😈 WENDY DIO SAYS, I DON'T EVER THINK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RECONCILIATION BETWEEN RONNIE & VIVIAN
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2021
- WENDY DIO Explains Why She Wanted To Detail RONNIE JAMES DIO's Fallout With VIVIAN CAMPBELL In the Singer's Autobiography.
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The First line up was magic.
@@ozzzy3z946 are you fucking kidding me I could make more money working at McDonald’s !
@@ozzzy3z946 I wouldn’t even take the stage for that pathetic amount of money !
She’s a greedy fucking bitch look what she did with that hologram no class or morals !
Quite frankly, Viv was every measure just as important as RJD was to the "Brand" of Dio!
Does anyone here actually think that Ronnie could create those amazing guitar 🎸 "riffs" and structure ??
It is very similar to the Ozzy Sharon swindle that they continue to this day. They're greatest blessing is that Randy Rhoades died long be fore he realized hi$ due!!
Isn’t that the purpose of being a rock star so you can make mega bucks !
BS
@@akuso99 Wendy is a greedy bitch look how she’s still making money off ronnie after his death with that stupid hologram classless !
Actually Ronnie was an accomplished musician on bass and trumpet and likely could have had a lot of riffs in his head that his guitarists brought to life.
@@careful__Icarus
Ehhh…yeahhh…of course…🙄
Vivian was as important to Dio as John Sykes was to Whitesnake , they were a perfect fit
Wendy and Ronnie screwed over Vivian Campbell and Jimmy Bain the same way that Sharon and Ozzy screwed over Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake and Jake E Lee.
Absolutely 100%!!!
I think Ritchie placed some blame on Wendy for Ronnie leaving Rainbow.
@@juicyfruit6311
Dio left Rainbow? I thought Ritchie Blackmore kicked him out like he did with many other members of the band.
@@hinjurock70yes it was Ritchie he wanted to start a different sound with Joe Lynn Turner. Ronnie & Jimmy then started Dio. He told me that Ritchie was a real evil man, and many stories.
@@lynnbain9098 it’s been pretty common knowledge for decades that Blackmoor has always been a genuinely awful person in general.
I imagine it would’ve been pretty stressful to have to be around a guy like that day in and day out.
Damn ! I never heard Vivian's side of the story 🤔. This whole time I thought he was a mean bastard for the things he said about Ronnie. Sheeeeeeit. I would have felt the same way Vivian did if someone promised me a reward for all the hard work and financial sacrifice that was made for years , and then to go back on your deal and not treat you as a equal.... no way. I'm with Vivian all the way on this one.
I believe Vivian should’ve been paid more, but if he was Dio’s equal, why aren’t we talking about the band Campbell?
@@crusheverything4449 he wasn't claiming to be his equal but earning $150 a week when tons of money is coming in from albums Vivian helped write and touring is atrocious.
He wasn't asking for an equal split just some kind of equity stake. That seems more than reasonable especially since that's what they were promised. In hindsight Vivian's mistake was trusting Ronnie James Dio's word before they started recording the first two albums
Vivian also got fired from Whitesnake after one album and claims that neither his work on the Dio albums or the Whitesnake album were important parts of his career. Kinda sounds like a dick to me and maybe his attitude sucked outside the money thing.
You thin a 17 foot dragon and the vans to move it and the people to set it up are free huh? They didn’t make a crap load off the first two and spent it all on the third tour. Vinny seemed to be ok and still performed with him for many years. So I take both sides with a grain of salt. Would need to see those receipts from Wendy to settle that.
Vinny and Jimmy said the same thing
Another ozzy and Sharon !
You got that right. It almost makes you want to throw a guitar at them.
@@HaXaW5150 preferably something with Vivian's autograph on it!
(Motions hand down in swinging action)
Nail on the head.
That remains to be seen. At the moment, only Wendy made his solo band go out on tour with hologram for years after he died.
@@Bertorama - She didn’t “make” them do shit! They all willingly took part in that debacle of disrespect and desecration.
Tragic history of a Great band VC is a Great Guitarist..
Yeah, that’s what happens when you don’t pay your own members what they deserve. You’re only as good as the people you play with. That’s why once Vivian Campbell was let go of Dio, the albums after weren’t as great as those first 3. There was the magic with that lineup. It’s too bad, stuff like that happens in the music business. Too many people getting fucked over. Wendy Dio saying “Vivian thought he was as important as Dio” well yeah he is, he was writing the tunes as well. It’s sad that Dio would wish Vivian was dead too, even if there was bad blood between them, come on, you don’t gotta say shit like that. He helped your “solo” career. It was a band not just one guy.
Indeed! It was so obvious that Vivian came up with those riffs, because the style of the band without Vivian changed radically.
Vivian Campbell was as essential to Dio as Brian May was to Queen. Wendy clearly thought that the guitar player was replaceable , but chemistry is everything.
Vivian Campbell's name did not sell the band. He was an unknown when he joined Dio. VC did not give the input into the branding or the artwork, he did not decide which musical directions the band should take or which musicians to hire, he did not make the decisions which songs to put on the album, he did not come up with the stage sets or the design of the stage shows, or make any other entrepreneurial decisions. Nor did he bear the financial risk or the responsibility. So no, he was not as important as RJD, nowhere near.
As for what they were paid, this is very much up to debate. Wendy says VC is lying through his teeth, and she has the paperwork to prove it. Until she presents the paperwork, it's his word against hers, and it's up to you who you choose to believe. Unfortunately there's a lot of misogyny and "evil wife" trope in these comments here, and VC plays the "exploited victim" role very well. I recommend reading the autobiography, as there is clearly more than one side to this story.
@@M.Never. OK Wendy, thanks for your input.
@@strangevisions5162 Sorry to disappoint, I've got nothing to do with her. If I were and I had the paperwork, I'd have presented it years ago, right away when the accusations started. But I'm just a female fan trying to make a point for a balanced POV, rather than chiming into the one-sided and usually male diatribe. I'm sick of the blatantly misogynist tirades not just against WD, but against about any woman involved in music management.
I also fail to understand why people seemingly just take VC's words for gospel. I for one wasn't there, and I haven't seen contracts, balance sheets or bank account statements. Who are you, VC's PR management?
For I don't know who to believe, especially since over the years I've heard about five different contradictive versions of VC's story, so I didn't know what I was supposed to believe even before WD came out with her own version.
@@M.Never. I was thinking the same as other posters. I wanted to say thanks Wendy!
Vivian may have been unknown, but without Vivian we got afterwards albums like Angry Machines, Magica and Master Of The Moon. to name a few.
Vivian's playing brought out something from Ronnie. Think Mick Jagger, Keith Richards. Synergy.
And as far as Ronnie's solo band, live with Vivian Campbell was unbearable. Vivian improved on the songs live.
Vivian helped write one the most metal classic records metal records ever and helped Dio keep his success going after Sabbath. At 19 he was an awesome shredder that played with heart and speed.
Vivian was phenomenal with Dio. But Dio wrote most of the riffs/arrangements on the first album. Dio is a world class musician along with being a great singer.
@@elinino5275 Dio as great as he was does not right riffs. He dosen't even play an instrument.
Oh man I thought I wrote that reply!
@@TheBoone57 Wrong Dio played bass(and a little guitar as bassists usually do).He was bassist in Ronnie and the Prophets and he was playing bass for the demos for Sabs Heaven and Hell while Geezer was awol.
@@TheBoone57
Don't know much about Dio, eh? He played bass and guitar. Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson also play and write songs on guitar.
Just like Queensryche! Geoff Tate’s wife destroyed that band! Never have a spouse as a manager!
And Sepultura and Ozzy. It’s a bad idea for sure.
this shit has been going on forever, girlfriend/wife meddling in the artist financial woes/ its happen with Soundgarden/Nirvana/Beatles being the first famous one, damn lets not forget even Spinal tap made this a problem in their movie parody. Unless your Lynda McCarthy, who actually was a music contributor, then you were seen as a problem. Unfortunatly.
SAME WITH SHARON, RUINING THE BLIZZARD OF OZZ
and Sepultura...
@@MrMaxdeth - Yes, the super-famous Lynda McCarthy. Can’t forget her!!
I miss Vivian as a lead guitarist, his solo approach and the way he puts the notes together using so many different styles. It was magic for sure! Pure talent! Long live Vivian Campbell.
Wife's should not be involved in band business. Look at how Sharon O. messed up that band. Sounds like Wendy's only telling part of it to justify her side. Viv did say the wage got better & never said he wanted the same money as Ronnie but Viv & the others were just as important once they got successful. Ronnie was the name that got it going but the others did make those great albums sound like they do same as Ronnie.
the way I look at it, dio had 3 albums that go into the metal hall of fame. had vivian stayed in the band thru the 1980's, they probably would of had 6 metal albums in the metal hall of fame. and them and ozzy would have been the biggest metal draw in the late 1980's. but ozzy went pop metal in 1988. so dio really would of been on top of the hardcore metal scene (priest, maiden).
Exactly. Chris Cornell's first wife Susan Silver was another domineering controlling power-tripping dragon lady wife/manager.
Seems like Ronnie promised royalties too...
@@wasatchm - Holy Diver and The Last In Line definitely deserve it, but what’s the other one? Sacred Heart? That album is nowhere near the lofty standard set by those first two.
Exactly Sharon O probably didn't even know Randy Rhoads was a great guitar player until he won best guitarist award.
I used to work in a record store and had a boss who had previously worked as a critic, promoter & label rep so had all sorts of stories. One story he told me is a friend of his from a label went to the premier of This Is Spinal Tap with Wendy Dio. She seemed to enjoy the movie until Derek St. Hubbins's girlfriend showed up and started interfering in the band's business. That's when she stormed out of the movie.
I bet she washes her hair in Dubly.
P.T. Barnum was right. Viv and others have learned a painful and valuable business lesson in and out of the music business: Don't do business with a handshake. ALWAYS get it in writing. DTA Don't Trust Anybody. A band I was in lost a large sum of money over a handshake deal that the leader of the band did. That was the last penny I ever lost.
When you're 19 (as was Vivian when he joined DIO) and somebody like Ronnie James offers you to join his band there's no much place for negotiations... Which can lead to painful outcomes as we saw.
@@bumpyroad3251 - Thank you for having an actual brain in your head. The same thing happened to The Beatles. They were young and just wanted their chance. They had no power to negotiate at that point and were also naive.
You know it!!! Sometimes even when it doesn't really benefit them monetarily, they will f*ck you over!!!!! Unreal!!!!
Shes probably right she was dio manager she ripped off all the members but dio Vivian stayed and dealt with it for a few albums but they did rip him off. He said he did forgive ronnie but don't blame him for not forgiving wendy
Very underrated guitarist from the 80s,the the guitar work on the last in line and holy diver is absolutely wonderful...
She is wrong, as wrong as her face is.....where is all of the money going towards. The fact Vivian has embraced his past, whcih was one of Ronnie's greatest issues wiht Vivian, they would have found a way to reconcile. Wendy is clearly projecting because she was pissed Vivian called her out as a mini Darth Hideous
wendy Dio is an aspiring $haron Osborne....
@philjacques38 Wendy gets a bad rap, I'd want her on charge of my legacy when I die too. She's not nearly as horrible as Darth hideous...Wendy is positively keeping Ronnie's legacy alive.
I love RJD, but he and Wendy seemed to have issues that in light of RJD's iconic status and passing, are often glossed over. That band was a goliath, and the members deserved to be properly compensated. I believe Vivan's account, and he acknowledged that the things he said in the press were wrong. Neither RJD nor Wendy ever did.
I've heard and seen this story about these two so many that I could have written a book. So sad, so tragic. 😔😔
The 80's had a lot of greedy people in it. So sad.
@9:40…. “Thought he was as important as Ronnie and that was just wrong.”- delusional manager
That guitar solo of Viv’s from the song “Last in Line” is so iconic to heavy metal. It’s one guitar solo out of thousands that I WILL NEVER FORGET! 🤘
I always hate it when things like this play out in public. Even with bands I don't necessarily care for. I don't get off on seeing band members going back and forth in the press, social media, etc. I would imagine most people don't. It really sucks that these 2 in particular were never able to reconcile before Dio passed away.
I fully agree Kyuss. Apparently i heard it was Wendy "Dio's former wife and manager" who instigated the none payment of the band members leaving them out on their song writing royalties etc. There's a similar case regarding Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy's band but haven't got the details to hand "Very shrewd indeed"
Whenever I hear these stories about the wife being the manager I think of that scene in Spinal Tap where David St Hubbins girlfriend starts integrating herself into the band decisions and business.
Pretty sure that's who the character was based off of...I heard a story about Wendy enjoying spinal tap in the movies until the gf showed up then she stormed outta the theater
Dio was never better concerning 1.) songwriting, 2.) worthy/memorable! guitar-riff-quality and 3.) mighty melodic hooklines as with Vivian. The first 2 Dio albums were among the best Hardrock/Metal records in history and top Dios marvelous work with Rainbow and Sabbath easily . "Sacred Heart" was hearable weaker but had still some cool songs. From there everything went downhill from CD release to CD release. One has to be deaf to neglect Vivians impact concerning the best outputs of Dio (the first two releases under the "DIO"-Banner).
Purely one guy’s opinion that Holy Diver and Last in Line “easily top” Dio’s work in Rainbow and Sabbath. As good… maybe. Easily top it? I strongly disagree.
@@cattnipp I believe If you listen to the video Vivian says that Ronnie got all the credit but that it was a collaborative effort. Reality is once Vivian left they never had a song to break into the mainstream and outside the direct fan base. Which makes it obvious that his impact gave the band the global appeal that his absence lost.
@@patrickhobbs3467 When Vivian joined most of the songs for Holy Diver were already written. Also, your statement about once Vivian left they never had a song break into the mainstream does not prove his impact gave the band global appeal - this is a logical fallacy. Don't get me wrong, I loved Vivian's playing but one journey man guitarist is not what makes or breaks a band.
SIgn of the Southern Cross, Mob Rules, Children of the Sea, Lonely is the word, die young, too late, master of insanity. I could name a lot more but the point is that Vivian is a great guitar player - Tony Iommi is legendary and on another level that few will ever reach.
@@cattnipp I don't think Dio played guitar so I don't think he came up with any of the actual guitar riffs. That's why he worked WITH the guitarists and they came up with the music, he came up with words and melodies.
It all worked out for Vivian, that's for damn sure. But I can understand why it still bothers him, he's a man of principle.
He gave his heart and soul into something he believed in and truly felt a contributing factor to. Then to be shown the door by someone that isn't actually part of the hard work and sweat is difficult to just forget. He felt violated in not so many words.
@@dontworrybehappy8080 He talked in the media how he hated heavy metal and didn't care for the music they played while he was still in the band.
One side of the story. Vivian is a good guy. He seems happy now.
I love dio as a singer but the reason i listened to dio as a guitar player was to listen to the guitar. The statis of dio in the following years was based on the original line up and the magic they all created
Dio and Ozzy....two guys with such awesome taste in women...
I think you mean semi-woman-shaped botox and silicone.
Same thing with Ozzy claiming all songwriting credit. There's no way in hell he wrote those riffs!
Well ozzy can't claim most of the songs from no more tears album most were written from lemmy killmister from motorhead ...
These "wife as manager" things don't ever seem to work out for the band mates do they? And bad blood spread too far from things said on both sides in many aspects. Sad indeed.
Correct but have you noticed wherever Ronnie goes there's trouble? i am a Dio fan so don't think i'm just hammering him cause i don't like him, that's not the case, there was trouble in Rainbow, Sabbath and even with his own band, he always had a grief with someone, maybe he wasn't thick-skinned enough to be in the music business.
@@zodiac6968 you are correct. And I am a fan as well, brilliant people can be... "difficult".
@@zodiac6968 I concur. To me,, Ronnie came across as quite arrogant and selfish at times. I had never considered the friction was there wherever he went.. And like you I am also someone who very much admired his talent. In my opinion a Top 5 vocalist of all time, easily.
@@GodsTruthMinistries There's an old saying that says something along the line that: «every story can sound plausible - as long as you only hear one side of the story».
A shame the original lineup couldn’t stay together for more albums and also a shame Campbell and Dio will never reconcile with each other, but the music lives on forever!
She only paid vivian Vinnie and Jimmie 600 a week tops
This coming from the woman who just released an "autobiography" of Ronnie that ends in 1986! Buyer beware.
Dio took the ultimate nose dive after Vivian was gone.
I think it was the direction of the music industry that took the "nose dive" and not RJD.
@@Fraevo10 not at all. Only a few of Dio's albums are honestly good, and their quality kinda started to go down starting with Sacred Heart (though I actually like Dream Evil and think it's a significantly better album).
@@finediningandbreathing07 - Dio’s last album with his eponymously titled band, Master of the Moon, is pretty damn good!!
@@crusheverything4449 I honestly thought it was incredibly boring
@@finediningandbreathing07 - That’s cool. I like it quite a bit. It has grown on me over time. I wish Dream Evil had the same production quality. I like the songs on Dream Evil, but it sounds like a decent demo to my ears - no balls! It may have a lot to do with Goldy’s tone at the time, which improved immensely by MOTM. Take it easy, man.
I love Dio, but his popularity was cut in half when Viv left. On the Sacred Heart tour, I first saw the show at the Philadelphia Spectrum,....sold the fuck out. Then Dio came back to the Spectrum on the same tour, just with Craig Goldy on guitar...the Spectrum was not even half full. There was a magic between Ronnie and Viv that was never matched again after they fired Viv. According to Vinnie, it was Wendy's idea to fire Viv. ...Vinnie said, "Bad idea."
@Joe Russo, I was at both those shows at the spectrum. Was so disappointed to find out that Vivian wasn't in the band that way. I'm sorry but Craig Goldy, a great guitar player in his own right, just didn't cut it replacing Vivian.
He under paid Vivian, took him for granted, and then all his albums were nothing more than noise.
Vivian Campbell is actually very humble about the whole thing. It's the Dio camp that has resorted to the mud slinging, and quite frankly it has destroyed the reputation of one of the best ever singers in rock. Wendy Dio has been trying to extract as much money as she can out of Ronnie's name for decades...even the whole hologram thing which was a total embarrassment...was just about the money. Now she's flogging a book? Jeez, just let the guy rest in peace. Vivian has clearly moved on, he's apologized for the bad stuff he said. Viv has writing credits on 5 of the 9 tracks on Holy Diver - how about Wendy pays Viv the royalties which he should have got for those? Nah, didn't think so...
It was always Wendy, she put ideas into Ronnie's head. She is still making tons of money off of him. She put him through so much heartache, she is nothing to my godfather anymore. Rest with the angels, we miss you so much.
@@lynnbain9098 I get the impression she's another Sharon Osbourne. Hard to believe Ronnie would let anyone control him. Wendy Dio? More like Wendy Demon!
@@stuarttacey got that right about her she's a evil lady.
exactly true. She may not be a Sharon, but if she has any proof of anything, she should put photos of it and place the actual articles up for examination and in a museum to settle it once and for all! Anyone can write anything in a printed letters in a book.
@TruthSurgeshe is a Sharon
I met Ronnie in the mid eighty's and was the coolest guy hope he wasn't the guy Vivian is portraying him to be. Rest easy Ronnie.
Wendy .... Just Fade Away !!
Vivian was shafted..... No wife as manager..... No... No.... No
Without Wendy involved they would have! Right up there with Sharon Osborne!
I tend to believe Viv because if Wendy DID have "paperwork" to prove it, she'd just PUBLISH IT in her book! cmon man, wasn't born yesterday.
Taking advantage of young musicians. We all know VC helped write the music with Dio.GREED in music publishing for $$.So sad to here over and over like a broken record.
Damn right Viv deserved the same cut as Ronnie. Some of the best metal guitar work of all time.
Much like Ozzy, guitar was a huge part of their success. Also, how often did Viv play compared to Dio singing? Van Halen was the band, was DLR a hired gun??
@todd moore at least the gun was loaded, Dio fired blanks after Vivian Campbell was sacked.
The proof was in the reformation of the band, the others stayed because they had nothing else to leave to, Vivian didn’t either but it was too much to swallow. Not easy to stay in something that turned its back on him.
God bless The Last In Line Band, long live Vivian Campbell 🤟🏼🤟🏼 🎸
Another story of letting snatch ruin a business and friend relationship. Sad…
I heard Wendy was a scammer they all got paid peanuts. My sister dated Craig Goldie she told me the whole story. I believe Vivian's story.
Bullshit Wendy. I've met Vivian... hes one of the nicest guys I've ever met... He just wanted to be an equal member of the band
That was such a great band, too bad that they didnt make it right with each other.
Ya… to bad Dio was a cheap nickel & dime little man.
Three great records with that great lineup....
I had massive respect for Dio, but if the stories of Ronnie reneging on the original agreement are true then that was pretty shitty of him.
Notorious for not paying his band mates what they should have been making. Sour little man!
I think Wendy Dio herself caused the rift and infighting. Ronnie was getting bad advice from a jealous, bitter woman.
If it wasn't for Vivian, his compositions and contribution to the band, Dio would not have been the band it became. After Vivian left Dio albums totally sucked, Badly! Dio sucked until Doug Aldrich joined the band. Ronnie should have kept Doug and wrote new music with him. Sadly, it's all about the money instead of true art! You can't fix stupid or greed. Singers always think they're bigger than the band creating the music, They're completely fucking wrong! Without the great music the band creates the singer wouldn't be shit! And that goes for the great Ronnie James Dio! RIP Ronnie!
Guns n Roses is another prime example of this. Axl thought he was bigger than the band itself. Boy was he wrong!
Dio wrote most of the riffs in the 1st album. Dio was a musician first before being a singer. Vivian was hired to play guitar. He way paid they same way Randy Rhodes was paid. What has Vivian done after leaving Dio? Nothing!
@@elinino5275 um whut?? Vivian went on to play with 2 of the biggest bands of that era - Whitesnake and Def Leppard. His net worth is estimated to be at least $20 million and he is still in Def Leppard to this day. Where's Dio at?
@@elinino5275 , Check out Riverdogs.
@@tuffteddy1446 - So, Vivian gets more of your respect because Ronnie died? Ooookayyyyyy…
The question is was Ronnie making $100 a week
Who cares what she says,go to a last in line gig see great show,Viv still doing it ,classy guy
I LOVE DIO! That being said, Ronnie James Dio benefitted from the writing prowess of his guitarist. Every time Dio changed guitarist, the sound of the band changed.
Anyone who has ever created music knows that a sound is defined by the writer.
Those first Dio albums would not have existed without Vivian. No other player could have created Holy Diver, The Last In Line, or Sacred Heart.
FACTS!!!! Mrs Dio - please sit down somewhere.
Vivian didn't leave Dio, he was fired. He'll tell you that himself.
What the fuck was Dio smoking when he thought he could replace Campbell with Goldy???
last in line is touring towns and cities this spring....see them. most are intimate venues and to see them/hear them this way is pretty awesome. they are playing for like $39-$59 at a great theatre in des plaines IL....it’s a great evening of great music and talent on display. there is a finite time line left her to see some of these talented and classic artists. i check them out every time they come through...never gets old
Vivian Campbell was essential to the sound and creativity of those early records. Vivian's playing in the studio and live was and is incredible.
Firing Vivian was a mistake and the band never recovered. Smaller and smaller audience with each subsequent record without Vivian!
If Wendy managed Ozzy, she probably would have fired Randy Rhoads.
Ozzy would never had let go of Randy. In Ozzy's case, it was because of Randy's tragic death that forced him to find a replacement.
Vivian was Ronnie's Randy Rhoads. Ozzy got bigger with each record, Dio got smaller. As for business decisions, compare Ozzy's career to Ronnie's.
Wendy is no Sharon.
I rest my case.
Randy was going to leave eventually. Ozzy wasn't paying him shit and he wanted to concentrate on classical guitar.
VIVIAN and Jake o lee where the best underrated guitarist.
You might be right. Except:
Campbell is no Rhoads. Never was.
@@robertghanem107 - Jake O Lee RULES!!!!
The only sense in which Wendy Dio is unlike Sharon Osbourne is the direction their respective husbands' careers took after losing the classic line-up of their "solo" bands. Ozzy remained commercially successful as a solo artist, while Dio struggled.
But both manager wives are alleged to have manipulated and cheated the backing musicians and songwriters for their husbands' solo acts.
It truly is a shame Ronnie and Vivian didn't get a chance to work things out, I think if Wendi had stepped back and just let them talk they more than likely would've healed a lot of the old wounds and may have been friends again before Ronnie's passing.
there three best albums and only ones i listen to. great albums classics.
God why are "Rock Stars" such friggen divas?
I have to take Vivian’s side on this one when it comes to the money.
Who to believe ?? I read the bio, She says Viv was paid $450 a week, plus road and travel expenses, by which he bought himself a house in Cali plus a Ferrari, having arrived there broke in 82. This is one for the show "Lie Detector"
Integrity... that's what it boils down to and I believe Vivian when he speaks on this subject
Viv was hired for a reason. For his incredible talent as a guitarist. He helped write those 3 albums and got next to nothing for it. I can understand his hurt and frustration because of it. However, I do wish that the two would have made peace with each other as it says in Mark 11:25. God bless
as a guitar player riffs create the mood set by the rest of the band. lyrics are important also Vivian wrote hit classic metal. you are 1 and the same you honor your words.
Truth lies on Vivian's side..
Well I’ll be the first to say this. It’s Vivian guitar playing is what made me buy the three albums. After Viv left .. I didn’t buy the fourth ..Not taking sides but .. other members said they were underpaid also. Vinny says the same and till this day backs up Viv. Ronnie was the “Don King” of money lol. Viv got screwed like Tyson did. And of course the wife is going to stick up for Ron.
When you're a married Rock star, leave the wife at home!
I believe Vivian but I also think in Ronnie’s mind he payed his dues to get to that point and he put up all the money and probably wasn’t super rich at that point. Plus he gave Vivian his brake in the business.
But a promise made should be kept. I think in the end both were to blame. Those albums with Vivian were classic and even if Vivian stayed I doubt they would ever match that kind of magic again.
RIP Ronnie and keep rocking ViV
Wendy Dio's Straw Man argument proves to me that she's quite a liar. Vivian's issue with Ronnie wasn't that Ronnie was cheap. It was that Ronnie breached an agreement that Vivian's tenure in the bad over the course of three albums was based on.
This band would not be shit without Vivian. Hands down. So what ever your trying to say it isn’t shit. Vivian your the best.
George Lynch said Wendy and Dio kept nearly all the money from the We're Stars. Hear n Aid or whatever...just greed stricken...money thieves...Dio never did better than the Vivian Campbell years.
How the F would George Lynch know something like that?
@@crusheverything4449 he played on the song...and his management...Dio and his Lawyers kept the money....donated only 1000....
@@jasonwillis75 - I know he played on the song, but he didn’t have access to Niji’s financial documents, so it’s merely hearsay. But, you believe what you want.
@@crusheverything4449 it's what George said on his Instagram...believe what you want...
@@jasonwillis75 - I will believe what I want, but thank you for your permission all the same.
They made great music period 🎸
Wow! I had no idea. Holy Diver was one of my very first cassettes. I LOVED the guitars. Looks like VC got his wish. DIO is RIP. What could’ve been…
i feel bad about this, i love rjd and i think viv is an exceptionable player and very much part of the sound
Dont join a band when the manager is married to the lead singer. Just like Sharon and Ozzy. Same bs.
I'd love to hear what Vinny Appice has to say about this cuz he's still on good terms with Wendy. ???
None of Us where there when this mess occured! Except for THE participants in question! But as Always or most of THE Time! Its not just One to blame IF there was a promise made it should have Been on paper! Stamped and all! And as THE old saying goes! Never involve private relations with creativity! Outside objective part is to reccomend handling bussiness Side! Stamped paperwork there as well of course! So No One! Can say otherwise! Sad stuff that could have Been avoided! IF ego money and rest of negative stuff could have Been set aside! Great band! Great songs! Like those three first albums! And great shows too!
I heard Ronnie say"your only as good as the people you play with",well he never had another guitarist who overall was as good as Vivian. Dio went downhill after firing him, that's a fact.
I heard Ronnie say he hoped Vivian dies. That's just bullshit no matter who you are talking about.
If he didn't want to pay everyone equally, he could of used backing tracks and put on a one man show. But I'm sure it wouldn't be as good as watching the original band live, which i was lucky enough to see.
As far as his comment about"def who",I'm sorry, but I don't care for def leopard, they have several songs I like, but they are way more commercialy bigger than Dio was or would of been. That's just a fact and Ronnie was obviously butt hurt that Vivian was able to move on to bigger and better things.
It's sad the old business practices of music soured such an awesome creative relationship.It's no different than what Ozzy and Sharon did to those band members. I guess even in the 80's it was hard to make a living in the music business.
If it weren't for Wendy's management style, there would have never been a rift between RJD and VC. Pay the author. Simple.
Wendy saying 'we paid for everything" is precisely the problem. You didn't pay for shit, honey. RONNIE FUCKING DID!
They way this guy says Vinny Appice's last name is hilarious 0:33
What a doinkus!
Look folks , this is just another classic case of the bait and switch technique in the music industry in the 80s . Plenty of Singers / Singer with Wife Manager combo did this grifting to their Guitarists specifically , and band members . These singers would gather a bunch of starving sucker musicians , extract their music material for nothing , make albums .Then go on tour paying the band members controlled wages instead of sharing Concert or Merch moneys equally . Then when these Guitarists had no more material ? Their goes the trap door under them .
Don Henley / Glen Frey - Don Felder
Ozzy / Sharon Osbourne - Randy Rhoads - Jake E Lee - Zakk Wylde - Gus G
Ronnie James / Wendy Dio - Vivian Campbell
Don Dokken - George Lynch
David Coverdale - John Sykes
Billy Idol - Steve Stevens
James Hetfield / Lars Ulrich - Dave Mustaine
Dave Mustaine - All of his Guitarists
Sadly, i doubt they would have ever reconciled either. if they never had in 25 years (1986-2010). Why now?? Granted the split with Vivian happened just before i
got into Dio's music in early 1987. By then Dio was ready to release the Dream Evil album With Vivian's replacement Craig Goldie. But i loved the first 3 Dio albums
though. Would have liked to see a reunion there.
Holy Diver, The Last in Line and Sacred Heart, history has no price. Be happy for that dear Vivian.
She sees the band as Ronnie James Dio and just some other parts. The four guys writing music, playing shows, didn't. Apiece of advice, kids, ALL of those issues NEED to be hammered out up front.
*Appice
The problem is these guys sign on and no one knows how big it will become, so they take a fair deal based on moderate success. Then when the thing takes off and goes through the stratosphere, they're still bound to these hired hand deals, and management doesn't want to share they're piece of the pie and make a new contract. Really sad
Spoken like a true business owner after the workers worked their ass off to make the business successfull. So remember .... make your own deal with the business owner and get it in writing.
No wives should be part of the dealings of band members! Let the band talk and work it out together. A band should be fun, and the sharings that you recieve should be equal and fair! Dio was a god. And vivian an absolute great guitarist!
Yeah.......doesn't work that way.
money ruins all friendships folks. Shoulda paid Vivian his money
she is the last person I would expect an honest, unbias opinion of a dio/vivian reunion.
You know, it was Ronnie's band - earned after Elf, Rainbow, & Sabbath. Dio had control because it was his band.
Yeah well Wendy when you don't pay people that's what happens. Say what you want about paying for everything early on, yet 3 albums and another upcoming tour and you still pay them like hired hands. They weren't. They, in fact were what we call original members. I understand the business side of the business. If you were still just breaking even at this point and unable to pay them more from whatever resources you had coming in. On top of keeping an obvious good thing going. Then something was horribly wrong.
trágic story without a reconciliation
This is a lesson for musicians....Do NOT let your wife or girlfriend manage you band and most of all don't join a band if yiu see a wife or girlfriend taking charge, been there done that,never again!