Originally posted by Hategear
Oh, the horror! He can't walk outside without a stream of fans worshipping his very existance. How does he get out of bed every day?
Like I said, some people can empathize and others can't. The short-sightedness here isn't at all surprising, it just explains once again why some people don't get it.
Let's say he does have a steady stream of fans worshipping his very existance. Oh, the horror indeed! Multiply that by almost every day of his life, possibly all day long. Can't imagine that getting old, can you?
Try this little exercise and see if it makes a dent: Take some food that you love to eat. Now imagine that's your meal for the rest of your life. Imagine people shoving that in your face and you have to eat it, whether you want to or not. Day after day, from now on. Want to go to a movie? Sorry, you've got some eating to do and hundreds of people waiting to feed you your favorite meal. Want some privacy? Nah, have some more of this stuff you wanted so bad.
Every autograph seeker is not like DHuff. Some are downright nasty about it, as if they actually are owed something because they bought a CD or went to the show. Let's get real, how many go to a show to support an artist and how many go just because they wanted to and if they could've gotten in for free they would've been tickled pink?
What is "owed" to us? I don't think dhuffguitars was out-of-line at all.
I don't recall anyone saying he was. That wasn't the point.
All the guy wanted was a scrap of paper with Flea's name on it.
Multiply that by maybe the 300-400 (or more) other people who "only" want the same thing. Got a watch? Like to deal with that before you, as bassist, have to do a show? How about the same thing after a show?
How much time does it take to scribble your name on something and thank the guy for being a fan, or buying your music, or watching your videos, or buying a ticket to see you live?
If D was the only person asking, cool. Is that really what you think?
. Again, got a watch?
In my mind, there are few things s***ier than meeting someone you idolize and having him turn out to be a grade-A, number 1 jerk.
That's your fault for idolizing another human being, not his.
If I'd have been treated like dhuffguitars, I'd have taken all my Chili Peppers CDs to the used music store and sold 'em, then I'd have gone home and downloaded every last one of their songs for free off of WinMX (actually, I don't have any Chili Peppers CDs, because I'm not a Chili Peppers fan, but you get what I'm saying).
That would definitely be the adult way to handle disappointment. Right?
Go ahead, sell them. They already got their money from you anyway, who did you think you were hurting?
The least Flea could have done if he was in a bad mood was close his dressing room door, so fans couldn't get at him to have their hopes and dreams ruined.
Were Dhuff's dreams ruined? Oh, the horror!
I seriously doubt it. The funny thing is, celebs get this kind of drama on a regular basis. And most people probably don't think they're being overdramatic.
As I said earlier, at this point in my life, I'd give both my globes to be recognized at a nightclub or sporting event. I would be frickin' ecstatic to have someone come up to me and say, "I've heard your music and I think it's great. Hell, I think you're great. Can you sign my jacket for me?" Like Brian Johnson says during AC/DC's Behind The Music, "No matter how big you are, no one is above common courtesy."
Does that include fans?
Obviously you'd love to be famous. It's also fairly obvious that you haven't given much thought to what being that famous entails.
But it would be cool, but I'd only want it if I met the guy. 
