Shadowing Practice: John 5 Reacts to Glenn Tipton's Parkinson's Diagnosis - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey, this is John 5 and you're watching Loudwire.
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I know you're a big Judas Priest fan.
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That's right.
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And there's some news that dropped today about Glenn Tipton.
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I don't know if you saw them.
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Oh, I didn't know.
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I was in a cab.
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Okay.
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It took me like six hours to get here from like three blocks away.
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It's New York City.
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Earlier today it broke that Glenn Tipton has been diagnosed with Parkinson's.
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Oh no. and that he is no longer going to be touring with Judas Priest.
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At least right now.
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I'm sorry to break that news to you, but I wanted to get your reaction on it.
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He's just one of the greatest guitarists, songwriters, shredders.
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Can you speak about his influence?
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Well, he was a massive influence on me and millions,
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millions of people, of musicians, of music lovers.
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And I remember, just a quick story, I loved Judas Priest so much, I lived in Grosse Pointe,
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Michigan, which is a nicer part of town.
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And I went and snuck out and me and my friend,
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we took the bus to downtown Detroit to see, what year was it?
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It had to be 83 or something like that.
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We went to see Priest and I was blown away.
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I love Glenn.
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I'm stunned and I'm just shocked right now that you're telling me this
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because just last night our guy that does merch for His name is Mike and he's Halpert's assistant and I said,
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you know He's with the band all the time and I said talk to me about Glenn You know, I love Glenn Tipton, you know so much and you know what he's what is he like?
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He's like, oh, he's so nice.
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He's very quiet and all this stuff and
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and he plays guitar all the time and all this And I was like oh my god, you know, and it I'm just so shocked
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because I was just a few hours ago I was asking about Glenn because I because I love him so much.
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Oh Oh my god.
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It's a shame.
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He was amazing.
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Yeah, is amazing I should say.
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You know still, we'll see what happens With that whole thing just yeah rough news, but hey everyone Thank you so much for dropping by today John.
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Absolutely.
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So appreciative John 5 and the creatures.
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It's alive It's available right now.
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Pick that live album up.
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Thank you John.
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Thank you

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "John 5 Reacts to Glenn Tipton's Parkinson's Diagnosis" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.