Finding God
Reality of Faith and Wisdom Podcast by Yuriy Mayba
This episode is talking about the story of Johnny Colt finding God.
Yuriy Mayba is interviewing Johnny Colt. From 1989 he was the original bassist for The Black Crowes which formed in Atlanta, Georgia. Colt played on four full-length albums with the band and toured extensively. After leaving the Black Crowes in 1997 he went on to form the Brand New Immortals with guitarist David Ryan Harris and drummer Kenny Cresswell. Colt played bass for the American modern rock band Train from 2003–2006. In addition he joined Tommy Lee, becoming the permanent replacement for Jason Newsted (formerly of Metallica) in the band Rock Star Supernova. Colt has made numerous DJ performances with Tommy Lee, Rob Wonder and DJ MB3.
In 2012, he joined Lynyrd Skynyrd as their new bassist before departing from the band in 2017.
Colt is co-owner of the Atlanta-based backline company Avatar Events Group with Kenny Cresswell which opened in 1995. Avatar Events Group is a music equipment rental, production, storage, and rehearsal space company which also hosts numerous local and international based bands and musicians.
Along with Train tour manager Thomas O’Keefe he opened NoDa Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina in the fall of 2007. NoDa Studios is a band rehearsal studio located in the NoDa (neighborhood) of Charlotte.