actually wrote: **radiohead were named "on a friday" before selecting "radiohead"**
yup, and pink floyd was called MEGADEATH
danno wrote: **And what about Adrian Belew then..?**
good call, danno - the wikipedia entry for talking heads, from which all of the above information was stripped, doesn't mention belew - therefore this plagiarized site wouldn't have it either . . . funny, tho, adrian's wiki page DOES mention his work with talking heads in detail, maybe jill just didn't have time to climb that hill . . .
Gail Pink wrote: **David Byrne has always struck me as being kind of a dick.**
funny, he always seemed like a really cool guy to me for the past 30+ years i've followed his career, right up until today when i read about him suing THE HEADS for "cashing in" on their own band! my beautiful girl johnette needed that gig, dammit . . .
atanguay wrote: **Another great list...**
thank wikipedia for that . . .
Lew wrote: **Yes, this was some great info.**
again, we know who to thank for that, lew . . .
**And while I consider David Byrne to be an artistic genius, he does strike me as a dick (as Gail wrote). **
do guys often "strike you as a dick," lew? nevermind, TMI lol . . .
**Thanks for the post, Jill.**
again, THANK WIKIPEDIA, lew . . .
**Fave Heads Line: Pleasantly out of proportion...**
why am i not surprised?
violet wrote: **Can we round up some names of artistic geniuses who aren't/weren't dicks? I'm having trouble thinking of any, but they must exist.**
just from my personal experience, i can say FOR SURE nik turner of hawkwind, ed wynne of ozric tentacles, larry coryell, spencer davis, stanley clarke, dave liebman, and many others . . . and i'm sure they've all had their bad days like all of us, but i spent enough time with each of them to know their general nature is NOT "dicky" . . . couldn't say that about shawn lane, for example, or mick taylor . . .
**Maybe it's something to do with being so loyal to your passion and vision that you don't give much room/thought to others. Your artistic output soars while your personal relationships don't work.**
sure, why not? works for me lol . . .
Jen Diggity wrote: **More good music trivia!**
yeah, there's lots of it at wikipedia, where all of this came from . . .
vonskippy wrote: **I'd say Laurie Anderson isn't a dick. Very cool, very interesting, and is just "one of the guys" to hang out with.**
i bet she is cool . . .
Lloyd wrote: **@voilet: Coltrane quit heroin in 1957 and lived until 1967. Any other examples od his dickdom?**
now lloyd . . . violet did not give any "examples" of coltrane's "dickdom," she merely noted something very true, that heroin addicts are usually going to have emotional issues . . .
however, you have given a fine "example" of yours, lloyd . . .
DaveL wrote: **Great trivia**
okay, i'm not going to say it again . . .
wiki wiki!! lol, couldn't help myself . . .
Liam Bradley wrote: **Does anyone know what the true meaning behind the song "Mr Jones"?**
**radiohead were named "on a friday" before selecting "radiohead"**
yup, and pink floyd was called MEGADEATH
danno wrote:
**And what about Adrian Belew then..?**
good call, danno - the wikipedia entry for talking heads, from which all of the above information was stripped, doesn't mention belew - therefore this plagiarized site wouldn't have it either . . . funny, tho, adrian's wiki page DOES mention his work with talking heads in detail, maybe jill just didn't have time to climb that hill . . .
Gail Pink wrote:
**David Byrne has always struck me as being kind of a dick.**
funny, he always seemed like a really cool guy to me for the past 30+ years i've followed his career, right up until today when i read about him suing THE HEADS for "cashing in" on their own band! my beautiful girl johnette needed that gig, dammit . . .
atanguay wrote:
**Another great list...**
thank wikipedia for that . . .
Lew wrote:
**Yes, this was some great info.**
again, we know who to thank for that, lew . . .
**And while I consider David Byrne to be an artistic genius, he does strike me as a dick (as Gail wrote). **
do guys often "strike you as a dick," lew? nevermind, TMI lol . . .
**Thanks for the post, Jill.**
again, THANK WIKIPEDIA, lew . . .
**Fave Heads Line: Pleasantly out of proportion...**
why am i not surprised?
violet wrote:
**Can we round up some names of artistic geniuses who aren't/weren't dicks? I'm having trouble thinking of any, but they must exist.**
just from my personal experience, i can say FOR SURE nik turner of hawkwind, ed wynne of ozric tentacles, larry coryell, spencer davis, stanley clarke, dave liebman, and many others . . . and i'm sure they've all had their bad days like all of us, but i spent enough time with each of them to know their general nature is NOT "dicky" . . . couldn't say that about shawn lane, for example, or mick taylor . . .
**Maybe it's something to do with being so loyal to your passion and vision that you don't give much room/thought to others. Your artistic output soars while your personal relationships don't work.**
sure, why not? works for me lol . . .
Jen Diggity wrote:
**More good music trivia!**
yeah, there's lots of it at wikipedia, where all of this came from . . .
vonskippy wrote:
**I'd say Laurie Anderson isn't a dick. Very cool, very interesting, and is just "one of the guys" to hang out with.**
i bet she is cool . . .
Lloyd wrote:
**@voilet: Coltrane quit heroin in 1957 and lived until 1967. Any other examples od his dickdom?**
now lloyd . . . violet did not give any "examples" of coltrane's "dickdom," she merely noted something very true, that heroin addicts are usually going to have emotional issues . . .
however, you have given a fine "example" of yours, lloyd . . .
DaveL wrote:
**Great trivia**
okay, i'm not going to say it again . . .
wiki wiki!! lol, couldn't help myself . . .
Liam Bradley wrote:
**Does anyone know what the true meaning behind the song "Mr Jones"?**
yes
~cj