Randy Blythe
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
No, bro, let's think about this.
Sure, and then you go straight into the history of the Eastern Bloc. The communists came from Russia and from Poland and Czechoslovakia at the time. And Prague is a beautiful city. It's beautiful. But that's only since what they call the Velvet Revolution, 1989. Their first president of the Czech Republic, VΓ‘clav Havel, I believe that's how you say his name, was a big rock and roll fan.
Sure, and then you go straight into the history of the Eastern Bloc. The communists came from Russia and from Poland and Czechoslovakia at the time. And Prague is a beautiful city. It's beautiful. But that's only since what they call the Velvet Revolution, 1989. Their first president of the Czech Republic, VΓ‘clav Havel, I believe that's how you say his name, was a big rock and roll fan.
Sure, and then you go straight into the history of the Eastern Bloc. The communists came from Russia and from Poland and Czechoslovakia at the time. And Prague is a beautiful city. It's beautiful. But that's only since what they call the Velvet Revolution, 1989. Their first president of the Czech Republic, VΓ‘clav Havel, I believe that's how you say his name, was a big rock and roll fan.
Yeah. And the Velvet Underground, one of his favorite bands, a very important political writer. People do well to read his stuff right now. But he was the first president and he had done time in that prison I was in. Oh, wow. He was the first president of the Czech Republic. You go to Prague now, it's beautiful and colorful.
Yeah. And the Velvet Underground, one of his favorite bands, a very important political writer. People do well to read his stuff right now. But he was the first president and he had done time in that prison I was in. Oh, wow. He was the first president of the Czech Republic. You go to Prague now, it's beautiful and colorful.
Yeah. And the Velvet Underground, one of his favorite bands, a very important political writer. People do well to read his stuff right now. But he was the first president and he had done time in that prison I was in. Oh, wow. He was the first president of the Czech Republic. You go to Prague now, it's beautiful and colorful.
But I talked to people, including a lot of my lawyers and people my age who remembered Prague. Growing up under a communist rule in Czechoslovakia and just gray. The buildings were gray. You go to the grocery store lines. All they have is potatoes. Just grim.
But I talked to people, including a lot of my lawyers and people my age who remembered Prague. Growing up under a communist rule in Czechoslovakia and just gray. The buildings were gray. You go to the grocery store lines. All they have is potatoes. Just grim.
But I talked to people, including a lot of my lawyers and people my age who remembered Prague. Growing up under a communist rule in Czechoslovakia and just gray. The buildings were gray. You go to the grocery store lines. All they have is potatoes. Just grim.
Grim. And I recommend anyone to go to Prague. Beautiful city. Great food. But it wasn't that way.
Grim. And I recommend anyone to go to Prague. Beautiful city. Great food. But it wasn't that way.
Grim. And I recommend anyone to go to Prague. Beautiful city. Great food. But it wasn't that way.
I will go and play Prague if the conditions are right, meaning that A, it would be for charity, and B, that the family of the young man who passed gives me the blessing. But they have suffered enough, and if I went back to play the Czech Republic, it would be a huge news story.
I will go and play Prague if the conditions are right, meaning that A, it would be for charity, and B, that the family of the young man who passed gives me the blessing. But they have suffered enough, and if I went back to play the Czech Republic, it would be a huge news story.
I will go and play Prague if the conditions are right, meaning that A, it would be for charity, and B, that the family of the young man who passed gives me the blessing. But they have suffered enough, and if I went back to play the Czech Republic, it would be a huge news story.
My face, my existence, and my band's existence have caused them immense pain. I don't wish to do anything further to hurt them.
My face, my existence, and my band's existence have caused them immense pain. I don't wish to do anything further to hurt them.
My face, my existence, and my band's existence have caused them immense pain. I don't wish to do anything further to hurt them.
No, it's much more specific. And that is the two bookends of the story of my book. It starts with the story of a fan I befriended during the last couple of months of his life who was dying of leukemia. And I wrote a song in his honor called The Duke. And around the release of that, we released it as a single.