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Originally Posted by Living_on_my_Hair
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Richie's at it again with his ''The stuff I wrote in my bedroom sold out stadiums in 52 countries across the world....' etc. This may be be true but still, give it a rest eh?
I don't know if its just me, or is it because I have read a lot of these kind of interviews over the years, but I am tired of the same old cliché crap and soundbites. All artists sprout of the same type of stuff, but both Jon and Richie often come across as quite egotistical and big headed a lot of the time, and I take a lot of what they say with a pinch of salt nowadays! His album is good, with some great tracks..but it is not amazing
I did cringe when he started talking about how great of a father figure he is to his daughter.. yeah drunken DUI incidents etc aside..
andi
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I actually don't find it so bad. Yes, he tries to be subtle with the bragging, but it ends up being in YOUR ****IN' FACE over the top exaggeration and distortion of what should be unrelated truths (Bon Jovi lost the little ability to be subtle after These Days anyway, musically, in interviews, be it Jon, David or Richie)
Anyhow...particularly the drunken DUI incident. I spent a lot of time in California this last year because my girlfriend was living there. DUI seems absolutely NORMAL. It's insane. People have a bottle of wine, or 4 pints, and off they are, leaving in their cars. And that's equally true for young people, grown ups etc. It only becomes DUI if a policeman stops you, but that seems to be the case very rarely, otherwise no one would have a driving license.
My girlfriend's dad had died early in the year in a car crash. He wasn't driving, but the driver had been under influence. It ultimately made things for the two of us very difficult and after 2 -3 months we broke up. Just the thought of getting into a car with someone who had some alcohol disgusts me. Taking your own daughter into the car after having consumed alcohol is beyond me. However, in California it's absolutely normal.