Josh was born in 1978 in Hollywood, CA T/F
False
Josh was born in Orlando, Florida on Christmas 1972.
Joined the musicians union and started playing drums "professionally" at age 12 out at Disneyland. T/F
True
Dropped out of the 10th grade and started touring and making records at 16. T/F
True
Has been hailed "The Bruce Lee Of Drums." A term which has come up time and again in interviews and when he leaves the house to like....go get a coffee or drop his kid off at school or something. T/F
True
Worked with Michael Jackson in the studio for 4 days on a project that was never released. T/F
False
A few drummers he has stolen from and considers "big influences" are Charlie Drayton, Alan Myers, Stewart Copeland, Jim Keltner, Hunt Sales, Spit Stix, Vinnie Colaiuta, Nick Vincent, Terry Bozzio and Alex Van Halen (among others). T/F
True
While out at a bar in NY (and on a dare) he sold Stings phone number for $500 to a drunk cougar. T/F
FALSE
Sounds believable though, right?
Been in the Vandals since 1990. Devo since 1995 and is an original member of A Perfect Circle. T/F
True
Has been touring and recording with Nine Inch Nails since late 2000. T/F
FALSE
He's been touring with NIN since late 2005.
Got kicked off a "Pussycat Dolls" session after showing up to the studio 2 hours late, telling the producer that the song sucked and the whole thing's just a bad joke. T/F
FALSE
Wish it was true though.
Considers his most "successful" milestones working with heros DEVO and Paul Westerberg......and of course some of his other underdog favs like WEEN and The Dwarves. T/F
True
His brother Jason plays keyboards in "Green Day" and they have 3 sisters. T/F
TRUE and FALSE - His brother Jason does play in Green Day and that is his only sibling.
He has appeared on more than 700 records. T/F
FALSE
He's appeared on somewhere around the 300 record mark.
Introduced Buckethead to Axl on Christmas Day 1999. T/F
True
Plays DW Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Vater Drumsticks and Remo heads. T/F
True
Was in Guns n' Roses for 2 years. T/F
True
The mayor of Los Angeles declared July 24th "Josh Freese Day" in Los Angeles and presented Josh with a key to the city. T/F
FALSE It is a popular rumor though seeing that it was stated years ago on the internet as a "joke" and SOME HOW people believed it has been continually brought up in interviews and press.
Has never owned any "Beatles" or "Led Zepplin" records but doesn't necessarily hate either group. T/F
True
Dad plays Tuba and his Mom is a classically trained pianist. T/F
True
Has never played with the Butthole Surfers. T/F
TRUE
Would like to play with the Butthole Surfers very much though.
Got the job with Sting from just "word of mouth" and after meeting and talking with him for 15 minutes was offered the gig. T/F
TRUE
Only has "walked out" of one session....when he realized we was "tricked" into playing on a Scott Weiland project. T/F
TRUE
Been working on a benefit concert with Elton John and Don Henley to "Save The Roto-tom". T/F
FALSE
Only listens to about 10% of the recordings that he's made, has only heard 20% of them and owns maybe 25% of them. T/F
True
Songs he's written (or co-written) have appeared on records by Queens Of The Stone Age, The Vandals, A Perfect Circle, Goon Moon and The Dwarves. T/F
True
Before big concerts prepares a big bowl of rice for his china cymbals. T/F
False
Once got busy in a Burger King bathroom. T/F
TRUE and FALSE - Depends on what you think "got busy in a Burger King bathroom" really means.
Has a weird Steely Dan obsession T/F
TRUE
Played a teenage, punk rock drummer run-away in an ABC After School special called "The Day My Kid Went Punk" when he was 14. T/F
TRUE
Played on a Courtney Love record but then had his name removed after realizing that he was jerk and a phoney for taking the blood money. T/F
TRUE
