Jah Wobble ‘Riding The Sonic Boom To Heaven’ Interview by Iain McNay

Jah Wobble ‘Riding The Sonic Boom To Heaven’ Interview by Iain McNay.
Jah Wobble was the original bass player in the band, Public Image Limited (PIL), which was formed by former Sex-pistols singer John Lydon (Rotten). He was 17 when he joined the band. He came from a tough and at times violent East London background. When he was young he developed a taste for short wave radio oscillations; they put him into a stat...e of trance and he could sleep better. 'It felt like listening to infinity.' From an early age he had strong spiritual bent, he discovered the Upanishads and was captivated by ancient teachings. Music, especially the bass guitar and his spiritual life became indelibly intertwined. 'When you truly accept the bass as an emanation of God as the ground of existence you make a friend of impermanence, a state of flux, therefore the fear of losing what you have diminishes.you truly ride the rhythm - you will reside in the residence of 'OM' you can ride the sonic boom to heaven.' 'My bass playing relies first and foremost on intuition - it is necessary to remain innocent - intuition is directed from the solar plexus - the knowing sun in the guts.' After years on the road with bands he became an alcoholic, 'Whenever I drank all the fear disappeared and the tension left my body' but he couldn't go on like that and became completely burnt out. His Marriage broke up and he was left with crushing sense of failure. After joining AA and finding a real depth in his spiritual path life, 'I found I was grateful for every drink and drug I had taken because it was because of them I now had a beautiful and stable life which in turn led to a great productivity. I felt really alive and sensitised, I had simply grasped what it is to be human. Everything in life was sort of emptying out and becoming simpler. I was now at the stage of developing a meditative mind. There came a point where there was no difference between making music and spirituality - the world might have been getting crazier but I was getting better.'
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[@Raymondspongey]

Genuine, straight,humble human geezer.A joy to watch and his book is great (as is his music) RESPECT,John Wardle .

[@hazelwinterDRB]

fantastic interview....did a gig supporting him couple of nights ago and he was amazing

[@Bewar3them00n]

Jah’s bass explorations have always been fascinating, I’ve followed his since I found Full Circle, the album he did with members of Can, his distinctive bass playing for The Orb, Primal Scream, & of course his own bands have always drawn you in, my absolute favourite is the one on Visions of You, absolutely mesmerising

[@longrat6767]

Bless him. He's a deeply great person; there's a lot to him.

[@seansoblixe9711]

really enjoyed hearing from a musical inspiration to me JA WOBBLE "we only wanted to be loved"

[@Eisonhawk]

I thank you for all keep us lifted sir wobble☆*~! jah to the max ...

[@ZINCOVIX8754]

Sublime musician and what a wonderful mind he has.

[@markriva4259]

I had the great pleasure in interviewing Jah by phone in the early ‘90’s for a feature I wrote on him published in Revolt in Style magazine (San Diego). It was a deep meeting of the musical minds (available on cassette) and when I made it to London for a one-day trip to meet and interview Terry Bickers’ Levitation, he was the first person I rang up with the hopes of meeting up. Jah was, of course, too busy, but we chatted up to the point where I realized that the bath I was drawing started to overflow out of the tub, and that was it.

[@TimBucknall]

a truly unique and wonderful Human Being with a wonderful message. his honesty is so inspiring. and I loved his evocations of a London that vanished long ago

[@conscioustv]

The transcript of this interview is available to view here. www.conscious.tv/text/95.htm

[@paulturner6960]

Great interview, and appreciate withholding the friends name .very diplomatic. Thanks John.

[@martinspiering5817]

"The great thing is, you're never far from non-duality...." Wonderfully put. Just hearing that puts the mind at ease. Great conversation--thank you both.

[@bodhiheeren]

Jah Wobble certainly seems a lot more human and alive than many of the so-called spiritual 'teachers' otherwise presented in this programme ;-)

[@justahumanbeing.709]

probably because he is not a 'spiritual teacher' claiming to be enlightened!

[@soulkiss1001]

@@justahumanbeing.709 he preaches buddah and other eastern religions in his lyrics

[@Ranjeef]

Fantastic interview, great guy , love his music and mind

[@lordbelcheriv6115]

Watching this while driving in my car down the A13.

[@JammyGit]

I remember watching Jah Wobble at the many music festivals such as Glastonbury, that I went to many times throughout the 90s. I had no idea about his association with the guys from the Sex Pistols, and also had no idea that he was in PiL 😆 We would sit in some field or another, usually bathed in sunshine, stoned on either mushrooms and/or the great quality hash that you could buy in those days - not the nasty stuff of nowadays that's been adulterated with plastic, boot polish, or tar, or whatever it is 😮 It didn't matter which bands he was in beforehand, I just took the music at face value and loved listening to the dub reggae and other throbbing bass music coming from the stage. I played the bass myself at the time and he's spot on when he says that when you're playing certain music you can feel it pulsing through your solar plexus. 👍

[@artfantasies]

People of my younger days popping up, how funny. Heard Jah Wobble as an alternative musician some decades ago.

[@zx7rzx7r25]

Top bloke, very talented.

[@BaldieRadge]

love the thoughts on possible frequency is the physical form and the projection of our thoughts, amazing been having these thoughts for years +1

[@tristanshout7507]

ooh, this is a great interview

[@marktywharton]

gorgeous interview what a fabulous chap - really made me think and I even looked a few things up as I listened - I have yet again discovered I have all sorts of false memories - either that or Wikipedia has been edited - it is a conspiracy - I am supposed to remember the double think official version of events etc as for 27 that sure is the age - I entered the nineties sectioned by an edit... a much more interesting person to listen to than any of those claiming to BE anything special - I think I'll buy the book ;/)

[@Jazzgriot]

Nuff respect Jah. Big up Conscious TV.

[@ddot99]

Gd job, Wobble :) peace and love ↑↑

[@adamfindlay7091]

No hes Jah. Respect the true spirit.

[@steadyed]

Love Wobble crying at 39.00

[@ntrbeing]

As a musician and as a human John is connected. Read his book and it's amazing to let jah go

[@TimBucknall]

"wobble is the emodiment of Love, his soul is so pure" - John Lydon

[@christopherbrookfield4785]

I wonder how he gets on with Hooky. Both probably would struggle to get a word in! Love them both.

[@amilasulejmanovicofficialc5936]

amen..

[@RPKGameVids]

I didn't realise Putin was on one of your shows, awesome!

[@stevedelaforce]

How it all hangs together? Maybe some studies in Cosmology and Astrophysics might help. Why it all hangs together - that's something else I suspect.

[@acimwallpapers]

The guest looks a little bit like Vladimir Putin, in a good way :) Karate, straightforwardness, etc. Somebody better investigate their family tree :) Great interview, thank you.

[@alexanderdragutinovic5151]

ACIM Wallpapers Johnny Rotten said that John Wobble was very strong dude in the late seventies.

[@TimBucknall]

funnily enough, in his book he says he always wondered whether he had some Slavic heritage because of his cheekbones

[@bewes72]

Jah fantastic bassist, but he'd do you serious damage with those fists, not to be messed with!

[@______638]

looks like uncle vlad

[@kimrunic5874]

f**k me it's Wobble

[@adams115]

Kim Runic funny comment