{"id":211,"date":"2022-01-03T16:56:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T16:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/?page_id=211"},"modified":"2022-01-03T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T16:56:04","slug":"2003-josh-brainard-01","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/2003-josh-brainard-01\/","title":{"rendered":"2003 &#8211; Josh Brainard &#8211; 01"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mainback.png&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#101010&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span><b><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2003-jb-f.png\" alt=\"2003-jb-f\" width=\"778\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2003-jb-f.png 778w, http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2003-jb-f-300x22.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>M666: What year did you join Slipknot ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Late August 1995<\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What year did you leave Slipknot ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Late January 1999<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What is your personal favorite Slipknot song ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Sic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What is your favorite OAPH song to play live?<\/b><br \/>Josh: The Flood<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Do you still know all the Slipknot members?, and if you do, who do you talk to and spend time with the most ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Yes.. only one I havent seen in a long while is Jim- I have probably spent the most time with Craig, Clown and<br \/>Paul- though I have been hanging with Corey quite a little bit lately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What\u2019s your favorite band ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Kiss (Slayer close 2nd)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What do you think of Aaron Peltz ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Aaron rules, I\u2019m happy to have him\u2026 it is working out better than I could have hoped for.<br \/>I can\u2019t believe the two of us haven\u2019t been in a band together until now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What kinda guitar do you play ?,and is it the same type you used while you were a guitarist for Slipknot ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: I played mostly Jacksons in Sk (though I played an Ibanez Iceman on MFKR). Now I\u2019m more into<br \/>old school classic\u2019s\u2026 been playing the shit out of my Gibson SG\u2019s (Both gifts from JaS) and<br \/>my Gibson Flying V. Those guitars just feel so much more natural to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Would you like to be in Slipknot now ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: I\u2019m not going to answer that question on the grounds that it may incriminate me. \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><b>M666: Why did you choose to have a black bondage mask when you were playing guitar for Slipknot ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Not really sure\u2026 it just kind of happened\u2026 I wanted to be all black I guess.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Do you still have the bondage mask ??<\/b><br \/>Josh: I think somewhere\u2026 not sure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Why did you choose the number 4 ? is that number somehow related to you ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: I rounded out the four that were the basis for the group (guitars, bass, drum kit)- Also the<br \/>same as my fav band Kiss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: How many members have the MFKR album ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: I have no idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What is \u201cCrowz\u201d ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: I\u2019ve heard accounts of this that were different than what I remember\u2026 so no comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><b>M666: How many members are in OAPH ? and what are their names ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Glad you asked: \ud83d\ude42<br \/>Aaron Peltz- Lead Vocals<br \/>JaS Spargur- Guitars<br \/>Jeremy Easley- Bass<br \/>Josh Brainard- Guitars, Vocals<br \/>Nick Svoboda- Drums<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>http:\/\/www.onapalehorse.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What were some of your influences growing up?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Kiss, Slayer, Metallica, Motley Crue, Anthrax, Kansas, Duran Duran, Testament\u2026 too<br \/>many to name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What was your first job ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Picking pumpkins when I was 14\u2026. don\u2019t ask.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Do you have a name for the OAPH cd ? or is it going to be selftitled ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: No idea at this point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Did you record all of the Slipknot s\/t cd, or just some of the songs ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Pretty well known fact\u2026 I did all of the songs but Purity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: How old are you now?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Old enough to know better. \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What is your favorite drink ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Hmmm.. depends on my mood\u2026. Miller High Life or Captain and Diet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What is your favorite movie ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: IMPOSSIBLE question. Can\u2019t even start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Do you have a favorite video-game ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Resident Evil series\u2026 I like FPS\u2019s also\u2026 Unreal Tournament being one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: What is your opinion on Craig Jones #5 ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: I have known Craig since 1989- we have been pretty good friends since 1992. Can\u2019t say<br \/>a bad word about the guy. He is one of the best friends I have ever had.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Was there ever a member in Slipknot called Brandon ?,because there is so little info about him<\/b><br \/>Josh: VERY briefly before Fehn joined. He did the August 98 show at the Ranchbowl that everyone has the video<br \/>bootleg of\u2026 that was his only show, and my last. Brandon is now in To My Surprise with<br \/>Clown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Did you write any songs for Slipknot ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: There are all sorts of \u201cJosh Influence\u201d in many of the songs from vocal parts to riffs<br \/>to little guitar parts here and there. None of the Slipknot recordings (including Iowa\u2026 they<br \/>borrowed my guitar head) would have sounded the same as they do today if I had not been a part.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Do you write any songs for OAPH ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Actually extensively more than I did in Sk. Its more of a group effort. I think we<br \/>write better together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Why did you join Slipknot in the first place ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Guys were all friends of mine, music was different, I liked the mask idea- No surprise<br \/>since Kiss is my favorite band.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: How many members recorded MFKR ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: 6\u2026 Don, Paul, Shawn, Anders, Joey, and myself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: When you joined Slipknot,did you know all the members ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Yup\u2026 quite well, actually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Do you still know Quan Nong,or Donnie Steele (the ex-Slipknot guitarists) ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: I ran into Quan probably about a year ago at my club- he seemed to be doing good.<br \/>I hang out with Donnie alot. He comes to my parties, we see each other at shows\u2026probably<br \/>at least once or twice a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><b>M666: How would you describe Shawn \u201cthe Clown\u201d Crahan ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Definitely lives in his own mind\u2026 very artistic, highly motivated, salt of the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Do you and Anders Colsefni still hang out together ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: We never really \u201chung out\u201d all that much\u2026 he keeps to himself\u2026 but I\u2019m sure I will<br \/>see him a bunch when football season starts back up. \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: When you were playing at Hairy Mary\u2019s with Slipknot,were you ever booed off the stage ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Not that I can remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: On the selftitled album,are you on all the pictures or are you just on the cover?<\/b><br \/>Josh: Another pretty well known fact\u2026 only the cover shot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Are you happy today ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: More than I ever have been. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Can you play anything else than guitar ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: I can play bass, drums, keyboard\u2026 essential rock instruments\u2026 guitar most proficiently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: When is the OAPH cd going to be released ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: LOL\u2026 I get this question at least once anytime I go anywhere\u2026 to tell you the truth<br \/>I have no idea\u2026 hopefully by the end of this year though. We should have something for<br \/>all to sample soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Do you see a future for OAPH ?<\/b><br \/>Josh: ABSOLUTLEY. We enjoy what we are doing and we all get along pretty well.<br \/>We are also completely opposite from all the music coming out now. Our sound could be described as<br \/>Kyuss and Clutch in a tag team wrestling match against Audioslave and Sabbath, with Sleep refereeing<br \/>and Down anouncing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>M666: Thank you Josh.<\/b><br \/>Josh: \\m\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2018Interview by Finnur\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M666: What year did you join Slipknot ?Josh: Late August 1995 M666: What year did you leave Slipknot ?Josh: Late January 1999 M666: What is your personal favorite Slipknot song ?Josh: Sic M666: What is your favorite OAPH song to play live?Josh: The Flood M666: Do you still know all the Slipknot members?, and if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-211","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213,"href":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211\/revisions\/213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mfkr1.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}