Randy Blythe
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Podcast Appearances
I'm like, they both confirmed what I already knew is it's not my job to talk to this guy and make him feel better and be the front man clown and tell tour stories or whatever. It's just my job to be And so when I wound up talking to him, I approached it. We said hello. And it was normal conversation. Like, Hey dude, how are you doing?
I'm like, they both confirmed what I already knew is it's not my job to talk to this guy and make him feel better and be the front man clown and tell tour stories or whatever. It's just my job to be And so when I wound up talking to him, I approached it. We said hello. And it was normal conversation. Like, Hey dude, how are you doing?
I'm like, they both confirmed what I already knew is it's not my job to talk to this guy and make him feel better and be the front man clown and tell tour stories or whatever. It's just my job to be And so when I wound up talking to him, I approached it. We said hello. And it was normal conversation. Like, Hey dude, how are you doing?
I approached it from this sort of way where I was thinking, well, there's this elephant in the room and this young man is going to die, but I don't need to beat him over the head over it, but I can open up space for that if he wants to talk about this with me. So I asked him how he was feeling. Which is a different than, it's very different than just like, what's up, dude?
I approached it from this sort of way where I was thinking, well, there's this elephant in the room and this young man is going to die, but I don't need to beat him over the head over it, but I can open up space for that if he wants to talk about this with me. So I asked him how he was feeling. Which is a different than, it's very different than just like, what's up, dude?
I approached it from this sort of way where I was thinking, well, there's this elephant in the room and this young man is going to die, but I don't need to beat him over the head over it, but I can open up space for that if he wants to talk about this with me. So I asked him how he was feeling. Which is a different than, it's very different than just like, what's up, dude?
It's like when you're talking to a dying person, you're like, how are you feeling? And I figured if he wanted to move into that, explain to me what was going on with him, then I would listen. And he did. And we had these conversations. frank conversations. And I would, I'd ask him how he was dealing with things and so forth.
It's like when you're talking to a dying person, you're like, how are you feeling? And I figured if he wanted to move into that, explain to me what was going on with him, then I would listen. And he did. And we had these conversations. frank conversations. And I would, I'd ask him how he was dealing with things and so forth.
It's like when you're talking to a dying person, you're like, how are you feeling? And I figured if he wanted to move into that, explain to me what was going on with him, then I would listen. And he did. And we had these conversations. frank conversations. And I would, I'd ask him how he was dealing with things and so forth.
So this went, we kept in touch back and forth for a while, mostly via text message. And at one point I asked him, I said, do you want to come and see me? I'll video
So this went, we kept in touch back and forth for a while, mostly via text message. And at one point I asked him, I said, do you want to come and see me? I'll video
So this went, we kept in touch back and forth for a while, mostly via text message. And at one point I asked him, I said, do you want to come and see me? I'll video
chat you into the studio when i'm recording vocals which no one's allowed in the studio when i record vocals not even my own bandmates i just thought it would be neat for this young man to obviously he's an exception to be able to see me doing what i do and because we were his favorite band and he said yeah sure and so then i had the idea i asked him i said
chat you into the studio when i'm recording vocals which no one's allowed in the studio when i record vocals not even my own bandmates i just thought it would be neat for this young man to obviously he's an exception to be able to see me doing what i do and because we were his favorite band and he said yeah sure and so then i had the idea i asked him i said
chat you into the studio when i'm recording vocals which no one's allowed in the studio when i record vocals not even my own bandmates i just thought it would be neat for this young man to obviously he's an exception to be able to see me doing what i do and because we were his favorite band and he said yeah sure and so then i had the idea i asked him i said
is there anything you want to say to the world or what you want to be remembered by? I could record you saying it or work it into lyrics and then you'll become part of our music on this record and you'll be immortalized on this record. He's like, that's really cool. He said, let me think about it. he never got back to me on it and he died shortly thereafter.
is there anything you want to say to the world or what you want to be remembered by? I could record you saying it or work it into lyrics and then you'll become part of our music on this record and you'll be immortalized on this record. He's like, that's really cool. He said, let me think about it. he never got back to me on it and he died shortly thereafter.
is there anything you want to say to the world or what you want to be remembered by? I could record you saying it or work it into lyrics and then you'll become part of our music on this record and you'll be immortalized on this record. He's like, that's really cool. He said, let me think about it. he never got back to me on it and he died shortly thereafter.
He was such a, he handled his own mortality with such calm and grace, like just this outwardly like calm demeanor. And I'm sure he was afraid at times it's natural, but he did not, He had a very stoic demeanor, man. And it was so inspirational because having been around people who are dying before, an older person, they're coming to the end of their life.
He was such a, he handled his own mortality with such calm and grace, like just this outwardly like calm demeanor. And I'm sure he was afraid at times it's natural, but he did not, He had a very stoic demeanor, man. And it was so inspirational because having been around people who are dying before, an older person, they're coming to the end of their life.