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| For the politician, see John Sykes (UK politician).Streetfighter, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Badlands, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, and his solo project John Sykes.He was in a band called Badlands, with his one time Whitesnake bandmate Neil Murray (not to be confused with the band Badlands featuring guitarist Jake E.Sykes played on the 1987 Whitesnake self titled album.In 1999, John Sykes's solo song "Cautionary Warning" was used in the anime series Black Heaven.Sykes' involvement in the series was the key feature of Pioneer USA's marketing.Thin Lizzy all around the UK and Ireland.With Tygers Of Pan Tang
1.With Whitesnake
Slide It In (U.Solo
Out of My Tree (1995) (Japan only)
Loveland (1997)
Please Don't Leave Me (1999)
20th Century (2000)
Nuclear Cowboy (2003)
Bad Boy Live!All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Sykes served as Senior Vice President in charge of Corporate Development for the CDI Corporation.Sykes has also branched out into the thoroughbred horse breeding business.The farm is outfitted as a facility designed for the breeding, development and training of thoroughbreds, they also focus specifically on sale preparation and resale.The farm made headlines for selling I'll Get Along the dam of the thoroughbred champion Smarty Jones.Sykes has been recognized by numerous organizations for his accomplishments in the entrepreneurial field and community involvement.In 1997 he was recognized as Citizen of the Year by the Tampa Police Department; and he received the 1998 Citizen of the Year award by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Officers.Sykes College of Business.This page was last modified 21:24, 24 October 2007.Join the John Sykes Fan Forum and share your thoughts on John's music!This one has some really good stuff on JS's time in Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake.It seemed kind of appropriate to post the latter in view of the forthcoming 20th anniversary edition of 'Whitesnake 1987', and the promised new Whitesnake studio album...The current Whitesnake are trying to tell us they can blend the old 'Snake with the new, when the truth is they've never sounded so metal as they do right now.Whitesnake, but at least when JS played songs like 'Ready an' Willing' it didn't seem like the band was trying to say it could please everyone.The first disc will be the original album remastered with two extra songs (?It's also a great testimony to JS's talent and songwriting that DC feels these songs are still current.The Thin Lizzy tourdates scheduled for Australia in December have been cancelled.Please stay tuned for news of a future tour in 2007."To help you all get over the disappointment this news brings (note I didn't say surprise), here's another photo from Reading 1980.And this advert for the Sykes 'Out of My Tree' album from a Japanese magazine.Bit hard to read (click to enlarge), but note the different running order, and also that the advert states the album will have 11 tracks (and not 10 as was eventually the case).The eleventh track "Two Count Murder" could be the song "2 Counts" which ended up on the 20th Century album released in 1997.I'm unsure whether the tour rumours are true or not.This would be good news for any Sykes fans down under, but it depresses the hell out of me.Another bit of news is that David Coverdale is putting together a 20th anniversary edition of the Whitesnake 1987 album for release next year.JS, without whom the album would never have been so successful?Another Blue Murder article added to this page.Updated the Whitesnake page with a short article from Record Mirror 1984 called 'Sultan of Swing'.It's been a while since the last update because of work getting in the way (mostly).Below is a great picture of John, a Glen LaFerman shot from 1989 originally published in Rip magazine in the States.Added an audio clip of Lynott and Sykes performing 'The Man's A Fool'.Tygers of Pan Tang albums on CD this October on his Metal Nation Records label.You can order copies direct from the site or on ebay.Obviously this includes Spellbound, Crazy Nights and The Cage, all of which feature John Sykes.Tygers deserve to have a much higher profile and this might help some more metal fans discover a classic NWOBHM band and some great songs.Did you go on the road with them and if so, what crazy stories stick in your memory?ALSO, I am currently working on some more Tygers of Pan Tang collaborations.Keep checking back for some good stuff!Tygers performing 'Don't Stop By' live in Leeds on the 1981 Spellbound UK tour.There's a little surprise at the end...In other news, blabbermouth.Lately, we've been talkin' about getting
it together, but John is a very difficult guy to work with.He never knows what
he wants to do, ya know?Me, Tony and John played together last October.We jammed and the songs were
ninety percent there, ya know?But John didn't want to get
together to take a picture or anything.Thin Lizzy DVD has just been released by WHE International.JS and these are from the 1983 Three Musketeers tour of Sweden.This DVD doesn't really add anything new for diehard Lizzy fans, but it is entertaining enough.I'm back from holiday and back in business.Julian, his attitude to his old friends and his past especially after he moved to the US...John Sykes (and some geezer wearing a striped shirt)...August issue of Fireworks has a pretty detailed interview with JS and Scott Gorham in which JS says some rather unfortunate things with regard to critics of the reformed 'Thin Lizzy'.I'm aiming to publish the interview on this site as soon as I can, so watch this space!Tygers Rocky Laws and Brian Dick here.The July issue of Guitarist magazine has a three page interview with JS and Scott Gorham on the back of the Lizzy tour.Bit late, but still good to see.There's some old photos of the pair, guitar techie stuff, and JS says "It's nice to get away from the guitar now and then and that way, when you pick it up and start playing again, it's all exciting again."It's packed with loads of special features, and by the way, John Sykes is featured quite a bit.JS's first words on the DVD (defining what Heavy Metal is all about) are 'not letting anyone down; giving all you can'...The world still awaits further news about the mooted summer Thin Lizzy tour dates in the US.London earlier this year.The rest can be found on the Tygers page.Coming soon: more rare JS interviews from the 1990s.John, Scott, Marco and Michael which is good to see.Another Tygers of Pan Tang article rescued from the mists of time by yours truly (with a nice group photo!Tyger of Pan Tang, Richard 'Rocky' Laws.Thankyou to Richard for taking the time and trouble to answer in such detail!New photo of JS from the Copenhagen show on the Lizzy tour.Tygers page updated with transcript of a 1981 interview and 1980 photos.Tygers of Pan Tang drummer, Brian Dick (he played on the Spellbound and Crazy Nights albums with John Sykes).The latest edition of Guitar Techniques magazine (April 2006) has a feature on Whitesnake's Here I Go Again, concentrating on John Sykes's contribution to the track and to the band generally.Unfortunately, there's a couple of errors in the article, and worst of all, the version of the song is the one from the 1987 album, which had Vandenberg's godawful solo (wrongly credited to JS in the magazine!Updated the Whitesnake page with a timeline detailing the recording of the 1987 album.There is also a review of the recently released Thin Lizzy Thunder and Lightning DVD, which states rather grumpily that 'John Sykes's bombastic guitar pyrotechnics can be jarring', and a small interview with Scott Gorham about the forthcoming Lizzy tour, which fails to excite, although Scott does repeat that the band will 'play some things we haven't played in 25 years that still deserve an airing'.They'd better mean that.No pictures of John Sykes or acknowledgement of his songwriting contribution to the album.It is quite a long interview, but the interesting bit is where he talks about a possible Blue Murder reunion being imminent.Niagara Falls), Scott said that on the forthcoming tour the band will be playing one or two songs they have never played on stage before!...The current issue of 'Guitarist' magazine (issue 274) contains an interview with Scott Gorham, in which he talks about his time in Thin Lizzy.We'll hold them to that!!Ismael has decided to no longer keep his John Sykes website updated with the latest news.The early April dates have been arranged for Copenhagen (4 April), and Aarhus (5 April), which are both in Denmark.The tour is rounded off with 2 dates at the Dublin Olympia on the 11 and 12 April.John, Scott, Marco and Michael now play what is billed as their only Irish date this year at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on 12 April.Newcastle City Hall publicity is still claiming that Darren
Wharton (keyboards) and Carmine Appice (drums) will be joining John, Scott and Marco, but this seems highly unlikely.John from 2004 which first appeared in Japanese magazines Burrn!Some more Lizzy tour news: the band have apparently scrapped plans to play Nottingham Rock City on the 28th March and will now play Brentwood Leisure Centre (in Essex) on March 29th.John Sykes appeared at the NAMM show this weekend, along with Marco Mendoza, Doug Aldrich and many other guitar luminaries.This site's been going for about 4 months now, so I thought it was
an appropriate time to look at some of the stats and this site has received just under 56,000 page hits since it came online, and people have visited from as far afield as Brazil, Mexico, Norway, Australia and Japan!Check out the Gibson "John Sykes" Les Paul Custom here; it is simply awesome!!Gibson Guitars are to issue a signature John Sykes Les Paul Custom guitar.Les Pauls to mimic JS's guitar (complete with the chrome finishing).This release promises to be the real deal, i.JS's Black Beauty today.Added my review of Slide It In today.Not with Brian Downey, Darren Wharton or Carmine Appice as is suggested elsewhere.Writing some Tygers reviews to appear here soon: here's a picture of JS from those times as a little appetizer...Tour (20th anniversary of Phil Lynott's death: 20 tour dates).Expect tour dates to be announced by JS's management soon.You can find MOJO radio on Freeview channel 721, Sky channel 932, or online.Phil Lynott's passing: "And even in the darkest of nights, you can always hear the King call".Also, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone who visits this website.Gorham Lizzy 31 January gig at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, for which tickets were on sale, has been put back to 2 April.No surprise it was a load of hot air!These are more from www.Coming very soon a complete JS song list with where to find the definitive version of each song!Endrik's guitar analysis is here!That way we can get a rough idea of how many people might be interested in meeting up and where it would be best to hold such a meeting.Just another picture, just for the hell of it.Updated the Lizzy page with a classic interview circa end 1982, and another of my good mate Ian Lovell's pics.Tygers page very soon too!John Sykes Fan Forum.Update
Added another interview and some pics in the Whitesnake Bio section, with a very biased introduction from me, but hey, what do you expect?!There is also a page of the biography devoted to John's time in the Tygers.Thanks for stopping by to check out this website.My aim with this website is to publish as much information about John Sykes as I can that doesn't exist anywhere else on the web.John's CDs written by fans, find links collected together to reviews of John's music, and generally find stuff out about John that you
can't elsewhere on the web.Why a website about someone who is largely unknown in his own country?John's music is what I always come back to after listening to everything else, it's what I never get bored with, it's what makes me pick up the guitar
and pretend to be a rock star, it's what makes me play air guitar.You hardly ever see John's records for sale in shops in the UK; he never tours his own music here in Europe.Hopefully, this website can go a little way to putting that right.Get Complimentary Ringtones Now!Download Instantly in 30 Seconds.Best known for his stints with hard rock outfits Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, guitarist John Sykes was born July 29, 1959 in Reading, England.John Sykes at Amazon.Current Advertisers Sign InHelp improve Yahoo!Shopping APIs, now powering Yahoo!Learn more about our paid syndication program.Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only."Are you sure you want to block this user?"WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL JOHN SYKES MYSPACE!"John Sykes: Bad Boy Live!Official John Sykes MySpace page online!After two years of albums and tours with the Tygers, John left the band and ended up with the influential classic rock band, Thin Lizzy.Reading festival in 1983.Europe in a band dubbed, The Three Musketeers.John was then invited to join the band Whitesnake and he appeared on the U.The show was also broadcast to millions of people on television throughout South America.After leaving Whitesnake John returned to England and formed the critically acclaimed band, Blue Murder.Also, he and Scott Gorham still tour successfully as Thin Lizzy with John handling the vocals for the late great Phil Lynott.Best wishes for 2008You rock !!!Are you get overwhelmed with busy schedules?Hey John,Thanxx a lot for your friendship here at Myspace.UN SALUDO DESDE BARCELONA(SPAIN).Hope you have a good week.Legal studies on Saturday.Hey John,Thanks for the add!Best of luck with the new Thin Lizzy venture!John thanx 4 the add your guitar playin has always been very very killer peace ..Call my name if you need fire in California!Very special thanks for friendship!All right, thanks a lot for the Add!You are a fantastic Metal guitarist.Hail to you Mr Sykes, the best metal guitarist of the age.Thanks for adding me to your world or friends dude.You are my favourite guitarist!Been a long time fan and I simply love your playing (and singing).That was an AWESOME show!All the very best to you in 2008.Much Love and Respect from Texas,where we wait patiently!Hello from Bordeaux in France!!Hello John,Thanks for creating some of the best music around!!!Your Guitar work is impeccable.From the first time I heard you play I was blown away.It is nice to have a Person that knows how to blend various shades of music and life.It is our job to take care of the animals, the people and the planet.Everything is related, what we do to one part affects the whole.Music can make a change for the positive.From Sebastian, Florida I thank you for welcoming us aboard.John, I humbly appreciate the add...You are a total guitar bad ass!Hi John hope you and your family are well.DAGS from the blue half of Liverpool UK.Huge fan of your playing."Urgent Security Alert","Warning: You are submitting information to an outside site.This could be an attempt to steal your username and password.Set : false,
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