Famous prog fans?

boo boo wrote: Blacksword wrote: Phil Jupitas Stuart Maconie Danny Baker Jim Davidson Douglas Adams Vic Reeves boo boo, I'm not sure Kurt Cobain did actually say that about Red. I think he was mis-quoted by one of his roadies who DID really like Red. There was something about it in a Q magazine prog special a few months back. Shame really, my respect for Kurt Cobain almost increased for a moment, or until I next heard one of his dreadful songs... Yeah, way to go at being a close minded jerk. Im sick of everyone sl*gging off simpler forms of music, and Nirvana are a great band, i dont care what anyone says.

I'm not that close minded. I dont hate Nirvana, and I do own Nevermind. I cant listen to them now, as the novelty of their agression and effective simplicity wore off years ago. I'm guessing that I'm a lot older than you?? When Nevermind was released it was refreshing; it's brutallity and power blew the cobwebs off the charts it was needed, but I'm sorry, the music had a shelf life for me. There is only so much power punk/metal you can tolerate in middle age.

Oh, and dont call me a jerk. Thats a typical accusation made by someone who really is close minded.

Ah yes  Danny devito is a huge fan of Fantomas!

OK folks here we go:

 

Sherman Hemsley(actor most famous for being George Jefferson from the Jeffersons tv show) is a well known fan of Gentle Giant as well as Yes and a prog fan from back in the day. I don't know if he's still into this kind of music but if he's on the internet there's a good chance he is. ;)

Also, I believe Dennis Miller is a prog fan or at least is well aware of it. I remember him mentioning PH and VDGG back on his short lived tv show around 1992.

Howard Stern (I've heard this from other people as well and I remember him saying to a guy on the air that he knew who the band Samurai was and he also did his own version once of "In the Court of the Crimson King")

Tony Blair(PM of England)evidently is a big King Crimson fan

 

Spotted wearing Yes tees(by either me or others):

 

Enrique Iglesias

Nick Lachey

Sarah Jessica Parker(on sex and the city(apparently))

Jennifer Lopez(I think but don't hold me to that as I don't have my source handy)

Also, one of the guys from Tears for Fears and no it wasn't Nick D'Virgilio but he might have turned the guy onto them ;)

That's all I can think of for now

 

I think Sheryl Crow was a Kevin Gilbert fan at one time!  

micky wrote: boo boo wrote: Blacksword wrote: Phil Jupitas Stuart Maconie Danny Baker Jim Davidson Douglas Adams Vic Reeves boo boo, I'm not sure Kurt Cobain did actually say that about Red. I think he was mis-quoted by one of his roadies who DID really like Red. There was something about it in a Q magazine prog special a few months back. Shame really, my respect for Kurt Cobain almost increased for a moment, or until I next heard one of his dreadful songs... Yeah, way to go at being a close minded jerk. Im sick of everyone sl*gging off simpler forms of music, and Nirvana are a great band, i dont care what anyone says. that's right Boobs!..... though I admit I'd be disappointed if it wasn't him that really did like Red.... his good taste in albums would offset his poor tastes in stress management...

Mikey???...Is that you?

I couldn't agree more Kid-A (I presume you're a Radiohead fan?).

I find both those individuals irritating to the extreme!

boo boo wrote: Blacksword wrote: Phil Jupitas Stuart Maconie Danny Baker Jim Davidson Douglas Adams Vic Reeves boo boo, I'm not sure Kurt Cobain did actually say that about Red. I think he was mis-quoted by one of his roadies who DID really like Red. There was something about it in a Q magazine prog special a few months back. Shame really, my respect for Kurt Cobain almost increased for a moment, or until I next heard one of his dreadful songs... Yeah, way to go at being a close minded jerk. Im sick of everyone sl*gging off simpler forms of music, and Nirvana are a great band, i dont care what anyone says.

that's right Boobs!..... though I admit I'd be disappointed if it wasn't him that really did like Red.... his good taste in albums would offset his poor tastes in stress management...

Talking of Bill Bailey...

He gets a mention in The Tangent's new album (A Place In The Queue), in the "disco" song: The Sun In My Eyes.

But I cannot find the lyrics and I'm not typing them all out from the CD booklet!

Graham Coxon, formerly of Blur and now a solo performer, is also a Van der Graaf Generator fan, as are many others, I shall have to look them up in the VdGG book.

I think of a lot people are secret prog fans and they just don't like to admit it.  Most serious musicians I would say have to be, it goes without saying.  If they don't like them, then at least they've heard of them.

What a great selection, I've been meaning to post a thread like this for ages but kept forgetting...Bill Bailey is also a prog man, I watched a documentary about prog and he presented and narrated it.

Haha, I always made some kind of connection between ELP and Jim Davidson and I don't know why...it's strange...they always reminded each other but I still don't know why  at least I know I'm not crazy now though.

I bet Jim Davidson's prime comedy inspiration is "Benny the Bouncer"...

Not naming any names, but some here are doubtlessly "legends in their own minds" -- present company excepted, natch....

 

 

 

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