Gram Parsons meets Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young to have a beer on the way to a Rolling Stones concert.

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My name is Jonny Kaplan. I was born Jonathan Kaplan, but as soon as I picked up a guitar at age 13â¦people started calling me Jonny. It fits, it works, itâs rock and roll.
Afterall, you wouldnât call Tommy Leeâ¦Thomas Lee would you?
I didnât think so.
Iâve been involved with music my whole life. Playing guitar, singing, writing songs, producing other artistsâ¦etc., etc.
Everywhere I go, people are compelled to ask: âAre you in a band?â Of course they doâ¦look at me. But, this is when it always gets confusing. YES, Iâm in a band, and I dearly love the people I play withâ¦but, at the end of the day, Iâd still call myself a solo artist.
The Band is called: Jonny Kaplan And The Lazy Stars
(see what I mean?...solo artist)
This is how it worksâ¦old school baby, Bob Dylan And The Band, Neil Young And Crazy Horse, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. You get where Iâm coming from right?
Do you like the musical company I keep? Me too.
Kind of rootsy, classic, rock and rollâ¦that is and will always be ..timeless.
All of those labels for the type of music you are supposed to likeâ¦.like, alternative, pop, polka, emoâ¦.I say fuck âem. All they do is keep you from finding the good shit. AND, if you are an artist yourself, they tell THE MAN exactly what box to stick you inâ¦forever. Remember⦠art is creativity.
Iâve been doing this my whole lifeâ¦working hard for you folks. Iâve been luckier then a bunchâ¦and maybe not nearly as lucky as few others. Iâve been amazed, Iâve been high, and Iâve been low. Iâve gotten to work with a lot of artists I dearly love and respect. Watch outâ¦Iâm gonna drop a few names (someone may be reading this you know):Keith Richards, Nora Jones, Dee Dee Ramone, Dwight Yoakum, Kings Of Leon, Turbnegro , Shane McGowan, Wilco, Ben Harperâ¦just to name a few. I feel blessed.
As you can see , the list is a very varied, you might say âeclecticâmixâ¦.see above reference to timelessâ¦..and it all makes sense.
Iâve been practically living out of suitcases for what seems like a pretty long time.
The way I see it is this: you want to play music? You travelâ¦luckily for me, I love to travel.
Iâve been all over the world in the past few years, supporting my first two records: California Heart and Ride Free. After the last batch of touring, I holed up in a one room flat in Madridâ¦to finish writing songs for my new recordâ¦SEASONS.
Iâve been technically âlivingâ in Los Angeles for the past few years ,really just stopping in periodically to collect my mailâ¦but after Europe I needed a change so I headed to Nashville , where I finished recording my new record in any kitchen, toilet, backyard , and garage that would have me. It came out great â¦it has a real, nice, organic feel to it. It makes me proud.
Itâs coming out in the next few monthsâ¦and we (rememberâ¦the band and I) will be out there playing for youâ¦..everywhere that will have us.