Ep411: John Corabi - The Dead Daisies & Beyond
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
John Corabi of The Dead Daisies discusses his history with records, the collectibility of his music catalogue on vinyl, his recent book "Horseshoes & Hand Grenades", moments of with the likes of Nirvana, Eddie Van Halen & more.
- Returning to The Dead Daisies
- Relationship with former members
- Is The Dead Daisies the best gig in rock and roll?
- Why did he leave TDD originally?
- Can he balance The Dead Daisies with his solo work?
- John's sorted past, growing up with records
- John is buying records again but doesn't have a turntable
- The collectability of John's vinyl history – Motley Crue, Brides of Destruction, solo work
- Writing his book "Horseshoes & Hand Grenades"
- Blowback because of the book
- Audition for Quiet Riot in the late 80s
- Meeting up with Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl
- Nirvana helped clear out the copy-cat bands
- John's memories of the shift in musical tastes
- John's favourite 15 years of music
- Multiple genres on radio
- Memories of Eddie Van Halen, backyard party
- The Howard Hughes of rock and roll
- The tape library in 5150 studio
- Interview wrap up
Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide
Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0
Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, this is John Karabi from the Dead Daisies and, well, pretty much every band but Abba. |
| 0:06.0 | And you are listening to the Vinyl Guide. Turn it up. |
| 0:09.8 | This episode is brought to you by Vintage Media Grading at VMGVinyl.com. |
| 0:13.9 | Explore how professional grading can protect your records at VMGVinyl.com. |
| 0:18.9 | And now on with the show. |
| 0:25.3 | Ah, well, hey there, boys and girls. Welcome to episode 411 of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds. And this week, |
| 0:31.2 | we welcome John Karabe of the Dead Daisies, formerly of Motley Crew, Rat, and about a dozen other bands you know and love. |
| 0:39.1 | Today, John discusses his return to the Dead Daisies, the new best of LP from the band, |
| 0:45.8 | what it's like in this dream gig of the Dead Daisies, what's next for them, plus we discuss |
| 0:51.0 | John's history on vinyl records, the collectability of his catalog, |
| 0:55.2 | his recent autobiography, Horses Shoes and Hand Grenades, some harrowing moments of his life, |
| 1:00.5 | including auditioning for Quiet Riot, moments with Nirvana, |
| 1:04.8 | hanging out with Eddie Van Halen at 5150 Studios, and much more. |
| 1:10.7 | Now, just in case you don't know, the Dead Daisies have a new Best of album, |
| 1:15.4 | has not only some of their most beloved tracks, but a few newbies on vinyl as well. |
| 1:20.9 | So there you go. |
| 1:21.9 | Shake down your local record shop for a copy of the new Best of the Dead Daisies on vinyl. |
| 1:27.2 | It's an absolutely gorgeous |
| 1:29.0 | package with two LPs, full color poster, booklet, gatefold sleeve, and more. And of course, |
| 1:36.0 | you want to follow the Dead Daisies on social media so you know when they're in your town |
| 1:40.4 | and you could lock up the liquor cabinet accordingly. And finally, if you enjoy The Dead Daisies and Rock and Roll interviews, make sure you follow |
| 1:48.9 | this podcast in your podcast app. You are just one click away from enjoying interviews with the |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Nate Goyer, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Nate Goyer and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.