What famous musicians have you met?

[ClairvoyantCat]

I've offered Dave Mustaine a bite of my hot dog.

He said it wasn't burnt enough, and it was tiny, he must like it big and black!

[MetalMike06]

All of Dream Theater, Dark Tranquillity, and couple guys from Protest the Hero. Also, Johann from Amon Amarth. That's about all I can remember.

[MetalManiac666]

I've offered Dave Mustaine a bite of my hot dog.

He said it wasn't burnt enough, and it was tiny, he must like it big and black!

[bodiesinflight]

Can now add:
Peter Dolving, Anders Bjorler, Jonas Bjorler, Patrik Jensen, Per Moller Jensen (The Haunted)


Really, really great, down to earth guys. They were so chilled at the show and were really good humoured about the fact there was barely anyone there. Let us all get on stage as well!

[zerogravityfat]

Mike Portnoy
Steven Wilson
John Myung
Simon Phillips

[Samsara]

Let's see

Queensryche - Geoff Tate, Chris DeGarmo, Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield, Kelly Gray, Mike Stone, Jason Slater

Dream Theater - Jordan Rudess

Winger - Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Rod Morgenstein, John Roth

Lacuna Coil - Andrea Ferro, Cristiano Migliore, Marco Coti Zelati

King's X - Doug Pinnick, Ty Tabor, Jerry Gaskill

Tesla - Jeff Keith, Frank Hannon, Tommy Skeoch, Brian Wheat, Troy Luccketta, Dave Rude

Fifth Angel - Ed Archer, John Macko, Kendall Bechtel, Jeffrey McCormack, James Byrd

Disturbed - David Draiman

Musician-wise, I think that's it.

[TAC]

Winger -

umm Sam, please reread the thread title. It asks what "famous"...
 

[Samsara]

Winger -

umm Sam, please reread the thread title. It asks what "famous"...
 

Winger can play circles around most of the musicians you enjoy listening to. If you wouldn't be so thick-headed about it, you'd know that.   

[TAC]

wut? Cliff Williams rules!

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Obligatory TAC Hair Metal graphic:

[TAC]

That's so gross! I think I'm gonna have to go hop in the pool!

[bosk1]

I met Kenny G in the pit at the Opeth show last month.

  Are you serious??  I never would have pegged him for being an Opeth fan.

As for my list, a few, but not a lot.  Here's what I can recall:

Queensryche - Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield

Lacuna Coil - Andrea Ferro, Cristiano Migliore, Marco Coti Zelati

King's X - Doug Pinnick, Ty Tabor, Jerry Gaskill

Y&T (past and present members) - Dave Meniketti, Phil Kennemore, Joey Alves, Leonard Haze, Stef Burns (yes, the same guy who was in Alice Cooper, Huey Luis & the News, etc.), Mike Vanderhule, John Nymann (I think I also met Jimmy DeGrasso at one point, but I don't recall for certain whether we actually spoke or just passed by each other at a show)

Transatlantic - Neal Morse, Roine Stolt, Mike Portnoy, Pete Trawevas, Daniel Gildenlowe (also met Neal's drummer, Colin, who was serving as TA's tour manager at the time)

Britney Fox - Michael Kelly Smith

Jeff Scott Soto

Dave Meniketti Band - Myron Dove, Chris Miller, Tony Stead

I also emailed Charlie Dominicci a bunch for a while, but never met him face to face

[King Postwhore]

wut? Cliff Williams rules!

I'll never thought I'd see Cliff's name ever again, it's like rumpelstiltskin.  Say his name 3 times and Brian Johnson gurgles at you.

[TAC]

umm, King, I'm pretty sure that Brian Johnson gurgles at whatever is said!

[PlaysLikeMyung]

I met Kenny G in the pit at the Opeth show last month.

  Are you serious??  I never would have pegged him for being an Opeth fan.

I remember him saying that after the show. I had the same reaction as you.

I shudder at Kenny G's music...

[bosk1]

My wife likes him a lot, so I've become familiar through the years.  Not my cup of tea generally, but I can still appreciate what he does.  I took her to one of his shows a few years back and he walked by us.  He is really a tiny man.

[King Postwhore]

umm, King, I'm pretty sure that Brian Johnson gurgles at whatever is said!

You just better hope the wish doesn't happen at the end of the tour.

[Accelerando]

Mark Tremonti
Myles Kennedy
Scott Phillips
Brian Marshall
Bono
Kerry King
Amy Grant
Nick Cannon
Dave Matthews
Michael W. Smith

[carl320]

None.

[bmc]

Josh Homme
Troy Van Leeuwen
Joey Castillo
Michael Shuman
Dean Fertita

[ACID_FOX]

Dream Theater
Mike Portnoy - Drums

O SRSLY?!

YOU SHUT YOUR SHIT, MAN I WORDED EVERYTHING SO THAT EVEN AN IDIOT WOULD UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT MY COMMUNITY YOU FUCK

GOOD THINKING I THINK I SAW 73109 TRYING TO READ YOUR POST EARLIER WOULDNT WANT HIM TO GET CONFUSED AMIRITE

THAT WOULD BE BORDERLINE CATASTROPHIC ESPECIALLY IF I GAVE A FUCK

LOL. Sig'd.

[TempusVox]

Too many to remember. I used to do bodyguard work in college and grad school sometimes, plus been to a ton of concerts and have a ton of contacts. Let's see:
Lerxst, Dirk, Pratt
Sting
DT
Kansas
The Storm
Ted Nugent
Damn Yankees
Celine Dion
Ratt
Vixen
Eddie Money
Tom Petty
Jimmy Buffett
REO Speedwagon
Ozzy Osbourne
Cindy Lauper
Kiss-Original members
Huey Lewis
Robin Trower
George Thorougood
Angus Young
Nelson
Was Not Was
Wayne Newton
Queensryche
Winton Marsalis
Bobby Brown
Rob Bass
Lars and James
Bryan Adams
Steve Perry
Aerosmith
Flea
Eddie Vedder
Eric Clapton
Foreigner
Ronnie James Dio
John Secada
Nia Peeples
John Bon Jovi
Slash
STP
Rik Emmett
Randy Bachman
Bruce Cockburn
Pat Travers
Tom Cochrane
Sweet Alice Hoskins
Jim Clench
Reb Beach
Joe Lynn Turner
4 Non Blondes
Alice Cooper
Virgil Donnati
Billy Sheehan
Nick D'Virgilio
Tony Bennett


That was hard as hell. I'm sure I left a few out.

[glaurung]

The current members of Iced Earth.

This post is now a couple days old, likely rendering it no longer accurate.

 

Nicely done.

[Failtality]

Buffy Sainte-Marie (probably most famous for writing "Up Where We Belong"; she's an old friend of my dad's)

Steven Spence (drummer/keys for Black Tide; chatted with him and bought a couple t-shirts off him at their merch stand at Warped Tour last year)

Max Green and Bryan Money (bassist and guitarist respectively for Escape the Fate; talked with them at their merch stand at Warped Tour last year)



I feel like I'm forgetting a few... but I don't know who...

[bodiesinflight]

Josh Homme

Friendly much?

[skydivingninja]

I met Kenny G in the pit at the Opeth show last month.

That's it.

edit (not my pic, but from the show):

Wait...that's ACTUALLY Kenny G?  Not just some guy who looks like him?

I suddenly have a new respect for the man.

[cowboymafia]

george michael

you don't want to know where

[Volk9]

I met Kenny G in the pit at the Opeth show last month.

That's it.

edit (not my pic, but from the show):

Holy shit, I just gained a lot of respect for the guy.

Wow, thats just all kinds of awesome

[Darkes7]

No one really famous. If stretched to "bands fairly known around here and that I'm a fan of" - only Riverside as a whole. I still can't forgive myself that there's a lot of things I'd want to tell/ask them but was completely confused and nearly speechless then.

[chrisbDTM]

dream theater
cky


thats it

[nakedman]

John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, BTBAM, Scale the Summit, Bigelf, Virgil Donati, John Blackwell, Benny Greb, Fieldy (lol), Linkin Park, Drowning Pool (these numetal guys were all when I was 10, Don't laugh), and more that I can't remember. I'm getting taught by Mike Mangini when my school starts though. F yeah!

[limnides]

Arlo Guthrie.  :B

[MykeHavoc]

James LaBrie
Mike Portnoy
Glenn Danzig
Doyle Frankenstein
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Dave Ellefson
Steve Zing
Johnny Kelly
Peter Steele (RIP)
Tommy Victor
Tony Campos
Alexei Rodriguez
Burton Bell
Dino Cazares
Gene Hoglan
Byron Stroud
Ralf Scheepers
Mat Sinner
Henny Wolters
Randy Black
Jon Schaffer
Troy Seele
Chuck Billy
Eric Peterson
Greg Christian
Louie Clemente
Geoff Tate
Scott Rockenfield
Michael Wilton
Eddie Jackson
Kelly Gray
Pamela Moore

That's all I remember off the top of my head.

[Durg]

Larnelle Harris (gospel singer)
Barbara Hendricks (opera singer)

That's about it.

[Progmetty]

Tre Cool from Green Day and the singer from PoS.