John Joseph McGowan is a musician, author and triathlete from New York City, most famous for his work as the lead singer of the Cro-Mags in the 1980s.  WATCH THIS FULL EPISODE FOR FREE: https://londonreal.tv/john-joseph/  Chapters: 00:00 Trailer. 02:15 Brian’s thoughts on the episode. 04:47 Brian’s introduction. 05:26 Incredible London music scene different to New York. 10:15 Abusive and violent childhood in New York City leads to a dangerous drug scene. 19:57 Whatever hell we were going through, music was the salvation. 23:23 A time-bomb waiting to go off is conclusion of his Navy SEAL psychological test. 28:38 No band could ever touch the Bad Brains in a live performance. 31:21 AWOL, fighting for his life in New York, in need of healing. 44:15 Facing racial hatred down south and how John got his nickname Bloodclot. 47:27 How a crazy, drug dealing, scrapping in street guy comes to front a band. 50:25 Honour the music, study your craft; learning a lot from Robert McKee before writing his story. 51:35 It was hard in Evolution of a Cro-Magnon to write openly about abuse he suffered as a child. 53:21 Forsaking drugs and alcohol for eating raw foods and being a fighting Hari Krishna monk. 1:00:53 The hot girl on Waikiki Beach, Hawaii: would applying PMA have changed John’s future? 1:02:47 Return to NY punk scene then realising corruption existing within the Hari Krishna movement. 1:08:41 Why he had to live in crazy, lawless Alphabet City, NY. 1:12:21 Insane stunts at Cro-Mag performances, his lifestyle giving authenticity to song lyrics. 1:16:49 “My history is of being betrayed, so when betrayal happens something inside me breaks”. 1:26:21 Descent to rock bottom, constantly running from the cops with wealthy girlfriend. 1:43:53 Below rock bottom in a crack house. How and who gave the focus to climbing out of the hell. 1:48:21 John’s life now and his relationship with fellow vegans. 1:53:58 Competing the Ironman races.   “The mind can be your best friend or your worst enemy”. 2:01:31 What will John being doing in five years-time? 2:02:14 Success secrets. 2:02:49 Is John ready for the ultimate test? 2:07:51 What keeps John away at night. 2:08:07 Advice to the twenty-year old John Joseph. 2:10:00 Best advice ever received. 2:11:41 Advice to the young person listening. 2:14:36 Brian’s summing up. FULL SHOW NOTES: https://londonreal.tv/john-joseph/