The Johns Wanna Dance With You

Jaime, The Thespian Guitarist:
AB: When did you come to New York?

Jaime: In 2001 to go to NYU.

AB: And what did you study?

Jaime: Acting.

AB: Acting… I imagine you incorporate that theatrical experience -

Jaime: Into my performance? Yes.

AB: Did you always want to be in a band? How did this come about?

Jaime: Well, I was in a band in high school. I’ve been in a band – I learned to play bass so I could play with my best friend, who’s a guitar player – and I was in a variety of different bands all through school, so it was kind of just a matter of waiting for the right moment. Bass players always get work and I knew sooner or later someone was going to ask me to be in a band.

AB: So what was your high school band’s name?

Jaime: Avid Cadaver. That was the name of the most successful incarnation.

AB: It’s a good name.

Jaime: It is a good name!

AB: How did you fall in with these boys?

Jaime: Well, I was in a play with Johnny – this weird avant-garde abstract thing – and from the first moment I saw Johnny, I knew that I wanted to be in a band with him. He walked in all late and was wearing a leather jacket and looking all fresh with his blonde hair and I thought, “That dude is a rock star, I want to be in a band with him!” He was forming a band, but he already had another bass player. And a year went by and the dude quit – he couldn’t handle the awesomeness – and then Johnny called me up.

Johnny P.: It’s a true story! He couldn’t handle the bar fights!

Jaime: He couldn’t handle the bar fighting, yeah. So, Johnny called me and asked me to go on their summer tour. I couldn’t say no to that, so I’ve been playing with them ever since.

AB: What was your first album?

Jaime: First CD: Spin Doctors, Pocket Full Of Kryptonite.

John: That was my first CD, too!

Jaime: Fun fact!