With all I was reading those days-different books about spirituality and such-I realized that we were ingesting the suffering of these animals by consuming their flesh. When I started to eat like this, that anger began subsiding. It helped me out so much.īack then, I walked around with a lot of anger.

While I was working there, I started doing research and came to the conclusion that cutting out all the meat, dairy, and processed foods was the right thing to do. I started hanging with them, and they got me a job in a health-food store. After my tour in the Navy was over, I came back to New York, and who do I see standing on the corner of Avenue A? H.R.-he’s there with the Beastie Boys. took me aside and schooled me on keeping a positive mental attitude and eating a plant-based diet. Joseph spoke to GQ about the benefits of eating veggies, his fond memories of cooking big family dinners with the members of Motörhead and Bad Brains, and his favorite vegan restaurants from around the world.Ī few months later, I met the Bad Brains at a gig in Norfolk, Virginia. He was even given the honor of naming a meal at the vegan Organic Grill in New York City-he anointed the pulled jackfruit sandwich the “Triple J.”

The 56-year-old will eat a little bit of anything, and cook a little bit of anything on his YouTube channel, as long as there are no animal products involved. His secret for staying so tough? A plant-based diet. He’s still touring and performing, and he’s raced in ten Ironmans. Joseph, the longtime singer for the legendary hardcore band the Cro-Mags, is a tough dude. “I raced my last two Ironmans with it actually-you can see a picture of me at an Ironman in Thailand, and I’m running and holding the fucking hernia.”

Before I even get a question out, John Joseph tells me he’s having surgery in less than 24 hours.

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