I met him in London outside their hotel, he rocked up in a Mercedes People Carrier with all his family, I thought it was a bit rude to ask for a photo, so stood back. he ushered his family into the hotel and then came back to see us, he signed some stuff and had a picture taken. I thought it was nice that he came back and was completely unexpected, seemed like a nice guy.

Aloha !

Meh, I don't know. If you're out touring Europe, you're bound to expect fans outside your hotel, and so is she. It kind of comes with the territory. Don't get me wrong, I never understood the fascination of trying to get your picture taken with one of your idols and I'd certainly never wait for anyone to come outside of his hotel room. However, it's still only 5 minutes of your day, and those 5 minutes will probably leave an impression on people for the rest of their lives.

To me, it kind of brings back the "don't forget where you came from and who put you where you are now" theory. Down the line they're in Europe travelling because those fans outside that hotelroom paid for their ticket. All he's got to do is say "Alright, 5 minutes guys, get your cameras ready". That's snap, snap, snap, a few autographs and you're done". I'm sure sometimes you don't feel like it, but that's when you man the **** up.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Like footballers celebs should ALWAYS find time for their fans. It's the fans that pay their wages and it's only a couple of minutes out of their day.

I've never met Jon and wouldn't want to. Because the guy has been my music idol I fear that I'd be crushed if he was rude or obnoxious - the same happened to my wife meeting Bryan Adams

Super I agree with you,but sometimes stars can have bad days just like the rest of us.They say you should never meet your heroes but for those who want to stake out a hotel for the chance of an autograph take the chance that it could go wrong.
I once went to see a band called ESP in Germany,made up of Corabi,Garrick,Kulick and Singer.Most people wouldnt know or heard of them but they are all veterans of rock. As luck would have it they were staying in our hotel and one night we walked into the bar and they were all sat at a table. My wife and I sat at the bar watching the news on TV,ordered food and chatted. Bruce Kulick(KISS) noticed my tshirt and asked my wife and I if he ordered food would we mind if he sat with us. He then proceeded to eat his dinner and chatted with us for over an hour about the news and various other topics. He was a total gentleman and before he left took us over to the rest of the band and introduced as friends by our names to them. He went above and beyond that night and who knows on a different night he may have totally ignored us. It was a memory that will stay with me forever.
The point im making is that like us these rock stars are only human.Good days bad days,if you have a positive experience then its a bonus.Being a superstar doesnt guarantee you will always be having a good day!!

The One Show?

[QUOTE=nickolai;1182680]Like footballers celebs should ALWAYS find time for their fans. It's the fans that pay their wages and it's only a couple of minutes out of their day.
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But what if you meet 50 people during the day who only want 5 minutes?

A family friend of mine used to be a famous football player in a certain country and especially in a certain city. The thing is, when he was out he was never able to be himself because he still had to play a certain role because of what people here are saying as well : 'I want my idol to be the way I think he should be.' That being said my friend is a very kind-hearted man who is also quite humbled and really appreciates the support of his fans and he was still trying, but at the same time he was under an enormous pressure to also fulfill people's expectations.

I agree that you cannot totally separate the private and the public life of a famous person, but that is the main reason why I don't mind if this person is not totally kind and nice to every fan at every time, as long as they show some manners.

Buf it is part of their jobs and the fans are the ones who give them the load of money they get.

I have to be nice to my customers, too.

But you don't have to face customers whenever you leave the house.

Yeah unless your job is 24 hours it's not the same thing.

If it's done tactfully and calmly I don't see anything wrong with saying no to a photo request, especially if you get it every time you go outside.

I've met Jon and Dave a bunch of times. Never Richie or Tico.

I try to stay away from original questions/statements like, "your music influenced my life" :rolleyes::rolleyes: Because they never heard that before.