From: "Noah Hoehn" <nhoehn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: matthewsmart@xxxxxxxxx
CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] John Popper Criticism REBUKED....
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:41:26 +0000
Matt,
I disagree with your post and I would like to challenge you to explain
further. As a John Popper fan I would appreciate it if you fleshed out
your point(s). Here are the problems I see with your statements:
First, I think your friend is wrong about Keith Richard's quote. If you
can prove the quote then I would like to see it. Here's a quote from
Popper that I think proves yours wrong: "I actually met Mick Jagger, and I
said, "If you need my help on 'Miss You...,'" and he said, "Well, I'll let
you know, thanks." And I think I kind of hurt his feelings the way I put it
to him. And in Rolling Stone, I read Keith Richards kind of saying to Mick,
like, "Hey, why don't you get the guy from Blues Traveler to sit in?," and
Mick's, like, "F#*$ off!" And the interviewer's like, "Yeah, he's good."
And Mick said, "Too good." And I was on cloud nine. That's one of my
favorite stories I'll ever have. Mick Jagger says I'm too good. How cool is
that?"
It's doubtful that Richards continually denied Popper because he played too
many notes. It is likely that Jagger didn't want to get upstaged as told
by Popper himself.
--Busted--
Let's suspend reality for a minute and say that Richards DID in fact say
that to Popper... So what. You want to know something Matt? Mozart was
told by Emperor Joseph II that his opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail"
had "too many notes". Big deal. It's all about taste.
So while we're talking about taste... You made a really pathetic statement
in, "That is not playing. It is "wacking off" with your instrument." It's
pathetic because in fact, John Popper is playing. He's blowing and drawing
air through his instrument. Or maybe, I'm not enlightened enough to know
what "playing" is. So won't you please elaborate on that? And wacking off
eh? Boy... I won't make ad hominem attacks to make my point but alot of
what BostonMoeJo said in his reply comes to mind. So here goes:
DEFINE FOR ME WHAT WACKING OFF ON ONE'S INSTRUMENT IS.
Is it 16th notes? 32nd notes? 64th notes? Since I'm sure that you'll duck
and run under the "just an opinion man..." response... I'd like your
opinion on my playing. That's right--I'm willing to put myself out there
on this one. So as a Popper guy, I'd like you to listen to my stuff at
http://www.viciousaloysius.com/ and tell us what you think.
Feisty,
Noah
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Matt Smart" <matthewsmart@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Youtube of LD Miller with John Popper
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:06:05 -0500
A friend of mine told me a funny story about Popper. Apparently, when
Traveler were opening for the Stones, Popper kept asking to sit in with
them. After asking several times to no avail, he finally got a word in
Keith Richard's ear. Keith's reply?
"Too many f*#@ing notes!"
That is not playing. It is "wacking off" with your instrument.
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