Jay Jay French
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. It was when French was recovering from a serious bout of mononucleosis, that he first heard rock and roll while scanning the AM dial.Rumour has it that his real name is John Fred Segall but he has stated that his only legal name is John French. He is the owner of French Management and Rebellion Entertainment along with his business partner, Sean Sullivan. 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.
As revealed during his interview with Maul Stanley, Jay Jay was in attendance for the world premiere of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 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."
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