Which rock star have you met or seen in person that seemed to be nothing more than an arrogant prick who was stuck on him/her self??? Opinions very...my sister met Kip Winger at an autograph signing session in a record store....she said he just sat there with this faky smile, signed autographs, & didn't talk to anyone. However, another friend of mine said Kip was real cool. Personally.....never met this person, & don't want to....but I think the lead singer from the Black Crowes seems like a MAJOR DICKHEAD!http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4774#msg-4774Sun, 26 May 2013 12:21:35 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4921#msg-4921 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4921#msg-4921
Is that right?]]> Surfpunk NoticeboardSat, 26 Aug 2000 06:30:30 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4883#msg-4883 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4883#msg-4883
About Yngwie, every time I have seen him in concert he has been very kind to his fans and has gone out of his way to give a great performance and also really enjoys speaking to the fans

As for Gene Simmons...that's hilarious! I must say, I really don't want to find out where that tongue has been...and he is one ugly guy!!

As for Neal schon, I have always heard that he is not a very easy person to deal with...and you're right...he does look like a snob! Also the fact that he dismissed Steve Perry on many occasions doesn't sit too well with me...

Cheers

Vince


Mrpool wrote:
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I haven't come up with a actual tabulation, but from reading through the replies:

1. Yngwie Malmsteen. Must think he's a guitar god or something. A real piece of work, I tell you.

2. Kevin Dubrow. Must think he's a rock star or something.

3. Gene Simmons. God knows where he's stuck that tongue. (When no one's looking, he picks up his nose with it.)

4. Neal Schon. He even looks like a snob.
]]> Vince Viani NoticeboardFri, 25 Aug 2000 06:13:05 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4878#msg-4878 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4878#msg-4878 Kieran NoticeboardFri, 25 Aug 2000 04:09:56 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4877#msg-4877 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4877#msg-4877 Dave Ling NoticeboardFri, 25 Aug 2000 02:31:05 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4870#msg-4870 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4870#msg-4870
The definition of a LIGGER in the Tony Marshall dictionary of useless words and phrases.

Ligger, (lig-ger) one who ligs, a person who hangs around after show parties, drinking free beer and eating the food.

Lig, (grab-as-much-as-you-can) to get as much free alcohol as possible in a short space of tme whilst trying to pretend to be sober and interesting.

Ligging, (free-load-ing) all of the above......only quicker.

Pisshead, (fall-about-and-try-to-steal-your-girl-friend) Something only musicians can do properly.

Musician, (poserwithtootightpantsandmakeupandhairsprayasaurus) See above

Ego (look-at-me-aren't-I-great-no-well-fuck-you-too-I-have-fans-and-they-think-I-am-wond-erful) see ALL of the above....twice.

Singer (Wan-ker) one who wails in a cat like fashion to impress his and other mens females, in his world, men do not exsist, and all women are ripe for the plucking.

Drummer (bashus-as-hard-as-you-can...and-never-in-time) A rare animal with tendecies to thrash everything to a pulp with reckless abandon.

Bassist (sleepyboringasaurus) Do I need to say more.

Guitarist (yes-but-I-could-do-it-better) the most unusual of human beings(sometimes) a species of overblown, illmannered, egotistical, loud, obnoxious idiots who for some reason(and remember I am one of these) get respect for their finger prowess (not me). My ex girlfriend never complained though!!!

If anyone knows anymore definitions that apply to rock then lets hear them.

Tony M (bignosedlongtosspotwithaterriblewindproblem)
]]> Tony M NoticeboardThu, 24 Aug 2000 18:42:14 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4869#msg-4869 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4869#msg-4869
Yngwie Malmsteen was cool, took the time to meet all the fans and sign stuff. And this was when he was most successful, with Joe Lynn Turner in the band.

Gene Simmons - I've met him twice, the first time with lots of fans around, he was really funny trying to repeat what people around said to eachother (in Swedish), really enjoying the attention but at the same time very friendly and not distant or arrogant at all.

One of his bandmates should have had the comment you gave Kevin DuBrow.. and that's Peter Criss. The guy refused to sign or talk to anyone outside his scheduled signing session and this was way before the reunion.
]]> Maciej NoticeboardThu, 24 Aug 2000 18:17:28 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4863#msg-4863 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4863#msg-4863
1. Yngwie Malmsteen. Must think he's a guitar god or something. A real piece of work, I tell you.

2. Kevin Dubrow. Must think he's a rock star or something.

3. Gene Simmons. God knows where he's stuck that tongue. (When no one's looking, he picks up his nose with it.)

4. Neal Schon. He even looks like a snob.
]]> Mrpool NoticeboardThu, 24 Aug 2000 15:30:15 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4837#msg-4837 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4837#msg-4837
Actually, you guys could easily pass as brothers. Same hair, you're just a bit taller...

Peter]]> Peter M. Bietenholz NoticeboardThu, 24 Aug 2000 03:01:59 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4836#msg-4836 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4836#msg-4836HI Eva,

I haven't met Gary Hughes and I don't know what I would do if I ever did. I would probably be speechless! ha ha!

How about starting a new religion...Gary Hughes-ism???

Cheers

Vince

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The Biggest ego for sure is Yngwie Malmsteen and the NICEST MUSICIAN AND PERSON I HAVE EVER MET IS GARY HUGHES. You should meet him. No ego at all !!! When you are beside him he seems to be your best friend, he asks for your name when he is going to sign, he blows the signature on just in case the ink is still wet... Nobody else do this but GARY. I dont think any musician will be as nice as him.

Never say goodbye!

Eva]]> Vince Viani NoticeboardThu, 24 Aug 2000 02:49:45 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4832#msg-4832 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4832#msg-4832

The man is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet, and he can shift the JD, I drink with him on a regular basis and he keeps up with me quite easily.

I must put my two penneth in....it's got to be Yngwie...the guy is a tool.

Tony M]]> tONY m NoticeboardThu, 24 Aug 2000 01:12:33 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4830#msg-4830 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4830#msg-4830
Ever since the reunion tour, they don't really have time for people who they consider "pee-ons". You know...the people who supported them all through the non-makeup years. Since they are popular again, they have more time for people who are dignitary figures to keep their names in the papers. They really take that for granted. If you heard this phone call I had with Gene, you'd DEFINITELY be in agreement. Fortunately, Tommy Thayer has been quite accomidating and has for the most part, taken care of me.]]> SC NoticeboardThu, 24 Aug 2000 00:41:12 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4824#msg-4824 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4824#msg-4824and he invited the group of 4 to his bus.He gave them something to drink and offered food,chatted with them for about 20 minutes and gave them all a HUGE bag
of memorabilia.I'm gonna try and meet STYX when they come to town in a few weeks.If I do meet them I'll let you how they are.]]> KISSaholic NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 23:39:26 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4823#msg-4823 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4823#msg-4823 KISSaholic NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 23:21:57 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4815#msg-4815 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4815#msg-4815 Tom Krupa NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 22:25:41 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4813#msg-4813 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4813#msg-4813
Nicest person I've met is PAUL LAINE of Danger Danger (and I've met quite a few "rockstars") First we got our cd's signed, then he invited us in to the club, sat down with us and talked for more than an hour. He had some great stories to tell. Remember he used to work at Little mountain studios back in the early 90's.
We also got to see the band soundcheck. The other D2 guys were great as well...

By the way I've also met Yngwie and he was totally cool to me. But I've heard a story when a guy wanted to get his bootlegs signed. Yngwie just told him . "Hey I'm not making any money on those" :-)

/Daniel]]> Daniel NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 21:41:27 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4812#msg-4812 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4812#msg-4812
Peter]]> Peter M. Bietenholz NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 21:40:59 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4811#msg-4811 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4811#msg-4811
Give us the inside scoop on the Journey saga. The real deal is something I've always wondered about but never heard. Fill us in will ya?

I had always heard stories about Steve Perry but I have never met him myself. A friend of mine, who seems to be a good judge of character, met Perry on Hawaii a few years back. He thought Perry was one of the biggest assholes he'd ever met. What's Schon's take?

Later,

Aaron ]]> Aaron NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 20:48:28 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4807#msg-4807 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4807#msg-4807
Never say goodbye!

Eva]]> Eva NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 17:23:56 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4805#msg-4805 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4805#msg-4805
I have met my heroes "Queen" once, they all were rather quiet and reserved (even Freddie)....I have had the pleasure of meeting Brian May on 3 separate occasions & each time he has proven to be a gentleman...the epitome of the "un rock star" rockstar...he made all the time in the world for his fans.

Another true gentleman was Rob Halford who spent time in a local bar here (night before a Priest show in 83) talking to everybody & signing anything.

I was rather surprised that someone mentioned Cherone as arrogant because I had met him of each of Extreme's visits here and he truly was nice guy. Nuno on the other hand had that "I am a god" air about him.

Alice Cooper...another great guy!!! local legend Gowan another great guy with the fans (if you ask to play a song before a show he would play anything for you !!!...prior to his Styx tenure)

Probably the biggest asshole I met, was a fellow named Adam...he was the singer in Mozart (who I loved). He was in town with the Flys (alterna rock one hit wonders) & being that I never got to see Mozart I ran down to see the show. After the show I figured I would show him all my Mozart stuff & ask for an autograph. Most artists love when someone actually knows who they are/where they came from & are appreciative of any fans they may have ....welll this jerk completely dismissed his past as childish & garbage & barely could force himself to sign one piece. No!!! of course this band who he recorded 3 cds with but had no success were garbage SCHMUCK!!! Bandwagon jumper (here today gone tomorrow).

I find it amazing that a lot of the bigger artists are some of the nicer ones while the younger/newer artists are the ones that act like egostistical rock stars....maybe it takes years for some of them to realise without us there is no them.

Steve

PS Motley Crue...thick as bricks, as were Poison (but at least they were funny & nice)


]]> steve NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 17:12:38 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4800#msg-4800 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4800#msg-4800
Peter]]> Peter M. Bietenholz NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 16:31:14 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4797#msg-4797 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4797#msg-4797....what *was* the inside story on Journey's internal troubles? We all love some good gossip....

And yeah, Brian May is famed for being one of the absolute nicest - and most fun - guys in the business.

You know, there's actually a very large section of this over at Metal Sludge (www.metal-sludge.com) called Rotten Roundup, where people send in their stories about their Asshole Rock Star Encounters. There's lots of tales of prima donna behavior and downright rude insanity. The one with the most asshole stories to his credit seems to be Gene Simmons, who time and again has come across as an ungrateful & self-centered clown who cares primarily about the money. People who've met both say Paul Stanley is great and is a gent, but the long-tongued, fire-breathing one is garbage.

Cheers,
Jack.
]]> Jack NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 15:11:48 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4789#msg-4789 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4789#msg-4789
On the flipside, I got a chance to meet Brian May a few years back (along with the late great Cozy Powell!!), and he was one of the nicest people I've ever met. He restored my faith in meeting my guitar idols!!

In response to the Winger post, I've never met him personally, but I've heard from a mutual friend that he really is a nice guy. Just thought I'd throw that in!!

c
]]> c dog NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 13:50:49 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4787#msg-4787 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4787#msg-4787 wayne NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 13:10:56 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4777#msg-4777 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4777#msg-4777
I ran into him at the Rainbow Bar & Grill and a friend and I started to talk to him. He was really nice for about 10 minutes, so naturally I thought he had changed. After we ate dinner, I stopped by his table where he was sitting with members of Quiet Riot and Ratt. I had remembered I had picked up some excellent CD bootlegs of the first 2 Quiet Riot albums with Randy Rhoads. I thought I'd let him know in case he wasn't aware of their exsistance. After waiting(and not interupting anyone), I was telling Kevin goodbye and proceeded to tell him of what I had. He then stated, rather prick-ishly, "I think I know my music history and I'm quite aware of what is and isn't out there", then just turns away as if I had asked him for $100. Well, exCUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME!

One thing Mr. DuBrow is not aware of...how many fans he has cost the band...to this day. By the way Mr. DuBrow, as for your Metal Sludge 20 Questions, you need to have HAIR in order for extensions to work. You can't grow hair on a cue ball with Miracle-Gro.

I've also met Ace Frehley 3 times in his solo career. Major prick every single time.]]> SC NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 09:45:22 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4776#msg-4776 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4776#msg-4776 brent NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 09:40:19 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4774#msg-4774 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,4774,4774#msg-4774than an arrogant prick who was stuck on him/her self???

Opinions very...my sister met Kip Winger at an autograph signing session in a record store....she said he just sat there with this faky smile, signed autographs, & didn't talk to anyone. However, another friend of mine said Kip was real cool.

Personally.....never met this person, & don't want to....but I think the lead singer from the Black Crowes seems like a MAJOR DICKHEAD!]]> Mrpool NoticeboardWed, 23 Aug 2000 08:35:32 +1000