May Billy Bob Fall On His Face
Billy Bob Thornton Interview
Just came across this interview with Billy Bob Thornton. Apparently he is now a musician, serving as the drummer and I-think-frontman for an eclectic group called the Boxcutters. There are three things I now know about Billy Bob:
(1) He has a redneck name. I have known and liked several Billy Bobs.
(2) He's a good actor. I enjoyed his craft immensely in Sling Blade, The Alamo, and The Astronaut Farmer.
(3) Either he is a jerk, substance abuser, or a combination of both. I vote for the first.
I do not expect you to watch this entire interview. It is excruciatingly boring, except for the strange behavior of Billy Bob. Perhaps he is doing a Joaquin Phoenix impersonation? If so, he fails. I watched the bizarre interview with Phoenix on the David Letterman Show. He behaved strangely. Still, there is the sneaking suspicion he is pulling one over on the public, that his acting efforts are in full swing during this music phase of his career, and that he will emerge with an award winning documentary somewhere down the line. Also, Phoenix does not degrade into meanness in his behavior. Such cannot be said about Billy Bob. He seems to have a huge chip on his shoulder. The interviewer has a valid point- without Thornton's notoriety because he is a popular actor, this music group would be going nowhere. It is silly, even ludicrous, that Billy Boy would get his dander up when such is acknowledged. And I feel pity for his fellow band members as they sit embarrassed and uncomfortable during his spincter-squeezing parts of the interview.
And so I now wish for Billy Bob Thornton failure with his career. May he lose much money and have trouble landing star roles in upcoming films. May those he treats with such contempt come to shut their doors in his face. May his silly little music career come to an abrupt end. Then maybe, somewhere along the way, he will learn that he has been blessed. His exalted place in life is the result of much more than his considerable talent. Somewhere along the way, for some reason known only of God, Billy Bob Thornton was lifted in life beyond what he deserved. Sure he worked hard. Sure he was talented. But, equally so are tens of thousands of other actors. Why is Billy Bob not waiting tables or playing bars far from Hollywood? The blessing is because of much more than how wonderful this man apparently thinks himself to be. May he fall upon his face. It would sure be good for him.
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tampi (
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04.09.09 (8:34 pm)
no 3 seems true he must have been high
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PastorDave (
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04.09.09 (8:42 pm)
Reply to: tampi
Did you catch the strange reply, something about building a robot as a kid, that had nothing to do with the question? Did you see how he sat there, apparently bewildered by the whole setting? I think I get it- the whole charade is because he wants to be treated as a musician, and not even acknowledged as an actor- for the moment at hand. Well, Billy Bob, your musical talents alone do not warrant the interview! You are there mainly because you are a famous Hollywood actor. And you know it! Otherwise, nobody would care how you play the drums.
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tampi (
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04.09.09 (8:51 pm)
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he should take cues from hanks eastwood and others who know how to conduct themselves in public
walking around with vials of blood seems cuckoo enough...
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Ladyg (
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04.09.09 (11:55 pm)
I saw part of the interview and was surprised at his behavior, I was surprised when he said it was not even supposed to be mentioned that he was and actor, strange indeed.I do admire his work as and actor. he might as well consider the music a hobby.
Maybe he was on drugs.
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auntconi (
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04.10.09 (1:02 am)
I think it was drugs...
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bawdy (
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04.10.09 (1:27 pm)
Phoenix may be trying to pull one over, but the public is on to the sham. I don't know why the media pays attention to these actors trying to be musicians.
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barnabus1 (
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04.10.09 (8:18 pm)
That's about the straangest interview I ever saw!!
He was OK as long as he let others do the talking for him, but seemed to be brain dead! I hope he survives his fall! and comes out the better for it!
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PooPotPie (
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04.11.09 (9:58 am)
Honestly, I'm not a big fan of this man. As a matter of fact I find him repulsive. I mean when he was married him and his ex wife wore vials of each others blood around their neck. He'd very odd and not in the redneck wedding kind of way. I hope he falls flat on his face too, he doesn't deserve the success he has been given.
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scubadiva (
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04.12.09 (4:50 pm)
Ironically, he was in my friend's recording studio a couple of weeks ago. He said he was cool enough. I guess this was prior to his man-PMS.
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intricategirl (
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04.16.09 (7:02 am)
He was extremely rude and very off-balanced in this interview. I couldn't help but think, "You want to be taken seriously as a musician, but you churned out 3 records in less than a year and still have many other songs ready that you haven't put on an album yet? Put some time and effort into it, man."
