2017/07/28 02:49:21
sharke
I enjoyed reading this article about Billy Joel having a meltdown on stage in Moscow in the 80's. And there's also video of it...
 
https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/bjxq74/30-years-ago-billy-joel-had-a-meltdown-in-moscow
 

2017/07/28 03:05:59
craigb
Unfortunately, tl;dr!
 
Maybe I'll try again later...
2017/07/28 03:30:03
sharke
craigb
Unfortunately, tl;dr!
 
Maybe I'll try again later...




Just skip to the part where he goes off his rocker. 
2017/07/28 11:59:48
bapu
Billy Joel has a rocker?
2017/07/28 12:00:02
bapu
Is it a Red Rocker?
 
2017/07/28 12:37:46
Slugbaby
bapu
Is it a Red Rocker?
 


SOVIET Red Rocker.  And he trashed it after the show.
 
I never thought of him as the "meltdown" kind of guy.  Interesting to see the hidden side...
2017/07/28 12:55:59
sharke
bapu
Is it a Red Rocker?
 




Rooster. I meant rooster. 
2017/07/28 21:48:45
KenB123
Heck. He never missed a note during the meltdown. Not bad!
2017/07/29 01:36:29
sharke
KenB123
Heck. He never missed a note during the meltdown. Not bad!




I was impressed by that too. Pretty classy stuff. 
2017/07/29 21:16:50
Jeff Evans
It could have gone bad though. Like the bottom of a mike stand turning into a projectile and killing someone in the audience.  It was a bit irresponsible.  Bit like the time that on Countdown here in Australia many years ago there was a live performance of Iggy Pop in front of some very young teenagers.  The performance was a bit dark and creepy but he was wildly swing mike stands around and people were concerned.  I saw it once and it was a bit of a worry.  It was lucky nothing bad happened. 
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