- Do we look OK? - No.
- No. - Let's go.
Coffee looks strong.
[Ola] Swedish coffee, should be strong.
[Jen] Cheers.
Oh, wow.
[Ola] That's just perfect.
- That'll do. - You know why it's perfect? I made it.
[Jen] OK, best coffee ever.
[Ola] Great.
[Jen] Cheers.
****
[Ola] Just sa--
What's up everyone? And welcome to Coffee with Ola.
Exclusive, with Jen Majura, stalker Jen.
There she is.
How are you doing?
Before we start talking, I just have to say...
She just landed.
You know, the airplane goes...
So she's like straight off the plane right now
like, right into the chair for an interview.
That's just hardcore, that's how...
That's pros right there.
Just saying, how are you?
[Jen] That's what friends are for.
I'm doing good.
- I'm doing good. - Awesome.
Yeah, the coffee will help, I got up at 3:30.
- OK. - So, I'm a little bit...
- If you insult my coffee... - No.
- That goes straight into my heart. - No.
[Ola] That goes really deep.
[Jen] This is the best coffee I've tasted in a long time.
[Ola] I don't believe you.
Jen, it's so nice to have you back.
I mean, when was the last time we even saw each other? Probably NAMM, like...
- Last... 20... - 2020?
[Jen] I think NAMM, last time I went there it was 2020
[Ola] Yeah, that has to be it.
That was a long time ago, and then...
[Jen] No, actually we didn't really... did we talk?
Oh yeah, we did.
Yes, yes, I remember, because...
Doesn't seem like I would be the person that wouldn't talk.
So I don't think... I don't recognize that.
[Jen] I remember the one time, I sent you in the evening, when I got back to my hotel room.
I sent you that video.
- Of how I was stalking you, standing next to you. - Yeah.
- Yeah, yeah. - You didn't even see me.
[Ola] Yeah, pro stalker.
I figured it would just be f***ing time to get you over here
record some videos, I mean...
We have a bunch of videos we did together
which were really popular and awesome
because I think a lot of people like you, Jen.
So why not just bring you back, put you in the chair...
- Also a couple of things have happened since. - Yes.
So...
So, you know...
The important thing is to be first on the ball with a lot of things.
- Absolutely. - And... but no.
[Ola] It's also really nice to see you and to have you here obviously.
- Am I the first comeback to Coffee with Ola? - No.
No.
- Tom of Evergrey was here a couple of weeks ago. - Twice?
[Jen] No, I mean, twice.
This is my second coffee with you.
This is... yes. OK, OK, OK.
Yeah, this is the second...
The first time someone comes back.
So... tha--
That means a lot.
- Just... just so... - Thank you for having me again.
[Ola] Obviously.
So, uh...
Let's just cut straight to business.
- Yes, so... - There's a big Evanescence in the room.
[Ola] Oh, did I say that... Elephant in the room.
Jen was in a very big band.
- That was... - Yes.
[Ola] Equal size of Metallica.
And... let's just call 'em Metallica.
- Yeah. - I mean, that happens.
- Yeah. - You get to leave.
- Basically. - Yes, yes.
[Ola] Which is an incredible shame, because...
I haven't personally cared that much about the band "Metallica".
This is not Metallica we're talking about, but you know...
Until Jen actually joined the band, and you know...
So, it feels weird.
[Jen] It does.
[Ola] How does it feel for you?
[Jen] I believe, honestly, that's like what? 3 weeks now, and I am...
Since I got the news...
And I'm still in this blurry, oblivious...
...momentum, I...
I guess I'm still in shock.
Kind of, because...
You know, after being married 6 years
all of a sudden you're divorced, like, it's...
- Yeah, I know, yeah. - So...
[Ola] That's a really good comparison right there
because if you're in a band...
It's basically like breaking up with 5 people.
[Jen] Yeah, exactly, and it's... you know, it's...
I... you know me, I always try to find the positive in the situations
so every day, step by step, I'm not doing great yet...
But every day I find like little tiny things that...
You know, I'm like 'Oh, actually this is good'.
- For example I... - Now...
[Ola] You have more time to stalk Ola.
[Jen] I've got more time to stalk Ola, and I'm here.
- I'm here, you know, like... - Yes.
[Jen] Freedom, and the ability to just make decisions right on the spot.
- That's cool, that's nice. - So...
[Ola] On the day where Metallica contacted you
James Hetfield LaBrie confronted you, and...
And...
...brought you the news, what happened?
I was... honestly, I was cleaning my apartment.
[Ola] As one does.
- Just before receiving the call. - Yeah, you know...
[Jen] Cleaning my apartment, and...
I got the phone call, and...
I mean, I...
First of all I was like 'Is this a bad joke?'
and I remember after I got the news
I hung up
and I have this hallway in between my studio and my living room
and I just laid there on the floor staring at the ceiling
wondering what that was, and...
Literally looking over to my suitcase that I have already started packing
- because I was... - You were going out on tour.
Two weeks from going out on the road until pretty much the end of the year.
Yeah, I'm hurt, I'm...
I'm hurt and still...
In this blurry confusion of 'What just happened?'
[Ola] F***.
- Yeah. - That sucks...
...ass.
[Jen] But you know, new offers...
- The new offers come in. - Oh, I...
- And... - I don't doubt it.
[Ola] Like, the thing is that...
I understand.
- It's a marriage you've been a part of for 6 years. - Exactly.
[Ola] It's nice to be in that marriage.
But there's also other things in this world.
[Jen] Also nice to be single again.
[Ola] Exactly, just saying, and being out there, and...
You know, right now...
You have the best opportunities ahead of you.
[Jen] These few big offers
I was honestly telling them like...
'Listen, I just got out of that marriage with Metallica'
[Ola] Oh, wait, so you already got offers?
From Megadeth?
From other bands?
OK, OK, so you already...
You have offers, OK, so what are you thinking about that? Are...
Is it something you're gonna consider, or do you want a break, or...?
[Jen] I would like to consider, but not now, not yet.
- OK. - Because I feel like it would be...
Not as... not a nice move
if I play the OK person that I am still...
When I'm still processing.
You know, I'm not ready to jump into a next marriage right now, and...
- Man, people watching this video will be like - You don't wanna...
[Jen] What the hell are they talking about? Metallica, marriage?
[Ola] Having like a rebound band.
You know, just like you have a rebound boyfriend or girlfriend.
- In a relationship. - No, no I can't.
[Jen] Well...
To be really honest, what I wanna do right now is first of all...
Focus on me, and my music again, because...
What I realized is that you...
When you...
It's difficult to say.
I feel like I lost a little bit of my music inside of me
during these past years, because...
I... what I right now do...
What I right now want to do is I wanna reconnect with myself.
And feel, and hear, and play my music again.
And who knows, the plan is so far.
You heard it here first.
I'm gonna write my third solo album.
Ta-daa.
[Ola] I just wanna ask you, are you OK? Like...
Are you really OK?
Like, that's a question that comes from my heart, just saying.
Are you OK, Jen?
You need a hug?
[Jen] Oh, yeah.
[Ola] I'm here for the hugs, just saying.
No, but, like... it's...
[Jen] Getting there.
[Ola] I mean, you can joke around however you want
but it is a process that needs to be...
- Absolutely. - ...processing.
[Jen] Absolutely, and like I said it would be wrong of me if would play the...
'Hey I'm totally OK' Jen, you know? It's...
It's tough, and like I said I'm still not great.
But I'm getting there every day with tiny little things that make life...
...beautiful.
Like my spontaneous trip to Sweden.
[Ola] Exactly.
I mean, now you're free to do whatever the f*** you want.
[Jen] Exactly, and that feels awesome.
Freedom is priceless.
[Ola] What happens to your guitars?
OK, so, I...
More guitars.
[Jen] As I told you during the last Coffee with Ola
Metallica have a lot of different tunings.
So I have a lot of different guitars.
And especially when we started talking about like...
...even more tunings, I had even more guitars.
And half of those...
...are on tour right now.
- Ah, OK. - With Metallica.
[Jen] And the other half is still stuck in...
In... you know...
- Lars Ulrich's basement? - Uh... Sir.
[Jen] Exactly.
And...
Yeah, I'm gonna get the delivery of my tour gear that is just...
I mean, that's fun, right?
This gear is on tour without a musician right now.
[Ola] What was your gear on tour?
- I've got... - Is it like this?
[Jen] Uhm...
I'm not sure if I had...
2 2x12s or 4 4x12s...
I don't remember.
- But I... - That's the rockstar right there.
- Yeah, but... - It's like, I don't know man.
[Jen] But you don't see the cabs.
They're onstage, so I don't know, and...
- I have a rack. - Yeah.
With 2 Helix, Line 6 Helix.
Rack version, and 2 Synergy's.
- OK. - And uhm... yeah.
[Jen] So, that rack is supposed to be at my place hopefully in like 2 weeks.
As well as, I believe...
Seven guitars.
And then I have another chunk of guitars
like I said, still sitting in Nashville, and...
Two more Helix, and some more cabs, and...
Oh...
If I put all that gear in my little apartment, I can move out.
Or I don't fit in my apartment anymore.
Can I store some of my gear here?
[Ola] Uh... we'll talk about that later.
Maybe that Ibanez Pia.
I can happily store that here.
[Jen] I'm gonna have 2 Pia's then.
- I just got the back one. - Oh.
- Which is fantastic, I love that guitar. - I've seen it.
[Jen] It's really beautiful.
And the other one I don't know.
- You saw that crazy-colored one? - Yes.
[Jen] That David Bonvillain, I'm never sure how to pronounce his name.
[Ola] OK.
- He swirled it. - Genau [Exactly]
- Yeah. - Genau...
[Jen] Genau.
I speak German now.
[Ola] Oh, Stuttgart, hello, hello.
[Jen] And he did a fantastic paint job on that guitar.
And it glows in black light.
So...
- Yeah, I'm gonna have... - So you destroyed a Pia.
[Jen] I didn't destroy it.
I just gave it...
- David gave it an extra... - Yes.
[Ola] Yeah, I've seen it, it looks cool.
All I'm saying is I'm gonna have 2 Pia's, just saying.
[Ola] For sale?
[Jen] No.
Probably not.
Not both of them.
But I... well...
In the end...
In the end I'm gonna have a lot... a lot, a lot, lot of guitars.
And my plan as of right now is...
I wanna go to the Guitar Summit.
You played there, right?
- Uh... yes, once, yeah. - Yeah.
[Jen] I played the first one, and Guitar Summit is in September.
[Ola] OK.
[Jen] And I'm working with the guys right now to have an auction for...
At least I guess 7, 8 guitars.
And...
If all goes well, I wanna donate the money to the local animal shelter.
[Ola] Goddamn it, Jen.
Too awesome.
That's cool.
We actually didn't plan to make this.
I just wanted to bring Jen over to Sweden, because...
I felt that it...
It felt needed.
You know, it's been a long time now.
- And uh... - Yeah.
[Ola] What are your plans for the future now?
That uh... we have a summer upon us.
What's gonna happen?
[Jen] Enjoy life.
Uhm...
Go see some concerts, go see some friends play.
I mean, I'm gonna see Steve Vai.
[Ola] Me too.
- We're not going to the same show, though. - No.
[Jen] And you know, just enjoy the freedom of, like, literally 'Hey'...
My friends are playing close by tomorrow, let's go.
Let's go.
And uh...
Yeah, and also, like I wanna really focus, like I said before, reconnecting...
...reconnecting with myself again.
Finding my music inside of me again.
And then see whether there's an album coming out or not.
Uhm...
I wrote one song within the past... what was that?
- 3 years? - Yeah.
And it's called t--
Is that OK to say?
[Ola] Testicles?
That's OK.
I don't mind.
I don't mind saying testicles a lot.
- Testicle song, OK. - Yeah.
[Ola] How did you come up with that beautiful name of a song?
[Jen] OK, the story of Testicles is, uhm...
I was listening to a lot of Devin Townsend at the time, and his podcast.
- Makes sense. - Which I love, love, love...
[Jen] Devin is fantastic.
And uh...
I was teaching at my music school and drove back home, and...
I swear, I was driving, it was...
...late at night, and you see the trees on the side of the street, and...
They were like rainbow colors.
And I'm like 'OK' while I listen to Devin's voice like this.
And then I see rainbow trees, and I'm like 'OK, this is it'.
That's it, you're losing your mind.
And then I went back home and thought about...
- How cool would it be... - To write about testicles.
- Wait. - Tell me more.
[Jen] So, the idea was the following.
[Ola] Testicles.
[Jen] Yeah.
Let me live inside your testicles
to recreate my existence.
- You know? That's the whole thing. - Wow, that's deep.
- Right? - Wow.
[Jen] Let me crawl back to your uterus and define me new.
That was the whole part.
And I'm like 'Well, if I'm being reborn as a...'
'As a sperm, then I could...'
'Then I could create myself again'
'and probably not lose my mind', or maybe...
- I would... - Wow.
[Ola] Speaking of uterus, have you ever considered a pro career in stalking?
[Jen] Yeah.
- Yeah, I... - Just full-on 100% stalking.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I have employees already.
I founded a company.
That is MJ Stalking.
[Ola] Mmh, Michael Jackson Stalking?
[Jen] Exactly.
- And yeah, we have like only one... - I'm sorry.
[Jen] The employees do a very good job
they place themselves around this one customer
like in every kind of, like, possible...
[Ola] I'm sorry.
So stupid.
[Jen] I love this.
- Yes, great. - I loved it, I loved it.
[Ola] Oh, shit.
- Hello. - Are you tired?
[Ola] I am tired.
Worth mentioning is that we didn't plan for this at all.
- We sat down and put out the camera. - And just... yeah.
[Ola] I mean, it's always good to have you here, Jen, and...
- Thank you. - I'm excited to see you every Sunday.
On the Sunday with Ola, in the chat, it's...
- Absolutely. - I-I-It...
- Like there's the same people there all the time. - Yeah.
- Just made it a tradition. - Yes.
And, like, it just makes me so happy
to see that people are doing this on a Sunday morning.
[Jen] The older I get, the earlier I get up.
- Is that the same for you? - Yes.
- Right? - Well, yeah.
[Jen] Really, sometimes I get up like at 5 o'clock.
And then I'm like 'Oh, man, it's still 3 hours until Sunday with Ola'.
Yeah, 'what am I gonna do?', so, you know...
But it's a beautiful community that you created here, and I...
I couldn't be prouder and happier for you, because...
No, honestly.
You created a beautiful community.
[Ola] Thank you so much, I have a video idea.
- For you. - Oh no.
- OK... - How about this?
[Ola] Saturday with Jen.
[Jen] Sa--
- Yeah... - No?
[Jen] Mmh... no.
[Ola] Jen, thank you so much for being on this little Coffee with Ola.
Be sure to check out the auction when that's gonna happen.
- Uh... - In September?
[Jen] From the 9th to the 11th in September
I'm gonna auction off 7 up to maybe more guitars.
[Ola] Yeah.
- And... - Do I have first dibs on something?
[Jen] Well, if you want to.
[Ola] Maybe.
And also, obviously looking forward to a new album as well.
[Jen] Hopefully.
That's the plan for the rest of the year, just write and enjoy life.
[Ola] Damn, sounds like a plan.
[Jen] Yeah.
[Ola] Thank you so much for watching, goodbye.
- I have a present for you. - Oh shit, OK.
Uhm...
[Jen] Do you remember every single time I send you something
you keep looking in the box...
...for a severed finger, right?
[Ola] Yes.
[Jen] So I found these awesome finger hooks...
- Are you telling what it is before... - No, because I couldn't...
- ...buy it, it was sold out, so... - OK.
[Jen] But that was what I wanted to get you, like...
This hook, you screw it into the wall, and then you have a finger hook.
Awesome, I thought, but...
Sorry, sold out, so...
I thought I'd bring you something useful.
[Ola] Mmh, I like useful things.
[Jen] Yeah, I know it's in German, but you've gotta read it, what does it say?
[Ola] It's something chocolate.
[Reads German description]
[Jen] Wow, your German is good.
[Ola] I told you, I read German for 2 years.
- Wow. - You didn't know that?
- I-I know, but... - Ich...
Ich habe eine Stuttgart in meine...
[Jen] Stuttgart?
Stuttgart, really? That's pretty much where I was born.
[Ola] Oh, in Stuttgart?
Oh, Stuttgart.
- So, OK... - It's chocolate brain.
- Eyeballs. - And eyes...
- And then teeth. - Yes.
- So... - Wow, ho considerate of you.
- You know, as we get older, you need parts to replace. - I love chocolate.
I'm a big fan of chocolate.
Thank you so much, that's a great gift.
[Jen] You're welcome.