October 31, 2009

Rock Star for a Day

Most people don't like to admit it - but many of music lovers have fantasized of being a rock star.  I mean really - haven't you ever been driving your car listening to a great band and imagining yourself on stage in place of ____________.  ?????


I will admit to pretending (in my mind of course) to be Eddie Van Halen, Neal Pert, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Page and a few more...I dare you to share ....

11 comments:

Odd Jeppesen said...

I guess I have. I know that when I was in my late teens, I had an idea about me as a singer bleeding on stage - and this was before Iggy and the Stooges. My hero, though, was Keith Richards and, what with my drug use, I took the act a bit too far.

bearockr said...

i always do ! whenever i pick up my guitar , i feel that i m standing in front of a huge crowd and imagine myself 2 be slash( from GnR) and ,eric clapton, and steve vai ! lols

classicrockforthesoul said...

No hesitation on this one.
Stevie Nicks.

Yup, I definitely dream about being a smidge over five feet and 110 pounds, twirling on stage in all my layers of chiffon shawls, completely going crazy singing "Rhiannon" circa 1977... *sigh* haha

Perplexio said...

Actually, I've never really wanted that. I find the idea of total strangers knowing me too well, too intimately rather unnerving.

When I was younger I did want to have a voice like Peter Cetera's. I didn't want to be him, or be a star like him. I just wanted a singing voice that was that damned good! Because, literally his voice gave me chills. Whether you dig him or not, I don't think there's any denying that he has one of the most distinct singing voices in rock/pop music.

Vinny "Bond" Marini said...

Jack Cassidy (I was a bass guitar player)...standing off to the side or in the back...just banging out bass lines that thunder and keep the music afloat...

Dr. John said...

Neil Peart, in a heartbeat.

Perplexio said...

There's an interesting article over on Popdose that delves into some of the less glamorous aspects of the rock & roll lifestyle. The author even interviewed Dawayne Bailey (ex-Silver Bullet Band, ex-Chicago), Shaun Murphy (ex-Little Feat), and John Payne (ex-Asia) to get their perspectives.

David said...

I'm with Dr John - I can't really play any instrument but Neil Peart gets me air drumming every time.

Back when I was a student, my flatmate came to complain that my stereo was too loud and caught me drumming along to YYZ by Rush. It took me a long time to live that one down. :-)

Anonymous said...

Bono in Red Rocks 1983,
Jimi Hendrix burning the guitar in Monterey 1967
Dave Gahan in Devotional Tour

Bar L. said...

So glad I'm not the only one?

Thanks for these fun comments!!

Guitarman5150 said...

I dunno. I've wanted to be all kinds of guitarists or at least sound like them at one point or another. Clapton, Van Halen, Via all kinds of others. Just depending on what I was listening to at the time. I guess that just goes with being a musican.

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