Is it just me,or does anybody else find him a self serving hypocrite ?

Self serving hypocrite? What happened?

Is it just me,or does anybody else find him a self serving hypocrite ?

Dunno about self serving but I guess some might say he's hypocritical having done stuff like Angel Dust and The Bottle before descending into the drug induced oblivion that hit him in the 90's. I wouldn't want to be so judgemental. I don't know how complicated his life was or what pressures he was under. Irrespective, he's one of my favourite artists, he was always great live and I'm really looking forward to seeing him at Manchester Opera House on 24th April.

Strange question mate, want to expand, he made mistakes like anyone, that old glass houses parable and all that, but don't think you can call him self serving in any way, love to know more about this one??/

Can't wait for this.....

Is anybody really trying to say they look to Soul/Rock/Pop Singers for moral guidance? I would have thought that 50 years of sordid Rock'n'Roll history indicates that there are far more sinners than saints in this church!

Won't be many Soul Artists left if we start quoting the Ten Commandments for christs sake!

Edited March 31, 201015 yr by chorleysoul

I used to be tee total & celibate- I'm not now. So what?

best,

RB.

Who cares, I'll be there (if he isn't in jail by then..there's a few weeks yet ).

It's just you.

He's a fucking genius, that's what he is.

Edited April 1, 201015 yr by Dante

It's just you.

He's a fucking genius, that's what he is.

damn right he is,

dun some good tunes....................................... all that matters really

dave

dun some good tunes....................................... all that matters really

dave

Well said Dave .

I picked up on GSH in the early days , and I have enjoyed most of what he has recorded .

Controversial maybe , but never boring .......

Malc Burton

Edited April 2, 201015 yr by Malc Burton

Top artist, who has struggled in life and come through...still has relevent things to say. One of the few artists who does nowadays....made mistakes YES, thats why i want to hear him..

'The Bottle' certainly changed the face of Northern Soul, and lots would agree with you GSH made history, for various reasons.

You should read Marvin Gaye's 'Troubled Man' to understand how the pressure of being an artist can create lunatic tendancies especially when complimented with chemicals.

Just enjoy the music.....

Ed

To quote the great man himself (from his new album)

"I'm saying, if you gotta pay for the things that you do wrong, I got a big bill coming!"

"If I hadn't been as eccentric, as obnoxious, as arrogant, as aggressive, as introspective, as selfish, I wouldn't be me, I wouldn't be who I am"

How anyone can honestly claim that a man who says those things about himself on a record is a hypocrite?

Edited April 2, 201015 yr by Funky Si

Winter In America is a masterpiece I never tire of. His dad was the first black to play for Celtic, I believe.

Winter In America is a masterpiece I never tire of. His dad was the first black to play for Celtic, I believe.

His father was Gil Heron - The Black Arrow see here.

Gil jnr was 60 yesterday.