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the Billy Sheehan that i know
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you and me both i like the way you see things a lot of people dont get it and they never will we can shout and wave our arms about but its no use to the narrow minded
I've met him a couple times, super-super nice, and seems that way by all accounts. That being said, everyone has bad days and periods in their life. Maybe it was in the first implosion of Mr. Big - Billy wasn't on his best behavior in those days.
long story - infamous video where he's being blatantly uncooperative -
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This is gratuitously reductionist and patronizing. If it was envy and not a personal take on someone's personality and demeanor, Sheehan, Berlin and Kaye "haters" would resent and hate everyone that they view as better or more successful than they. This is clearly not the case. One could easily argue the otherwise; that it's not necessary to feel admiration for someone just because they're able and successful.
I said this last week: We're allowed to not like things (and people). A war of anecdotes and logical fallacies proves nothing about anything.
Mugre
Find a thread about any of those you mention & there will be envious slagging off in there, trust me.
One other thing that makes people enviously hate Sheehan is his unorthodox style. They're put off very badly by the fact that he's not a traditional player & still "made it".
Open a thread on here about playing chords & pinch harmonics with a poll on how accepted it is & you can already guess the majority vote.
This is why earlier I posted that most players could get by at their gig with an u-bass, because it suits their playing style.
I don't get Victor Wooten, but I'm going to go into threads about him to slag him off.
Open a thread on here about playing chords & pinch harmonics with a poll on how accepted it is & you can already guess the majority vote.
This is why earlier I posted that most players could get by at their gig with an u-bass, because it suits their playing style.
I don't get Victor Wooten, but I'm going to go into threads about him to slag him off.
I met Billy backstage at a G3 concert in Phoenix in 2004. He was wonderful. Got an autograph and he was happy to talk to me. No star trips or pretensions.
I don't know much about the man, but have seen a lot of how-to videos and interviews. He's always been positive and outgoing. Hell, I'm a nice guy, and based on what I've seen, he's nicer than I am.
Honestly, I've seen this happen with a lot of tour managers.
Most of the one's I've ever spoken to seem to want to vent angry stories about the people they've worked with. I think it has a lot to do with attention. People seem to want to gather around and listen to the "dirt" rather than stories about niceties.
Here's what gets me about the "You're just jealous because they made it and you didn't" argument. I keep voicing the opinion that Gene Simmons, Nikki Sixx, and Kurt Cobain are/were hacks (yes I blaspheme St. Cobain) and hear "You're just jealous because they make more money than you." Well by that logic since I work as an in home caregiver for $13 an hour if that was the case I would only listen to homeless street musicians.
C/S,
Rev J
C/S,
Rev J
I've never met Billy but I've literally only heard positive stories about people interacting with him.
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I appreciate his forthrightness about his positive experiences as a member of a dangerous cult. His beliefs don't make him a bad person...
I met him back when he was on tour with the Yngwie leg of the G3 tour. He was very gracious and outgoing.
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I've met him several times over the years and he's always been a cheery, genuine soul that is always engaged and interested in sharing information. I've never once heard him talk about his 'religion'. I actually got a warning here some years ago posting about that connection. It's always all about the music with him.
