Bill Payne - Tragic Deaths: Lowell George, John Belushi (7 of 10)

[pretorious700]

I love Bill's humanitarian approach to lowell's death-get some money to his family. You think living is expensive?-try dying without insurance.

[jjj13031984]

...but you ARE huge!! to a lot of people, Little Feat is and will remain huge!! great great band.

[revjames3845]

Terrible idea to let jack black play Lowell George! Black is a punk with no talent!

[Sirchud68]

Yeah, this gen needs to know this story

[audiodoc68]

Great idea, Bill - Jack Black doin' Lowell's & Little Feat's Story.

[rayjr62]

And if anyone was in a position to know what Lowell was like and what the band was about, it would be Bill. This interview is quite refreshing.

[RoughBoy1056]

Other than being a Fatman in the Bathtub, Jack Black ain't got the chops to play Lowell give me a break, that and he's too Yankee. Now put forty pounds or so on Dweezil Zappa and you might have somebody to play Lowell.

[Umberto2]

@RoughBoy1056 vince herman could do it no problem

[rayjr62]

@RoughBoy1056That ain't gonna happen. If anyone plays Lowell, it is going to be Jack Black. Jack Black knows how to act and they will dub the guitar parts in all the scenes where it shows him playing guitar. Hell, even Lowell's daughter Inara said she would like Jack to play her father.

BTW- Lowell wasn't either a yankee or a southerner. He was born and raised in Southern California.

LMAO @ Dweezil Zappa.

Joke.

[greenja]

great and sad

[KAJohnson50]

Did not Bill Payne Play with Lynard Skinard?

[MortimerYoung]

@KAJohnson50 Maybe, but I don't think so. I think you're thinking of Skynyrd's piano player, the late great Billy Powell.

[rayjr62]

@KAJohnson50 No. He played with The Doobie Brothers.

[KAJohnson50]

Did not Bill Payne Play with Lynard Skinard?

[sagacix]

It is not tragic to die doing what you love. It is tragic to cut your life short.

Lowell was a natural force of music. It's cool that there people like Paul

and Bill who are keeping the torch lit. FEAT FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cielo27rah]

I really appreciate this interview

Living is not wimpy

it takes, well you know,

elephant balls and to quote Tom Petty Rhino skin

[shoutingthomas]

Payne and Barrerre should have realized how lucky they were to be in a band with one of the great geniuses of rock and kept their mouths shut and done whatever they told him. Jazz fusion, indeed. Like Lowell said, "a band needs a leader".

[cielo27rah]

@shoutingthomas

hey need to shout :

Bill and Paul don't need to shout

you wish you had their talent

Just say Thank You

Loving Lowell is great

appreciate the people that had his back

[cielo27rah]

@shoutingthomas

[reincarnatedman]

@420honey You plainly don't know what you are talking about ... can't put it plainer than that. Those that know, they know that they know. Those that don't know, they don't know that they don't know.

[420Honey]

@reincarnatedman - Thats pretty deep. All I am saying is Lowell WAS Little Feat. Billy was one of the best for sure, but Lowell tied it all together.

[atypicalphred]

thank you Bill for sharing that with us......lot's of us interested in your view's on thing's and your music as well.

[flackman5]

Always had the impression that Bill Payne had his act together. After seeing this, turns out I was right.

[sylicone221]

good riddance to these druggies 

[420Honey]

Yeah he was a great keyboard player. Lowell's charisma, guitar playing was Little Feat. Hopefully the music lives on.

[Gajagenz]

Sylicone, I wish I could meet you, you are a garbage heap of a person.Lowell George's pinky accomplisshed more than you will in your life. Loser.

[tisgoner]

AT 2.17 A SENSE OF DEJA VU HAPPENS -LOWELL HAD NO LIFE INSURANCE - NOW IT ALL SEEMS TO HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE TRAGIC TOO SHORT LIFE OF RICHIE HAYWARD WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN PROLONGED HAD HE THE FINANCIAL WHEREWITHALL TO AFFORD A LIVER TRANSPLANT. rip RICHIE and please say "Hi" to LOWELL WHEN YOU SEE HIM AND THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

[speedstack23]

Great Video ! Thank you ! Jack black... dead on !

God bless Richie Hayward 8/13/2010

[musiciansdepot1]

And now Richie Hayward has joined Lowell in the great band in the sky. Rest in Peace Richie.

[bugeyes455858]

We've lost too many great musicians to drugs, thankfully they've left behind a legacy of amazing music for all of us to enjoy. RIP Lowell.

[tripjet999]

So many good people killed by the tobacco pushers and their weapon of mass destruction!

[sylicone221]

who the fuck is lowell george

[TD1878]

@sylicone221

Ignorant you

[sylicone221]

@TD1878 ok i see another junkie good riddance hehehheee

[TD1878]

@sylicone221

Whatever pal. No appreciation of a fine talent. And, for your information, I appreciate a wide range of music. If you can't appreciate the talent that was Lowell George that's your problem... not mine :)

[sylicone221]

@TD1878 never heard of george lowell! hehehee....heard of john belushi, HORRIBLE singer, worst ive heard hehehehehhehehee! but never heard of george lowell hehehehee

[da324]

@sylicone221 That's because Lady Ga Ga is up your ass..

[TD1878]

@sylicone221

Well look who it is - the man who appreciates Beyonce Mr. Mister and Squeeze. Not that I condone that. Just hardly the expert in eclectic musical tastes and not likely to appreciate Lowell George - purely judging on your comments of course, my good man :)

[cielo27rah]

Jack Black could pull it off - love these interviews - thanks for posting

[greyhound001]

Bill...one of my true inspirations as a keyboardist.

[smoken47201]

dont place blame , just cherish your moments

[everysandwich]

Very sharp guy and reasonable guy blessed with outstanding talent. This is the kind of sanity and pragmatism so many bands need. As for Lowell George and so many others, some day I hope we'll see stop seeing genius and self-destruction getting way too familiar with each other. One foot on the floor at all times, you two!

[georgiarebelinne]

Designermite---I agree---"very insightful." If Billy says it--i believe it. He's got a head on his shoulders to match the fingers on his hands. What a cool guy.....

[designermite]

Very insightful....

[randyleepublic]

Whatta ya want ta bet that Lowell George had sleep apnea? I'd bet anything on it. Jerry had it and it killed him. Kieth Moon's girlfriend was not in the bed room when he died BECAUSE OF HIS SNORING. That shit is the noisy but sneaky killer of genius.

[richdys]

Bill Payne is probably the best all around keyboardists in Rock. There are probably one or two better pianists, a handful of better organists and a few better synthesists, but nobody does it all as well as Payne. Amazing player. Very insightful comments about Lowell. The sad reality for LFeat was that Lowell and Payne could make more money as individual players or artists than they could as members of Little Feat. . sad but true. .

[1959seeburg222]

I love the Little Feat with Lowell George. I was lucky enough to see the 4/13/78 show at Warner Theater in D.C. and one more time 10/1/78 in Vermont on a school field trip from New Hampton, NH. If I could have only one album, I think it would be "Waiting For Columbus".

[GasserGlass]

Knew Lowell from the Hunt Valley Maryland (Blue Seas Studio days...they were recording FEATS DON'T FAIL ME NOW....was great to be a part of that whole scene.... Steve Boone (bass player) of the Lovin- Spoonful Owned the Studio.... Some great music, great laughs with Lowell George, Steve Boone, Guy Philips, Butch Roche, Trudy and many others...Think Bonnie Rait & Donovan were a part of those Blue Seas Studio days and the Little Feat days..... Lil Blurry near Lowell's last days DAZE.... PEACE

[anthbooth]

i miss this guy ... grew up to his music seen little feat in germany years ago without lowell ... not the same

[immobilien]

In the early 70's, I was working in the summer for a plumbing company and we did the plumbing work for Bill's parents' new home in Moody, Texas........they were extremely nice people...;)

[tunarat2]

I saw Little Feat 7 shows in 5 days when they "closed" the Warner Theater, Wash DC in 1990 + Countless other times. They are a true R&R band. One of the best was in 1974 at Lisner w/ Emmilou Harris and Bonnie Raitt.

[kynyrdskynyrd]

I saw the Dead at a great outdoors show in Eugene Or. when Bob Weir announced from the stage the passing of Lowell.

[phyllis1753]

Bill Payne. One of the greatest unsung keyboard players in rock!

[martinevans123]

I'll sing to that

[420Honey]

@phyllis1753 Meh, he was more suited for the bee jees or barry manilow ... 

[88keykerry]

Agree, being in LA, i saw the gov push the coke. I was fortunate to see LG in his prep for his tour which was an impromptu benefit for his kids' preschool at the Topanga Community Center, with Tacket, Fran, great band and he was awesome.Bill, keep playing and fightin the good fight.

[louiseduvee]

In 1970, the AMA held a special meeting, after which they advocated the use of cocaine as an alternative to marijuana, calling it a relatively safe, non-addictive, recreational drug. What the government did with that statement was use army bases even a commercial airline) to bring in cocaine

[EdVidz]

dear louiseduvee: that claim that the AMA advocated cocaine as an alterntive to marijuana in 1970? Got any proof? Don't both quoting High Times btw

[nomorerocketships]

jack black could play lowell george; not a bad idea...

[TheTheoldgit]

@nomorerocketships thats nota bad idea .Its a great idea!

[9erfandex]

Hey I miss the Belush and Lowell a whole bunch too, but no one had a gun to their head to do the crazy stuff they did that ultimately led to their demise, it was just part of their nature! It did not make them bad guys, but unfortunately, it did make them statistics! Is it just me, but Billy Payne ain't looking like he is too chipper either, does he? Anyway, RIP Lowell and John B. you are missed by rocklin' on shindiggers worldwide!

[BrushApe66]

"Billy Payne ain't looking like he is too chipper"? ASSUMING that you or I live to that age (60), let's see what WE look like...lol

[LFPlatinum]

I attended many of the DC shows in the 70's at Warner and Lisner, but the show I will always remember best was Lowell's LAST performance at Lisner. I was in the 2nd row for Lowell's final show. He was clearly still the performing genius he always was that night, but I could tell from his expressions through out the show that he was clearly missing his band. Several hours later, one of the 70's most creative musicians was gone forever!  RIP Lowell!

[pipeandslippersman]

'john belushi in the lowell george story' - jesus! i'd pay to see THAT film a hundred times!

[fnnichols]

saw L.F. in D.C. ,Warner theatre,Lisner,1974,1975 or so!

[pawnansell]

The Nite that Lowell died in Charlote NC, we were supose to mix the sound for him the next day at the Empire Theater in Richmond Va, We were ready for the sound check about 4:00 and the Light co owner came in and there was going to be no show that Lowell ODed . WOW What a shock. Gary

[glennhmartin]

Actually Lowell died in Arlington, VA on June 29, 1979 after his last show the night before at the Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC.

[HUGESNFAN]

Lowell's heart gave out but look on the bright side: he left a treasure trove of wonderful songs. Like Stephen Foster -he kind of had to pass on to the next world so that we could focus on his worldly accomplishments. Sometimes this world can't hold on to those special talents of which Lowell certainly was one.

[mike47ashling]

I could not agree more with you, I was fortunate enough to see Little Feat live at the Finsbury park Rainbow theatre in London in 1977, although below par Lowell's performance was utter class, something I will never forget, I can't believe that was 32 years ago it seems just like yesterday. As you say time focuses us on such rare talent

[sixxteenbits]

Lowell was an amazing performer and left behind a body of exceptional work. But sometimes I feel that Lowell's greatest legacy is his daughter Inara!

[roslynsybil]

new lowell when tomato came out.. genuius in music and wonderful friends.... the good die young

[wisesatyr72]

Two of the coolest dudes

[oztang1]

BEAUTIFUL BILL

[stampedehero27]

Lowell Georges' L F Band had a focus and energy all its own...The

80's,90's and todays versions embrace the Little Feat legend If I was a film producer I would set up a movie dedicated to LG's life from childhood early bands Zappa Feat to his death. For music inductry prospective I would include all of the ally bands like Dead, Doobies (especially production with Patrick Simmons and Mike McDonald ), Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt and so forth .

[missinglowell]

thanks for posting - good to hear from someone who knew them both, and saw the connection (genius) - he's right - Belushi could've done Lowell, but JBlack would be inspired chanelling perhaps....how i miss him, and how i wish what passes for "music" today came close to what those guys were "puttin' out" .... ♥

[Kirkola]

Sobering

[Grentyr]

Indeed.

[thetravellinminstrel]

...yea right.......rumor is exactly what it is..little feat has so much going on

[GratefuIDead]

Hold on there. Powell and Payne are/were both great keyboardists. I've seen them both and listened to hem each a lot and I have to say that Bill Payne is better than even Billy Powell, certainly better than Peter Keys.

[pretorious700]

@GratefuIDead Bill Payne could play more with one finger than Billy Powell could with both hands, both feet, and his pecker.

[inatizzy2]

Yes Jack Black is an image of Lowell.. He could pull it off and oh what a story could be told. Lowell was the greatest and more people need to know of him. Amazing !

[kendrechsel]

well my telephone was ringing...

I can't hear it

ha

[itchyundies]

awesome Bill your a legend bloke

[mavis41558]

Bill Payne - Tragic Deaths: Lowell George, John Belushi  sad but Bill is telling a great story, sounds like out of love........

[aloomis1]

Jack Black as Lowell George, do it!

[sexstring]

You think so too!! Good Freakin call!

[ZeropointZero70]

i'm with that, too. It would redeem his career which really sucks lately. It would also get more people aware of the man's genius. Lowell George that is. Hoy Hoy!