Kansas singer calls Freddie an asshole

fairydandy wrote:

Anyone know when the Kansas musical featuring their greatest hit is starting its run in Vegas?

Lol! Perhaps sometime in the next 10 000 years. Or even earlier, if there's some huge nuclear war or smth. like that and all Queen's records are destroyed, together with a whole lot of other masterpieces. And then, if Kansas' records will be the only songs to reach our grandsons, then maybe they'll make a musical for them... Well,let's hope this will never happen.

Hi everybody!
Smartie ok it was from a fanpage...but which was the real source? An Interview from a magazine...or what?
Taliking aboout Kansas & Queen, I found here the following a few months ago

Kansas Talk About Queen
Goldmine
Courtesy of ''DrivenByYou'' and Brenda Brubaker...

Kansas toured with Queen. Queen drummer, Roger Taylor guested on some Kansas
album tracks (backing vocals on "Play the Game Tonight,"Right Away,"
"Diamonds & Pearls" on the 1982 album, ''Vinyl Confessions''...)
During Goldmine''s interviews with the individual members of Kansas, the
subject of Queen comes up a couple of times... here is one instance, from the
interview with Kansas'' drummer, Phil Ehart:

Goldmine: "Of all the bands you guys toured with, who was the most enjoyable
for you?"
Phil Ehart: "It''s got to be Queen. We did a tour with them, and every night
we''d rush to finish our set so we could stand by the side of the stage and
hear them. [laughs] That''s how we learned about stage shows, watching them.
They were just the best. I think you''ll find that everyone in the band will
say that."
Goldmine: "Did you guys get to be friends?"
Phil Ehart: "Oh yes. Brian May approached us first. When the tour first
started, their crew wouldn''t give us any stage space, any lights, they
wouldn''t give us an encore or anything. We didn''t get ANY colored lights. We
got two white spotlights that they put on us.
So Brian walks in one night _ it was a dressing room just like this - and he
goes, "How''s it going?" And I say, "Do you really want to know?" We were like
six dates into the tour.
I said, "Do you think there''s a chance we could get some colored lights?
Other than the two spotlights?" He goes, "You don''t have any colored
lights?!" I go, "No." And he goes. "Well why didn''t you say something - what
else do you want?" I say, "Well, we''re playing in Kansas City, and we''re
probably going to get an encore. Can we have an encore?" And he says, "Sure!
Anything else you need? I go, "We only have five feet of stage space. Can we
have 10 feet?" He goes, "Sure!" I mean, it was a three-piece band, they
didn''t have a lot of gear, but the crew didn''t want to give us any space.
The next two weeks were like heaven. All the lights, stage space and if we
got an encore, we could go back and play one. It wasn''t ever the band messing
with us, it was the crew."
Goldmine: "What was Freddie Mercury like off stage?"
Phil Ehart: "When things started going well, we started going into THEIR
dressing room, and Freddie was always there. He was always very nice. Very
friendly. Just a regular guy. He was just one of the guys. But the instant he
stepped out of that dressing room, he was the star. He was in character. But
that whole band was always very nice to us."

Kansas sucked anyway.

Hi people,
if you want to tell your own opinion to Kansas singer you can write him an email !
He doesn't know the power of the words by Queen fans!I already did it on this morning.
Here the addresses:

[email protected]

[email protected]

@Andrea75
I guess Steve Walsh-Fans asked questions and Steve answered shortly. So it wasn't a real interview. Maby he was just joking. I don't know.
If not, its his opinion and although I'm a bit shocked about him saying Freddie was an asshole because Freddie is my all-time favourite singer, i think we shouldn't send him angry e-mails. Maby just ask him why he called Freddie like that.

To all Kansas haters: I think in the US Kansas are as famous as Queen are over here in Europe.
They already recorded an album with the London Symphony Orchestra which is quite amazing.

Andrea, thank you for the interesting Phil Ehart interview. Wish I could have seen a Kansas/Queen show!

Ah! I see thanks Andrea75, Kansas has redeemed themselves. I guess that guy who was anti-Freddie was just jealous of his talents. Beside they are really ugly guys in Kansas.

Yeesh!

BTW a little side-note, rumor has it that the Behind the Music show refused to do a show about Kansas because the band was just too boring...LOLOLOLOL!!! FM is probably laughing as well....LOL!

Kriz ;o)

I'm tired of reading how people say Kansas sucks. They were a very talented band who created wonderful music.

If you don't like them, then you're entitled to your opinion of the genre, or the band themselves. But don't say a band sucks without something good to back it up.

Sir GH wrote:

I'm tired of reading how people say Kansas sucks. They were a very talented band who created wonderful music.

If you don't like them, then you're entitled to your opinion of the genre, or the band themselves. But don't say a band sucks without something good to back it up.

I agree. Kansas were very talented! I love their music! :D

WHOA! I never said Kansas sucks, please do not put words in my mouth, thank you very much!

I only said that they were ugly physically that's all. I may not be into their music but I respect the fact that they certainly have their fans even though I am not one of them.

Sheesh!!!


Kriz ;o0

Krizzy, it wasn't my intention to redeem Kansas...
DON'T MAKE ME DO ACTIONS I DON'T WANT TO DO

In these days I was reading another interview (that I posted here) so it sounded strange their singer said that.

That's it. At least their drummer has a different opinion...

to make it clear: I love Queen !

Sorry for my english!

Bye
Andrea

Poor Kansas boy... he justs wants to gain some popularity by insulting the mighty Queen.

Futile Kansas boy... Btw, who are these guys?

I said Kansa sucks ... and while I don't have a lot of evidence I would tell you to go buy one of their Cds. Please don't be offended it is just my opinion ... but on a scale of Queen.... Kansas sucks.

Dear God, have none of you people heard 'Carry On My Wayward Son'? It's a classic rock staple.

As for the "asshole" comment, doesn't effect my life in the slightest. I'm sure he wasn't the only bloke who thought Fred was an ass. Seems rather stepfordish to hate someone and their band because they called Fred a naughty name.

Yes I've heard Carry On My Wayward Son and yes it is a classic rock staple. It doesn't mean it was a great song or that the band was in the league of Queen. I've never hated them and don't now because of what the guy said. I just dont think they were on nearly the same level.

Krizzy wrote:

WHOA! I never said Kansas sucks, please do not put words in my mouth, thank you very much!

I only said that they were ugly physically that's all. I may not be into their music but I respect the fact that they certainly have their fans even though I am not one of them.

Sheesh!!!


Kriz ;o0

My comments weren't intended in your direction, so my apologies if you thought so. So sheesh yourself! :)