I remember back when I was young, there was one of them country guys who did stand up, and he always had either scotch or whiskey during his routines. He belonged to the you might be a redneck...group.
I don't know. I may not have liked all of the stuff he did, but the larry the cable guy bit had some good ones, and foxworthy's bit about drug side effects was well done.
My high school music teacher went to a Dragonforce concert circa 2008. He said they were completely wasted, didn’t sound anything like the album, and barely knew where they were. Just an absolute waste of time. He got an autograph from one of them (must’ve paid for a VIP ticket or something) and they wrote “wish I didn’t have to meet you, asshole.”
For what it’s worth, Axl Rose is basically the poster child for diva musicians. There are entire AV companies that specifically refuse to work with GnR because Axl is such a renowned asshole in the music industry. Basically every person who has met him for longer than 15 seconds has some sort of horror story. He’s basically the reason the “musician trashes hotel room” stereotype exists. He has like 30 or 40 arrests on record, largely for asshole behavior like drunkenly grabbing women in public, throwing things at people, etc… But the record label treats him like a golden child because the band still draws crowds.
I went in 2007 and they sounded exactly like their album, they out on an incredibly show, and I got high-fives from a couple of them as they were running through the crowd. I’m sorry his experience wasn’t good, but I can provide another perspective. My friends and I all had a wonderful time.
Thing is, he might be a mostly-functional alcoholic, but he pulls it off. Is he drunk during his routine? Maybe, probably. But goddamn, is he on point the whole show. I've had the chance to see him a few times, and would absolutely do it again if he ever came anywhere within a four hour drive of me.
Joe Cocker is famous for being pretty fucked up almost all the time. I watched a documentary, going to a concert of his was like maybe he'll be able to do more than one song.
Random quote from the interwebz
I saw JC twice during the 70s & 1 of those performances Cocker was sooo fn drunk he went behind the drummer & puked, then passed out!
edit: don't know what's more pathetic. my attempt to start the meme or the fact that !SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works holds a grudge for some dumbass reason.
I didn't read the book and didn't know what that name meant, so I'm amused to find out that's a characters name and not just an out of place reference to some Slutty Barf Fest party in the Hitchiker's Guide to the Universe universe
As an extra aside, I can't imagine that Lemmy spent any day sober since leaving Hawkwind until the day he died. When he was told he was sick and needed to stop drinking, he gave up whiskey and started drinking a case or more of wine every day. God, I miss Lemmy. 😁
I've seen them live a few times, and the singer at least was hammered every time. This was 10+ years ago though, so they might have calmed down a bit since then
I see them every year and have talked with them 5+ times, while they are totally hammered at meet and greets and get drunk with fans after the show they seem sober enough before starting to drink.
Bizzy Bone from Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony. Dude was a serious alcoholic. Saw his show back in like 2012 or 13, I forget the exact date, and he was completely shitfaced. He carried a handle of vodka and a bucket up onto the stage with him and alternated between drinking straight out of the bottle and then coughing/spitting/possibly puking into the bucket between songs. People in the crowd were like wtf man. It was disgusting. He had a fucked up childhood, so I'm not surprised he hit the bottle hard, but damn.
As a kid I didn't get the drunk Dean Martin jokes on Bugs Bunny. Watching him on old roast videos, yeah, he was fucking hammered 24/7.
Go check some Don Rickels roasts! The man was fucking brutal, thought Sinatra was going to cap his ass on the spot when Don joked about Frank's mob ties. Kissing Sammy Davis Jr., "Did I get any black on me?"
I remember an interview, where he broke kayfabe and hinted to the interviewer something to the effect of "do you think I could be as successful as I am if I drank that heavily?"
When you think about it, that just demonstrates such a true mastery of the craft, and a commitment to protecting his business.
I too, was convinced for decades that he was a massive booze bag! It was my father that dispelled my illusion, when he told me that the man was actually a teetotaler!
Man, I so very much wish I could locate that interview again, because I specifically remember researching it and laughing so hard. I got fooled, but I did appreciate it!
Eddie Vedder drinks his share of wine on stage but I'm not sure if he's shitfaced. I think it would be hard to tell given his style of singing(i very much like his singing, not bashing him).
Apparently, the drunker he is by the end of the set, the funnier "No Cock, Like Horse Cock" gets. Unfortunately when I saw him live, he gave away all his booze to the audience! 😩
The Replacements have a history of playing shows completely wasted. There’s particular Saturday night live episode where they ended up getting banned from playing on ever again.
The Kills used to put on some of the sloppiest and rowdiest drunk concerts, they were dope. They've since gotten sober, and while the music is better, I miss the messy shows.
It was still solid musically, just had more edge and agony to it. Matched the tone of the music. Now the show is just so sterile and spot on. I guess as a degenerate, it was nice to see them rage a bit
It's funny that in Spain an actress did a JJ impression in a show and the "jury" said she didn't do it right because her English was awful. I disagree: she nailed the live performances.
I saw Shane MacGowan (and the Popes) at some festival or other. The dude was clearly shit-faced, hardly able to stand, and slurring like crazy as he babbled at the crowd. But, once the music kicked in, he sang like he always sings. I guess that probably means he's always shit-faced.
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aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com · 109 pts · 255d
MantisToboggon@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 255d
You win let's close this up.
Krudler@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 255d
"entertainer"
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 255d
He's ordered a fully equipped makeup studio installed in the Pentagon. If a dressing room is not the sign of an entertainer, what is?
Krudler@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 255d
I mean, I'm not really disagreeing because US politics is like wrestling drama lol
fullsquare@awful.systems · 6 pts · 255d
he's a clown, that counts i guess
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 13 pts · 255d
"Secretary of WAR!" - screams Pete drunkenly, probably
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 255d
After twelve drinks the Probably War Crime and Definitely War Crime buttons look basically the same, and there's a fucking lot of them
meco03211@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 255d
Real Americans maintain a constant BAC of 0.1776! He's a Patriot^TM^ damnit!
ArtVandelay@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 255d
This was my first thought as well
Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 255d
I remember back when I was young, there was one of them country guys who did stand up, and he always had either scotch or whiskey during his routines. He belonged to the you might be a redneck...group.
Ron white. Huh I thought he was dead.
LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 255d
Ron White. The only funny one in blue collar comedy
burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 255d
I don't know. I may not have liked all of the stuff he did, but the larry the cable guy bit had some good ones, and foxworthy's bit about drug side effects was well done.
LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 254d
Larry and Foxworthy had a couple good bits but that was about it for me. I found White at least was consistently funny.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 255d
Love his skits
LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 255d
They call me... Tater Salad
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club · 4 pts · 253d
And now he's sober.
knacht1@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 255d
Still alive and on the wagon.
village604@adultswim.fan · 1 pts · 255d
jaek@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 253d
According to his wiki page he quit drinking after an Ayahuasca trip.
Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
Hey, good for him. The pictures of him do seem better.
mayorchid@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 255d
My high school music teacher went to a Dragonforce concert circa 2008. He said they were completely wasted, didn’t sound anything like the album, and barely knew where they were. Just an absolute waste of time. He got an autograph from one of them (must’ve paid for a VIP ticket or something) and they wrote “wish I didn’t have to meet you, asshole.”
He liked them a lot less after that
shalafi@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 255d
Guns and Roses pulled that shit on me on '91. Couldn't even tell what song Axle was on he was so fucking wasted. And the acoustics were awful.
We were tripping acid and got turned around on the road trip to OKC, missed some opening band called Smashing Pumpkins.
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 253d
For what it’s worth, Axl Rose is basically the poster child for diva musicians. There are entire AV companies that specifically refuse to work with GnR because Axl is such a renowned asshole in the music industry. Basically every person who has met him for longer than 15 seconds has some sort of horror story. He’s basically the reason the “musician trashes hotel room” stereotype exists. He has like 30 or 40 arrests on record, largely for asshole behavior like drunkenly grabbing women in public, throwing things at people, etc… But the record label treats him like a golden child because the band still draws crowds.
Source: I work in the music industry.
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 253d
Heh. Sweet summer child.
Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones, Keith Moon and the Who, and Led Zeppelin would all like a word.
CaptainBlinky@lemmy.myserv.one · 2 pts · 253d
OK that's just bullshit. Bands have been trashing hotel rooms since the 70's. The Who were the most famous for this.
urheber@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 254d
Good on you the smashing pumpkins aren't all that good
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 253d
I went in 2007 and they sounded exactly like their album, they out on an incredibly show, and I got high-fives from a couple of them as they were running through the crowd. I’m sorry his experience wasn’t good, but I can provide another perspective. My friends and I all had a wonderful time.
Denjin@feddit.uk · 27 pts · 255d
Doug Stanhope
sam@piefed.ca · 17 pts · 255d
came here for this
"shut up I'm pouring funny down my throat"
Semester3383@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
Thing is, he might be a mostly-functional alcoholic, but he pulls it off. Is he drunk during his routine? Maybe, probably. But goddamn, is he on point the whole show. I've had the chance to see him a few times, and would absolutely do it again if he ever came anywhere within a four hour drive of me.
TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 254d
Will always remember him talking about it with phony aa boy jim Norton. On jim quitting drinking at 18 Doug said "oh so you didn't even flesh it out"
Never seen any of his routines ever be messy. Absolute functional.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
You could say this about most standup comedians. The sober ones are the weird ones!
Lazylazycat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
"I'm Doug Stanhope, and that's why I drink"
LoonyLenny@lemdro.id · 19 pts · 255d
Joe Cocker is famous for being pretty fucked up almost all the time. I watched a documentary, going to a concert of his was like maybe he'll be able to do more than one song.
Random quote from the interwebz
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
Well... his recordings are great?
XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 255d
The singer of Smash Mouth seemed to really hate that people only cared about All Star. His latest shows were) had some drunk rants. He's dead now
Stabbitha@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 255d
You mean the guy who drank himself to death after performing at Sturgis during COVID?
Krudler@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 255d
Chris Jericho? Oh the "to death" part hasn't materialized yet, just the 80lbs of booze weight.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
somebody
edit: don't know what's more pathetic. my attempt to start the meme or the fact that !SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works holds a grudge for some dumbass reason.
XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 254d
someBody
I didn't read the book and didn't know what that name meant, so I'm amused to find out that's a characters name and not just an out of place reference to some Slutty Barf Fest party in the Hitchiker's Guide to the Universe universe
MehBlah@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d
He's dead? Thats nice.
f1error@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 255d
I'm an 80's boy, and a documentary was made about my rock stars and their drinking habits (among other things).
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
As an extra aside, I can't imagine that Lemmy spent any day sober since leaving Hawkwind until the day he died. When he was told he was sick and needed to stop drinking, he gave up whiskey and started drinking a case or more of wine every day. God, I miss Lemmy. 😁
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 253d
Yeah, Lemmy wasn't acting. He was living it.
meco03211@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 255d
fistac0rpse@fedia.io · 14 pts · 255d
Alestorm. They play pirate drinking metal, so it's pretty on brand
SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 255d
I'm pretty sure they are not drunk during shows. IIRC they got rid of one guy who couldn't hold his drink.
fistac0rpse@fedia.io · 1 pts · 254d
I've seen them live a few times, and the singer at least was hammered every time. This was 10+ years ago though, so they might have calmed down a bit since then
SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 254d
I see them every year and have talked with them 5+ times, while they are totally hammered at meet and greets and get drunk with fans after the show they seem sober enough before starting to drink.
EponymousBosh@awful.systems · 13 pts · 254d
He got sober in the 90s, but Elton John was notorious for using shit-tons of cocaine back in the day and was an alcoholic as well.
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 254d
The "Musician" category is cheating
Krudler@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 253d
It's literally the question I asked.
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 252d
I'm joking
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 255d
Ron White i believe
Bubs12@lemmy.cafe · 10 pts · 255d
Ron White is sober now. Also retired from comedy, I believe. Probably true in his heyday.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 255d
He was in South America and tripped on ayahuasca, never drank again I believe.
grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 255d
Bizzy Bone from Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony. Dude was a serious alcoholic. Saw his show back in like 2012 or 13, I forget the exact date, and he was completely shitfaced. He carried a handle of vodka and a bucket up onto the stage with him and alternated between drinking straight out of the bottle and then coughing/spitting/possibly puking into the bucket between songs. People in the crowd were like wtf man. It was disgusting. He had a fucked up childhood, so I'm not surprised he hit the bottle hard, but damn.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 255d
Dylan Moran, maybe not drunk necessarily but he is always drinking wine on the stage during his sets from memory.
fistac0rpse@fedia.io · 5 pts · 255d
Moran quit smoking in 2014 and became teetotal in 2018, but has since resumed drinking.
Good for him
Krudler@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 255d
I was listening to Knowledge Fight which isn't a regular listen for me, and it sounds to me like that Alex Jones dude is just shit faced at all times.
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 255d
Buddy of mine went to see Joe Cocker and dude passed out at the mic before singing anything. They refunded everyone.
Weirdly, killed by lung cancer instead...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 255d
I wonder what would everyone do if instead he sang out of tune?
warbond@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 255d
I don't know, man, I think I might just stand up and walk out on him
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 254d
oh baby now!
themaninblack@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 253d
I think this is what Feelin Alright is about
abrake@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 255d
Shane MacGowan. Exhibit A: Irish Rover (he comes in around 0:38)
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 253d
I see your Irish Rover and raise you A rainy night in Soho with Nick Cave.
Quazatron@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 254d
Legendary. Bear in mind that a lot of The Pogues' lyrics are about getting hammered.
LordCrom@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 254d
Was Sid Vicious ever sober?
shalafi@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 255d
As a kid I didn't get the drunk Dean Martin jokes on Bugs Bunny. Watching him on old roast videos, yeah, he was fucking hammered 24/7.
Go check some Don Rickels roasts! The man was fucking brutal, thought Sinatra was going to cap his ass on the spot when Don joked about Frank's mob ties. Kissing Sammy Davis Jr., "Did I get any black on me?"
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 255d
Dean Martin was faking it. He barely drank, and was not a partier. It was all an act.
Krudler@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 254d
I remember an interview, where he broke kayfabe and hinted to the interviewer something to the effect of "do you think I could be as successful as I am if I drank that heavily?"
shalafi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 254d
No way! And all these years later I learn this.
Krudler@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 252d
When you think about it, that just demonstrates such a true mastery of the craft, and a commitment to protecting his business.
I too, was convinced for decades that he was a massive booze bag! It was my father that dispelled my illusion, when he told me that the man was actually a teetotaler!
Man, I so very much wish I could locate that interview again, because I specifically remember researching it and laughing so hard. I got fooled, but I did appreciate it!
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 255d
Rickles had ZERO chill. fuckin hilarious though.
charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 255d
Eddie Vedder drinks his share of wine on stage but I'm not sure if he's shitfaced. I think it would be hard to tell given his style of singing(i very much like his singing, not bashing him).
XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 255d
I call it Drunk Nirvana. I do not like it
charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 255d
It's OK to be wrong
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 6 pts · 255d
Pepper Coyote.
Apparently, the drunker he is by the end of the set, the funnier "No Cock, Like Horse Cock" gets. Unfortunately when I saw him live, he gave away all his booze to the audience! 😩
burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 255d
Unabashedly one of my favorite songs.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 253d
One show, they brought him a wheelchair near the end of his set. He was still performing amazingly, but couldn’t stand.
serpineslair@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 255d
Plenty of old-school metal bands, or well actually just a fair majority of metal bands in general I guess were/are quite partial to drinks/drugs.
InvisibleShoe@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 255d
Alice Cooper used to be a raging alcoholic. He managed to turn things around though and helps others with their addictions.
iamericandre@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 255d
The Replacements have a history of playing shows completely wasted. There’s particular Saturday night live episode where they ended up getting banned from playing on ever again.
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 255d
Till Schweiger. Got i hate him. He always plays his drunk arrogant egoistic asshole self
SlamWich@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 255d
The Kills used to put on some of the sloppiest and rowdiest drunk concerts, they were dope. They've since gotten sober, and while the music is better, I miss the messy shows.
TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 254d
Last day of magic oozes drunk I love you but fuck you
Didn't know about that but checks out with those early albums that's for sure.
victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 254d
Why is that something enjoyable as a show? Sounds awful to me.
SlamWich@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 254d
It was still solid musically, just had more edge and agony to it. Matched the tone of the music. Now the show is just so sterile and spot on. I guess as a degenerate, it was nice to see them rage a bit
victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 254d
Interesting, thanks
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 255d
Sleep
philophilsaurus@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 255d
I haven’t kept up with him, but Doug Benson used to.
NotSteve_@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 255d
Stompin' Tom Connors
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 255d
The Ontario Provincial Police don't think too much of Bud
bufalo1973@piefed.social · 2 pts · 253d
Janis Joplin?
Krudler@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 253d
100% was thinking of her when I posted. Janis <3
bufalo1973@piefed.social · 1 pts · 253d
It's funny that in Spain an actress did a JJ impression in a show and the "jury" said she didn't do it right because her English was awful. I disagree: she nailed the live performances.
The video of the show
Krudler@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 252d
Brother, that was pretty rancid and an insult to Janis LOL
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 253d
I saw Shane MacGowan (and the Popes) at some festival or other. The dude was clearly shit-faced, hardly able to stand, and slurring like crazy as he babbled at the crowd. But, once the music kicked in, he sang like he always sings. I guess that probably means he's always shit-faced.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 253d
Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom. RIP D:
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 252d
The germs
Aneb@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 253d
I perform everyday for people and I'm rarely sober, does that count?
angelmountain@feddit.nl · 0 pts · 254d
Big bird, probably...
remon@ani.social · -1 pts · 255d
Me ... on our podcast.
Krudler@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 253d
"entertainer"