George Thorogood

George Thorogood shares his playlist with ARTISTdirect.com in this exclusive feature

A Taste:

Jonas Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley

Who says you can’t be bad to the bone and listen to The Jonas Brothers?GeorgeThorogood, one of the baddest mofos to ever destroy a stage, admits to listening to the Jo Bros—a lot. It isn’t necessarily, his choice, but he does.

Thorogood laughs, “I listen to a lot of Jonas Brothers. I’ve got an eleven-year-old daughter. I have no choice. That’s it! A few years ago, it was Hilary Duff [Laughs]. I like The Jonas Brothers because they make my daughter happy and they get her to eat her vegetables. I tell her, ‘I’ve got the Jonas tickets, but you’ve got to brush your teeth’” [Laughs].

Thorogood opened up his iTunes for ARTISTdirect.com and gave us an exclusive look at his playlist. Check it out below and be sure to pick up his latest album, The Dirty Dozen.

George Thorogood’s Playlist:

1. Jack Johnson

Actually my daughter turned me on to Jack Johnson. He’s good! For a kid that young to be hip to him is cool. She put him on and I said this is good stuff. She said, “Jack Johnson tells the truth!” [Laughs] I said, “Okay, he’s hot!” I’m on the treadmill. I’m talking to you. I don’t really have the time to find new music. If there’s something out there you’re supposed to hear, it’ll find you.
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Clifton Collins Jr.

Star Trek star Clifton Collins Jr. shares his playlist with us in this exclusive feature…

A Taste:

Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Zach Brown Band, The Soul of John Black

Clifton Collins Jr. has got rhythm—for a Romulan.

In Star Trek, Clifton gives his character Ayel an entrancing darkness through a calculated and tense portrayal. In some ways, Clifton’s musical sensibility comes through in the rhythmic nature of the performance. Watching him onscreen, it’s no surprise that Clifton is also an accomplished music video director and true tune aficionado.

Clifton’s got a lot on the horizon—Extract, Brothers, The Perfect Game, Boondock Saints 2—but he’s always down to talk music. The Capote and Trek star sat down with us and opened up his playlist in this exclusive feature.

Check out Clifton’s playlist below and don’t miss Star Trek!
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Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor of In Plain Sight shares his playlist with us in this exclusive feature…

A Taste:

Van Morrison, Tower of Power, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Band

“How do you pick your favorite song if you’re a song lover,” asks Paul Ben-Victor with a smile. “I have 19,000 favorite songs [Laughs]!”

Nevertheless, the star of In Plain Sight managed to whittle that 19,000 down for this exclusive playlist feature.

Paul’s created some very memorable characters on everything from Entourage and The Wire to The Invisible Man and John From Cincinnati. He comes alive on screen with undeniable presence and a sharp sense of humor. His role as In Plain Sight’s WITSEC chief Stan McQueen is one of his most vibrant though.

So in between running witness protection on In Plain Sight, Paul found the time to open up his iTunes and gave us exclusive look inside. Check out his playlist below.

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Anvil

Anvil’s Robb Reiner and Steve Ludlow open up their iTunes playlists and give us an exclusive look inside…

A Taste:

Montrose, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, Budgie

What do Slash, Lars Ulrich, Scott Ian and Lemmy Kilmister have in common?

They’re all Anvil fans!

They announce their allegiance the Canadian thrash in the fantastic new documentary, Anvil! The Story of Anvil.

Drummer Robb Reiner breaks it down simply. “We’re Anvil! We’ve been fuckin’ kickin’ ass for years, man,” he bellows with a hearty laugh. The simplicity of the drummer’s statement resounds louder than a Black Sabbath riff. Anvil have rewritten the thrash book on kicking ass, and they’re never going to stop as evinced in the documentary.
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Metallica

Metallica’s Robert Trujillo offers us his playlist in this exclusive feature

A Taste:

Tool, Mnemic, Jimi Hendrix

Robert Trujillo’s son has very good taste in music. The Metallica bassist laughs, “My four-year-old boy loves Tool! When I take him to school, we’re playing Tool all the time, so I definitely connect with them. There’s a lot of bass in that group which is nice. They’re a great band for a bass player to listen to. So believe it or not, my son and I are going through a big Tool phase!”

It’s good to hear that Robert’s started his son off early on the good stuff. However, Robert’s personal tastes are very diverse. In this exclusive feature for ARTISTdirect.com’s Grammy page, the Metallica bass master opened up his iTunes and gave us a look at his playlist.

Check out Metallica’s Grammy nominated Death Magnetic, and see what Robert’s spinning below.
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