What separates the older musicians from today’s generation - apart from talent - is how articulate they are and, added to that, they actually have something interesting to say.

The most enduring thing about watching the Moodies in concert is seeing Justin all serious while John next to him is having a ball on stage. Thank you, John Lodge, most sincerely.

I met John before a 1983 concert in St. Paul. I was pleasantly surprised how cordial and friendly we was. He didn't have his nose stuck in the air like many other rock and roll musicians.

"Just" a bloke from the Midlands.....a charming, talented man, with an amazing story. Modest, matter of fact, and generous. Was fortunate enough to see him and Justin on three different occasions. What WONDERFUL memories, what great music. Thanks!!!!!

John Lodge is an enormously talented guy. He and Justin Hayward, the Blue Jays, are the heart and soul of the Moody Blues.

What a darling humble man with amazing talent. So sweet to say his Mum and Dad would be proud! God Bless John!!

John Lodge - retained his authentic self and humility despite world fame. Must be his faith. Lovely guy. Wish him all the best and long life.

Just a great interview with one of my most beloved musicians. I hope John and Justin keep it going. There's been in my view only 2 bands that have achieved this status The moody blues and the beatles.

What an inspring beautiful person. So good natured. And a great model for youth.

Such a nice man. He’s a gentleman. Rare these days. 😏

Love his hair. Love his personality. Love his brilliant bass playing and songwriting skills. Love this band. My two crushes, John Lodge and Justin Hayward. Still handsome as heck.

John seems like such a friendly,happy,guy.....Always seems to have a smile on his face!!!!

Gotta be said: John Lodge is such a lovely bloke. Always got lots of great stories to tell. A TOP MAN and that's a fact! Thanks for the music John. Best wishes!

I love John. He seems like such a nice guy ..

underrated as a bass player. Powerful, melodic, intelligent and sympathetic. Certainly influenced me.

Mr. Lodge, you have great hair, and I admire your Christian faith.

I love John love n Justin Hayward! Excellent musician! Great harmonies together! Love u MB!💋💋🤣♥️🙏👍

seems so humble and down to earth for someone with such immense talent

"I like to finish things; I really do." I've been having fun this pandemic watching MB interviews on KZfaq and am amused to hear that John likes to finish things whereas Justin said "I never finish things; I just abandon them." Must be a fun friendship!

As a Yank, It's always good to see what happened to my British Heroes as they were always a mystery to me. All I had was the songs. Cheers folks!

John Lodge comes off as a very nice person. He wrote many wonderful songs for the Moodies. My favorite might be " Candle of Life ", but many other great ones.

Just saw the John Lodge Band; what an incredible concert and a talented group of enthusiastic individuals! He played many Moody Blues Songs which I never saw in their concerts.

John is such a nice guy.Very humble , affable and a Christian Gentleman. Love you John and will see you on the other side. db

I’m so thrilled that I saw John Lodge live on stage after venues finally reopened after Covid lock down! I was so very impressed by his presence and kind modest personality! I’ve listened to the moodies for 43 yrs as my all time favorite ❤️ ❣️🙏♥️

One of my favorite bass players and a very nice man . He talked about "riffs " , who can forget that bass riff of " I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band " . So funky , but he's white and plays with a plectrum . I can't work it out . Great musician , great singer. Good song writer as well.

That was a great listen. Can't express enough how much I've appreciated John's singing, writing, and certainly, his bit of magick!. Love the Moody Blues.

I met John Lodge in the elevator at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas when we went there to see the Moody Blues. We just said hello but I sure wish I would have talked to him more. I didn't want to bother him but sure wished I would have said more than hello. I've seen the Moody Blues many times and am so grateful for their amazing music. 🥰💕 Love you John and Justin. RIP Ray and Graeme.

Thanks for giving Back John, bless you

What an absolute gentleman. And terrific bass player also.

I adore this man, his music, and The Moody Blues! He was so gorgeous when he was younger! And he's not a bad looking man for his age, imo.

I'm surprised that no one ever seems to point out John Lodge's subtly distinctive high-pitched background vocals! They give the band an interesting sound, much the way Randy Meisner's high harmonies used to elevate the Eagles to greatness.

Brilliant band and the super talented John Lodge. Love those guys.

Loved hearing John's take on his life as a Moody. I'll have to listen to it more than once. It's great. Loved seeing john enjoying himself.

I am soooo happy that 2 people 'got them' in '68. It would have been horrible to have never heard the '68 to '71 Moody Blues.

Your contribution to the recording industry as a Moody Blue and as John Lodge has left a major influence for music People everywhere. I've been following the Moody Blues since 1968. First saw the Moodies live in concert in Feb. 1974 in San Diego, CA. Met you could of times backstage and your my favorite Moody Blue 🔵 musician. Stay well John. Keep the faith.

tremendous bass player. very modest.

Very interesting gentleman to listen to, great musician and writer! Dying breed !

I love the Moody Blues, to this day I still play your music and love it, I love journeys it takes me on when I listen, just wanted to say thank you

So grateful that the auto industry in Birmingham went flat, the neighbor boy's mom sold the guitar, the encounter with Ray Thomas happened at age 14, Decca didn't get it, the Sunburst... there's that Sunburst... I could go on and on. I can't imagine living my life in any meaningful way without the incredible catalog of music that is The Moody Blues, and the pairings and solo careers of them all. Thank you thank you.

Heard the Blue Jays album in 75 (on head phones)then the beatles took over my world,i started a beatles band (1975) age11, my hands only ever half opened,and playing so young opened my left (now my main hand) without you and the beatles i would be realy disabled since even now i cannot move my right hands main joints,,,,41 years on,no i never got the fame i wanted,but i did get the music,taurt a couple that became natonal champions,music teachers,ect ect,,music is such a gift,and nothing opens a heart like writting songs,,,thank you john,some of us know it wasant all justin mate ,stu x

Nice interview. I've run into him a few times and he is so friendly when you meet him. He's just a very sweet man!

Have not met John but know his daughter Emily,who is as charming as John. One of those few rock stars who has stayed happily married for well over 40 years

Oh my god what a lovable humble person John is. It is only my opinion, but any charity work, that anyone can do......always is paying it forward for sure. Love the Moody Blues! Bought many of their works. Still enjoying it today. Ride my seesaw is a rocking tune to turn the mood around for sure.

I love the fact he is a Christian.

Only love for the Moody Blues.

Salute to you John Lodge. Passionate personable extremely humble and in a lot of ways the strong most consistent keep the band together kind of personality. True musician and true lover of the music. It is his comments at the end of a concert so heartfelt, loves the crowd and wants to give what he feels inside to others and share it. Never have seen that in any concert his heart and connection. In this life time is now. hello and thank you for coming, we will miss you.. until next time. Thank you for the music John and for your example

A wonderful man to play Bass & Sing is hard .Always loved the Moody's . Great .

Fame dident go to Johns head still sounds like a normal guy made good great interview

Always loved hie songs. He had the most up-beat songs in their albums.......

Met John a few times..wow, just the sweetest, kind, thoughtful person..we talked about everything ...profound 2 hrs of my life...dream come true♡♡

JOHN LODGE - YOU ARE A "GENTLEMAN OF THE ROCK WORLD" THANKYOU

We like Lodgey great musician and a lovely chap

Such a nice man. So nice to learn about their history.

Thank you for keeping the faith Mr. Lodge

A wonderful interview.

Lodge's falsetto harmonies floating with the mellotron arrangements made for those moments in their early music recognizable as that sound wholly unique to the Moodies.

Great man from a great band!

John always a class act

Aww just watched this.John Lodge you are a true Gent. My father loved The Moody Blues.I was christened in Erdington. The way you talked about your 1st guitar was endearing. Decca & M&B pub group & The Town Hall.. it brought back so many memories of myself growing up.I trained as a Florist in Erdington & had my 1st Saturday job there.Fantastic interview of your humble beginnings & love the way you are so still down to earth.A True Brummie Gent you are bless you 💖🎸x

Wonderful! Love John!

For Decca to have the vision to promote such a unique project like days was such a pivotal moment

A very interesting interview, and a very nice man.

I used to be a marketing photographer for Disney and met John Lodge at a celebrity golf tournament where I was to photograph the late and great Joe DiMaggio, who was the star celebrity of the tournament. In Joe's foursome was this very nice, good looking, rock star kind of guy. I knew him but couldn't place him. He kept smiling the whole time but said very little as Joe was the big star of the event. I kept looking at this rock star like man and thought to myself, I know this guy! After the days event, I went back to the Photography department (we used to be in the tunnel under the Magic Kingdom) and I thought a while, who was that good looking Brit? At some point I realized that the rock star guy was John Lodge. I must say all he did was smile the entire 18 holes and was a perfect gentleman. Nicest guy in the world and I hung with him for 18 holes. One of my best memories when I worked for Disney.

In 1970 when I heard " Eyes of a Child" and "Candle of life" I knew this guy was connected to the Heavens.

My favorite person out of my favorite group.

Really like this guy. Beyond cool.

Bloody hell...just discovered this! Two of my favourite bass players...John and Des!

Amazing man

Very nice interview. Thank you Des and Big Centre TV.

Great interview!

Lovely interview. Nice bloke and some great stories.

"GREAT 'INTERVIEW '- WITH 'A GREAT PERSON, 'GREAT GUITARIST, 'ONE OF THE 'BEST BASS GUITARIST OUT THERE'!!!. I THINK YOU WERE RIGHT JOHN, TO NOT DO 'COVERS' & TO GO WITH YOUR 'INSTINCTS ' THEY SUR PAID OFF IN THE END, 'THE 'CRUISE 'S, 'GREAT IDEA' & DON'T GET ME 'STARTED ' ON THE WINE, 'WOULD LOVE TO TRY 'THE WINE'- "WHERE COULD I GET IT, OTHER THAN NAPA VALLEY '???.'MUCH LOVE!!!👍👍👍😘😍🥰❤❤❤💙💙💙🎤🎸🎶🎼🎵

I loved The Moody Blues since Days of Future Past was first released; very glad I saw them in 1972. They were advanced, unique, intelligent and creative. Everyone who had taken psychedelics loved The Moody Blues.

THANKYOU SOO VERRY MUCH FOR THE WONDERFUL 'Video 's'-"LOOVE THE MOODIES, Watching 'John Lodge Right now!!!.

Love this man!

yes great interview with my favorite Bassist, great job John

Awesome!

Excellent interview

Thats a propper rock star in my book, he certainly has rocked my world in a very big way

Always have loved the Moodies .... sin embargo, John was (in my experience) the public face Always fun to see & share a few moments & beers

The band finally seems to have slowed down a bit but man what a run The Moody Blues have had.

Awesome interview!

THE MOODY'S BLUE'S OWE THEIR SUCCESS TO THE GREAT MIKE PINDER.....🙏😇💗

Where's the Knighthood indeed for him & JH ❤

I love u John. Thank u for giving my name

Great song writer !! Wrote some great hits for the Moody's !!

It's great that John comes from Erdington! I think Denny Laine did too.

A lot of musicians come across as if they are ego tripping while performing on stage. However, get them off the stage and they are humble and cordial. Maybe it's just a confidence they have on stage that makes them stand out. John Lodge (whom I've never met) in this regard, is like a great many I have met. Great bassist/musician/person!

Killer bass player!

great interview. a pleasant surprise to hear mention of the Behrens & Hitchcock Winery. they started out here in arcata california where i live.

Days of future passed and then on dr Livingstone house of four doors the story in your eyes etc

Good for your mom and your determination to learn and the courage to imagine.

..Love the fact she is from the Lodge ....

Love your British accent

And people still attend concerts . . . though most everyone has matured and has many, many interests.

I've also heard David Gilmour say rock around the clock is what did it for him as well.

He absolutely amazes me, the way he plays the bass. I swear, to me (admittedly NOT a musician) it looks as if he's playing rhytmn. Utterly fascinating to me.

you had a great dad i did too god is on your side

NEVER to discount Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder, (& of course) pretty boy Justin Hayward

Word !