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| Birth name | John William Lowery |
| Also known as | John Lowery |
| Born | July 31, 1970 Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S.[1] |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1987–present |
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| Website | john-5 |
John William Lowery (born July 31, 1970),[3] who is known by the stage name John 5, is an American guitarist. Lowery first took the stage name in 1998 when he left David Lee Roth's solo band and joined the rock band Marilyn Manson. Lowery later became the guitarist for Rob Zombie, and in 2022, became the touring guitarist for Mötley Crüe, being promoted to a full member the following year.
He is also a solo artist having recorded ten guitar albums: Vertigo (2004), Songs for Sanity (2005), The Devil Knows My Name (2007), Requiem (2008), The Art of Malice (2010), God Told Me To (2012), Careful With That Axe (2014), Season of the Witch (2017), Invasion (2019), and Sinner (2021). He also has a remix album, Remixploitation (2009), and live albums It's Alive (2018) and Live Invasion (2020). As a staff writer for Chrysalis Records[4], he has worked with artists such as Avril Lavigne, Rob Halford, k.d. lang, Garbage, Meat Loaf, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, FeFe Dobson, and Steve Perry, and has written and recorded with Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
His stage name was given to him by Manson and refers to both the Bible chapter and him being the fifth member of Manson's band.[5]
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- ^ Morgan, David (April 21, 2022). "Heavy metal and bluegrass guitarist John 5 on his musical obsessions". CBS News. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHY". JOHN 5. January 19, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Kathleen (July 7, 2006). "John5 | Vintage Guitar® magazine". Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "John 5 Explains the Meaning of His Name". www.ultimate-guitar.com.
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