QC’s Friday Five – Johnny Hazzard
Channel 1 darling, Johnny Hazzard, is versatile in the truest sense of the word. Not only can he give and take a dick with aplomb, but he’s also a prolific blogger, produces his own online cooking segments, has made a badass dance track, models for Rufskin underwear, and is one of the most charming and intelligent stars we’ve ever had the pleasure of interviewing—yeah, we’re fans alright. He spoke with us about his work in bedroom, the kitchen, and the music studio just a while back…
QC: The latest installments Hazzardous Life have taken to the kitchen. Are you trying to become the authentically Naked Chef or is something else cooking in your career oven (maybe a porn star cookbook)?
JOHNNY: I had no idea about the Naked Chef until we started doing this and the comparisons began. We really just wanted to do something new, fresh and fun for the blog. My friends are constantly amazed by my kitchen adventures and often seek my advice on things so it seemed a logical progression to do a web segment. We also have toyed around with the idea of doing a cookbook, among other things; we have a lot cooking.
QC: In our humble but accurate opinion, your first single, Deeper Into You, is a million times better than other porn star’s abortive forays into music (Colton Ford and Dempsey Stearns to name two). What artists or other factors influenced your decision to make a dance track? What do you think makes a successful dance track compared to a crappy attempt?
JOHNNY: Thank you very very much. I know for a fact that Depeche Mode influenced the vibe of DIY. To be honest, it was not my idea to produce it. The inspiration came from a little video of me dancing around to a song called “Spellbound” by Sherrie Lea and written by James Collins. After James saw it on YouTube, he approached me and asked if I could sing. My response was “I can try”. I really think that to make anything successful everybody has to be on the same page and have a real passion for what they are doing. Being aware of abilities is also pretty imperative; somebody who has never written a dance track should not be the sole contributor of one. A team effort is usually required when it comes to any creative project.
QC: Congrats on recently being named among Cybersocket’s Top 50 Porn Stars and for your recognition in 2009 Grabby Awards. As a veteran, if you could change one thing about the porn industry, what would it be?
JOHNNY: Most of the things I would change about porn would require a complete reworking of the moral structure of our society; so barring my sudden endowment with god-like powers I would like for adult workers to be unionized. If properly implemented, such an organization would be mutually beneficial to models and studios.
QC: “Gay-for-pay: an important distinction or macho BS? On that note, would you/do you do straight sex, if so, for pleasure, pay or both?
JOHNNY: First of all, I’m gay to the core so let’s just put that inquiry to rest right away. Secondly, gay guys will always be fascinated by their hetero counterparts. We grow up as outcasts and are made to feel somehow inferior to “normal” guys and because of our orientation we are bombarded by erotic scenarios on every front. From PE class to summer camp to Boy Scouts and back we fantasize about what we can’t have. Is it any wonder we line up in droves to watch “straight” guys take a bone up the hole? Personally, it bores me to death, but it makes serious bank and blows open the door for “questioning” and “curious” guys everywhere. Let’s face facts: It’s a win-win situation.
QC: You recently made a video about your childhood for Father’s Day. Did you tell your family/parents about your work in the adult-industry? How did that go?
I told my Mother pretty much the day I decided to do this because I didn’t want her to find out from somebody else. Two years later oddly enough, somebody mailed her a bunch of clippings from some magazines with a little note that said “thought you should know”. The actual unveiling went very well. She is a very cool woman and was understandably shocked. I wrote an article about it in the May issue of UnZipped. One year she came out to see me and I took her by the Channel 1 office and she met Chi Chi and saw the sets. the offices, everything which I think helped humanize everything a bit.
Thanks for talking with us, Johnny! Want more? Check out Johnny Hazzard’s QC Fan Club Page.
