Album Rating: 5.0

in the case of frusciante, he seems more than willing to discuss his work in the form of interviews, lengthy blog posts etc for people who are interested in reading about it, but at the same time is very guarded (and 100% justified in being so) about anything relating to his personal life



if you're referring to him not playing live anymore, well that's a fuckin bummer but i understand his reasoning, this is a dude who toured the world for a decade playing thousands upon thousands of shows

Album Rating: 5.0

you make it sound like you get nothing by buying music



you get the fuckin MUSIC man, that's what it's all about



i own most of his shit in physical form but that's because i want it for myself, not to support somebody else

Album Rating: 4.5

I think you're both right. Most artists make music (or whatever form of art they choose) for their own sanity and it just so happens that people connect with it but the attention makes them uncomfortable so they shy away. At the same time, the fans are obviously paying the bills though they would be making the music regardless

Album Rating: 3.8

I'm not referring to his lack of being forthcoming about his personal life or him not playing live anymore, both are understandable, all I'm saying is I've never once seen him show any gratitude or respect towards his fans

Album Rating: 5.0

yup a lot of valid points goin around in here



rowan i just don't quite get what you're after when you say he should show some gratitude or w/e... is that something that most artists do? how do they do it?

Album Rating: 3.8

"you make it sound like you get nothing by buying music"

Dude I'm not saying that at all I know that it's their choice to be his fans but still they deserve at least acknowledgement in return for that, don't you think

Album Rating: 5.0

something like this perhaps?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FExm0sS9s-A



two n a half hours of him answering questions from fans

Album Rating: 3.8

Dude a lot of artists converse with their fans through the internet on sites like Facebook or Myspace back in the day, they just go to a little effort to let it be known that they appreciate the fans' support, hell even if it's just getting your name in the booklet of an album it's something

Album Rating: 3.8

Well that's a start but answering a question and showing some respect can be different things

Album Rating: 4.5

I think he's referring to like at live shows when bands thank everyone for coming out and supporting them and how grateful they are to have such loyal friends or when a band posts on facebook saying how much they love their fans and whatnot or writes in the notes on their records a special thank you to those who bought it and yada yada

Album Rating: 4.5

damn, my response was too slow and I said almost the same exact thing you did

Album Rating: 5.0

if you watch any of frusciante's live shows on youtube though he is so warm and friendly, converses with the audience, laughs with them, plays requests etc etc



it's not like he was a dick to them, he just don't play shows no more

Album Rating: 3.8

Freaky...

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"if you watch any of frusciante's live shows on youtube though he is so warm and friendly, converses with the audience, laughs with them, plays requests etc etc"

Oh in that case fair enough, I'd just never seen him do anything like that

Album Rating: 4.5

On the flipside, bands who thank their fans endlessly and verbally have sex with them through thankfulness are vomit inducing

Album Rating: 5.0

yea just shit like this, he cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZNgRn2054Y



damn first time we've had some actual discussion on here for ages lol

Album Rating: 3.8

"On the flipside, bands who thank their fans endlessly and verbally have sex with them through thankfulness are vomit inducing" Yeah that's true, considering they're probably just working real hard to get a good reputation

I'm talking about an artist like Devin Townsend, who's just a cool motherfucker who is both respectful and grateful of and for his fans without being choking like Xing said and without letting that influence his music or personal life

And yeah I wish Sput was like this more, haha

Album Rating: 4.5

Townsend is just a cool ass dude. I want to be his friend

Album Rating: 3.8

Yeah Devy is the chillest dude in the music industry (along with Klinghoffer ofc) I just want them TO LOVE ME

Album Rating: 5.0

fifthreich dam