Jon Spencer – NEW Interview: Magnet Magazine: A Conversation With Jon Spencer (July 7, 2026)

“When I’m playing a show, I can’t help but say something to my fellow human beings there in the room. Rock ’n’ roll—one of America’s true gifts to the world—did change the world. Is it still some world-changing force? I don’t know. Capitalism co-opts and defangs everything…

…Now people don’t want to pay for music. But one thing hasn’t changed: the primal, communal thing that happens at a good rock ’n’ concert. It can be almost spiritual. It can be like a church service. It’s not just about me or the band playing songs. It’s about everyone in the room. Everybody gets plugged into the moment. I’ve been playing shows for more than 40 years, and those special, unreal, almost otherworldly moments that happen during a great concert are still possible. That hasn’t changed.”

Full Interview Here: https://magnetmagazine.com/2026/07/07/a-conversation-with-jon-spencer/

Band Photo: Skyler Smith

NEW Jon Spencer interview with Mark Andrews for LouderSound.com (July 3, 2026)

“I am hopeful that a change is gonna come, if I can quote a better songwriter than me.”

“Spencer has not hoisted his freak flag alone. His band – for which he still does not have a name – is a power trio: himself on guitar, Macky (or Spider) Bowman on drums and Kendall Wind on bass, although she often uses the instrument as a lead guitarist would…”

Full Interview Here: https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/jon-spencer-interview-2026