"How are you doing everybody? This is Billy Herrington and I'm representing Jimmy Z Productions, and uh, welcome to uh, our muscle fest." "I'm here in L.A. The next couple of days, I'm going to be hosting a show for Jimmy Z over at the Faultline. I'm glad you all could make it and I hope you enjoy the show." "Well, actually for those of you in the know, I've been out of the industry now for about 3 or 4 years, it's a uh, uh, self uh, imposed exile if you would. Just focusing on other aspects of my life. Um, I left the industry uh, pretty much on top of my game, uhmm, finishing All World's ''Conquered'', uh, numb-highest rated porn star and paid porn star in the industry at that time. Uhmm, I felt though my life was pretty much out of balance, so I, I left the industry and I got into carpentry, and I just focused on other aspects of my life, and when presented with this wonderful opportunity that I'm grateful for. To host this show with such wonderful talent, I just thought that, you know, I what I'd, I'd make good on the offering and see my fans from L.A., and, uh, see how it goes." "Well, you know what, to be honest with ya, I mean, when I, when I say I dropped out of the industry, I completely dropped out of the industry. I dropped out of the internet. I dropped out of the circles. I dropped-I was really unable to be contacted, and uh know you, it was, it was for my own doing. I just had a spiritual journey that I needed to go on, and uhmm, and I, I feel it was the right thing to do. Uhmm, it's wonderful to be back in L.A. We all went out to dinner last night and just meeting all my, all my fans all over again, it's just a wonderful warmth, and a positivity that really I, I really miss, so I'm really looking forward to giving back to the community tonight, and uh putting on a wonderful show for you guys." "Well, to be honest with ya, I'm, I'm no longer in porn, so I don't, I don't describe myself as a porn actor or in the porn industry, I am a carpenter. By trade and uh in the building industry, and that's where I'm gonna remain. Uh, that segment of my life, that journey if you would, was a sexual exploration, that was uh, wonderful, I'm glad I took, and uh, I had a lot of fun doing. Uhmm, I, it was really in little increments that I had uh, started off, I started off doing print work first for uh Colt, and uh, built up my reputation through them, and then slowly and surely went into the industry. Before doing mainstream hardcore films, I did a lot of work for uh, Can-Am, wrestling films, and also uh, some body worship films. So my fan base was pretty broad, and when I was able to get into the more mainstream industry if you would. Uhmm, it really warps me, my fan base was wider and uh, I got a lotta love outta that." "Well, I, I've been working out now for primarily, especially when I was in the industry for about, a good 10 years, and it's, it's really funny how I got into it, uh, not a lot of people know this, but uhmm, I was actually really skinny uh, growing up as a, as a kid, and uh, I was about 20 years old and I was in love with this woman, and uh, she'd actually broken up with me for a bodybuilder, and for whatever reason, I guess ego or uh, self-esteem, I immediately found myself in the gym, and at the time I had long hair, leather jacket, a rock-and-roller, and uh, pretty soon that, that began, as soon as I hit the weights, my body just began to react, and the hair got cut, and the uh, body got shaved, and my body began to react very well to the weights, and unbeknownst to me I had genetically gifted symmetry, and uh, from there I went into, uh, few competitions uh, nothing on a national level, and uhmm, but I, I, I love bodybuilding, it's just something that I, I fell into, and that's the reason why I fell into it." "I saw progress pretty easily and, and right off the bat unbeknownst to me because prior to that I had done martial arts, I had done boxing, and most of these skills uh, although fighting, have absolutely nothing to do with building or retaining muscle, and the moment I began that process, maybe it was my background of martial arts and boxing, or the uh, dedication that I learned therein, that uh, created, created this discipline, and I, my body began to react fantastically to uh, to working out as you can see." "It's, it's something I still don't, I don't practice martial arts at all, and it's, and it's something that, really, the, the kind of martial arts that I learned wasn't really something that you practice, it's something that you lived, and uh, it's something that'll be with me for the rest of my life, uh, I learned from a very early age, since I was 5 years old, and uhmm, I put it down when I was 21, and got into uh, bodybuilding." "I had plenty of students as a matter of fact. Uhmm, I wouldn't consider myself a sensei, uh, and, but I went to, I competed AAU uh, which is the Amateur Athletic Union, it's the governing body for the Olympics, uh as a matter of fact, I, I placed 4th in Hyannis, Massachusetts in 1986, in kumite in my division. Not a lot of people know all this stuff and that's my, that's my background." "Well, you know, I, it's, it's really hard for me to speculate that, that's uh, really uh, an interesting question, uhmm, I would probably say that, that the, the training that it gave me was more emotional, and more spiritual, and more grounded, than it was more physical, if you would. There's a whole other side to martial arts bushidō code if you would, and that's, that's the discipline, that's the, it's, it's a form of respect if you would." "Yeah! Believe it or not immediately uh, my legs were a, were really a, uh, a weak point. Uh, I'm, I'm a tall guy, I'm 6'1" and right now I'm about 255, but at the time at 6'1", I'd say I was about a hundred and seventy pounds, 175 pounds, quite lanky, if you would. So it was hard for me to pack on that weight as opposed to maybe a shorter squatter, uh bodybuilder, with a shorter more compact physique, but I find though to be honest with you, over time, if you're able to pack on that muscle, the symmetry is that much more beautiful on a larger physique, and uh, you're less shorter and compact, and although that doesn't work perhaps, for more, the look for more of a competitive bodybuilder today, it's certainly work, works for aesthetically pleasing to the eye, uhmm, or at least so I've been told." "That's, that, that's actually how uh, (chuckles), that's funny, that actually predates Colt. Um, I was dating a girl on Long Island and uh, it's really funny, you don't really see yourself as a bodybuilder, there's a psychology behind it, and she was always supporting me and always telling how great my physique looked, and stuff, and we took some personal photos on a beach." "It was, no, wasn't a new beach, but it was that day. It was that day uh, we were alone and eh, I think it was a work week and we had, you know, uh, eh, played hooky from work and stuff, and so uh, we-, it was on Long Island and we went to walk on the beaches there, and uh, with those photos unbeknownst to me, she sent them into Playgirl, and uh they have a contest called "Real Man of the Month", it's a small little contest, it's, it's, you know, just girlfriends sending in photos of their boyfriends uh, all across United States, and I was a finalist and actually won, won "Real Man of the Month", and based on those photos, I uh, was sent to Jim French and Colt Magazine, and that was actually the beginning of my uh, print career for uh, male adult world." "I, you know what, it's, it's funny, I oh, I've, I've really been brought up in a very straight-laced Catholic background, but I've always been very comfortable uh, sexually. Um, it's, it's just something, that, maybe it's, it, it is, it, maybe it is the martial arts background, a very empathetic to other uhmm, outlooks and, and other people's perceptions, so sexuality to me is, is, is very fluid. It doesn't matter to me if you're gay or straight or uh, you know, really, you like barnyard animals, whatever, whatever floats your boat is, is always been kind of cool with me, and uh, you know, in a very respectful kind of way. Uhmm, and that's why when I got into the, the industry, the adult industry, especially the, the gay in, in, industry, it was more of a journey for me, and I was exploring my own sexuality, and it was very easy for me to do that in a quote on quote "role" as Billy Herrington, and that was my image, and that was my uh, my quote on quote "game face" if you would, and what I would do is I would explore sexually uhmm, and as you can see from my uh, background in the film industry, I took things very slow. My film, my very first film was in a uh, hardcore gang bang. It was, you know, just a body worship film. Uh, I think with a solo jerk off, and then uh, then was next a wrestling film, which I think a, a guy went down on me, and that was the first time I had had a guy go down on me, and it was more easier for me to do it believe or not in front of a camera, and in front of a film crew, I guess because I was in character, and then I would take it home, and in my own mentality I would absorb it, and figure out whether it was for me or not for me, and it just became very instinctual to explore that way. So it actually worked for me." "Uh, I, I do actually, and I, and I, and, and I'm very grateful for it, and I, I take it all uh, very well. Yeah, I don't get a swolled head at all, I, I've got it all figured out now where it's very balanced my life. Uhmm, I take it for what it's worth, it was who I was and it's what I did for uh, X amount of years and uh, I reflect on it very fondly." "It's Jimmy Z! I mean this is, you know, this is the crème de la crème that's it. No, I was, I was actually contacted by a very close friend of uh, Jimmy's. Uhmm, who asked if I would mind hosting the show, and to be honest with you because of the parameters of my own comfortability level now, it didn't coincide with anything that I no longer wished to do, which is hardcore films, uh, escorting, or, or, or, travel or whatever it is. Uhmm, this is actually, I'm on the, it's very interesting, I'm actually in another aspect of what's going on here, I'm actually am seeing the show. Uhmm, I'm gonna be presenting the eye candy, and for me this is another journey that I'm gonna take, it's gonna be very interesting, to see, uh, how that feels!" "Well, uh, I, I appreciate that, and I, and I, I hope that's part of, you know, the lore and uh, but, but it's gonna be more for me, this show is gonna be more intimate. Whereas before I would perform perhaps in front of 5,000 people at the White Party with uh, Boy George and Taylor Dayne. It was my performance and I would go out there, and I would do my routine, and once it was done, I was off the stage. This is gonna be a couple of hours long, and I'm gonna be actually interacting with the crowd, and it's on a more personal, intimate level, and uh, I'm really looking forward to it." "Absolute perfection. Uhmm, at the time it's, it's really funny, at the time you don't realize, a, or at least I didn't realize, the process that you're going through, it's like most things in life when you look back over your shoulder, you can see the evolution, and, you know, when I was shooting for Colt I didn't realize just how, at first, how powerful Colt was, or exactly who they were, and I, and I really don't have anything bad to say about that organization, the way they run their business, or the magnificent Jim French. Who, as far as I'm concerned, is, is the best photographer on the face of this planet, as far as capturing male physiques. Uhmm, looking back over it, uh, going through the process, ih, first couple of times I was flown out there, you know, he was just a photographer, and I was able to see some of the work he did, and it's absolutely amazing. I, I think what separates Jim French from the other photographers is that he can create something, even when it isn't there. Uh, as fantastic and beautiful as you might look, or you could present yourself. If you don't have the ability to capture that essence or that, that, that, that, essence of manhood, at that moment in time, then really, it's just squandered, and not only does he do that, but he's able to do that, and, amplify it. If you would, and uh so I had a very fun time doing Colt work, and actually, flowing out to Los Angeles quite a few times. Uhmm, it was really the base of my print work and what I'm really proud of is my Colt work. Uhmm, I just think Jim French is magnificent as a photographer, and his entire staff and crew. Uhmm, I was very happy to be on the cover of a couple of his magazines. Uh, being the Colt Leather Calendar as well as uh, my own book, uh, dedicated to myself and uh, Ed Horst, and uh, that's stuff that I'm most proud of, that stuff, to be honest with you, as I grow older, I'll look back when I'm an old man in a rocking chair, and uh, really be able to appreciate, uh, that I was at one point a, uh, a very magnificent beautiful man, and I have Jim French to thank for that." "Absolutely 'cause prior to that was a little snapshot uh, you know, that a girlfriend of mine had taken on the South Shore of Long Island, at a beach, and that was what was printed in "Real Man of the Month", so absolutely. It's, I kinda use this uh, example I mean, that, that type of photography, a really good photographer, you know, anyone can take a photograph of a can of soup. But, you know, take a photograph of a can of soup and make somebody hungry. That's what you, that's, that's the essence of, of a good photographer, and that's exactly what that man does." "I actually, it's really funny, I never watched any of the films that I ever made. It's, it's, it's really funny, it's almost as though uh, I'm actually watching somebody else. Uhmm, and I guess it's because of the dissociation and also of the character role that you're playing, when you have your game face on, and if I'm watching it, I'm watching it as myself, uh, first of all I was already there, I, I, I did it, I, I, I know what happened, and what went down, and how it went down because I made it happen, so I, I don't really reflect upon my video work or actually watch it myself." "You know I, my favorite bod-, I just, to be honest with you, I've been asked a couple of times "What's my favorite body part?" or "Which body part stands out?", and eh, for me personally, I think the entire body is, is what the substance is, so I've always gravitated towards people with great symmetry. Uhmm, I found a person with, who has overwhelming legs or overwhelming arms. Uh, for that matter, really looks out of balance, so I've always liked guys like Bob Harris. Uhmm, of that sort of that ilk, so when you step back and you look at the entire physique, it just flows, it's aesthetically perfect, or aesthetically pleasing to the eye. I don't really have a favorite body part that stands out. But uhmm, I don't know, I, I think maybe if you guys can see the, the entire package, you'll see that maybe it flows a little bit from, from front to back, and I think for me, that's what counts." "I like to do like maybe a double bicep shot for you guys, and you'll kind of see that nothing really stands out, except for maybe a little bit of symmetry, and for me, that's what it's all about." "Uhmm, boy that's a trick question, boy. I got an answer for that, but uh, so it's, it's a little X rated. But uh, all depends on my co-star. But uhmm, I don't know, I guess maybe, to be honest with you, probably things that people wouldn't really uh, expect, and that would just be maybe a little bit of professionalism, and respect for my co-stars. Which really goes a long way." "Uhmm, they've all been great in, in, in their way own way, but I think Tom Katt would be uh, a number one choice. Uhmm, all of them have, have been really great in their own way because like, again, a lot of the films were different genres. Wrestling films, uh, leather films, uhmm, I like the solo stuff, though. I like working with myself." "Well, for those that didn't catch that uh, I was requested to uh, shoot some body parts, and some poses for you guys, so we're gonna start off with maybe my arms, and uh, I'll do a couple of side bicep shots." "Do a little tricep." "You know my forearms are, and the vascularity, really stand out right now, and I think that that might have something to do with the carpentry now. That I do swinging hammers all day long. If you know what I mean." "Yeah, you'll have to ask my uh, my co-stars, but I like my grip." "I think I could pretty got a pretty good grip on things." "Does it look good?" "You guys at home like that?" "You want a front lat spread?" "Do a real lat spread for you guys." "Now you're focusing on my lats, not my ass, right?" "Now if you guys like that and you want to see some more, watch later on during the film. Will come visit us at jimmyzproductions.com. See the fun we have."