Tim Rogers

[incredible_holc]

I like You Am I and apparently in true rock star fashion Tim got really pissed, so pissed that he was too legless to play at a tasmanian festival.

Then started going of at 'hippie shit' referring to the butlers and co. Which i'll agree with him on.

 

[Alex28]

according to the many rumours...he:

* drank somewhere between a bottle and 2 bottles of vodka before the set;
* told a few ill-times jokes about tsunamis on stage;
* bagged the lead singer of The Beautiful Girls because he bagged You Am I first;
* commented on the "hippie shit" because John Butler Trio played over their alloted time;
* either pushed or punched Davey Lane (a band member) - thats not so cool;
* was alledged to have injured Missy Higgins, but in fact he tried to hug her and they both fell over...

and thats why this nothing story made it into the media - because Australia's latest musical darling fell on her arse due to that nasty rock'n'roll singer.

I am a You Am I fan...but there is no doubting Timmy might have a few alcohol issues and probably needs to sort them out. They start recording a new album in a few weeks as well...

 

[incredible_holc]

yeah i heard he was actually trying to talk about the tsunami but was too drunk to do so, gotta love him for the 'hippie shit' comment. but yeah way too drunk, didnt he get taken away in an ambulance?

 

[incredible_holc]

found this on another forum

version of the events from a You Am I mailing list:

Tim didn't do much storming offstage.
The promotors pulled the pin.

The story goes something like this:

You Am I came on stage, everything seemed cool. They started with Purple
Sneakers and something didn't quite seem ok when Tim confused the words to
the tune.
I was in the pit at front of stage and had a word with the bouncer who was
floating around the stage watching Tim. He said he was there to catch him if
he fell as he was blind drunk.

Davey Lane looked visibly concerned with Andy and Russ looking ********ed off.

The next few tracks saw a disgraceful performance from Tim, who proceeded to
stagger around the stage, slur random lyrics, miss-time everything, try his
best effort to getting some resemblance of chords together. He basically
********ed the whole performance. Davey did his best to save the show, signing
lead vocals and putting his best effort in on guitar.

One rambling speech was slurred about being priviledged to be at Falls,
something about Tsunamis, something about being sick of '********ing hippy ********
music'. He repeated these words a few times in this one sentence.

Tim jumped (it was more like a slow crawl) into the pit where the bouncer
simply carried him off to the side of stage. Andy at this point thanked
everyone and put his bass down and walked off, but no, Tim returned for more
action.

A few more songs were apparently performed. I had to leave the pit area as I
felt like spewing and crying at the same time. ******** I felt sorry for Davey,
Andy and Russell.

The perfomance ended about 20 minutes in with Tim walking to the back of the
stage, Davey pushed Tim towards the back. Tim turned and shoved Davey in the
chest, to which Russ jumped from the drum riser, bear hugging Tim and moving
him offstage. Davey threw his guitar down in disgust.

The Beautiful Girls made up the next 40 minutes with Carus introducing the
set by paying out on Tim and asking the crowd if 'It would be ok to play
some of this hippy ******** for them?' Missy Higgins also returned for another
song.

I was ********ed off by the show as were the band members and most of You Am I's
loyal Tassie fans. The rest of the crowd who were yet to see these guys live
and do not know how awesome their live performance is have now got only one
thought in mind. 'You Am I are ********.'

Apparently their gig in Lorne was fantastic.

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Amusingly enough You Am I have been booked to appear on the Asian Tsunami Appeal Gig.

 

[Alex28]

lol...they are playing the Tsunami Appeal! thats awesome

 

[Southernsaint]

Incredible hOLC, I'm a massive YAI fan & I'm on that mailing list too. From what I've heard 'round the traps, he was blind, and almost dangerously, drunk & made the fatal mistake of actually trying to go on stage.

I feel immesly sorry for all the Tassie YAI fans who have been hanging to see the boys for ages but I've been going to see YAI since the mid 1990's & Tim's always been on a knife edge & sadly it was only a matter of time before something like this happened. I'd guess that there'd be something private behind this latest binge.

I think that unless you were in close proximity to the band that night, the whole affair is going to be filled with conjecture

Whatever happened the other day, they cannot take away the fact that Tim is one of the best songwriters & performers that this country has ever produced...

LOL @ "Hippy Shit" calls: ROCK & ROLL!!

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

lol, i think Tim needs to get his problems with alcohol under control, but his comment on JBT's 'hippy shit' is a classic!

 

[miccle]

I love Tim's solo work and everything he has done with You Am I. Nevertheless, that hippy s*it comment has made me lose a lot of respect for the guy :evil:

I can't see why the new wave of blues/roots like JBT/Waifs/Xavier and co. have copped the brunt of so much s*it slinging from the rest of the musical community.

 

[Alex28]

miccle - he was pissed...i wouldn't read too much into it...

also you have to remember Matt from The Beautiful Girls took a pot shot at him first...

 

[incredible_holc]

im loving that comment, im hating this hippie shit aswell

 

[MILLWALL]

Purple Sneakers top song

Lol funny stuff I Have always hated The Beautiful girls missy higgins and JBTand his comments are classic cause I agree with them

 

[PARRA_FAN]

That new cricket song he did recently isnt that bad, I dont mind it.

 

[incredible_holc]

its awesome, i love that ad

 

[Alex28]

Well....for what it's worth...Timmy's had his say:

http://www.youami.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=964

There's obviously a whole lot i have to explain, apologize for and the like..it can't all be said here, but as an attempt..
To anyone who came to Marion Bay to see the band i f**ked up and take total responsibility for my actions. I've got some problems with intoxicants that i haven't dealt with in a long time and it's come back and bit me big time..not to go on with it but when i fall over bash my head and play a crap show with and to, people i care about then i gotta take whatever gets thrown at me.Playing music saved my brain and my life and i've lost the ability to pour my guts out without doing harm to other people and myself. Only concussion or brain damage would make me lash out at my little brother Dave, he's precious to me in ways you couldn't imagine. Playing as f**ked as that isn't something i can't pass off, i hate myself for it. The opportunity to play in front of people with my friends is a thing i've never taken for granted and love more now than ever. I think about it all the freakin time and it's taken a toll even on the people i love most my wife and daughter coz of my obsessive attention to it. Apart from jus' loving the physical stimulation of it the oppotunity to do it for 15 years of this life gat me out of another hole i dug for myself. Why i have chosen to almost destroy it is something i wrestle with constantly, whether it was that all my heroes were junkies and drunks can't be it only, i've gotta figure out why it's deeper than that.
The constant references to hippy shit take how you will but anyone who has listened to the band or seen old photos knows i'm a closet anyhoo, and that it's a rallying cry to tear into something different for 45 minutes, while we get called Who wannabees behind our backs(and in front of our noses) for 15 years we, or i, shout it, hopefully, in the humor it should be taken. Good luck to anybody out trying, i'll be mopping up yer band room in 2 years.
I'm sorry from the bottom of my rotten gut to people who were disappointed. I love this band and the people who've given us a go for so long.I don't want my daughter to see me as a f**kup and so i promise to her to get it together.
Maybe see you sometime,Tim Rogers.

I think the guy knows he has some real problems. I just hope they aren't words and he actually does something to get his shit together.

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

If we can't get it togeather...

 

[Melstar]

Good on him for apologising and explaining it to the fans. At least he has acknowledged that he has some issues, and hopefully that is the first step in working through them.

YAI are a great Aussie band who have seen many changes in the music scene over the years and hopefully they can continue making great music.

 

[LESStar58]

tim was drinking vodka straight from the bottle at Lorne...that is so rock!

 

[Belly in Brisvegas]

Some of you talk like this is a new thing. :roll:

Did anyone see them support Soundgarden in Brisbane around 1997....there's another great moment in the "Australian Keith Richards Chronicles".

Pretty much a similar sort of effort to Tassie. Unfortunately I can't say too much more without breaching confidences and being edited.

BTW, I am a huge You Am I fan and love Timmys' work with the Twin Set/Temperance Union so not dissing him...he is a superb artist but as stated is no stranger to the booze!

 

[miccle]

Wow.. what a load of "peace-loving hippy bulls*it" that little speech was. Have fun recovering Tim, so long as you don't go "soft" hey?

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Timmy will never go soft! Someone needs to stand up to all the 'hippy shit' clogging our airwaves! :mrgreen: