Re: Biggest music egos?
Well....I'd have to side with JC Fogerty on the band-name thing...the man WAS the lead singer, guitar player, piano player, harp player, horn player, producer of the albums and solo writer of the all the songs. It'd be rather insane for the other guys to be able to use the CCR moniker.
You have a similar situation with The Little River Band right now...the lead singer and two other members who wrote and sang all the hits don't have the rights to the LRB name...there's like one dude left from the orginal band and he travels around with a sham group of guys.
Technically Lynyrd Skynyrd shouldn't be able to use their name either. Ronnie Van Zant's widow specified that there had to be three original members in the band for them to use the name and they're down to two since the bass player passed away. Apparently she's not being too hardarsed about it or they worked something out legally and financially.
Guitgator wrote:I saw an interview with Fogerty where he said that when his brother was on his deathbed from tuberulosis one of the last things he said to John was "Saul Zaentz is my friend". John just can't stand Zaentz for good reason.
I'm not really sure this entire topic should fall into the "ego" category. This has little to do with Fogerty thinking he's great or not....more to do with serious life issues of brotherly rivalry and money lost.
Maybe we should talk about how Henley and Frey have totally excluded Don Felder from all things Eagles-related! LOL
Shredit wrote:I heard John Fogerty never talked to his brother (Tom) after the bitter fallout...JF has to be on my alltime shame list...but, it's only what Ive read...how much can you believe?
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Really, I never heard that story....I've heard JF stopped Stu Cook and company from using the name CCR on there reunion tour years back because JF said he WAS CCR!! and without him, they were no bodies....I believe he sued to make them change their name to "Creedence Clearwater Revisited"...well I saw them at a small club out side of Sactown and the were terrible!...so maybe John had some validity to his claim...the dude playing lead and singing vocals and was awful!!... Creedence Clearwater Revival...the pride of El Cerrito, CA. ( thats Jdawgs backyard)
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