Good ol' Billy Bob

[Unforgiven]

The interview was six in the morning and as a normal band member they don't get to sleep till late so it is understandable that he was tired I think you would be the same.

In fact the two other band members were just about to fall out of their seats.

Billy just got a little irate never really lost it.

The host was told not to mention his acting career but he needed some rating and he went for it.

CBC needs the revenue and they are milking this as long as they can.

Yep I think you got it about right.

 

[CDNBear]

He did look fried eh? :lol:

Here's the thing, he's a big Hollywood star, owns an Oscar for it too. He could spend a whole interview talking about being a movie star and also crossing over to make music of a very specific type. But he isn't there to talk about that. You can see that it isn't hard to connect Billy Bob Thornton the "Actor" to a band of otherwise unknowns.

To be able to carry any weight at all, the band would have to make or break on it's own merits. Not be the Billy Bob Thornton the Hollywood Actor Band. So he wants distance between the two.

Now if you asked me not to mention the elephant in the room with us and made that very clear to the producer of my show, then the first thing out of my mouth, which was probably the same thing out of everyone's mouth in every interview up to this one is, hey how about that acting career Mr. big shot Hollywood start, would it put you off?

Nope, but I'm far more humble then this asshat.

I think it put him off the interview.

I think he's just over full of himself.

Not to mention, it's six in the morning and the guy works night.
Not to mention that the Mod genre is rather repeled by the idea of conformity and adherence to stereotypes. You know scooters and suits instead of motorcycles and leather jackets. Sophistication instead of in-formalization. Every bit as rebellious as Punk.

Ya lost me, it's 8:20 am here...:lol:

It's like asking Sid Vicious if he uses a modal approach to building arpeggios in transition from one key to the next and he says phuckoff. It's Punk, savvy?

No I don't.

Sid Vicious, an idol of mine, wasn't a real musician. He had a hard time just keeping up, even before the heroin.

Billy Bob isn't Sid. Billy Bob is a far more intelligent and accomplished musician and actor. I would expect a far more mature and reasoned interview. Even if it was heading south.

So take Mod music, and combine that with the abrasive and honest construct of folk music from the Appalachia, but don't worry about the sound only, put every bit as much effort into being true to both genre. Where some artists play some classic songs, others live the life and write classic songs now that are every bit as relative to the times as they were then.

That whole attitude, which is being true to the genre of music he performs in, rebukes that which isn't true to the genre. It's not a song it's a way of life.

In context of that, the questions asked were posed by a simpleton. While it's nice to smile and be polite, you can get a lot more mileage from telling someone they are an idiot and clearly don't know what they are talking about. Look at the press all a titter.

I hear that and I'm beginning to understand where you and for that matter, where he may have been coming from. Still could have used a little more tact.

As for Canadian audiences, it's true what he says for the most part. We have some of the best music in the world right here and we stand and stare, chewing our collective cud like so much beef simply not knowing any better.

Ouch!

Quietly sitting, waiting for the obvious end of a song to do our little part and clap politely. Any band will tell you that the audience makes a show. The more interested and involved in the show the better the show will be. At least with the booing at the show the other night, people looked a little animated. Granted you can't throw bottles and get into a few scuffles in a theater, but their are ways for people to show they are part of the spectacle rather than simply standing there staring at what ever passes by.

Funny, I've been to several concerts, never seen anything remotely calm and placid. Now I have been to some performances in theaters, where yes, the crowed was reserved, but the 'genre' dictated that.

Maybe us Canuck's, just don't like being a spectacle? ;-)

Mashed potatoes without gravy.

What's the Boxmasters about? You have to get beyond Billy Bob Thornton, Hollywood, Willy Nelson and name dropping long before you can begin to understand.

Personally, it's not that hard. I like the music or not. I could give a rats ass if he was Joquin Pheonix or Lindsey Lohan. The music has to move me. The acting sh!t's just secondary. But it's well within context to open with it. Cause let's face it, he's Billy Bob Thorton. He dry humped Hailey Barry.

CBC seems to have this ability to ask stupid questions.

This is news to you?

Take George Stroumboulopoulos for example. He has some of the most interesting people on his show and rather than ask them the questions that those who know them well would like to ask, he goes for the light weight popular fluff that you can google if you have a long enough attention span. Sling blade mofo.

Take George Stroumboulopoulos...please!

The mans an a$$, he was better on 102.1. His tv show blows goats.

 

[TenPenny]

I think I heard it live, I'm in Atlantic Canada. Although BB claims that the producer was told not to discuss that, Jian didn't seem aware of that.

 

[Unforgiven]

Nope, but I'm far more humble then this asshat.

I think he's just over full of himself.
Ya lost me, it's 8:20 am here...:lol:

No I don't.

Sid Vicious, an idol of mine, wasn't a real musician. He had a hard time just keeping up, even before the heroin.

Billy Bob isn't Sid. Billy Bob is a far more intelligent and accomplished musician and actor. I would expect a far more mature and reasoned interview. Even if it was heading south.

I hear that and I'm beginning to understand where you and for that matter, where he may have been coming from. Still could have used a little more tact.

Ouch!
Funny, I've been to several concerts, never seen anything remotely calm and placid. Now I have been to some performances in theaters, where yes, the crowed was reserved, but the 'genre' dictated that.

Maybe us Canuck's, just don't like being a spectacle? ;-)

Personally, it's not that hard. I like the music or not. I could give a rats ass if he was Joquin Pheonix or Lindsey Lohan. The music has to move me. The acting sh!t's just secondary. But it's well within context to open with it. Cause let's face it, he's Billy Bob Thorton. He dry humped Hailey Barry.

This is news to you?

Take George Stroumboulopoulos...please!

The mans an a$$, he was better on 102.1. His tv show blows goats.

You're getting it now. See if we we're going to be beatniks, we could dress up for a day and drop a couple of beatnik catch phrases, daddyo. Or we could go all the way, and become beatniks. Live the lifestyle, talk the tlka and walk the walk. It's the same thing here, but instead of simply doing a fussion album of some Mod and bluegrass/folk standards, they are walking the walk. Or being true to the style. Part of that is a visible sneer at the conformity of the dopey line of questioning from mister formulatic raidio host thinking he's going to take the interview in some direction the Box Masters are not about to go in.

It's brilliant actually.

Beyond that, the mileage this gets in the press is fantastic.

 

[shadowshiv]

The interview was six in the morning and as a normal band member they don't get to sleep till late so it is understandable that he was tired I think you would be the same.

In fact the two other band members were just about to fall out of their seats.

Billy just got a little irate never really lost it.

The host was told not to mention his acting career but he needed some rating and he went for it.

CBC needs the revenue and they are milking this as long as they can.

You wouldn't happen to be Billy Boob's PR guy, would you?;-):lol:

 

[hermite]

Just heard that Mr. Thornton has canceled the rest of the Canadian tour. So take that, you boring Canucks. You will now be deprived of being able to see his wonderfulness, :roll: because you had the nerve to boo him.

Oh well.......

 

[missile]

Due to our general lack of interest in his "music",eh?

 

[Unforgiven]

I heard that a couple of guys in the band have come down with the flu. Who knows, but what I find even more funny is that people are so pissed off about this.

Potato! Potato!!! No One Calls Us Potato!!!:angryfire::angryfire::angryfire:
What's he mean potato?

From this day forth it should be called the "P word". 8O

 

[karrie]

I heard that a couple of guys in the band have come down with the flu. Who knows, but what I find even more funny is that people are so pissed off about this.

You find it funny that the fans are pissed that he said he doesn't like playing to them? Really? It seemed pretty common sense to me.

 

[missile]

BB just hasn't been right since Angelina dumped him for Brad. Quite understandable,really.;-)

 

[L Gilbert]

lol
I think most actors and singers are relatively normal; only slightly off the rails. But I think the less emotionally stable ones turn out to be like Thornton. As long as they don't hurt anyone everything's cool and I get a chuckle out of them. They only harm themselves and their own image.
As far as Thorton goes, he's a so-so actor and a so-so musician. Hell of a comedian. lmao

 

[L Gilbert]

BB just hasn't been right since Angelina dumped him for Brad. Quite understandable,really.;-)

She probably thought he was cute to begin with but the pouty tirades and whatnot lost their attraction after a while.

 

[Unforgiven]

You find it funny that the fans are pissed that he said he doesn't like playing to them? Really? It seemed pretty common sense to me.

What fans?

No one here has talked about the Box Masters before this.
So who are you kidding? Why do you think Canadian musicians go to the US? I doubt that all the Americans who will pay to see the Box Masters are going to freak out and call for a boycott of the band because Canadians are like "Mashed Potatoes with out Gravy". :lol:

 

[Outta here]

.... it just gets funnier:

Billy Bob hightails it for border
Drops Canadian dates on Willie Nelson tour

Maybe the mashed potatoes don't want any gravy.

:lol:

 

[karrie]

What fans?

No one here has talked about the Box Masters before this.
So who are you kidding? Why do you think Canadian musicians go to the US? I doubt that all the Americans who will pay to see the Box Masters are going to freak out and call for a boycott of the band because Canadians are like "Mashed Potatoes with out Gravy". :lol:

Okay, perhaps I should have said audience. Because I'm willing to be that the people who had tickets to his concert had heard of him, even if you aren't willing to classify them as 'fans'. He didn't insult Canadians... he insulted the people he performs for. I'm not one of them, so I couldn't really give a hoot, but, if I'd paid for a ticket to be one of the people he can't stand, you can be sure I'd let him hear about it when he showed up at the concert. lol.

 

[L Gilbert]

.... it just gets funnier:

:lol:

Hilarious. Whatta way to win the hearts of a few million people; show them you're an ass and then skidaddle before you can hear them laugh at you.

 

[L Gilbert]

Okay, perhaps I should have said audience. Because I'm willing to be that the people who had tickets to his concert had heard of him, even if you aren't willing to classify them as 'fans'. He didn't insult Canadians... he insulted the people he performs for. I'm not one of them, so I couldn't really give a hoot, but, if I'd paid for a ticket to be one of the people he can't stand, you can be sure I'd let him hear about it when he showed up at the concert. lol.

lol Yep. I hear Brittney has lost her fans' favor, too.

 

[Diarygirl]

I think BBT is out of touch with reality, be it tired or the effects of some powder, he didn't know what he was doing or saying in that studio. It was awkward. The interviewer was amazing! How he got through the whole interview with BBT as he was, I'm not sure. Hats off to the interviewer!
Hope BBT will wake up and smell the coffee before it's too late, if it's not already.

 

[Liberalman]

Billy couldn’t handle the interview because the radio host was so polite and apologetic like Canadians are accused of.

If he would had pulled this stunt with Howard Stern forget the gravy he would have egg on his face and it would be fried as well.

Howard just would not drop it, he would make Billy regret it’

That’s what fellow Americans do to each other in the music industry.

A lot American musicians like to tour in Canada because there is very little bull sheet up here.

 

[Unforgiven]

Okay, perhaps I should have said audience. Because I'm willing to be that the people who had tickets to his concert had heard of him, even if you aren't willing to classify them as 'fans'. He didn't insult Canadians... he insulted the people he performs for. I'm not one of them, so I couldn't really give a hoot, but, if I'd paid for a ticket to be one of the people he can't stand, you can be sure I'd let him hear about it when he showed up at the concert. lol.

I don't think he said he can't stand them. He said they compare to mashed potatoes without the gravy. So what is that? Humdrum? I suppose he's got his logic to back that idea up, that he would simply drop the two last shows in Canada is a bit revealing on how important our circuit is to some American performers. I guess once you take making music solely for the money out of the equation, you don't have to worry so much about selling out to remain tongue in butt.

He has a point about saying one thing and sticking to it. The point that he made about this being about the Box Masters band and their music doesn't include the Billy Bob Thornton celebrity. Integrity dictates that the music has to stand on it's own or else it's just phony.

Now that it's simply easier to get forgiven rather than acting responsible and true to the agreement that was already made, not to mention, bring up, quickly add or anything else you want to call it, I find it refreshing that someone stood up and registered loud and clear that they brooke none of it. No interview for you.

What's more, that he isn't much interested in sitting through two more nights of people venting their spleen over something they don't even understand, said by someone they don't even know, who is doing something that they aren't interested in beyond the fact that one of the members is a famous movie star.

Anyone who loves that style of music, the attitude that it represents isn't going to change over this. While everyone has the right to express their opinion, no one has to listen or give a damn about it. Billy Bob Thornton obviously doesn't.