Great interview Jason!! I saw Paul perform with Traci back in 2007 at the House of Blues in LA. A lot of my questions were answered regarding the history of LA Guns.

I am Tracii’s mother and know Paul. He speaks the truth and I always felt he was the best singer the band ever had. Riley was always a great person, honest and down to earth. Best of luck to Paul he deserves it.

Great interview!! Paul is a great and genuine person. I had the luck to meet Paul in California. I wish Paul all the best with this new record.

Saw LA Guns with Tracii, Paul, Chad and Jeremy Gunns at Tremors in Riverside. Paul did a little drum solo. Guys signed some LPs had a great time!

I first new of Paul Black from BlackCherry, saw them a bunch of times. Later, realized the LA Guns connections. Love his work, talented songwriter, and great performer. His story would make a cool book or even a movie. This was a great interview.

Paul is a classy dude and hands down one of my favorite LA Guns dudes!

The orig. LA Guns with Paul and Robert Stoddard was classic. Surprised it didn't go further. Great to see Paul in good spirits after being taken advantage of so much. Great interview, Jason.

Another great interview Jason! It's crazy how bad they treated him.

Holy smokes! Epic interview, Jason. 👍🏼 Paul was an amazing guest. I love hearing about the history of rock bands from the LA scene.

First time commenter, lonnnggg time watcher/ listener. This interview is far and away one of your best. Proof positive that not being a household name means nothing when it comes to an engaging story. So many intriguing twists and turns... Wonder what happened to the other members of Blackcherry & if any of their withheld material will be released? Paul never reaped what he sowed & people need to be held accountable, even today. I can't help but feel glad that Mars Black seemingly has it all together & life is pretty damn good out in the sticks!! Money isn't everything & doesn't define everything!

Wow all these years never knew we were listening to his songs , that is nuts what Tracii did to him and obviously validates a little of what Riley went through .

I’m a huge fan of that self title. From day one…way back when. So this was really a kick in the nuts.

Wow !!! I had no idea about the songwriting credits on the 1st LA guns lp. Another awesome interview Jason 🖤

Such a good interview Jason. First interview I had to watch twice! So much meat in here. Now it's time to find some of these PMB rarities on the You Tube!

L.A. Guns formed in 1983 & original lead vocalist was Michael Jagosz - lead vocals Tracii Guns - lead guitar Ole Beich - bass Rob Gardner - drums They recorded a 4 Song EP entitled "Collector's Edition No. 1" released in 1985. Ole Beich was also a member of early lineup of Guns N' Roses & Rob Gardner was also a ember of Hollywood Rose & Guns N' Roses. The 2nd lead vocalist in L.A. Guns was Bill Bailey aka Axl Rose...

I had NO IDEA that I was singing along with YOUR songs all these years! Amazing interview!

Great interview. Thanks for getting this out there!

Great interview. Seems like a great guy. I’m a drummer, songwriter, and I can appreciate and relate to a lot of what he said. Looking forward to checking out his music. Thanks to you both.

Great interview Jason, saw Paul in LA Guns and the Joneses(Stardust Ballroom/Street scene 85!!!) in another life, still have that flyer from 38.20 to this day and the LA Guns demo with Everything I Do, LAPD and Roll the DIce probably their best stuff, it was played on the KNAC local music show, took photos of them when they played the Roxy with GnR (who did two shows that night), he did some whip cracking thing from memory, Plain Jane with pre Warrant Jani were also playing, the dickhead roadie from Poison (one with the broken tooth) took the film out of my camera at the Country Club the next week 36 exposures n ruined it, but still have a full roll of photos of a pre famous Poison at a lunch gig at USC from 86 that they will probably never get to see.

Loved his interview. For Paul to have been screwed over so many times and to have such a positive outlook is amazing. BTW... I agree 100% with Paul regarding drummers. "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing".

Really good interview! Paul's story was illuminating to say the least. I saw him with Tracii years ago when they relinked and it just didn't work for me completely. I tried to give it a shot but the Phil vocal was all the LAG I knew to that point and it just didn't quite grab me by the... ears. 😁... As a guy who loves to write songs I feel particularly bad for Paul in that his craft and livelihood were stolen from him back then. In any case, I really dig Paul's down to earth personality and that he's telling his story in an objectively classy way given what happened. Because of the interview I went and checked out the new tracks on Amazon Prime Music and LOVE them. I'll be watching for the opportunity to pick up the album as soon as it drops. I'm also going to find my copy of Paul's LAG and give it another shot. Cheers, and thank you for doing what you do. 🤟

So interesting! Love LA guns. Them and Faster Pussycat are the sole reason for my style I use on stage. This history lesson was awesome! Jasons channel is a gold mine! ❤

Another great video interview! Outstanding!!!

Another great interview, Jason. I remember the Hot Club in Philly that Paul mentions well. They didn’t card but every once in while it would get raided and half the place would get carded and hauled away. The drinking age was 18 then too!I was there for a one of those sweeps. Played there too but saw Richard Hell, The Contortions, The Bloodless Pharaohs( featuring pre Stray Cats Brian and Gary Setzer), Richard Lloyd,Pere Ubu among many others great shows. Good times. It was definitely a Philly version of CBGB’s.

Wow, yet another stellar interview !!!

Thank you JG and PMB! Ironically, yesterday, I was thinking about Faster Pussycat and wondered where the name came from. Wonder no more - cheers!

Jason.. another stellar interview by you... I really get to appreciate a lot of these people you bring on that were not the people that stuck out. but have amazing stories and this one is no different... I can see why you have issues with LA guns at least the Phil version (hoping you are getting Kelly Nickels on sometime on a side note ..) Anyway Paul got a raw deal....glad to see he's in a good place now.....

Always enjoy this channel, even if you’re not into some of the bands there’s always good stories. I remember hearing years ago about somebody really writing the LA Guns stuff and there being a lawsuit, fascinating to hear the whole story.

Wow, this interview was very good. I had heard the name Paul Black in connection to LA Guns but I didn't know the whole back story. All these years I've been listening to an album that was a lie. And Tracii Guns comes off like a real SOB (because I tend to believe Paul). I already had an inkling that Tracii was a bit flaky.

Jason Green! Awesome KZfaq Channel!! Thank you for interviewing some of the lesser known 70’s & 80’s cult musicians who are just as relevant as the more popular cats!!

I dig old LA GUNS, I saw him live at their first show ever.

Loved this interview!

LA Guns fan and found this very interesting and great interview

tree for shade - damn good song! thanks to you both! good luck to sonic boom!

Awesome interview. 😎👍👍👍👍

Great interview! I met Paul black in 2006 at the Cathouse reunion show at the Key club, Cool guy

This was really interesting. Some real thoughts and stories. Not just the typical stock Q&A. .

Basically Traci Guns was determined to erase all of LA Guns’ punk/rock’n’roll DNA in his grasp for the brass ring. Morphing them into a crotch-metal band was short-sighted, and did for their career in 1991. The original LA Guns would have likely weathered the grunge storm better.

This Interview is Very Interesting.

I met Paul numerous times! Uptown Monrovia Street Fair and at NAMM

Wow, I like the interviews where the artist is into his instrument & music etc. One can look at gossip content for all the other crap. Although it’s ok here & there, I like the substance that Paul Mars Black voiced. I like the Steve Lynch interview, passion for his guitar & the music. I really like a lot of what you showcase, Mr Green. XLNT

Jason, big thanks for another great one... cheers!

I love both Sonic Boom albums! Sundown Yellow Moon is amazing!

An idea for Paul: approach Tracii about an auto biography book deal...give him 60/40. Tracii will do it for the money and Paul can get the truth out. Tracii won't turn it down

I generally don't like people but Paul seems like a guy I could hang out with. Takes his art seriously, nice, honest, genuine... Hard to not like the guy, not a hint of asshole

15 years ago or so I spent a few months doing intense research and spoke to some band members and put together the Robert Stoddard Wikipedia page which has since been deleted but the info survived and was retained on a Wikipedia mirror site...

i had no idea that Marty Casey did la guns.i would love to see him come on here to the show. big fan of Marty Casey and the love Hammers

That ‘screw-over’ is a ‘real bitter’ pill. Great insight projecting the truth.

Jason, If you can & would like to please interview the following musicians / bands - 1. René Berg - Idle Flowers / Hanoi Rocks / Soho Vultures w / Nasty Suicide / Solo 2. Robert Stoddard - The Robert Stoddard Band / Dogs D’Amour / L.A. Guns / Robert Stoddard & The Last Band 3. Tyla - Weird Girlfriend / Kitsch / Bordello Boys / Dogs D’Amour 4. Ginger - Wildhearts / Quireboys 5. Spike - Quireboys 6. Rick Wilder - Berlin Brats / Mau-Maus 7. Jeff Drake - The Joneses 8. Scott Drake - Suicide Kings / Humpers 9. Bryan Small - The Hangmen 10. Andy Panik - Rock City Angels 11. Kery Doll - Rise / Kery Doll / Doll 12. Aeriel Stiles - Doll / Pretty Boy Flold 13. Nigel Itson - St. Valentine / Ruby Slippers 14. Michael White - The Boyz, L.A. Rocks, London, Michael White & The White 15. James Campbell - The Gunslingers The following bands - 1. The Boyz - Michael White, George Lynch 2. Xciter - George Lynch 3. Airborn - Don Dokken 4. L.A. Rocks - Michael White 5. Sister - Blackie Lawless / Nikki Sixx / Lizzie Grey 6. London - Nikki Sixx / Lizzie Grey 7. Circus Circus - Blackie Lawless 8. Angels In Vain / Sweet Pain 9. Saigon Saloon 10. Stars From Mars 11. Alleycat Scratch 12. SouthGang / Butch Walker 13. Vain / Davy Vain 14. Sea Hags 15. Johnny Crash 16. Salty Dog 17. Spread Eagle 18. Circus Of Power 19. The Throbs 20. Candy 21. Electric Angels 22. Ruby Slippers 23. Jetboy 24. Dirty Looks 25. Rhino Bucket 26. Cinderella 27. Britny Fox 28. Kix 29. Teeze 30. St. Valentine 31. Diamond Rexx 32. D’Molls 33. Roxx Gang 34. Cats In Boots 35. L.A. Guns 36. Faster Pussycat 37. Mötley Crüe 38. Poison 39. Pretty Boy Floyd 40. Junkyard 41. Dangerous Toys 42. Four Horsemen 43. Enuff Z’Nuff 44. Princess Pang 45. Smashed Gladys 46. Femme Fatale 47. Vixen 48. 49. Adam Bomb 50. Tuff 51. Nitro 52. Sleeze Beez 53. Shotgun Messiah 54. Bon Jovi 55. Icon 56. Ratt 57. Skid Row 58. Hanoi Rocks 59. Dogs D’Amour 60. Quireboys 61. Gunslingers 62. Babysitters 63. Marionette 64. London Cowboys 65. Cherry Bombz 66. Suicide Twins 67. Jerusalem Slim 68. Demolition 23 69. Wrathchild 70. Tigertailz 71. Soho Roses 72. Kill City Dragons 73. Shooting Gallery 74. Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction 75. Gunfire Dance 76. Crybabys 77. Tattooed Love Boys 78. Wildhearts

I had always heard Mike Pain was the original guitar player for LA Guns way back in the day ?

Great interview, nice guy. Unfortunately, no Phil Lewis = no LA Guns as far as a successful band.

played bass on several demos for la guns than 4 years with black cherry

Hi Jason, can you interview Nicky "The Beat" Alexander?

Didn’t know anything about this guy before watching this but it totally confirms different things I’ve heard about that scene & a few particular individuals he talks about. The music business is cutthroat and it’s such a drag to hear that supposed ‘friends/band mates’ would be so blatantly greedy & dishonest. Sad but not really surprising in retrospect.

Two truths here Steve Reilly is nut a hood drummer and Tracii does quit everything he looses interest in. Those are facts Paul. 🤘

Faux Cue is pretty hilarious, Paul!

Cool interview 🍻 Looking forward to the Jo dog one

Wow, always heard they did Paul wrong, but didn't know it was this bad; it's even worse than what Gin Blossoms did to Doug Hopkins cause at least he got credit. When Paul talked about" one more reason to die" and suicide .. glad his story didn't turn out like Hopkins and he's doing good. I've meet people at LA Guns concerts that said the best ever LA Guns concert they attended was during that 2006-2008 time frame when Paul joined them. I really love the LAPD song, felt that should have been a big hit around the time of the riots. I really love hearing the history of LA Guns cause of all the different members being intertwined with all the big acts of that era.

I want to know what happened to Robert Stoddard aka "Ned Christie"??!! Robert Stoddard's musical career is just as fascinating as Paul "Mars" Black musical career!! Paul "Mars" Black was / is a member of... 1. The Mau-Maus (ex-Berlin Brats w / Rick Wilder, 1978-1983) 2. The Joneses (w / Jeff Drake, 1981-1994) 3. L.A. Guns (Version II Lineup 1985-1987, Formed 1983) 4. Black Cherry (Formed 1987-1993?) 5. Jo Dog & Paul Black's Sonic Boom (Formed in late 1990's) Robert Stoddard was a member of 1. The Robert Stoddard Band (1980-1982) 2. Dogs D'Amour (original lead vocalist & named the band circa, 1983) 3. On The Wire (w / Maurice Ross aka "Bam", original drummer in Dogs D'Amour, 1983-1984) 4. L.A. Guns (second guitarist w /Tracii Guns in L.A. Guns Version II, 1985-1987) 5. Robert Stoddard & The Last Band (1987) Robert Stoddard released a couple singles w / The Robert Stoddard Band in early 1980's & recorded a KILLER unreleased album entitled "Grapevine" circa 1987 with Robert Stoddard & The Last Band...

Man it's not just the industry sharks you gotta watch out for, it's your own damn Brothers in the freaking band! How sad. I have a new found respect for Paul and his career. So much I didn't know. It does pay to be the Nice Guy like Paul because despite the treachery that seemed to be around him, he sleeps better at night, more at peace w himself I bet than others haunted by anxiety and other self behavior induced stress. You win Paul.

One of the best interviews I have listened too.

Dude...this was a great interview...I love this band since the first album..had no clue he had so much to do with the band. I definitely wanna listen to his new music!!

Fantastic stuff, Jason! Wow, Paul Mars Black's interview is one of the best yet in my opinion. I feel so bad for Paul. He got really got a raw deal by the guys in L.A. Guns. I am looking forward to hearing his new music and would have loved to hear Paul on those original L.A. Guns releases. The music industry is a lot like the Silicon Valley start up scene; lots of money men, lots of idea guys, lots of friends and associates who would turn on you in a New York Minute if opportunity rose. It's a shame as I can't think of anything more pure and meaningful to the human experience and spirit than music. Jason, great stuff as usual. I'd love to hear more from Paul someday.

the real deal man!!!

BLACK CHERRY with SCOTT LIPPS on druns were KILLER live.

1:33:24 gesundheit x2

Fiction or delirious. Record label brought Phil to replace Paul due to addiction issues. Tracii is not this boogie man he is painting. I am sure there is some bad blood legally though but theres always 3 sides to the story, left, right and the truth.

PAUL Wrote SO many of the first album songs, and is why the LATER LA GUNS songs are not nearly as good. Paul IS THE REAL DEAL. I was living in Sacramento in 1987 and his band BLACK CHERRY played at a halloween party in Sacramento, opening for a band called 58 FURY (friends and ex band members of Tesla (CITY KID). They kicked ass and the songs were very well written. Too bad that Tracii missed the band's potential opportunities twice. He was in NY when LA GUNS should have become as BIG as GUNS N ROSES. Instead, GNR got the fame. Then Tracii fires Paul, who was not only a good singer, frontman, but a REALLY GOOD Songwriter. What a shame.

Do u have lazy morning

I loved MAU MAUS in early 80s, they were well known in the punk scene in ex-Yugoslavia. L.A. Guns, not my cup of tea

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Tracy never claimed to have any real contribution to AFD. At most he said that he might have been there when there were the beginnings of songs but nothing of note.

Are there any decent people left in the music business?

Sex action riff is paint it black riff from the stones

I feel bad for this guy. Not getting any Credit for his work.

alot of guys back then stabbed u in the back it was real cutthroat

I also have to say LA Guns was one of the worst live bands I ever suffered through. GNR were supposed to open for Maiden at the Forum in 88, GNR didn’t show up, big surprise, LA Guns filled the hole, and they were just dreadful

Keeping up with the Joneses is the most irritating name in the world. And it's probably why the band failed because it reminds me of an old episode of George Jefferson

What’s funny is, while Jason is picking on lyrics from a gold album, I’d never heard of him. But I have heard of L.A. Guns and loved that album and saw the tour. Yet here we sit listening to him not only pick on, but piggyback on others success. You can tell Paul Rothenstien here is an absolute nightmare to work with. He sounds completely cocky and arrogant. Anyone with that much drama surrounding them has to be the common denominator.

No one cares