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transend 
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 Posted: August 19 2005 at 19:54 |
Ive met Wakeman twice, he came across as a really nice guy, very funny.
When I first moved to LA i became the typical 'waiter - musician' on the west coast. So i met alot of musicians, most came across as really warm people, cant honestly say Ive met anyone who was an asshole. Met Patrick moraz, he was cool. Oddly one of the nicest people I met was the late Joe Strummer of the Clash, not prog, but a really nice person.
I would really be curious to meet Steven Wilson, however, coz he always seems to come across as arrogant in interviews, wonder what he is like in person.
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Chris88
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 17:23 |
Not really prog but Yngwie malmsteen pissed off the entire country of Brazil
edit-after looking at the thread again i see people already mentioned him so its not just me that thinks hes a jerk
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Heptade
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 17:00 |
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Cool, Maani. I've had some email contact with MWP-
I've written a few reviews for Newspaper Taxi, his
review site (which is pretty damn good, by the way).
They seem like great guys, although some have
accused Kilbey of being aloof. But those were
probably fan-boy types who expected him to have a
halo like a demi-god or something.
Anyway, the Church is definitely one of my top 1-5
bands as well. I've listened to them since the
Starfish days.
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maani
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 16:28 |
Heptade:
No, but boy have I tried! I wanted to interview them, but that never happened. I caught them live quite a few times, but never got to speak to him (or any of them, for that matter). Given that they are among my five favorite bands in the world, I would very much like to meet them, especially Kilbey, whom I consider among the great rock poets (along with Dylan, Morrison, Mitchell, et al).
Who know? Kilbey may still agree to that interview...
Peace.
P.S. My review on this site of "Forget Yourself" was "lifted" into their official site...
Edited by maani
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marktheshark
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 16:12 |
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I met Bill Bruford at one of his drum clinics. And he is one dry and sarcastic SOB! But in a friendly way. And hilarious too. Great sense of humor.
Then I met Carl Palmer at one of his clinics and he was just the opposite. Really good natured guy.
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stonebeard
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 14:08 |
manni: showing off our prog friends, are we?
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Heptade
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 14:08 |
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Hey Maani, you ever meet Steve Kilbey?
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maani
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 14:04 |
Well...
I've met Fripp, and actually spent some time talking with him, as well as having a beer with him and Eno. Whatever he may be like "in a band," he is one of the most reserved, kind gentlemen it has ever been my pleasure to spend time with. Perhaps he simply "doesn't suffer fools gladly."
Again, although I have no idea what they may be like "in a band," I've met the following proggers socially, with the following results:
Gabriel: Met him post-Genesis. A truly sweet, even humble man.
Gilmour: Met him in 1995. Kind, funny, engaging.
Yes (Anderson, Squire, Howe): Met them on The Ladder tour. Nice, engaging people. Actually also had a private dinner with Squire and his manager once. Squire was a bit reserved then, but by no means unkind or mean-spirited. He just seemed tired.
Belew: Met him during the Levin/Bruford Crimson years. Funny, engaging, sweet.
Wakeman: Haven't met him personally, but spent quite some time interviewing him for the site. My comments on him - honest comments, not "sucking up" - can be found in the preface to the interview. He was also quite kind in a short tete-a-tete in which I had some more personal questions, many of which he answered quite humbly.
Re Emerson, Lake, Wakeman and others, you'd have to speak with threefates, who spent more time with them than I did.
Peace.
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Joren
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 14:03 |
 Heptade wrote:
I've heard that Malmsteen fellow is quite the odd character...he likes to
unleash the fury! |
Yeah, that sure is a funny audio fragment...  but Malmsteen is not prog...
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Retrovertigo
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 14:02 |
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It's just that Malmsteen is drunk all the time.
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Heptade
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 13:48 |
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I've heard that Malmsteen fellow is quite the odd character...he likes to
unleash the fury!
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stonebeard
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 13:46 |
Man With Hat wrote:
stonebeard wrote:
fripp once killed my puppy |
At least he's ridding the world of that menace (sp??)
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you're not even sure how to spell menace?
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ProgPartin
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 13:41 |
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I can only base my opion on hearsay because I have not met them.
Although I have met Malmsteen and he is a piece of work. Very arogant.
Gave very little room for other players with him to express themselves,
very controlling of everything around him and the music
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Man With Hat
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 13:40 |
stonebeard wrote:
fripp once killed my puppy |
At least he's ridding the world of that menace (sp??)
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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stonebeard
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 13:36 |
fripp once killed my puppy
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Heptade
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 12:45 |
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I've never met any famous prog musicians...have you? It's hard to tell
what someone's really like from stories and conjecture. Fripp gets
pilloried quite a lot for being unpleasant, but then there are some people
who say he's quite nice. Anyone have any personal stories about a-hole
progsters?
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DEzerov
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 12:26 |
I got a really interesting insight into Keith "irulethisband" Emerson after reading his autobiography,
Pictures of an Exhibitionist. I think maybe it was Greg "irulethisband" Lake in that unit .
A great read, by the way.....
How about Robert "will the gentleman with the camera, please pass it forward?" Fripp as the biggest a-hole in prog?
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The moon is made by some lame cooper and you can see the idiot has no idea about moons at all - Nikolay Gogol
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NetsNJFan
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 12:21 |
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I never thought Phil or Keith (lake is worse) are that bad
Robert Fripp and Roger Waters take the cake
but I believe there is already a thread on this
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Damen
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 12:20 |
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C) David "imbetterthaneveryone" Glimour
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"It's amazing that we've been able to put up with each other for 35 years. Most marriages don't last that long these days."
-Chris Squire
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nimrodel
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Posted: August 19 2005 at 12:19 |
so we are talking about real a-hole in prog history!
is it:
A) phill "greasybald" collins
B) keith "irulethisband" emerson
C) you tell me.
so who is the greatest a-hole in prog?
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We want... a shrubbery!
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