oh dear just lost a lot of respect for billy sheehan

[dreadheadbass]

there is a terrible thing that happens to a bass player every once in a while when they witness an idol fall from grace
when i was about 17 a friend of mine introduced me to billy sheehan and i thought WOW he's doing that on bass !!!!
now by accident i stumble on this and pretty much 80% of the respect i had for billy sheehan has now gone

great bass player or not the guy needs a padded cell and a trip to the funny farm i feel embarrassed watching him squirm i thought a man like him would have more sense ah well the bigger they are etc

watch mr BIG fall: epic fail!!!

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=dQZxv1...eature=related

[Spencer!]

So you've lost your respect for him as a musician based on his personal life?

[sonic assassin]

oh jesus... hes a loon..

[martyman5000]

To each is own...he's still a nice guy and great musician.

[::::BASSIST::::]

Yes he is a scientologist. In *my* opinion other major relilgions also make very outlandish claims, yet we do not fault rockstars or movie stars for following those religions.

So what's the difference here?

[dreadheadbass]

I DONT fault him on his ability as a muso or on the bass he's still far greater a player than i can ever hope to be
i always viewed him as an "on the level" kinda guy but now it appears his level involves volcanos, aliens and stupid alien names and i'm sorry shallow as it sounds i cant hold a as much respect for the man as i did he's in the same boat as david beckham and tom cruise the boat is labeled "HMS gullible as pig ***t" and it sails on the oceans of the "no common sense" which crosses the "dude seriously?" reef

great bassist or not i think he needs new friends before he ends up like mr jackson

[humpy thumb]

& catholics are any less loony?
Who cares?
Let the guy live & believe what he wants.If you like his music?great.If you turn on him coz of his religion?You're a loon.Simple.
Back to bass.

[bassteban]

EYE BEE TEA L
Religious discussion=lockage

[sonic assassin]

i fail to understand MOST religious people. im not discrediting his ability at all. but as a person.. hes a little out there. nice guy.. hes carrying himself very well through this discussion, cant say id be as calm. but... as far as im concerned, hes bonkers.

bonkers and a hell of a bassist.

[Rickett Customs]

What is this??? The R word?

IBTL

Besides, there's probably ALOT of skeletons in all our heros/influences closets, I don't pay any mind to any of that.
Take for example MJ, I don't pay any mind to him, other than he's a good writer/singer.

[Fnord Explorer]

Being a humanist myself, if I dismissed musicians or artists based solely on their absurd ideas of the world (religious, political, social or otherwise) I'd have an empty CD rack.

[bikeplate]

HI

Whats the difference. He's always been polite and cordial to me when Ive talked to him. We used to spend a ton of time hanging with him and Talas as teens when they toured Upstate NY in the early '80s. Never blew us off, talked to us. Never mentioned his religious beliefs to us or pushed them on us. Just talked music and let us fiddle with his Old P bass!! Cool dude, regardless of what his personal beliefs are

Rob

[wdinc01]

Originally Posted by dreadheadbass

I DONT fault him on his ability as a muso or on the bass he's still far greater a player than i can ever hope to be

Wow. We weren't getting onto you about that. Seriously man, it's his personal life. What's it to you?

[sonic assassin]

Originally Posted by Fnord Explorer

Being a humanist myself, if I dismissed musicians or artists based solely on their absurd ideas of the world (religious, political, social or otherwise) I'd have an empty CD rack.

i agree. i detest drug users, but idk where id be in life without my alice in chains collection.

no discredit to him as a musician, but this (if we can even call it) religion isnt so much upsetting me as it is other people, but comical. i didnt think people actually believed it.. but they do. so long as they arent committing crimes in the name of their beliefs, i dont really care WHAT they do. he made it clear that the law comes first.

[dreadheadbass]

Originally Posted by wdinc01

Wow. We weren't getting onto you about that. Seriously man, it's his personal life. What's it to you?

good point i suppose i'm just gutted to see him look so idiotic when questioned by reporters asking very simple questions i'm sorry guys religion doesnt matter as long as it makes you a good person just a bit shocked over here right now

sincere appologies: dreadhead

[PoundinThunder]

i have no clue what scientology is except that tom cruise believes in it and now billy. but you know what, who cares? as long as they dont troll you to participate in their religion, how does it bother you? he is still one of my idols as a musician.

a lot of good musicians were crazy BTW

[metalbass777]

I just pray he wakes up one day and sees it as the cult that it is. He's a great bass player but he has been deceived.

[baalroo]

IBTL

I don't see what's any more loonie about "volcanos, aliens and stupid alien names" in comparison to magical zombie man-god hybrids and talking snakes (to name a few random judeo-christian beliefs). Is your issue with him that he's religious, or you simply don't like his personal set of magical beliefs?

[GazzBass]

Hmm? It is a bit wacko, isn't it? But I guess its no more wacko than believing in talking snakes, Noah's Ark and people turning into salt.

[metalbass777]

Originally Posted by GazzBass

Hmm? It is a bit wacko, isn't it? But I guess its no more wacko than believing in talking snakes, Noah's Ark and people turning into salt.

The Bible is true unlike dianetics which is fantasy.