Phil Anselmo: ”Vihaan rock-tähtiä”
Panterasta ja lukuisista omista projekteistaan tunnettu laulaja Philip Anselmo osallistui kesäkuun 26. päivä Louisvillessä Kentuckyssa sijaitsevassa Diamond Pub Concert Hallissa järjestettyyn julkiseen tilaisuuteen, jossa hän antoi tunnin pituisen haastattelun sekä vastasi yleisön kysymyksiin puolen tunnin ajan. Hän muisteli haastattelussa kiertueitaan mm. Ronnie James Dion aikaisen Black Sabbathin kanssa ja otti kantaa rock-tähteyteen:
”This is why I say I fucking hate rock stars, because when I see some asshole rock star walking around, strutting around like they wrote a song or something… It’s, like, ’Asshole, motherfuckers write songs in their bedroom. What makes you different? You cannot walk ten feet in someone else’s goddamn fucking shoes. Come back down to earth, you fuckhead.
”I’ve met and I’ve hung out with Lemmy Kilmister. I’ve known Lemmy, I’ve known Dio, I’ve known Ozzy [Osbourne], I’ve known Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler… You keep fucking going. I’ve known ’em. I’ve spent time with ’em. And you know what? They’re the nicest, the most down-to-earth people I’ve ever fucking met.
”So ladies and gentlemen, let’s have a unanimous bird finger to rock stars.
”If any motherfucker in a band ever struts past you [with an attitude], give ’em the old fucking bird finger from The Kid. Fuck those assholes, man. Fuck ’em! You’ve gotta be real. And it’s so much easier to be a dick, [and] it takes effort to be nice to everybody, but you know what? It pays fucking off to sit, listen, talk with people, be real as fuck with people, because in today’s world, the motherfuckers hide behind fake names in comments sections and fuckin… et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. You’re pussies. Face the fucking face. It’s always a whole different fucking story. And to tell you the truth, most people I meet — and I mean, like, ninety-nine-point-motherfucking-nine percent — are down to earth, cool and fucking awesome, and I love ’em.”
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