"Yeah, I know."

[remainthesame]

I just came across the "nicest bassist you ever met" thread and it reminded me of one bassist who was not quite so nice. Now, I'm not going to mention any names because I don't want to give anybody a bad rep. But anyways here's my story:

I was looking forward to this gig for months, I never thought I would have been able to play with a band that big. I never thought I'd be able to play with one of my idols. Well after the show (and after they were done moving equipment) I had to go up and shake his hand. I told him that they played an amazing show and I also told him how awesome he was.

He simply flipped his hair back and said "Yeah, I know" and walked away without even looking at me. I guess sometimes its true that you should never meet your idols.

Anybody else go through something like this? DON"T MENTION NAMES!!!

 

[Jeff K]

Sadly, grace and class do not always go hand-in-hand with talent or success...

 

[Marial]

It's usually better not to meet your heroes. You're often reminded that they're human.

 

[pacojas]

we just did a mini tour with some ol' school reggae legends and they were surprised that we were so personable with them and visa-versa! they mentioned that most "support acts" are star-stuck, but we are pretty fearless and solid as an entity. perhaps the stars act out according to how you approach them. when i see one of my hero's, i tend to act like i know them. they usually let down their guard, so to speak.

just walk right up and firmly call them by their "real" first name!