Fun JDK Facts

Always wanted to know the story behind JDK''s credit "John Kalodner: John Kalodner"? Curious as to why the beard? What would JDK do for one million dollars? Who were JDK's influences? Just read below! These are "Fun Facts" about JDK or JDK's interesting opinions on certain things.

1. JDK is known for his defining credit - John Kalodner: John Kalodner - on artists' albums.

That came about when JDK was working on Foreigner's Double Vision album and the producer, Keith Olson didn't know what JDK's credit should be. Mick Jones of Foreigner came up with the - John Kalodner : John Kalodner - because everything was double on the record.
Artists since then have used that same defining credit for JDK on their albums or bodies of work.

2. JDK is known for wearing all white suits/attire.

JDK actually owns 15 white suits, 25 pairs of white pants, 100 white shirts and 10 pairs of white running shoes.

3. JDK's favorite article of clothing is:

"a crisp white dress shirt with a pocket"

4. JDK has actually gone out in jeans and a t-shirt a couple of times.

5. JDK wears briefs during the day and then changes into fresh boxers every night.

they are white

6. JDK's favorite color:

powder blue

7. JDK's favorite season:

Spring

8. JDK's beard is 8 inches long (from his chin).

9. The last time JDK shaved his face:

Mother's Day 1970.
His mother asked him to.

10. The reason JDK stopped shaving his face:

because John Lennon had a beard on and off, and he liked that look.
In the fall of 1970, JDK met a girl named Diane Finn and she really liked the beard. He dated her for about a year and then his beard took on a life of it's own.

11. For one-million dollars, JDK would:

shave off his beard in a commercial for razors or shaving cream on national TV.

12. JDK's favorite smells are:

Shampure by Avenda

Cartier Women's Perfume

Johnson's Cornstarch Baby Powder

13. JDK's least favorite smells:

"ALMOST EVERYTHING!"

14. JDK has never had a Psychic or Spiritual reading.

15. JDK does not believe that people have Psychic Abilities therefore, he does not believe in Psychics.

16. JDK was once arrested for protesting the Vietnam War.

He was hauled into JFK Stadium with many others that were protesting.
"Protesting and getting arrested was cool back then AND the easiest way to get laid!"

17. JDK has never gotten a speeding ticket.

18. JDK's favorite car that he ever owned:

a 1968 Camaro 396 Super Sport
The car was stolen in 1973 from right out in front of his house. JDK was heartbroken. He loved that car. Around the same time, he got the offer to work for Atlantic Records and he felt that this was some sign to take the job... and he did!

19. JDK's LEAST favorite car that he ever owned:

BMW 745i because he was "ripped off and abused" by BMW

Almost as unpleasant as that car, was the process of acquiring his new Lexus!

20. The most influential type of music that affected JDK's life:

the 60's British Invasion

21. The first job JDK ever had:

was at the Temple University Medical School’s research labs - he didn't like it
First full-time job was as a clerk/manager of a tiny record store in Philadelphia – Hassle Records.

22. Other jobs JDK had before becoming the A&R Guru he is today:

worked at a sewing goods warehouse – didn’t like it
then went on to be a valet parker at a restaurant
made deliveries for a drugstore
cleaned swimming pools - liked this job

23. Before JDK was an A&R man at Atlantic, his job was:

the photographer for progressive-jazz artist STANLEY CLARKE when Stanley was with Atlantic in the 70's.

24. JDK wanted to be in the music business because:

he wanted to be involved with the music, had such a great love for music and wanted to meet girls.
He was not looking for money or fame, just to be around the music and take part in it somehow.

25. The people who influenced JDK into becoming an A&R Guru:

Arif Mardin and Tom Dowd who were staff producers at Atlantic in the 70's and obviously, Clive Davis.

26. The first album JDK ever bought:

The Beatles' Meet The Beatles (1964)

27. The last 3 cds JDK bought are:

Jet - Get Born
Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
The Beatles - Rubber Soul

28. The first single JDK ever bought:

Lou Christie's "Lightning Strikes" (1963)

29. The first music video JDK ever appeared in:

Sammy Hagar's "I Can't Drive 55" video
He appeared in the video as "Judge Julius Hangman"

30. JDK used to go to the infamous Studio 54.

Back in the 70's, on occasion, while living in New York JDK would go to the club and actually get out and dance on the dance floor to get girls.
He says he never saw any of the "downstairs" antics though.

31. JDK's favorite animals are:

Soft-coated Wheaton Terriers
Himalayan Cats

32. JDK used to raise Himalayan Cats in his late teens.

33. JDK is now allergic to cats but that doesn't stop him from being around them.

34. JDK dated MTV VJ Martha Quinn.

35. JDK's favorite country to visit:

a tie between Germany and Japan.
He loves the people and the orderliness of their countries.

36. JDK's favorite city in America:

Dallas, Texas
"The people are so friendly and nice. It's a great place to see a rock concert. I've always had a great time there since being involved in the music business."

37. JDK's favorite vacation spot in the world:

Hawaii

38. JDK's favorite theme-park:

Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida due to Joey DeMaio.

39. JDK's favorite place to go shopping:

the mall in Buckhead, Atlanta across from The Ritz-Carlton.

40. JDK's LEAST favorite place to be:

London
because of the 8-hour time difference from LA and the weather

41. The state that JDK thinks has the best looking girls:

Texas

42. JDK's favorite physical feature of the opposite sex is:

Face

43. What is JDK's favorite thing(s) for a girl to wear?

A white blouse, black pleated shirt - a little above the knees with white socks and black flat shoes.

44. What kind of girl does JDK not like?

Smoker

Speed Rapper

Dirty

45. What does JDK consider an ideal date with a girl?

An early dinner and/or a movie.

Not going to a club

46. JDK uses Trojan blue condoms.

47. JDK's favorite band:

Aerosmith

48. The band that JDK has worked with the most:

Aerosmith

49. JDK's favorite band of all time:

The Beatles

50. JDK's least favorite band of all time:

Lincoln Park

51. The first concert JDK ever attended:

The Association in 1967
The second concert he went to was Cream that fall.

52. The one show that left such an impression on JDK:

The Who's show at Madison Square Gardens in 1974.
He says, "It gave me the chills. It was spectacular. I'd never seen anything like that before."

53. What was the most memorable concert JDK ever saw?

The Who at Madison Square Gardens in 1974.

54. The band that JDK has seen in concert the most:

a tie between Sammy Hagar and Aerosmith

55. The last concert(s) JDK attended:

Bon Jovi

56. The bands that JDK would like to see on tour again, that haven't been on tour for a long time:

Journey with Steve Perry

"If Cream could come to America, I would love to see all those guys play together again."

(Note: Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Dave Gilmore all saw Cream at the Royal Albert Hall when they played the two nights in May in London!)

57. JDK's favorite band to see in concert, that he does not get to see that often:

"The Bee Gees. Unfortunately Maurice Gibb died in 2003."

58. What does JDK enjoy the most when he goes to see his Artists or other Artists' shows?

The musicianship (i.e. The Eagles)

59. The last time JDK went to a club to see a band in L.A.:

April 2004 at The Gig in Hollywood - he went to see Pretty Sneaky Sis

60. The band that has had the most success, that JDK has signed thus far:

Aerosmith, of course

61. The band that JDK has signed thus far in his career, that he feels deserved more success than they had:

Black 'N Blue

62. The two Artists that JDK passed on signing and later regretted it after they became very successful:

Cyndi Lauper
Huey Lewis & The News

63. Which artist/band does JDK feel should not have had a record deal?

"SO MANY! Lincoln Park, Most Rap Artists and most of the Post-Nirvana Bands from the 90s."

64. Who was the laziest band/artist that JDK ever worked with?

"Shawn Colvin but that doesn't mean that she was untalented or unartistic."

65. Who was the hardest working band/artist that JDK ever worked with?

"Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora. Of course their efforts paid off. I just recently saw their show and it was better than ever!"

everyone should see it :)

66. Has there ever been a band/artist that JDK hated to work with, for whatever reason or because they had no talent?

"No. I wouldn't have work with anyone who didn't have talent and I didn't have to."

67. JDK's Favorite Singer(s):

(in no particular order)

Steve Perry (Journey)

Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

68. The Artist that JDK thinks was the easiest to work with:

Aerosmith

69. The Artist that JDK thinks was the hardest to work with:

Aerosmith

(For #68 & #69 - "because the most talented are always the easiest and the hardest to work with!")

70. JDK usually listens to music on the radio.

specifically 60's Oldies and Adult Alternative.

71. Songs that JDK listens to in the car:

1.) "A Thousand Miles" - Vanessa Carlton

2.) "Game Of Love" - Michelle Branch & Santana

3.) "I Couldn't Ask For More" - Edwin McCain

4.) "I'm With You" - Avril Lavigne

5.) "Jaded" - Aerosmith

6.) "Iris" - The Goo Goo Dolls

7.) "Ants Marching" - Dave Matthews

8.) "Time" - Chantal Kreviazuk

9.) "Runnin' With The Devil" - Van Halen

10.) "Kashmir" - Led Zeppelin

72. JDK was cast as a roadie in The Doors movie starring Val Kilmer.

*note - the scene is towards the end of the movie and shows Val Kilmer (as Jim Morrison) backstage, walking towards the stage to go on. JDK is on the left side - look closely and you'll see him :)

73. If there was a movie made about JDK's life, the actor that he'd want to play him would be:

Val Kilmer "because he can morph into any character"

74. JDK's favorite actresses are (in alphabetical order):

Jennifer Aniston

Maggie Gyllenhall

Heather Locklear

Parker Posey

Audrey Tatou

75. JDK's favorite actors are (in alphabetical order):

Gene Hackman

Guy Pearce

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Bruce Willis

76. JDK's favorite type of movie is:

generally, New Art films (i.e. Amelie)

77. JDK's favorite movie of all time:

Rocky
Coming in at a close second is the French film And Now My Love.

78. The funniest movie JDK ever saw:

Fletch

79. The last few movies JDK has gone to see:

Matchpoint

Munich

Transamerica

80. JDK's does not have a favorite movie so far for 2006:

"No. There are not many movies that I really like, recently."

81. Movies that JDK has walked out on in 2005 (because they were not a good use of his time):

13 Going on 30

Mean Girls

A Day Without a Mexican

Coffee & Cigarettes

82. Movies JDK actually sat through (and sometimes enjoyed!):

The Cooler

Monster

Secret Window

Super Size Me

83. How often does JDK go to the movies?

He used to go to the movies 2 to 3 times a week but only goes about once a week nowadays. "The quality of the movies and music produced, in America, has declined in recent years. I have no idea why."

84. JDK never rents movies from the video store.

85. The first movie JDK did the soundtrack for:

Vision Quest

86. JDK's favorite soundtrack that he worked on:

Vision Quest

87. JDK's favorite soundtrack of all time:

Saturday Night Fever

88. The most number of days JDK went without seeing the sun, working on an album, was for:

Aerosmith's Pump record.
The record was recorded in Vancouver, BC. It took months to make the record.

89. JDK's favorite album he ever worked on:

Aerosmith's Pump
"It's an artistic and commercial masterpiece by Aerosmith."

90. JDK's favorite album so far for 2006:

NONE

91. JDK's favorite albums of all time are:

Laura Nyro Eli and The 13th Confession (1968)
The Beatles Rubber Soul (1965)
Joni Mitchell Court and Spark (1974).

92. JDK's favorite top 3 songs that he worked on are:

Aerosmith's "The Other Side"
Berlin's "Take My Breath Away"
Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" (two different versions).

93. JDK's favorite song of all time is:

Van Halen's "Running With The Devil".

94. The song JDK wished he had written:

Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"

95. The only thing JDK doesn't have but wants is:

to live with two girls in Hawaii!

96. If money was no object JDK would:

live with two girls in Hawaii
give a lot of money to deaf charities, i.e. The House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, California.

97. JDK managed a band called Wax.

They later became The Hooters.

98. When JDK is not working (which isn't often) he likes to:

get manicures, pedicures, massages and facials (to what there is of exposed skin).

99. JDK's favorite thing to do on a night out:

He likes to go out to dinner, walk around the mall and do what most people like to do on a night out.

100. JDK's favorite food:

Skippy Smooth Peanut Butter and Smuckers Grape Jam on Arrowheat Bread!

101. JDK's favorite food to eat while wearing a white suit:

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches and a Coca-Cola with lots of ice!

102. JDK's favorite restaurants are:

Toscana
Prego

103. JDK has no plans to write a book at this time.

"Everyone wants me to, but no one would believe it, if I told the truth."

104. JDK cannot play a musical instrument.

He has no musical talent whatsoever but has an ear for music and perfect pitch.

105. If JDK could play any instrument, he would play:

Piano

106. The one person that JDK has never had a chance to meet or work with in the music business:

Paul McCartney
JDK would love to A & R him but feels Paul would think he was too hard on him.

107. The one person that JDK wanted to meet but never had the chance to meet while they were alive:

John Lennon

108. The only artists JDK was really excited/nervous about meeting:

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page back in the 70's.

109. JDK uses Vionex hand towelettes several times a day.

They are "used by EMS and Police Professionals."

110. JDK's favorite Televisions shows as of February 2006:

"24"

"Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery Channel

"Mega Structures" on the National Geographic Channel

"Modern Marvels" on the History Channel

111. Some of the strangest things that JDK's friends have done for him/to him are:

Lonn Friend hired the porn star "Viper" to come and sing "Happy Birthday" to him (Lonn was the editor for Rip Magazine at the time, which was owned by Larry Flynt).
his "Webmistress" Miss Storm has the cartoon caricature image, from the guitar picks, permanently tattooed on the top of her right foot

112. JDK wakes up every morning at 7:30 a.m.

113. JDK's favorite childhood memory is:

"Being at my parents’ swimming pool with my friends on a summer day"

114. What makes JDK laugh?

"Chris Rock!"

115. JDK was nominated for a Grammy, for the first time ever, in 2002:

For Ray Romano's ("Everybody Loves Raymond" Star) Comedy CD Live At Carnegie Hall - along with Ray Romano.
They lost to George Carlin.

116. Does JDK attend the Grammy's & AMA's every year?

"I attend them sometimes, when necessary."

117. Does JDK ever attend the Oscars?

"Yes, but just when songs that I have worked on have been nominated. An Oscar ticket is extremely hard to get, unlike the Grammys which is just about money."

118. When was the last time JDK attended the Oscars?

"With Diane Warren for when 'I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing,' from the film Armageddon, was nominated."

119. Things that make JDK really angry:

"Prejudice against the way people look"
"Misbehaving children in public" (read/listen to Don Dokken's Musing)

120. The scariest moment of JDK's life was:

"In 1972, in rural Pennsylvania, a group of guys nearly attacked a friend and me and I thought I would have to shoot them"

121. JDK's favorite kitchen appliance is the:

Dishwasher

122. JDK DOES NOT have a least favorite household chore!

"I like all chores because I’m so neurotic"

123. If JDK could have one super power it would be:

to heal sick people

124. Most difficult company to deal with:

BMW of North America

125. JDK hopes that Blue Tooth is not the technology of the future.

126. JDK does not think that the new Kerasilk Conditioner is NOT a change for the better.

Also, that the new Biore products are NOT an improvement.

127. In JDK's experience, GE DOES NOT bring good things to life!

128. JDK's favorite phrase:

"Thank you."

129. JDK's least favorite phrase:

"No you can't."

130. The sound or noise that JDK loves:

"Steve Perry's voice!"

131. The sound or noise that JDK hates:

"Birds"