Jay Jay French
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| Birth name | John French |
| Born | July 20, 1952 , New York City, New York |
| Genre(s) | Glam metal Hard rock Heavy metal Blues rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1972 - present |
| Associated acts | Twisted Sister |
| Website | http://www.twistedsister.com/ |
John French (born 20 July 1952), better known with his stage name Jay Jay French or J.J. French, is the founding member and one of the two guitarists of the American heavy metal band, Twisted Sister.
Born in New York City, New York, French briefly used the stage name Johnny Heartbreaker in the first years of his career. Rumour has it that his real name is John Fred Segall[1] but he has stated that his only legal name is John French[2]. He is the owner of French Management and Rebellion Entertainment along with his business partner, Sean Sullivan. It was when French was recovering from a serious bout of mononucleosis, that he first heard rock and roll while scanning the AM dial. He has a signature guitar model made by Epiphone. French is credited with playing the guitar solo on the song "The Chainsaw Buffet", by the band Lordi, on their 2006 release The Arockalypse.
French and his former wife, Janice Brock, have one 15 year-old daughter, Samantha, who also resides in New York City and attends Bard High School Early College.
He has recently endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States.[3]
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