classics During 'Ultimate Jam Night' | 6 апр 2016 : |
TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'I Don't Foresee Us Playing Ever Again' | 27 мар 2016 : |
DEE SNIDER Doesn't Feel TWISTED SISTER Has Gotten Its Due | 27 янв 2016 : |
DEE SNIDER On The End Of TWISTED SISTER - "I Want To Leave With A Certain Degree Of Dignity" | 8 дек 2015 : |
Documentary About TWISTED SISTER's Early Days Gets Release Date | 12 ноя 2015 : |
TWISTED SISTER - New Promo Clip Posted For We Are Twisted Fucking Sister Film | 16 июн 2015 : |
TWISTED SISTER Featuring Drummer MIKE PORTNOY: Video Footage Of Sayreville Concert | 1 июн 2015 : |
TWISTED SISTER Play First Show With MIKE PORTNOY; Video Streaming, Set-List Revealed | 13 апр 2015 : |
MIKE PORTNOY On Joining TWISTED SISTER For Upcoming Tour Dates - "It Is My Absolute Honor To Help Out My Fellow Long Island Rock & Roll Saviors" | 8 апр 2015 : |
TWISTED SISTER | 7 апр 2015 : |
A.J. PERO's Longtime Girlfriend And 14-Year-Old Daughter Launch Crowdfunding Campaign | 7 апр 2015 : |
TWISTED SISTER To Headline 'A Concert To Honor AJ Pero' In June | 2 апр 2015 : |
JAY JAY FRENCH: TWISTED SISTER Will 'Fulfill Our Touring Obligations' With Help Of 'Professional Drummer' | 29 мар 2015 : |
TWISTED SISTER To Announce Future Plans Next Week | 27 мар 2015 : |
JAY JAY FRENCH Says It 'May Be Time' For TWISTED SISTER To Call It Quits In 2016 | 24 мар 2015 : |
DEE SNIDER: TWISTED SISTER Will 'Probably' Continue To Play Following A.J. PERO's Death | 23 мар 2015 : |
DEE SNIDER Comments On Drummer A.J. Pero’s Death – “Today I Lost A Brother” | 20 мар 2015 : |
TWISTED SISTER Drummer A.J. PERO Dies At 55 | 14 ноя 2014 : |
Documentary About TWISTED SISTER's Early Days To Receive World Premiere This Month | 12 сен 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER To GENE SIMMONS: 'Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Dead' | 10 сен 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER: Fan-Filmed Footage Of New York City Benefit Concert | 13 авг 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER: Fan-Filmed Footage Of HEAVY MONTREAL Performance | 9 авг 2014 : |
Trailer For Forthcoming Documentary About TWISTED SISTER's Early Days | 26 июл 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER Performs On 'Fox & Friends' (Video) | 20 май 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of 'Stay Hungry' With Special Sayreville Show (Video) | 21 фев 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER – You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll, Come Out And Play, Love Is For Suckers To Be Reissued As 3CD Set | 7 фев 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER's A.J. PERO Plays LED ZEPPELIN At 'Bonzo Bash NAMM Jamm 2014' (Video) | 7 фев 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Stay Hungry' Album | 3 фев 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER - Rare Live Footage From Forthcoming We Are Twisted F*cking Sister Independent Documentary Online | 18 янв 2014 : |
TWISTED SISTER - More Clips From Forthcoming We Are Twisted F*cking Sister Independent Documentary Posted | 13 ноя 2013 : |
TWISTED SISTER To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of Stay Hungry At Mexico's Hell & Heaven Festival 2014 | 26 апр 2013 : |
TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Launches Signature Hot Sauce Line | 15 мар 2013 : |
Video: TWISTED SISTER Frontman Guests On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' | 14 фев 2013 : |
TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Looks Back On Band's Early Years | 15 янв 2013 : |
Movie About TWISTED SISTER's Early Days Reportedly In The Works | 30 дек 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER Joined By Former YANKEES Star BERNIE WILLIAMS At Sandy Relief Concert (Video) | 20 ноя 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER To Play Christmas Shows To Benefit Those Affected By Hurricane Sandy | 5 окт 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER: 'The Price' Performance From 'A Twisted Xmas - Live In Las Vegas' DVD (Video) | 1 окт 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER's 'A Twisted Xmas - Live In Las Vegas' To Be Released On CD, DVD, Digital | 16 сен 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER Singer Performs With HAUNTED BY HEROES On 'America's Got Talent' (Video) | 29 авг 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman: 'I Have No Other Choice Than To Vote For OBAMA' | 23 авг 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman Slams PAUL RYAN For Using 'We're Not Gonna Take It' | 10 июн 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER: Video Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Press Conference | 23 апр 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER's 'Live At Hammersmith' And 'Club Daze 2: Live In The Bars' To Be Re-Released | 11 апр 2012 : |
Former THE DICTATORS, TWISTED SISTER Drummer RICHARD TEETER Dead At 61 | 6 мар 2012 : |
TWISTED SISTER, Y&T Play Poughkeepsie Benefit Concert For Fallen Police Officer (Video) | 13 дек 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER: Quality Video Footage Of Huntington \'Christmas\' Performance | 14 окт 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER: \'From The Bars To The Stars\' Five-Disc DVD Box Set Due Next Month | 28 авг 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman \'Feeling Terrible\' About Leaving Family To Deal With Hurricane | 28 авг 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Discusses Live At The Marquee Club Release; Track Stream Available | 17 авг 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER\'s \'Live At The Marquee Club\' Due Next Month | 15 авг 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTERS DEE SNIDER Says He Is Working On Book, \'Broadway\' Album | 13 авг 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman Comments On JANI LANE\'s \'Sad Story\' | 27 июл 2011 : |
| 30 июн 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER To Release \'Double Live\' Two-Disc DVD Set In July; Release Party Announced | 17 июн 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER: Quality Footage From U.K.\'s DOWNLOAD Festival | 25 май 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER\'s Under The Blade\' To Be Reissued As Lavish CD/DVD Package | 30 апр 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER: Footage From Last Night\'s NYC Concert Available | 28 апр 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER Performs On \'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon\' | 28 мар 2011 : |
| 2 янв 2011 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman To Release \'Dee Does Broadway\' Next Year | 14 дек 2010 : |
TWISTED SISTER: \'Club Daze, Vol. 1\' And \'You Can\'t Stop Rock \'N\' Roll\' Reissues Announced | 14 окт 2010 : |
TWISTED SISTER - \"Twisted Christmas Shows Will Not Be Performed This Year\" | 8 окт 2010 : |
TWISTED SISTER: \'Live In Wacken - The Reunion\' DVD/CD Reissue Detailed | 29 июн 2010 : |
TWISTED SISTER Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At France\'s HELLFEST; Video Available | 17 май 2010 : |
TWISTED SISTER: DIO Was \'One Of The Nicest People You Would Ever Want To Meet\' | 7 дек 2009 : |
TWISTED SISTER Guitarist EDDIE OJEDA Recuperating From Emergency Back Surgery | 3 июл 2009 : |
TWISTED SISTER: \'30\' Video Available | 24 июн 2009 : |
TWISTED SISTER: Entire 25th Anniversary Edition Of \'Stay Hungry\' Available For Streaming | 18 июн 2009 : |
TWISTED SISTER: New Song Available For Streaming | 25 июл 2008 : |
TWISTED SISTER To Release 'Live At The Astoria' DVD | 5 июл 2007 : |
TWISTED SISTER Guitarist To Take Part In 'Vampires Rock' Tour | 18 сен 2006 : |
TWISTED SISTER: \"Twisted Christmas\" Details Revealed | 10 сен 2006 : |
TWISTED SISTER Completed Work On \"A Twisted Christmas\" | 2 июн 2006 : |
TWISTED SISTER To Release Heavy Metal Christmas Album | 17 фев 2006 : |
TWISTED SISTER Frontman To Undergo Throat Surgery | 6 сен 2005 : |
TWISTED SISTER Guitarist's Solo Debut Gets A Release Date |
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27 мар 2015
JAY JAY FRENCH Says It 'May Be Time' For TWISTED SISTER To Call It Quits In 2016
TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French says that the band will meet later this week to discuss its future plans following the tragic passing of the group's drummer, Anthony Jude "A.J." Pero.
Pero died last Friday (March 20) at the age of 55. He was on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB at the time. After members of that group failed to rouse him on their tour bus, he was taken to a Poughkeepsie, New York hospital and pronounced dead of an apparent heart attack.
During an appearance on yesterday's (March 23) edition of Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM satellite radio show, "Eddie Trunk Live", Jay Jay spoke about whether he was aware of Pero battling any health issues prior to his passing.
"You know, he would be in the dressing room… Drummers are like… They're the most… 'Oh, my arm. My shoulder.' That kind of a thing," French said. "Put the Bengay on and take the aspirin. But that's stuff that you just figured were like battle scars — that kind of a thing. I didn't know the extent… that he had heart problems; he never confided in me. In fact, here's the ironic thing… On Thursday [March 19], I had to call him, because I had to bring him up to date on what was going with the band, 'cause so much stuff is happening. We've got a documentary coming out this year on the beginning of the band [and our] history; we've got, like, three CDs coming out with live stuff from back in the day. A.J.'s on one of them. The Donington concert's coming out for the first time on CD. And I said to A.J., 'You know, we've got to really sit down and plan what we're gonna do, because we've got this DVD in Vegas that's supposed to be filmed at the end of May. And the band's thinking about, you know, maybe we should put a plan together to figure out… you know, maybe it's time to bow out. There's so many things in the works, there's so many plans and things to discuss. And he said, 'Listen, there's one thing you have to know.' He goes, 'My shoulder's been bothering me, and I'm leaving the ADRENALINE MOB tour, so when you hear through social media that I'm not on the tour, there's no problem. It's just my shoulder. I'll get into rehab for the summer.' This is what he says to me. Just like this. He goes, 'Don't worry about anything. All the dates are good. I'm good. Everything's good,' I said, 'Okay.' I said, 'When are you home?' He said, 'I'm playing The Chance [in Poughkeepsie], and then I'm home Sunday.' And I said, 'Let's get together Monday.' He says, 'You've got it, brother.' That was it."
Asked if Pero was the type of guy that had regular physical checkups, Jay Jay said: "I can anecdotally… and I can only say this anecdotally, because I never asked him. But anecdotally, I hear he didn't. Anecdotally, I think he thought he was indestructible. Which, by the way, we think we're all indestructible… I'm assuming everyone kind of takes care of themselves. So there was underlying heart disease. His father died of heart disease. His family told me that they would like money sent to the American Heart Association in lieu of flowers, donated in the name of A.J. Pero, because the family had a history of heart disease. So I think if you have a history of these things, if you don't take care of yourself, I guess this is what happens. But he never said to me… he never pulled me aside and said, 'Look, man, I'm having a hard time here.' It was never that. In fact, it was the exact opposite. 'A.J., can you do this?' 'No problem.' 'Can you do this?' 'No problem.' 'Can you do this?' 'No problem.' Well, if someone tells you there's no problem, there's no problem. I mean, I'm not his parent, right?! And he's like my brother. And plus, as you know the peculiar nature of TWISTED SISTER, how often are we together? We're together three months a year, and then we don't see each other."
In hindsight, French believes that early symptoms of Pero's coronary artery disease were misread.
"Here's what I think. That shoulder pain wasn't the muscle strain. It was indicative of something far worse," French said. "But, you know, the problem in metal and rock and roll in general is that we always tend to think it's the alcoholics who are gonna go. Those are the obvious ones. The stories you hear about John Bonham, Keith Moon… They tear up hotels, they're drunk, they make real spectacles of themselves, [and then] they die. Those are the guys [where] you just go, 'Okay, well, they lived that kind of life.' Like the fact that Keith Richards is alive, I think, is kind of mind-boggling to me. But having said that, A.J. wasn't one of those guys."
Jay Jay also talked about the positive words he has received from the rock community about Pero's contribution to the genre .
"[The fact that A.J. was a good guy] is reflected in the absolutely overwhelming social commetary about what A.J. meant to people," he said. "The saddest part is he's not alive to see the love. I mean, in this world of such negativity, of such… people, all they wanna do is just tear you down… I have to say that not one negative word has been said about this man. And, in fact, it's like the loss of a beautiful guy. And that's the part… He didn't know how many people loved him. And I'll tell you something else too. We take for granted his artistry. Do you know how many drummers loved him?"
Regarding TWISTED SISTER's plans for the future, Jay Jay said: "Dee [Snider, vocals] is flying in tomorrow, and we're having a meeting on Wednesday. And we're gonna discuss several things. We're gonna discuss the near term, which is the concert in Vegas, which is May 30th. And we're gonna discuss the middle term, which is getting through the shows in Europe this year. And then we're gonna [talk about] the long term, which is: Is 2016 gonna be a statement year for us? Is it gonna be…? Are we gonna say…? 'Cause 2016 is the 40th anniversary of me, Dee and Eddie [Ojeda, guitar] together. And it may be time. It may be."
He continued: "We are trying to confront the reality of it, because I don't wanna be in this forever… We could. I mean, some bands are forever in that ozone area and continue to play on.
"We had no idea the band had any following at all when 9/11 happened and we did the New York Steel benefit, and then, all of a sudden, we got calls from around the world and we had no idea whatsoever that the band meant anything to anybody anymore. And in the last thirteen years now, we've established [a following] all around the world and South America, and the band is wildly popular. And our music, as you know, is licensed everywhere. 'Cause we license our music, for the reason why, is we want the music played, and if you can only get it played in commercials and TV shows, then that's where you go. So it has given us an entire life. But we need to look at this and say to ourselves, as a live, breathing entity, on which our reputation totally rests on — being a great live act — how do we honor that history? And how do we honor A.J.? And how do we honor the fans' loyalty? And I think you know me and Dee and the band enough to know that we are totally realistic and genuine when it comes to our relationship with our fans."
Pero joined TWISTED SISTER in 1982, leaving the band in 1986 but returning in 1997. He remained a member of the group, which has toured on and off over the past 15 years, to this day. He played drums on six of the group's seven studio albums, except for 1987's "Love Is For Suckers".
TWISTED SISTER rose to prominence from the New York club scene in the early 1980s. Their biggest album, 1984's "Stay Hungry", contained the hits "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock".
In addition to touring with TWISTED SISTER and ADRENALINE MOB, Pero also recently played with former and current members of IRON MAIDEN and DISTURBED in a band called THE FOUNDRY. He also hosted drum clinics and seminars.
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