Best Live Onstage Quotes...

Droogie · 08-10-2005 8:35am #1

Saw this on MetalIreland.com so I thought I'd post it up here..

What's the best onstage quotes by a band you've ever heard - funny/stimulating/stupid/anything!!!

Mine would have to be Phil Anselmo's speech on 101 Proof about the "stupid ****in' experts".. Never fails to get the tingles down my spine...!

mp3guy · 08-10-2005 9:11am

Dave Mustaine

"There are two ways you can hear this next song, theres our way and theres their way. For those of you that think this is their song, this song is call, the MECHANIX"

ANarcho-Munk · 08-10-2005 12:23pm

"Live 8 is the most important event ever in recorded history"

Chris Martin, what a spanner.

The Free Man · 08-10-2005 12:30pm

Josh Homme at Oxegen:
'Do everything I say...'
then kicks into feel good hit of the summer.

Ernesto · 08-10-2005 1:21pm

any of bono's. man's a fukin ass-clown

08-10-2005 1:54pm

Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous

when phil says to the crowd "is there any girls out there with any irish in them???, is there any girls out there whod like a bit a irish in them???"
or something like that

legendary

Droogie · 08-10-2005 5:54pm

josco da walrus wrote:

Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous

when phil says to the crowd "is there any girls out there with any irish in them???, is there any girls out there whod like a bit a irish in them???"
or something like that

legendary

That's a classic alright...

Dar · 08-10-2005 7:20pm

Bono, said half way through Sunday Bloody Sunday at some gig in the US. Less a quote, more a sermon from St. Bono, but it gets me every time.

"And let me tell you something. I've had enough of Irish-Americans, who havn't been back to their country in 20 or 30 years, come up to me, and talk about the resistance, the revolution back home. And the glory of the revolution, and the glory of dieing for the revolution. **** THE REVOLUTION. They don't talk about the glory of killing for the revolution. Whats the glory in taking a man from his bed and gunning him down in front of his wife and children. Wheres the glory in that? Where's the glory in bombing a rememberance day parade of old age pensioners, their medals taken out and polished up for the day. Wheres the glory in that? To leave them dieing, or crippled for life, under the rubble from a revolution that the majority of the people in my country don't want.

NO MORE
NO MORE
NO MORE

Wipe your tears away...."

Geiger · 08-10-2005 8:18pm

josco da walrus wrote:

Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous

when phil says to the crowd "is there any girls out there with any irish in them???, is there any girls out there whod like a bit a irish in them???"
or something like that

legendary

Think it's "Is there anyone here with any Irish in them" "Would any of the girls like a little more Irish in them" Something like that, heh, I dunno. But you're right, it's a good quote.

thejovialhost · 08-10-2005 8:27pm

Gary Lighthouse of Snow Patrol last december in the RDS:
''Kylie Minogue has a song called chocolate too. She's never heard of Snow Patrol. Fúcking Bitch.''
LOL

, such cheers when he said that

rainbow kirby · 09-10-2005 1:01am

Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica:
"This next one's Kingdom Sized Hardon... Kingdom for a Heart!"

Civilian_Target · 09-10-2005 10:26am

Best one I've witnessed: Bruce Dickinson on stage with Funeral for a Friend in Belfast, shortly after Ozzy Osboure broke his ribs in that quad bike accident - goes "Some of you might be older than me, which makes you old enough to remember this one" and then turns to the singer of Funeral for a Friend and shouts "Oi! Sharon! Where's me quad bike?" before launching into a cover of Black Sabbath.

Rob Flynn's "The PA don't drink" speech was quite good too though...

redmosquito · 09-10-2005 4:40pm

"Hey listen a$$hole, one more f***er throws a f***ing quarter out here and were out of here im tellin ya, f***er. What the f**k, you're blowin' it for f***ing everybody. Hit me with a f***ing quarter again and f**k it, i'm outta here, were all outta here, f**k you and if anyone see's someone throw f***ing change right next to 'em you have my permission to personally beat the f***ing holy s**t out of 'em, thank you very much, f***ing idiot. Ah, that felt good, thank you!!!"

-Eddie Vedder before State of Love and Trust (Mansfield, September '98) after someone in the crowd threw money at him.!!

mayordenis · 09-10-2005 4:45pm

was watching the foo fighters when i was in belgium and during breakout the band stops to let the fans sing "You know you make me breakout" but all the fans were just really really quiet and Grohl start laughing and said "Sh!t, do you guys even know that song" i laughed anyway.

Hippo · 09-10-2005 4:54pm

Ian Dury and The Blockheads gig in the Olympic Ballroom in Dublin about 1981, their publicist and MC Kosmo Vinyl comes onstage to introduce the band to an expectant packed house and roars into the mic, "Good Evening Belfast!" Nearly right....

$lash · 09-10-2005 5:05pm

Some of Axl Rose's rants are the stuff of legends....

lodgepole · 09-10-2005 5:54pm

Dar wrote:

Bono, said half way through Sunday Bloody Sunday at some gig in the US. Less a quote, more a sermon from St. Bono, but it gets me every time.

"And let me tell you something. I've had enough of Irish-Americans, who havn't been back to their country in 20 or 30 years, come up to me, and talk about the resistance, the revolution back home. And the glory of the revolution, and the glory of dieing for the revolution. **** THE REVOLUTION. They don't talk about the glory of killing for the revolution. Whats the glory in taking a man from his bed and gunning him down in front of his wife and children. Wheres the glory in that? Where's the glory in bombing a rememberance day parade of old age pensioners, their medals taken out and polished up for the day. Wheres the glory in that? To leave them dieing, or crippled for life, under the rubble from a revolution that the majority of the people in my country don't want.

NO MORE
NO MORE
NO MORE

Wipe your tears away...."

That's a savage live version... I used to have it... Do you have the details of the file like when it was recorded? I've been searching the usual peer to peers and can't find anything that I think may be it...

0utshined · 10-10-2005 11:44am

Julian from the Strokes:

*mumble* *mumble* *mumble* *mumble* *mumble* *mumble* *mumble* ...Last Nite!

Ian Brown:

"Who threw that pint at me?"
(spots the culprit)
"Right everyone spread out"
(swings microphone and hits the guy)

Lou from Sick of it All:
"I want to see the biggest circle pit this place has ever seen"
- cue the biggest circle pit that place had ever seen

Vile · 10-10-2005 12:05pm

The funniest quote I've seen was by some support band I can't remember the name of (they weren't great). I think it was at Anthrax in the Ambassador.

"Alright....everyone split into two sides, with a space down the middle, and turn to face one another. Now...when the song starts I want you to......"

*Wild waving of arms from the security people*

"...well...I can't tell you what to do....but I'm sure you have an idea."

bounty_hunter · 10-10-2005 12:08pm

"Unfortunately the PA doesn't like to drink..." - Rob Flynn (Machine Head)

After some overly-enthusiastic fans at the front row chucked a couple of pints over the monitors in appreciation of the performance (needless to say, the monitors exploded). It doesn't sound particularly funny now, but the timing and his facial expression were just perfect. One you'd have to witness yourself I suppose.

Töpher · 10-10-2005 1:48pm

Shat, ater their less than 30 second musical masterpiece "Tight Virgin Cherry *Pop*", "Oh, you like that, will we play it again?".

After playing it again and not getting much response: "Yeah, t'was better the first time. This next song is called I threw Up on Her Cnut (or something similar!)"

John · 10-10-2005 2:24pm

Einst&#252 wrote: »

Shat, ater their less than 30 second musical masterpiece "Tight Virgin Cherry *Pop*", "Oh, you like that, will we play it again?".

After playing it again and not getting much response: "Yeah, t'was better the first time. This next song is called I threw Up on Her Cnut (or something similar!)"

Legend band. Best part was when he made the popping noise with his finger in his mouth.

mickymg2003 · 10-10-2005 6:23pm

Thin Lizzy-Phil Lynnot:
"Is there anybody out there with any irish in them?...*big cheer From Crowd*...is ther any ladys out there who'd like a little more irish in them?"

Johnny Borell- Razorlight at Live8
"All we need is love...John Lennon said that. Music can change the world....Bono said that. Sign The fu**ing Petition...I said that!!!"

Nightwish · 10-10-2005 6:35pm

Marco Hietala of Nightwish

"This song is dedicated to a Mr. George Bush" and breaks into WASP's "Wild Child"

Dar · 10-10-2005 10:15pm

Lodgepole wrote:

That's a savage live version... I used to have it... Do you have the details of the file like when it was recorded? I've been searching the usual peer to peers and can't find anything that I think may be it...

I've no idea unfortunatly

.

Steoob · 10-10-2005 11:13pm

Einst&#252 wrote: »

Shat, ater their less than 30 second musical masterpiece "Tight Virgin Cherry *Pop*", "Oh, you like that, will we play it again?".

After playing it again and not getting much response: "Yeah, t'was better the first time. This next song is called I threw Up on Her Cnut (or something similar!)"

haha genius...

Bogger77 · 10-10-2005 11:21pm

Lodgepole wrote:

That's a savage live version... I used to have it... Do you have the details of the file like when it was recorded? I've been searching the usual peer to peers and can't find anything that I think may be it...

It's from the Rattle and Hum movie, should be on the CD too

Civilian_Target · 11-10-2005 1:31pm

Civilian_Target wrote:

Rob Flynn's "The PA don't drink" speech was quite good too though...

bounty_hunter wrote:

"Unfortunately the PA doesn't like to drink..." - Rob Flynn (Machine Head)

After some overly-enthusiastic fans at the front row chucked a couple of pints over the monitors in appreciation of the performance (needless to say, the monitors exploded). It doesn't sound particularly funny now, but the timing and his facial expression were just perfect. One you'd have to witness yourself I suppose.

It was legendary - they didn't expolde, they just made lots of fizzling noises - yes the beer in QUBSU is *that* bad!

Legendary gig though - they just kept going!

Bit at the end was great too - "Whats the biggest circle you can make in this hall?" cue people sqeezing into the walls and a 8m hole in the centre of the hall.

Steoob · 11-10-2005 5:17pm

Civilian_Target wrote:

It was legendary - they didn't expolde, they just made lots of fizzling noises - yes the beer in QUBSU is *that* bad!

Legendary gig though - they just kept going!

Bit at the end was great too - "Whats the biggest circle you can make in this hall?" cue people sqeezing into the walls and a 8m hole in the centre of the hall.

what gig was this??? it intrigues me...

Somnus · 11-10-2005 6:11pm

josco da walrus wrote:

Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous

when phil says to the crowd "is there any girls out there with any irish in them???, is there any girls out there whod like a bit a irish in them???"
or something like that

legendary

Thats a good quote to a good song alright

bounty_hunter · 11-10-2005 6:36pm

Steoob wrote:

what gig was this??? it intrigues me...

It was June '04 in the Mandella Hall, Belfast (Queen's Student Union).

bounty_hunter · 11-10-2005 6:38pm

Civilian_Target wrote:

It was legendary - they didn't expolde, they just made lots of fizzling noises - yes the beer in QUBSU is *that* bad!

Legendary gig though - they just kept going!

Bit at the end was great too - "Whats the biggest circle you can make in this hall?" cue people sqeezing into the walls and a 8m hole in the centre of the hall.

I didn't mean literally explode

"Explode" as in be rendered completely useless for the rest of the gig. It was legendary alright.

Sorry btw, I didn't see your first post.

dimerocks · 12-10-2005 10:08am

manic streep preachers have some class ones but one of my favs was at a gig in cardif.....ogi ogi ogi oi oi ****

Unpossible · 12-10-2005 10:29am

I was told that mustaine made some comment in belfast about Northen Ireland winning its freedom. Can anyone confirm this?

Doctor J · 12-10-2005 10:31am

Yes, back in 88 he uttered something along the lines of "Give Ireland back to the Irish" before starting Anarchy In The UK.

Pigman II · 12-10-2005 10:41am

This is quite good. Part hippy spanner part Bill Hicks.

http://d45hiz.shackspace.com/bcspeech.mp3

blastman · 12-10-2005 11:02am

Doctor J wrote:

Yes, back in 88 he uttered something along the lines of "Give Ireland back to the Irish" before starting Anarchy In The UK.

"In keeping with the times, the tour was not without incident. In Belfast, Mustaine made the fatal error of speaking out about "the troubles in Northern Ireland", a rant that won him a few friends. Ultimately, it meant the band would not play there again for another decade, such was the antipathy stirred up by Mustaine's vague comments about "how the **** one religion can say anything against another religion". "Ireland was a bad experience all around for us," Mustaine admitted years later. "The pissing part for me is that I'm quarter Irish." "

From here

Tazz T · 12-10-2005 11:14am

Andy Cairns from Therapy?

'Gentlemen, start your axes!'

But the one that gets me everytime is the voice of Orson Welles

'Ladies and Gentlemen, from the United States of America, please welcome, Manowar!'

Doctor J · 12-10-2005 11:46am

blastman wrote:

"In keeping with the times, the tour was not without incident. In Belfast, Mustaine made the fatal error of speaking out about "the troubles in Northern Ireland", a rant that won him a few friends. Ultimately, it meant the band would not play there again for another decade, such was the antipathy stirred up by Mustaine's vague comments about "how the **** one religion can say anything against another religion". "Ireland was a bad experience all around for us," Mustaine admitted years later. "The pissing part for me is that I'm quarter Irish." "

From here

Hmmm, there are so many factual errors on that page, I'd take that account with a pinch of salt (for a start, it was on the SFSGSW tour). I don't recall Dave being that philosophical onstage at that point of his career (ie the worst of his heroin addiction).

There is a bootleg of the gig out there and upon further investigation it appears he introduced Anarchy In The UK by shouting "This one's for the cause!"

blastman · 13-10-2005 10:18am

Doctor J wrote:

Hmmm, there are so many factual errors on that page, I'd take that account with a pinch of salt (for a start, it was on the SFSGSW tour). I don't recall Dave being that philosophical onstage at that point of his career (ie the worst of his heroin addiction).

There is a bootleg of the gig out there and upon further investigation it appears he introduced Anarchy In The UK by shouting "This one's for the cause!"

I heard several accounts that he made a reference onstage to "the cause" and that's what was responsible for the controversy. That article was the result of a quick search on Google, that's all

Doctor J · 13-10-2005 10:26am

Heh heh, I think it was something to do with some bootleg t-shirts being sold outside by the IRA and a botched explanation of the troubles which lead to it. I was at the gig in Dublin the day before and I think the "cause" outburst is the most plausible in my mind given the onstage banter I saw

Undergod · 13-10-2005 7:25pm

"Ever get the feeling you've been had?"

Johhny Rotten, last ever Sex Pistols gig, in San Francisco.

Ilac · 13-10-2005 8:48pm

"This is for anyone who loves"
Thom Yorke, before playing Motion Picture Soundtrack
Tent tour, Punchestown, October 2000.

"I will not follow"
Billy Corgan, after playing the intro to U2's 'I Will Follow', in the Olympia in November 2000.

Jimmy_Jazz · 14-10-2005 2:17pm

Undergod wrote:

"Ever get the feeling you've been had?"

Johhny Rotten, last ever Sex Pistols gig, in San Francisco.

Nice signature, hence this minor correction. He actually said "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?".

Undergod · 14-10-2005 4:02pm

Jimmy_Jazz wrote:

Nice signature, hence this minor correction. He actually said "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?".

Pedant! Yeah, I thought it was a frequently misquoted one, but I couldn't find anything that corrected me, so I went ahead with the one I remembered. Danke.

silenoz · 17-10-2005 1:25am

I think Dave Mustaine's quote was: "...This one's for the cause" before they were supposed to play Holy Wars. Needless to say they didn't get too far into the song before they had to be rushed off the stage and escourted out of Belfast!

Whoever quoted Snow Patrol for "Chocolate" -Brilliant!
One of my favourite quotes is Hank Von Helvete on the Turbonegro: Movie DVD : "Homosexuality is more than just ****ing assholes in the toilet, it's about friendship" -In a very funny Norwegian accent.

Droogie · 18-10-2005 1:34pm

silenoz wrote:

I think Dave Mustaine's quote was: "...This one's for the cause" before they were supposed to play Holy Wars. Needless to say they didn't get too far into the song before they had to be rushed off the stage and escourted out of Belfast!

That couldn't be right. He wrote Holy Wars about the incident.

Doctor J · 18-10-2005 2:05pm

It was before "Anarchy In The UK"

It wasn't me! · 18-10-2005 5:21pm

Holy Wars is about the troubles? How odd... I woud have assumed it was about the Middle east. Meh.

silenoz · 19-10-2005 12:46am

Droogie wrote:

That couldn't be right. He wrote Holy Wars about the incident.

What? No... he didn't write Holy Wars about that incident. It was about religious wars in general -Middle East mainly. I don't think Dave Mustaine knew much about Protestant / Catholic conflicts in the North before he went there, and that was after the Rust In Peace album was released.

Where are you getting your information? :eek:

Doctor J · 19-10-2005 8:31am

OK, let's clear this up and put this puppy to sleep. The incident happened on the 11th of May 1988. How do I know this? I was at the gig in Dublin on the 10th and word got back down the follwoing week about it (we didn't have the internet back then

). For the record, they didn't play NI on the R.I.P. tour, they played the Point on 1st of April 1991 and that was the last night of the European tour. Holy Wars hadn't been written at that time of the Belfast gig which was in 1988, I say again. He said it before "Anarchy In The UK" which they closed that tour's set with. Think about it...

"...the cause..."

"...anarchy..."

"...in the UK of all places..."

"...the cause..."

"...anarchy..."

"...in the UK..."

Legend has it that there were bootleg t-shirts being sold outside the venue and when he enquired why nothing was being done about it, he was given a rather potted explanation of "the cause" as basically Catholic vs Protestant.

If you listen to the lyrics of Holy Wars you'll hear the line

"Fools like me who cross the sea
and come to foreign lands
ask the sheep for their beliefs
do you kill on God's command"

Now, he'd want to have been on some mighty powerful heroin to have written a song which predicted the ****e he'd get himself into in Belfast and then play it to them straight after a misguided outburst about "the cause", don't you think?

Or does it make more sense for him to have made the outburst, thought about it and then write a song about it afterwards, recounting, rather than predicting his actions? Yes, that makes much more sense.

The song is about religious tension inspiring conflict and hatred, inspired by his experience in Belfast but applicable to religious-based war anywhere. I think the middle-eastern myth is because of the acoustic riff played by Marty Friedman in the middle, combined with the gruesome footage in the video largley taken from middle-eastern conflicts.

There is a bootleg of the gig out there, Megadeth - Antrim Forum - 11th of May 1988 - for anyone who really cares enough to get his exact words.

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