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fozzy
When we play, we want to be Van Halen in
1979. That’s our mission
of people and they were having a great time— thought I was gonna be an asshole because of
so why do I have to take away 10% of my focus the character I played on TV. Wrestling is a little
that these 20,000 people deserve a 100%, I got different from other types of entertainment
to worry about one guy trying to spoil it for because people aren’t sure, because it’s one
everybody? Not cool. foot in real and one foot in entertainment,
sometimes people have a problem discerning
Have you had people expect you to be exactly the two.
like your wrestling character? I’m a wrestling
fan myself, and a lot of people understand it’s You are getting ready to head out on a tour of
a show, but there are people who don’t. Just Europe. Do you find that the shows go any
wondering if you’ve had and weird stories along differently or that the fans act differently?
that line? Eurpoean fans are nuts! Especially in the UK—
Not really man. In this day and age everybody Scotland, Ireland, England. Every time you go
knows it’s just show biz. The times when over there, you know you’re going to have some
they haven’t been that way have been well great shows because people are crazy. We’ve
documented—you can read my books and find always had a great relationship with the fans
when people attacked me on the street, and I over there. I think the first country that really
got into a fight with fans in Victoria B.C., and embraced us was the UK, England. Whenever
that stuff. I wrote about it so I wouldn’t have to we see that on the itinerary we know it’s going
keep talking about it. Sometimes people get too to be good, we know it’s going to be crazy. I
inebriated or too drunk or too stupid to realize just saw where ticket sales for the show are
that it’s just show business. My biggest remark going to be huge. Maybe we’ll sell out most
is that when Anthony Hopkins walks down of them and the others are packed as well. It’s
the street, he’s not wearing a straightjacket and great supporting bands and playing with them,
eating people’s livers with a fine chianti. He’s but it is also killer when you go over there as a
not really Hannibal Lecter, he’s just playing the headliner especially when you know the shows
character. are going to be packed and you’re kind of the
conquering heroes returning from battle. It’s a
When I was a hated heel in 2008-2009, there cool vibe, we’re excited about it!
were people who met me for the first time and
When we play, we want to be Van Halen in
1979. That’s our mission
of people and they were having a great time— thought I was gonna be an asshole because of
so why do I have to take away 10% of my focus the character I played on TV. Wrestling is a little
that these 20,000 people deserve a 100%, I got different from other types of entertainment
to worry about one guy trying to spoil it for because people aren’t sure, because it’s one
everybody? Not cool. foot in real and one foot in entertainment,
sometimes people have a problem discerning
Have you had people expect you to be exactly the two.
like your wrestling character? I’m a wrestling
fan myself, and a lot of people understand it’s You are getting ready to head out on a tour of
a show, but there are people who don’t. Just Europe. Do you find that the shows go any
wondering if you’ve had and weird stories along differently or that the fans act differently?
that line? Eurpoean fans are nuts! Especially in the UK—
Not really man. In this day and age everybody Scotland, Ireland, England. Every time you go
knows it’s just show biz. The times when over there, you know you’re going to have some
they haven’t been that way have been well great shows because people are crazy. We’ve
documented—you can read my books and find always had a great relationship with the fans
when people attacked me on the street, and I over there. I think the first country that really
got into a fight with fans in Victoria B.C., and embraced us was the UK, England. Whenever
that stuff. I wrote about it so I wouldn’t have to we see that on the itinerary we know it’s going
keep talking about it. Sometimes people get too to be good, we know it’s going to be crazy. I
inebriated or too drunk or too stupid to realize just saw where ticket sales for the show are
that it’s just show business. My biggest remark going to be huge. Maybe we’ll sell out most
is that when Anthony Hopkins walks down of them and the others are packed as well. It’s
the street, he’s not wearing a straightjacket and great supporting bands and playing with them,
eating people’s livers with a fine chianti. He’s but it is also killer when you go over there as a
not really Hannibal Lecter, he’s just playing the headliner especially when you know the shows
character. are going to be packed and you’re kind of the
conquering heroes returning from battle. It’s a
When I was a hated heel in 2008-2009, there cool vibe, we’re excited about it!
were people who met me for the first time and
