The Famous & The Good
 

Who is the most Famous Music Artist/Band you have ever met?

I've met The Police.

If you've met anyone you consider more famous than The Police then please post.
Would you please also rate my encounter with The Police on a scale of 1-5.

I have met some others but I am saving them in case I need to reveal them at a later date.

The Police....who they? :usehead:

hmm, neva heard of/seen them....but ive met police officers :jailed: (not that they have anythin' 2 do with this thread)

As a live sound tech Iv'e worked with the following:
The wailers (not marley, but shared a Guinness w/ ashton Barrett)
Doc Watson
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
David Grisman
Billy Joel
Toots and the Maytals
The Pietasters
Richie Havens
H20
Midtown
10,000 Maniacs
Ani DeFranco
(and others)

I know personally:
Rusted Root
Gym Class Heroes
The Sutras
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

I would rate meeting The Police a 6 on a scale of 1 to 5.

I met Rush when I was working as a dishwasher in the 76 Truck Stop in the early 80's. I was a junior in high school, and it was my after school job.

It was a Friday night, and the cook (I swear to God his name was Bubba), comes back and says "Them f@gs on your t-shirt is out there."

So, I had on my AC/DC shirt, and I thought that's who he meant. I open the kitchen door just in time to see Geddy Lee walk by, back towards the rest room. I turn around and tell Bubba, "Man, that's Rush. not AC/DC. He just shrugs. He doesn't care. I do.

Anyway, I ended up gettingtheir autographs on a menu, which I think my Mom still has in a box somewhere.

The worst part is, Geddy asked me if I had tickets for the show in Philly. (They were coming from D.C., or Baltimore, I think), and like an idiot, I said yes. I did have seats, but if I'd have said no, I might have scored better seats, maybe even passes.

Doh!!!

Anyway, that's my brush with rock stardom. Geddy was short, Mr. Peart was quiet, but shook my hand. Alex Lifeson signed the menu, but didn't even look up.

Wow, yet another band that I love.

Some of The Artists you've named I'm unfamilar with but I am very impressed by your encounters with The Wailers, Toots & The Maytals, & Richie Havens.
I've been meaning to actually listen The Mighty Bosstones but haven't at this time.
My time meeting famous people was during a three year span in the 80s as an autograph collector as a kid. Most were really friendly and forthcoming with souvineers and guest list tickets for gigs they were playing. Some were absolute tossers. Some were and still are very big names although musically not always my cup of tea. I wonder if anyone else on MB have ever collected autographs.
Satchmo, do you reckon Autographs and bands would be an interesting thread?
Thanks for the 6 out of 5 for my meeting with The Police. I would mark yours as, Wailers 5/5 , Toots 4/5, Richie Havens, 5/5. I must concede yours are better than my meetings as you were actually working with them on a creative level as opposed to me as a spotty 12-15 year old getting their signitures.

The crazy thing is that I don't think Iv'e ever gotten an autograph from anyone. As far as working with artists go usually the bigger they are the less interaction I have with them. Most of the time I'm dealing with a tour manager or one of the bands personal sound techs. After the performance I will usually take the time to talk to the artist. Sometimes they're just as arrogant toward me as they would be anyone else. I left out a very important person from my list: Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon Who I had the extreme privelige of spending a couple hour with just hanging out and talking about random stuff after a show in buffalo about 12 years ago. Iv'e never met a more kind person. Richie Havens is also by far one of the nicest people Iv'e ever met I went to shake his hand after the show and he gave me the most enormous hug ever and thanked me very earnestly for my work. Ani DeFranco introduced herself by asking me if I wanted any of her aunt's zucchini bread and then talked my ear off incessantly for about 20 minutes (this was pre-soundcheck).
I love the Police and like Iv'e said before I'm holding my breath for a reunion that will never happen, but One can dream.

The meeting with The Police was a lucky bonus as my pal & me were there at the TV studios for someone else. Can't remember who. It was no one nearly as big as The Police at the time. I think it was 81/82 time. We'd managed to pick up on some classified gossip from inside The BBC that someone big was coming soon. We didn't know who until this limo pulled up and out got Sting, Andy, And Stewart. We were thrilled. I remember Sting wearing this real long leather coat that seemed to bury him.

^ havent you also met with clapton?

sorry if i killed your surprise but i would rate that a 20 outta 5... :D

AFI,Marilyn Manson and the lead singer for Death Cab for cutie.