Adrian Peel of Digital Journal spoke with our namesake Mr. Trunk. Select quotes from the feature appear below.
Who would Eddie like to have on That Metal Show who’s not been on before?
“Artists I want and what the audience wants might not always be the same thing. I like to give the lesser known guys a shot, but the network always wants the main stars of major bands. We have a good balance. Guys we’ve never had on that are often requested are Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, James Hetfield, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Ozzy… Our door is wide open. For many it’s just a matter of schedule or they aren’t comfortable doing TV but love the show. For a few, they just have issues.”
People often say that they don’t want to meet their heroes as they believe they’ll be disappointed (especially if said hero has “issues”), yet Eddie Trunk has met a number of his. What’s his view on this idea of maintaining a certain “mystique” between artist and fan?
“I understand it and it’s not a bad idea… There are some people I have met over the decades that have had me sour on them because of their behavior. But anyone can have a bad day and fans have to remember that. You also have to remember these guys are constantly getting hammered by fans for stuff and sometimes it becomes over the top, especially if out eating or with family. I’ve seen many fans behave great when they approach celebs and others act way out of line and deserve to be blown off, so it does work both ways.”
Read the entire piece at Digital Journal.
source: digitaljournal.com
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Gene, Paul, and Eddie Van Halen have issues for sure.. I’m not expecting them to be on ever. Bruce Dickinson and David Lee Roth would be great guests. Roth probably won’t though for the same reason as Eddie.
I love TMS, seen every episode.
For those artists we still love but suffer from “foot in mouth” disease, it’s probably wise for them to not subject themselves to too many interviews. Until Kaopectate for diarrhea of the mouth is invented, artists like Gene, Paul, Ted, Eddie, etc., shouldn’t take the risk of going deeper into PR quicksand on national TV. In doing so, they might as well spray themselves with “fan repellant” as they continue to chip away at the mystique that made them living legends when we were growing up. They need to adhere to the wise old adages we’ve all heard like “shut up and play your guitar,” “shut up and jam,” and “let the music do the talking.”
Ritchie Blackmore would be great but it will never happen.
Ritchie would want to bring the Hobbits along I am sure. Plus, would you really want to look at that creepy mustache for an hour?
And that stupid pilgrim hat…
LOL.
If he only talked about Deep Purple & Rainbow sure!
As a huge Blackmore fan I like what he is doing now. He’s doing what he feels. The last live release actually has fair amount of strat on it.”A knight in York” Check it oit.
If Eddie Van Halen doesn’t want to be interviewed on the show, he could at least be a guest guitarist….in fact I think that would be way better! As for interview guests – it would definitely be great to have some of the members of Maiden & Priest who haven’t been on the show yet.
P.S. – Paul & Gene can go to hell.
If those interviews are ever going to happen, with all due respect to That Metal Show, I hope to hell it happens on his Sirius show or podcast where things can get real and not in that controlled tv enviroment. I want to hear and feel Paul Stanley squirming on air as Eddie takes him to task.