W.A.S.P. Blackie Lawless Q & A at the Wiltern Los Angeles Final Night of the 40th Tour 12/11/22 WASP
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2022
- On Sunday December 11, 2022 W.A.S.P. played their final show on their 40th Anniversary Tour at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. I did the V.I.P. Meet and Greet experience with Blackie Lawless and it was great. We got in before the doors opened and were able to hit the merch stand before the lines were bonkers. Next we got to watch a little bit of Armored Saint's sound check. Once they were finished they took us up on stage to take a photo with Blackie's iconic mic stand. After that they brought us backstage where we met with Blackie. He signed everyone's items (two each), took two photos each with him and were given a set of Blackie's guitar picks. After that he did a private Q & A with the fans where he let everyone ask at least one question. As you may have imagined my question was horror related. The Q & A alone was almost 40 minutes long. I've done several meet and greets over the years and this was one of the best experiences by far that I have had. Not to mention very affordable especially compared to others. To top it all off the concert itself was AMAZING!
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I think Blackie had a blast in this Q&A session! It is nice to see how many fans of so different age groups were there just to say "Thank you!".
I think you're right. The hug also had a positive impact on him.
He better have a blast…. He charge a pretty penny for it
Pitty he is full of shit... nothing more than a soft Christian rock band that plays covers of wasp whilst blackie mimes
I am literally going crazy....w.a.s.p. is my all time fave and I'd love to meet Blackie!!!!x
A true Metal Icon. great interview
I ❤ Blackie and WASP. He’s so articulate when he talks
Brother Sean!!! Thx a million for this!! This was incredible! I freaking love WASP. Blackie is so cool, articulate, and wise..Truly one of my faves back in the 80s!! Keep up the badass work man!!🤘🤘
Still Not Black Enough is an AMAZING album! I love it just as much as Crimson Idol.
Very underrated!
KFD is the best of the best! Super under rated!
This was great! His openness to speak his mind and be vulnerable at the same time is a breath of fresh air in this day and age. Thanks for posting this bro, love the channel!
Blackie Lawless was scary AF back in the day, he’s such a cool dude and so well spoken.
I've been watching videos from this tour and holy shit! Blackie and band sound incredible. Thanks for sharing this VIP experience with us.
Sean,thank you for sharing this!!W.A.S.P. is one of my favorite '80's metal bands I never got to see live unfortunately.Blackie is definitely one of a kind and very intelligent.Thank you for sharing again,you are also a huge entity I'd love to sit down and just rap philosophically.Thanks again!!🤘🤘
This man is just as brilliant as his music is. He's very charismatic and well spoken, really smart, and at the same time, so down to earth and caring. What a legend, a treasure, and a pleasure. Thank you for the music 🎶
Love you Blackie 🤍💚
Take care. God bless🙏🏻 from South Azerbaijan🇦🇿🇹🇷
Let's be honest, he was a great musician. Now he writes generic Christian rock and mimes 50 to 90% of his vocals. There is nothing great or clever.
@rockenOne He's 67 years old and still performing, writing, singing,etc... incredibly. If you're a musician i challenge you to listen to " the peace " a song released in 2018 by W.A.S.P and see what a treasure and a gym of an artist he is. W.A.S.P has never been a Christian rock band even though he sing about it. he's just soul searching on and off since 1992 😂😂
@yildirimbas a bit of a stretch to say he is singing when he mined up to 90%. A further stretch to say he is searching for meaning when he is stuck in the typical indoctrinated confines of religion. Redoing the crimson idol with that self censored snowflake dubb coupled with the last two albums being mediocre with zero creativity, they are just a WASP cover band.
@rockenOne His voice has always been beautiful and very unique. He's one of the last artists that still does real music today, and i appreciate that. you're still free to assume and think whatever you want from your perspective about music and religion. I love the guy, and I just wanted to thank him for presenting all that kick butt music over the years. 😊
@yildirimbas I am just being honest bud, it is tempting to be a fanboi and ignore it, but the reality is that he does not sing a shows any more (like a pop star) and has limited his ability to think creatively. This is not metal. This is a mediocre karaoke band that occasionally writes some Christian rock songs.
Brilliant! Love listening to Blackie answer these questions. I was at the Q & A in Glenside, PA - what a great time! So glad he did this. Thanks for the awesome video of this session!
So cool, thanks for sharing. I can't wait to see them in Belfast next year. Love wasp 🤟🏻
This was amazing! Thank you for sharing!
This is so good!
Looking forward to his book! It’ll be a 2-3 read because I don’t think I’ll be able to put it down once I start!
Thanks for the post!
Great stuff!
Blackie is fantastic, genuine legend and I think WASP never gets the respect that they deserve.
Thank you for posting this! 🤘🏽
I love you Blackie......I miss you Frankie,every friggin` day.....
Great video. Blackie looks great here. Whenever I see him in a Blabbermouth article he looks like death warmed over. He's very lucid and engaging. I'll have to pick up his book.
That's done intentionally by Blabbermouth.
Awesome stuff. Thanks for sharing it. Really great questions he answered. Thank you
Thank you! Gr8 video!❤
Blackie looks great in red! He is truly unforgettable
Sean fkn Badass dude ... Thanks for showing us this badass interview 🤘🏼
Thank you for sharing the q&a. I was at wasp that day and I saw myself at the very end of the video !
This is a true humble man! Thanks B. Lawless 🤘🏻 Saw you at Harpos Concert Theatre in Detroit, MI November 11, 2022
Could listen to him speak for hours.
Very cool! I wasn't a big W. A. S..P fan before but damn, Blackie seems so genuine to those fans. Got to love it.
I’m proud of Blackie’s statement about standing loyal to our country!!
That was Awesome brother!! Long live WASP!!
Long live the U.S.A.!!! 💯👊
I remember seeing WASP in a smaller venue in Columbus, Slayer opened up, think it was 85, mind blowing!! Blackie seems so articulate, very cool to hear him answer questions!! Thanks for this Sean!!!👍🎸🤘🏻🙏🏽☠️
Smaller venue?
That one is like 1400?
Where was that,a coffee shop.
@@stevedamien638 It was the Newport, so bigger than a coffee bar, I guess I meant smaller than places and eventual stadiums they would play.🙏🏽🤘🏻
@@paulhasenauer4166 You know what the smaller the venues the biggest! the concert is.
Big venues attract curious,friends of a friend,ect,
My best time was in smaller venue where every single person know actually the band,the songs and how many albums the band has.
Great video. Thank you for sharing. :)
This was great! Blackie is the man!
I'm glad that you got to see W.A.S.P. and meet Blackie to ask him about L.O.V.E. Machine video 😁👍🏻
I want to wish both of you a happy new year 2023. Thanks for all your hard work. 🙏
Hardwork? Arrive at the venue, press play, and pretend to sing for 2 hours...
A really great Q and A and after watching the Holmes doc, I have a whole new perspective on WASP.
Great guy, still waiting for that book.
BLACKY HAS A MODEST VIEW ABOUT HIS NATURAL TALENTS AND ARTISTIC CREATIVE ABILITIES
with the perfect pitch over the top
And power.
LOL kiddo, the perfect pitch comes from rodie pressing play...
@@rockenOneBlackie was an amazing vocalist going back to the 70's. His vocals are amazing on every record. He still sings live regardless of any background vocals. Nice try.
@@mr.brenman2132 he was a good singer, now he mimes many songs or is so overdubbed it is essentially miming. It is dishonest and God bothers tend to go down that path.
First KISS now WASP I love this channel
This was KILLER!!!!!
Talkative smart down to earth Rock star .
Thanks for the awesome music 👍
Surprisingly insightful...
just a great 80s band thank you for the great history
luv me some WASP = thanks for the upload .....
Contrary to what ive heard throughout the years he seems like a real humble intellegent nice guy..just goes to show never beleive what you read...great vid sean and hi from freezing england❤
Thanks for posting Sean , the cringe question guy made me lmao 😂 I did the vip at the Anaheim show , there is always one person that is that cringe question guy , they can’t help themselves
Great video. I have tickets to see WASP next year in Europe.
Lucky to have seen WASP a few times back in the "glory days", and on a fantastic double Bill with Kiss in 1986. There is no underestimating the excitement of the Sunset Strip during its second golden era of the 80's.....
W.a.s.p one of my favourite heavy metal bands 🤘🎸
Saw WASP live in 88 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Metal Church was the opening band, great show! I got free tickets and backstage passes. Saw Lita Ford backstage and members Armored Saint who I talked to for a long time. Great nice totally down to earth
guys.
No pictures with the Circular saw jock strap?! That was great and thank you for it.
Yes. Thank you for uploading this!! Been a fan since 84. I’m 47 now so I grew up listening to wasp. Blackie seems down to earth nowadays. Thank you Sean. Respect
check out the rageaholic's metal mythos WASP video. its an excellent timeline history of the band.
Come on in.
This was great! Just saw them in Orlando. WASP and Saint killed it! Kinda regretting not doing the meet n greet.. Glad someone asked him about the NY Dolls, that would have been my question.. I have to ask, what did you get signed by Blackie?
Dude I saw them when they came to Nash, did the meet and greet as well! Had no clue you were into WASP!
Headless and crimson are truly amazing been a fan since 86
thinkin of Lemmy ,, thinkin of Ozzy ,,,,,,,,,, Blacke is goin strong as hell ,,,,,,,,,,, super happy to see him in such a good form ,,,,,,, xx
Looking forward see WASP in London next year. Cheers Sean. That drummer question was a hard cringe 😆
Dawm i wanted to see Blackie on this tour but i heard early in the year it was canceled dawm i missed it hope i see em one day
awesome , i hope the uk rockers get the chance for a meet & greet
OK.... I really didn't expect a Blackie interview on your channel, but thank you! 🙏 Haven't seen the whole interview yet, but I would love to hear about him almost being cast as Sammi Curr in 1986's 'Trick or Treat' 🤘 🤘
I brought up Trick or Treat but he didn't go into anything on it.
@@malfuncsean finally got to it. I had no idea Elise Richards was in the W.A.S.P. video as one of the nurses! Mind blown!!! You always have the craziest trivia 👍
I believe he said he turned it down because he didn't want to lipsynch to someone else's voice.
@@zachary_attackery damn. I love the Fastway soundtrack, but I would've settled for the W.A.S.P. Trick or Treat soundtrack 🤘. You think they could have made that compromise. I mean, he only sings in one scene. Oh well, Sammi was still awesome 😄
@@malfuncsean I never knew the guy in the crimson idol video was in Eastenders lol. He was a huge star over here.
Gettysburg is a bucket list for me.
🤘 🎸
Sweden gavle is where im from missed that show
thx
who knew this guy was ssooo down to earth .... not an asshole at all .. seems like a real nice guy .. some one you could just hang out and have a beer with and just have a decent conversation with !!!!
Does anyone know the name of the blonde model that appeared in The Real Me video? I've been trying to find out for along time without success. Please help if you can!
🔥❤️congrats 🐝🌍🎼I⚡️ I Love💖⚡️🥰forever …
I live a hr from Gettysburg come on blackie you're free too come and visit anytime
waitin for you in sweden februari
Jesus that guy!!!😂 blackies face is just like 😳
Pisses me off I don’t know about this tour . I’m a massive wasp fan. Does anyone know when he’ll be back cuz he has too
Same I was like “FUUUUUCK! How do I miss a whole tour!?” 😭😭😭😫😫
@@thebatmaniac8252 I’m pissed
As I sit here watching the Stephen Pearcy "Invasion of Your Privacy" documentary of a behind the scenes look at his daily life I can't help but think how awesome it would be if Blackie would ever do the same. Sadly he's too reclusive and reluctant to open up to the fans.
Max from Eastenders!!
I know you and your crew do all the work and you sold the tickets , you and the band did all the rehearsal and you wrote all those songs. Now can I come up and play guitar and sing ? lol
How come WASP songs arent on tribute albums or compilation projects?
Onion Savoya. W.A.S.P. Tribute - The Crimson Covers released in 2010, from Germany, so keep your expectations tempered. Most of the bands don't exist anymore but there are some gems.
I.... WANNA... BE ... SOMEBODY!!!!!!! ✌️🤘
Blackie has a good head on his shoulders. I wish they didn’t use the background tracks though... I prefer 100% real performances. His voice has held up pretty well, so he really doesn’t need them.
In one of the last performances, the vocal track of "the flame" was entirely pre-recorded, so he was just lip-synching. What a shame
@@cornocrudeli5289Nope, he was still singing. Just with the tracks.
@@mr.brenman2132 hope u r right
im the black sheep of the family im a guitarist i wear black nail polish im 56 been into metal all my life but i persue other genres to play as well ive met manny bands over the years maiden kiss slayer regae blues punk bands female bands as well all hail i havent met wasp though seen them manny times i cant judge a book by its cover however love machine was bombastic when it came out the double kick drums were insaine i should have played drums loool my motto do what you will dont hurt others which means dont smash glass houses cherrio merry xmas brothers and sisters much love stay safe
Being honest, you sound like a snowflake, not a black sheep. You are letting yourself off too lightly, be honest with yourself and man up
Blackie might have been a dick when he was younger but goddamn he sounds genuine and intelligent nowadays!
! REAL MUSICIANS LISTEN TO ALL. MUSIC?? THEIR ARE NO MISTAKES IN MUSIC??? TRUTH HURTS BUT ALSO CAN INSPIRE ?? HE SAID THAT HE APPRECIATED L LYNN !! AND MANY OTHER LEGENDS THAT CAME BEFORE HIM !! ANSWERED VERY WELL TO QUESTIONS!! HONESTLY!! ROCK ISN'T DEAD!! IT'S BEEN SURPRESSED?? THE TIME IS NOW FOR 80'S ARTISTS TO COME OUT AND PLAY!!! MARKET IS THEIR!!! .MUSIC NOW IS ONESIDED BORING AND STALE EVEN!!! VARIETY IS. MISSING?? THAT'S WHAT MADE THE 80'S THE BEST DECADE IN MUSIC!! ROCK ARTISTS TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL?? OFF THE CHARTS IN CREATIVITY!!! TECHNOLOGY AT THE TIME WAS ALSO JUST BEGINNING?? TODAY THESE GUY'S WITH THE COMBINATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND TALENT IS UNTHINKABLE!!!! GO SEE A SHOW!!!!!
Saw him in vegas on the tour and it was great ,ticket prices were fair but I heard fans had to pay $350 for meet and greet backstage which is really sad.I know academy award winners who charge hundreds less ,even Ozzy charged $100 for book signing event,Slayer even charged less and these are bigger icons .Just wish he would charge normal prices to fans that still support him after 40 years.
I thought the price was very fair for everything you got. You got early entry where you got to see some of Armored Saint soundcheck. Then a tour of the stage and take pics on the stage with his famous microphone stand. You received a $50 merch voucher and got to hit the merch stand before the doors opened. You then got four of Blackie's guitar picks. A photo op with Blackie and then he signed two items for you. Then he sits down and does an almost hour long Q & A with the fans where everyone gets to ask at least one question. I thought it was a great deal.
@@malfuncsean I’ve met Ozzy for $100 and Slayer for $200 and front row for slayer show .I’m sure some people have no problem paying that much,just seen bigger icons of metal charge less .The tix prices to see wasp perform were excellent -only$40 so that I applaud him for.Just an opinion of mine.
@@MB1BUMPER But meeting Ozzy for $100 and just getting a book signed is different than all you get in the WASP package. If you got all that stuff for Ozzy it would have been at least $1,000 easy.
Because you would rather do a Q&A with Blackie Lawless, instead of a video on Nightmare on Elm Street part 2, Robert Russler says you're going to be DOA.
waste of a question asking to play manimal on stage... he should of asked the band to play manimal and ask why they wont do it.
Wasp isn’t wasp without Johnny Rod
I like Johnny but I liked it when Blackie played bass.
If you wanna see some real cringe Q&A questions, check out Gene Simmons and Paul Stanleys Q&As from the Indianapolis Kiss Expos. One guy gives Paul a ridiculous looking shirt he made with Paul and Steven Tyler on stage together for some reason and Paul has to pretend to like it. During Gene's, some kid has a guitar with an amp built in and he just walks up to Gene and starts playing Kiss riffs...then continues doing it while other people are asking questions and he has to he told to stop repeatedly
Never saw that hahahahaha
36:35 he didnt even sign....?!?!?!
I was one of the people there, he did all the signing and pictures before the interview and gave out picks to everyone
Thank you for the cringe alerts.
In the 80s interviews he was really pumped up & really enthusiastic & would say daring things. ...compared to this interview. He doesnt really act like a rockstar imo. he acts nice.
Well, maybe he is nice. Not really an interview, anyway. More of a laid back Q&A with fans. I like this better. Save the rock star persona for the stage.
Thanks for the cringe warning lol 😂 there’s always someone who has to go there
Not much is known about his personal life...he's kind of mysterious. Is he married or has he ever been? Does he have kids? Siblings?
And why didn't we get the "full show " as initially advertised with torture rack, exploding cod piece, blood from skull, feathers, raw meat etc??
Id also like him to ask him to personally rank his albums from worst to best putting all someplace in order...and justify the rankings
As far as we know, he is married but doesn't have any kids. He does have two siblings, a sister and a brother
That cringe-worthy question was definitely that. What would make any person think they could ask to jam with the band...read the room dude. lol
My Question - Why did you destroy the best lineup WASP ever had , Now it’s just You . No Chris Holmes No Randy Piper & No Steve Riley , Why did you Ruin my FAVOURITE hard rock / metal band EVER 🤷🏼♂️
Too bad that the only person he made fun of was the mexican guy… i guess true colors do come out huh blackie.
Lighten up. It’s a joke
I Fart Like A Priest.
Still nothing without Chris ❤❤