Posted on 01/22/2020 5:47:20 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts
Joey Kramer says he was forced to re-audition for his role and was held to ‘made-up’ standards not in contract
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer filed a lawsuit against the rest of the band, claiming they’ve unfairly excluded him from rejoining the group ahead of their upcoming Grammys performance and the continuation of their Las Vegas residency.
According to the suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, Kramer suffered a few minor injuries last spring that sidelined him just as the band was set to launch their "Deuces Are Wild Las Vegas residency. By the fall, Kramer claims, he was ready to rejoin the group, but the suit alleges he was rebuffed in ways that were inconsistent with the terms laid out in Aerosmith’s band contract. The lawsuit comes ahead of Aerosmith’s scheduled performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards this Sunday, January 26th, as well as a tribute show in their honor, January 24th, as they accept the MusiCares Person of the Year award.
“This is not about money,” Kramer said in a statement. “I am being deprived of the opportunity to be recognized along with my peers for our collective lifetime contributions to the music industry. Neither the MusiCares’ Person of the Year Award nor the Grammys’ Lifetime Achievement honors can ever be repeated.”
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Tyler does seem the type.
Must be more to this story.
Person of the year? They’ve had a hit this century?
Q: What do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians?
A: A drummer.
Q. What’s the difference between a drummer and a pizza?
A. A pizza can feed a family of four.
check out legendary child released in 2012...
*ouch*
Pete Best, “You can do that?!”
Lol! I love musician jokes.
Q: How do you know when a drummer is knocking on your door?
A: The knocking gets faster and louder.
Funny stuff!
Q: How do you get a drummer off your porch?
A: Pay hm for the pizza...
This sounds like the main plot of “The Rocker” (”I only drum naked!”)
I read something the other day I never knew, although I’ve been a Ringo and Beatles fan forever. Ringo is left handed. His grandmother tried to ‘break’ him of being left handed and when he was given a drum kit, it was a right handed kit. So, Ringo plays left handed on a right handed drum kit. His sound is distinctive (John Lennon said Ringo is the best drummer a song ever had), and now I know why! I thought I knew just about everything about the Fab Four!
A. The drummer is drooling out of both sides of his mouth.
-Branford Marsalis, in DownBeat magazine
There was post on FR a few months back about the guy who was a drummer for a lot of the Seattle Grunge bands, including Nirvana, in the early 90’s. He never stuck with any of them and went on to join the Army and became a decorated SPEC OPs warfighter.
John Lennon also said, when asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world - “He’s not even the best drummer in the Beatles”.
Ringo’s son, Zac Starkey, is phenomenal, and has been touring with The Who for years. Think a slightly more controlled and way more technically polished Keith Moon.
Looks like the are joining the Van Halens and Metallica.
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