Who Realized Their Young Dream of Being in Their Idol's Band?

Good question. I'm not a huge AC/DC fan, so maybe someone else knows?

 

Frank Sinatra Jr got to be musical director and conductor for his father..and get insulted at every concert by him.

 

Yes.In the Uncut Guide Ronnie refers to this in his selection of favourite Stones tracks.

 

Who's Todd Rundgren?

Didn't he have something to do with Meat Loaf?

 

I can think of one guy who dresses up as a guitarist in a band where all 4 members wear a lot of makeup (cough cough)...

 

Doane Perry, drummer for Jethro Tull

 

Mike Watt->The Stooges

 

I think you're thinking of Jim Steinma ... wait. Maybe you're right

 

Rome from Sublime

 

Josh Klinghoffer AND John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

At least eleven teenage The Fall fans.... and counting

 

Former Smashing Punpkins drummer Mike Byrne

 

No, and I know this because I just recently read that Todd Rundgren is Steven Tyler's dad, and he just found out like a year ago.

 

Victor Bailey in Weather Report.

 

Damn, I sure hope Todd's mother didn't invent anything!

 

It's not exactly a long-term job, but I did get to sing in a band with David Byrne last year.

 

Eric drew Feldman as a kid ( about 13-14 years old )had a band, and they we're looking for a drummer. They knew this house where a band was rehearsing, and the singer was telling them about a song called "hair pie" no it's "neon meat dream of an octofish" it's a bush recording.
Then Eric said "I guess we won't get the drummer then!" This conversation is on the actual album "Trout mask replica"!!!

9 years later he was on Shiny beast (bat chain puller)!

 

His dream became his nightmare.


Keith Richards with Chuck

 

I konut see your picture!

 

I couldn't see it so I deleted it. Trying to get it back.

 

Here they are.

 

Yoko Ono worked her way into her idol John Lennon's band The Beatles.

 

From his handwritten note in the liner notes for We're Outta Here, CJ was definititely a fan before and during his tenure in the band "One of US was up there with THEM!", if I remember correctly. Always looked to be having the time of his life when I saw them live.

First one I thought of when reading the thread title, Is it on the Back In The US DVD that Rusty says he used to dream of the Beatles coming around to his house to play with him? Didn't work out so bad for him, did it?

 

I knew Rusty a bit back in HS school days, not well, but we've met. I have friends who knew him well and still hang with him. He was such a monster player at 14, it was scary. Every bit of his success is well deserved. And yes, he was always a massive Beatles freak.