18 January 2012
VVN Music
Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann has told Rolling Stone that he doesn't think there was much time left for the dead whether Jerry Garcia survived or not.
I think that Jerry had gotten kind of bored with the Grateful Dead, and it was sort of like a marriage that had maybe gone on too long. And other people in the band wanted to start to express themselves in their bands and so forth and so on, that I'm pretty sure Jerry would've stopped playing in the Grateful Dead. I think a lot of it, I hate to say, was really a financial obligation. He needed to earn the money for some things and that's too bad. But it's hard. He was a true artist and I can tell you he wasn't really happy playing in the Grateful Dead at the end. I hate to say that. I know the audience is going to hear me say that and go, "Oh, that's not true," but if people really think about some of the shows that were there in the last year and some of the troubles that poor Jerry had, they know that I'm not BS'ing.
Sammy Hagar has told Get Your Rock Out that, when he plays with Chickenfoot, you'll never hear Van Halen or any of his solo songs. "We really do not want to dilute this band and become a Van Halen cover band, or become a Sammy Hagar cover band or a Joe Satriani cover band… The idea is that we are Chickenfoot, and we will stay that. I don’t think we will ever play any of our old catalog unless you catch us in Cabo jamming, and then it’s more Hendrix and Zeppelin and Montrose and that kind of stuff."
Paul Weller and his wife Hannah are the proud parents of twin sons. Bowie and John Paul were born on Saturday.
The Texas Heritage Songwriters Association has chosen Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen and Townes Van Zandt as the new members of their Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be March 4 at Moody Theater in Austin, TX.
“I’m proud to be a Texan and honored to be inducted into the Hall of Fame,” says Keen. “And to be included with Lyle, a friend since we were kids, makes it an even greater honor.”
“Getting to stand on that stage and join such a great group of Texas songwriters and musicians is a real privilege,” adds Lovett. “I’m looking forward to an evening of great entertainment and talent while celebrating our Texas heritage.”
Look for Steven Tyler and Joe Perry to perform this Friday night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Tyler was already on the show with Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest to talk about the upcoming season of American Idol. Perry was then added and Jackson, who played with Journey for a bit, will even jump in with a bit of bass work.
