He is the Legendary Bard.
The Dream Man. He is a multimedia personality who has recorded more than 2,000 songs, songs that came to him in dreams. He is, of course, T.V. JOHN. Who can forget his legendary concerts at Joe's Record Paradise, performing on trampoline, in his stylish Robin Hood suit? That is an image that certainly lingers in my dreams. Whereas other people forget their dreams as soon as they wake, or fill their heads with uselessness, T.V. John Langworthy turns his nighttime fantasies into music and his music into art. Why? For the people, always for the people. Dream on, people, dream on...


What equipment do you use and what's your favorite smoke?
T.V. JOHN: Whatever is available. Smoke: Rum River Crooks.

What kind of drums do you play and what pets do you own?
T.V. JOHN: Pots and pans. My kids have two labs and a cat, Fama.

What's your favorite D.C. hangout and your favorite automobile?
T.V. JOHN: Galaxy Hut. Auto: Windstar.

What's the worst place you've crashed and the worst haircut?
T.V. JOHN: Salvation Army Depot in Front Royal, Va. My worst haircut was when I didn't get one.

Worst roommate and best audience?
T.V. JOHN: Never had a bad roommate. Best audience: Galaxy Hut.

What clothes do you like to wear on stage and what do you eat on the road?
T.V. JOHN: T.V. John Party Shirts. Food: Whatever the place will give us for free.

What are your influences and worst equipment experience?
T.V. JOHN: I have no influences. Worst equipment experience: When the electricity went out.

What's your favorite tour memory and worst band squabble?
T.V. JOHN: Playing at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore in front of the USS Constellation docked there. Worst band squabbles are always over money.

What's your transpo and what's the worst place you've ever dropped trou?
T.V. JOHN: Windstar. Worst trou-dropping: At O'Carroll's on Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, if anyone remembers that place!

What's the stupidest move your singer ever pulled?
T.V. JOHN: Me pretending to be a rock 'n' roll star! As you can see, I have learned to limit myself to one-liners.

...From an interview with The Washington City Paper