WOAH!!! James Murphy called me an unperceptive and ungracious twat... I dont know whether to break my obituary and testament cds or to giggle like a school girl.
Secondly, are you honestly telling me that you dont find it egotistical to ask someone if they want your autograph? Sure he could have blown all the girls and boys off and got straight on to the bus and that certainly would be blatant ego or just total disregard for his fans. I would gladly buy into the idea that he thought I was cool if I hadn't noticed any of his mannerisms and the way he seemed to be enjoying the attention from all the girls out front. Nothing wrong with enjoying that sort of attention in my book until it goes to a person's head.
P.S. I'm going to tell all my metalhead buddies that James Murphy called me twat.
take that you famous turd.
bah, just having some fun with you and offering another perspective on what may have gone down.
... and i'm sure the attention did "go to his head"... but which one?
aaaanyhoo.... i've been "victim" of at least one "fan's" creative misinterpretation of what went down.... the standout example was the time i walked out into the crowd at a very packed Obituary show in Texas and soon was swamped by autograph seekers. i graciously accommodated as many as i could, randomly grabbing the pieces of paper and CD covers that were thrust into my face, not even really having a chance to look up as all i could really see were hands clutching things to be signed. after a few minutes of this our tour manager came out and grabbed me and lead me backstage, signing the whole way.
cut to the first song of our set about a half hour later and as i step forward to the front of the stage my face is inundated with liquid that instantly burns my eyes a bit... i rushed back to where i had my towel (had just recently heard a story of someone hurling car battery acid at a performer on stage) and wiped off my face.... luckily as i was wiping i could smell that it was only beer, so i went right back to playing, barely missing a few bars. other people in the crowd pointed out the offender who glared at me defiantly.
after the show i decided to find out what the guy's problem was, so i immediately walked right out to him... just in time to save him from being beaten up by other fans who had seen him throw the beer in my face. i asked him why he had felt that necessary and he took on a hurt tone of voice and whining-ly stated that i had blatantly ignored him when i was signing autographs earlier.
right.
like i had ignored HIM, of all the anonymous hands holding up items to be signed that i didn't make it to before the tour manager nabbed me, i specifically ignored HIS... a guy i had never met in my life. talk about delusions of grandeur.
i've noticed over the years that some people see "rock star" behavior by default whenever they are exposed to "famous" musicians. it's often far more a frame of mind of that type of viewER than it is any actual actions of the viewEE.
just sayin'.... put yourself in his shoes.
take that you.... you.... you facehead!
