I don't know if anybody mentioned these two guys yet.
Kanye West
Robin Thicke
Kanye West
Robin Thicke
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Biggest jerks in music
- Thread starter LiquidMidnight
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Well to be fair, no one was talking about either of those two yet when this thread was created.
I wouldn't base any conjecture on public image. But I have personal experiences with a couple of folk. Dean Markley is one. Utterly obnoxious, abusive, and rude, as well as unethical. Paul Reed Smith used the phrase "mindless Fender thumper" when my response to him asking what I thought of his (original) bass wasn't what he wanted to hear. His company makes wonderful guitars that sound great. But he was a monumental jerk.
And Dale Hyatt of G&L was another total jerk, just awful.
Fortunately, most people in the music biz are nice people.
And Dale Hyatt of G&L was another total jerk, just awful.
Fortunately, most people in the music biz are nice people.
Holy zombie thread, batman!
This thread had been resting peacefully for 14 year until... Yesterday!
This thread had been resting peacefully for 14 year until... Yesterday!
I have never met anyone famous, certainly don't know anyone famous. So what do I know? Just what I hear in the media.
Nobody named Ritchie Blackmore yet, he is supposedly a difficult person, but I've never met the guy so maybe it's all an act.
Odd thing about this thread is how some of the people named in it are now deceased.
I'm of the opinion that there are more jerks in the general population than among musicians.
[/QUOTE]As a good friend of mine says ::Weird voice on:: "Hi I'm Scott Stap from Creed and my favorite band is Scott Stap from Creed."
I highly suggest that you try to find the cover Dave Grohl of Nirvana/ Foo Fighters did of "With Arms Wide Open"
Peace
Nick[/QUOTE]
Even funnier is Tim Hawkins doing "My Arms Are Broken"
I highly suggest that you try to find the cover Dave Grohl of Nirvana/ Foo Fighters did of "With Arms Wide Open"
Peace
Nick[/QUOTE]
Even funnier is Tim Hawkins doing "My Arms Are Broken"
Nobody mentioned Ginger Baker? The man is talent incarnate, but it's no surprise that any band he's in doesn't last long.
...I might have tried to, but I couldn't have said it better my own self... so :THANK YOU! THANKYOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
Ya just GOTTA see
"Beware Of Mr. Baker"...WOAH!
Now, I didn't know Anything about this until just earlier today, but this evening I'm (very reluctantly) throwing Paul Simon's name into the hat.
You know the 'last album you listened to' thread?
I mentioned a Paul Simon record, and a guy was in touch to turn me on to the story about Paul Simon simply stealing a song from Los Lobos, and putting it on Graceland...GRACELAND!...and then daring them to do anything about it!
I don't want it to be true...but then again, there was that lil kid who supposedly said the immortal words "Say it ain't so, Joe!"
I'm not a cynic.
I feel like that kid...
To me, he seemed really quite nice in this video.
I've been in & out of things since the mid-60's. I have not had an unpleasant experience with any famous musicians that I have met, but I did want to single out a few that were especially great people. The original Allman Brothers--my band split a bill with them (we alternated sets) & shared a dressing room with them & they came in with these giant jugs of Bali Hi, Thunderbird, & other cheap wines--they greeted us like old friends & told us to help ourselves. The acoustics in the club were horrid after we each did the our first sets they came to us & said their road mgr. was going to try something different & asked if we would use their amps for our 2nd set so they could see if there was an improvement. Our guitarist played through Duane's amps & I used Berry Oakley's. The original Alice Cooper was another example--all very nice, but especially Dennis Dunaway. Finally,Bootsy Collins--I met him in a music store--he was getting ready for a tour in Japan & they were testing out some amps for his guitarist. I didn't notice him, but the sales clerk called him over to introduce him to me. Bootsy spent about 5 or 10 minutes asking me questions about myself--he was very soft-spoken & genuinely a warm person.
