John Doe is the co-founder and longtime member of the legendary LA punk band X, he's released numerous solo records, he stars in the recently released film DOA, as well as movies such as Boogie Nights, Roadhouse, Great Balls of Fire, and Brokedown Palace and TV shows such as Roswell, One Tree Hill and Law & Order, and is co-author of the book 'Under the Big Black Sun' with Tom DeSavia, chronicling the LA punk scene. Needless to say we talk about sustaining and foster a diverse set of creative endeavors, identifying ones own ego to make for smoother relationships,  embracing your role as a creator and sticking to it, the creative pitfalls of major label deals, longevity, and quite a bit more.

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• John Doe
• X
• DOA (film)
• 'Under The Big Black Sun'
• Exene Cervenka
• The Whisky a Go Go
• The Starwood
• Dave Alvin
• Roswell
• Xponential Fest
• Fugazi
• Adam Ant
• Slash Records
• The Bags
• The Go-Gos

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