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Is Robbie Robertson the biggest douchebag in rock history?
Posted on 3/1/20 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 3/1/20 at 10:49 pm
Yes its a rhetorical question
Posted on 3/1/20 at 10:59 pm to TaTa Toothy
Posted on 3/1/20 at 11:53 pm to TaTa Toothy
Don’t know.
...but your threads are definitely the worst in TD music board history.
...but your threads are definitely the worst in TD music board history.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 12:00 am to TaTa Toothy
Who cares when you're coke buddies with Scorsese?
Posted on 3/2/20 at 12:31 am to TaTa Toothy
My vote would go to Don Henley. At least Robertson has enough awareness of his douchiness to not write a song called Get Over It.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 12:45 am to TaTa Toothy
Well, Liam Gallagher is up there.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 4:53 am to TaTa Toothy
That would be a pretty big achievement.
Music business is, and always was, full of crappy people and good people. I think you are better off just to listen to music that you love, and not know too much, about the people who make it.
Music business is, and always was, full of crappy people and good people. I think you are better off just to listen to music that you love, and not know too much, about the people who make it.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:01 am to TaTa Toothy
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Robbie Robertson
Probably not even top 10;
Axl
Roger Waters
Bruce Springsteen
Eddie Vedder
Jon Bon Jovi
Neil Young
David Crosby
Bono
Moby
Henry Rollins
Billie Joe Armstrong
Posted on 3/2/20 at 6:07 am to TaTa Toothy
Robertson stated in the Last Waltz that he didn’t want to die on the road and I assume he didn’t want his band mates to meet that fate either. Also you have to take into account the deaths of Jimi and Janis whom he also references in the film. I think he saw the road as the financial source that would continue to feed his band mates out of control drinking and drugging lifestyle and so he decided that by breaking up the band and ceasing to tour would somehow save them.
What I don’t think he anticipated was that instead of cleaning themselves up, they turned on him once they had all blown through their money. They had habits to feed and there was Robbie with his money, but in their eyes he was too greedy and selfish to tour or record. The resentment just grew from there to he stole all of the publishing. If you watch the Levon documentary he’s very resentful because he felt that Robbie basically wrote a lot of those songs about him or about the stories Levon would tell. Levon felt he should get writing credits because they were his stories, but he never claims he sat down and wrote them. I think they even mentioned that Levon was not ignorant of how writing credits actually worked but he had this irrational resentment towards Robbie over this issue. Basically his attitude was without me and my stories you would have never written those hits and therefore you stole my publishing.
What I don’t think he anticipated was that instead of cleaning themselves up, they turned on him once they had all blown through their money. They had habits to feed and there was Robbie with his money, but in their eyes he was too greedy and selfish to tour or record. The resentment just grew from there to he stole all of the publishing. If you watch the Levon documentary he’s very resentful because he felt that Robbie basically wrote a lot of those songs about him or about the stories Levon would tell. Levon felt he should get writing credits because they were his stories, but he never claims he sat down and wrote them. I think they even mentioned that Levon was not ignorant of how writing credits actually worked but he had this irrational resentment towards Robbie over this issue. Basically his attitude was without me and my stories you would have never written those hits and therefore you stole my publishing.
This post was edited on 3/2/20 at 6:08 am
Posted on 3/2/20 at 8:23 am to TaTa Toothy
Mike Love should also be in the running
Posted on 3/2/20 at 1:51 pm to TaTa Toothy
I've heard from good sources that Ringo Starr and John Fogerty are pretty big a'holes.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 5:20 pm to TaTa Toothy
Yes. His stranglehold over the HOF clinches it.
Posted on 3/2/20 at 11:11 pm to TaTa Toothy
He came across as surprisingly mellowed in his interview with Adam Corolla. Roger Waters (a musical hero of mine) narrowly beats on Sting and Bono imho.
Posted on 3/3/20 at 12:04 am to TaTa Toothy
I would say it’s a tie for 1st place as the absolute biggest douchebag/a-hole/self-absorbed/arrogant/greedy prick ever.
The top spot:
1. Axl Rose/Gene Simmons
- I’ve never seen two bigger jerkoffs in my life. Both are the epitome of the “the world should worship me and forever stroke my gigantic ego” dickhead rock stars. Both are probably just as arrogant and greedy as the other. King frickface Gene Simmons has just had more practice.
The others:
2. Don Henley
3. Billy Joel
4. Bono
5. Liam Gallagher
6. David Crosby
7. Neil Young
8. Jon Bon Jovi
9. Bobby Blotzer
10. Sebastian Bach
.....In my opinion...
The top spot:
1. Axl Rose/Gene Simmons
- I’ve never seen two bigger jerkoffs in my life. Both are the epitome of the “the world should worship me and forever stroke my gigantic ego” dickhead rock stars. Both are probably just as arrogant and greedy as the other. King frickface Gene Simmons has just had more practice.
The others:
2. Don Henley
3. Billy Joel
4. Bono
5. Liam Gallagher
6. David Crosby
7. Neil Young
8. Jon Bon Jovi
9. Bobby Blotzer
10. Sebastian Bach
.....In my opinion...
Posted on 3/3/20 at 5:28 pm to TaTa Toothy
We have this thread a lot.
I think folks hate on Robbie Robertson and Roger Waters A LOT, because that hatred is well-earned.
For Americans, I think the partnership of Don Henley and Glenn Frey (RIP) is way, way up there, too.
Legends in the "Complete a-hole Hall of Fame", for sure.
I think folks hate on Robbie Robertson and Roger Waters A LOT, because that hatred is well-earned.
For Americans, I think the partnership of Don Henley and Glenn Frey (RIP) is way, way up there, too.
Legends in the "Complete a-hole Hall of Fame", for sure.
Posted on 3/4/20 at 4:58 pm to TaTa Toothy
Ryan Adams has always been a pretty big d bag
Even before the me too movement stuff guy was just a malcontent a hole
Great song writer though
Even before the me too movement stuff guy was just a malcontent a hole
Great song writer though
Posted on 3/5/20 at 3:30 am to TaTa Toothy
Yes.
Levon Helms"(that's right,right?),The Band's Drummer/Sing's last days are a testament to it.
Levon Helms"(that's right,right?),The Band's Drummer/Sing's last days are a testament to it.
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