| -When he's not making music or touring, John supplements his income by building skyscrapers by hand. |
| -His favorite color is black.(probably) |
| -He likes wolves. |
| -Sorry, ladies, THE MAN is taken. |
| -In case you didn't know, John Olson is THE MAN behind American Tapes. He plays in rock bands like Wolf Eyes, Dead Machines, Violent Ramp and does loads of stuff released on his previously mentioned label. Here are some interesting facts about this interesting fellow. |
| -He resides in Michigan, but has lived other places too. |
| -It's rumored that he makes a killer smoothie....probably out of dead animals and shit!*** |
| It's obvious that we need more OLSON FACTS here- please feel free to contribute. [email protected]!!!!! |
| -Female singers/songrwriters with acoustic guitars melt his heart. |
| -Be cool, stay in school.....like John Olson! He even went to college! |
| ***According to John's Mom, his smoothies are made with different ingredients: Hello, John's Mom checking in. I taught him how to dance and do neat moves like the washing machine and the necktie. As a little boy he had a Big-Wheel and is a fantastic skateboarder. Also, you don't have the recipe correct for his smoothie. He actually got the idea from the purple smoothies I made for him. The ingredient you forgot was rattlesnake tails. Thanks for the fun facts, Mz. Olson!!! You rule! |
| -I heard that if there's a spider on the wall and you ask him to kill it, without hesitation he'll pick it up and release it outside so it can still live and you will no longer be bothered by its presence. |
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| John Olson likes to play miniature golf under the name "The California Kid." Here he is in Traverse City, lining up a shot, in his violent Vans. |
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| He likes the taste of beer! |
| He LOVES cats! |
| He works at a screen printing shop sometimes, and makes his own clothes sometimes! |
| He's a very good artist. Most of the releases put out with art work by him look neat. |
| His doctor told him to be careful with fist pumping because it's bad for his back so he got a gong instead to bang and it makes him feel psych. |