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John Joseph
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John Joseph McGowan, better known only as John Joseph or as Bloodclot was the lead singer for the New York hardcore band Cro-Mags on most of their releases and also sang for the bands Fearless Vampire Killers and Bloodclot!.
The son of former Welter Weight boxer John "Shorty" McGowan, John was born in the beginning of the 1963 but was soon put in foster homes. He ran away from St. John's home for boys and lived on the streets starting at about 14 years old in 1977. He went to boot camp at 18 years old to become a Navy SEAL but didn't because of a medical condition in his knee. In the navy, he soon went AWOL after seeing a Bad Brains show in Washington, D.C. to become a roadie for the band. He also did back-up vocals for the band Antidote on their Thou shalt not kill record.
Soon after that, he became Hare Krishna conscious and moved back to New York where he joined the Cro-Mags to become their singer and main lyricist. He sang on six of the eight Cro-Mags records, Best Wishes and Revenge being the only ones on which he was not. He indeed composed all the lyrics to Best Wishes before quitting the band to come back on Alpha-Omega.
He is credited as the one who introduced Krishna Consciousness to the hardcore scene, opening the path to bands like 108 (band), Shelter (band) and many others.
He recently wrote a book, The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon, about his life and experience with the Cro-Mags and plans to turn it into a movie someday.
- Official website
- John Joseph at MySpace
- Bloodclot! at MySpace (Official Bloodclot! Myspace page)