Snobb Flynn

He was always arrogant indeed - As soon as I saw this I remembered when we went to see MH in Zagreb in 2004, and my friends (who were working for the magazine) had to do a short interview with him... He refused to do it and said something like he doesn't have time for that kind of stuff (and it was more than obvious that wasn't the case). They interviewed Adam instead who was really a nice guy.
 
I really liked Machine Head back in the day, but he could have reacted way nicer
and that acoustic thing sucked hard, I thought he would be way better, damn...
 
Im sure its a joke. He's an Epi/Gib endorser and never been anything but super cool whenever I've seen him around nor does anybody I know that's worked with him ever had anything negative to say.
 
yeah he should have at least had fun with it. Even if he didn't want too, it's either "play along and be friendly even though I don't care too" or "look like a giant dick"
 
Acoustic metal sets are dumb and I want to cuddle the shit out of that girl.

I was about to post the exact same thing in different words ! I have yet to hear an acoustic set that is interesting, just as much as I have never enjoyed an orchestra version of an album. And that girl sounds so cute and props to her for taking it so well. What a douche, I didn't know he was like that.

I don't see what's wrong answering random questions, and they all know this is just a starter question for shits and giggles. We all know what we are gonna hear if someone asks the usual questions anyway :

Q "how was the album recording ?"
A "yeah it was pretty cool, we've spent X weeks at Y studio with Z producer, his work is amazing ! it was a long process but in the end we are proud of what we have recorded and trust me it's by far our best album to date"
 
When Mustaine was asked this he had fun with the question. Does that make Flynn more of a douche than him?
 
What a fucking moron, seriously.. he had thousands of ways to respond to that question, and he chose the only one that made him look like a douchebag.
 
When Mustaine was asked this he had fun with the question. Does that make Flynn more of a douche than him?

Hahahaha, I thought about Mustaine too (he's obviously the usual suspect when it comes to ego issues)... guess Flynn won this round hands down! :)

Well, to be honest, I made this thread just to see how other people react to it... But it seems that most of us are on the same page here. As for the girl and her question - well if you can't recognize the good intention behind that joke (as well as her positive vibe that she carried all along), then you really must have serious issues with your ego. Continuing on what LaSedna said, artist should appreciate if someone puts an effort to make an interview a bit funny and interesting with unusual questions and/or simple jokes like that.
 
dunno ... I get the impression the whole thing was a setup and he was just shooting back

I find it hard to believe the same guy who pulls a random kid out of the audience and gives him his guitar to play onstage with them is a snob of any kind