Blackie Lawless of "WASP - Interview May 25th, 2023

[@stephaneauger1036]

Montreal ❤ Just magic ✨ Amazing 🤩 13 November 2024 Best show ever witnessed Pure music Whit souls

[@massapower]

Good to hear.. Apart from the Backing Tracks that Blackie confirms he uses

[@cool61mrn]

Blackie, you simply rock! That's what I appreciate about you. You care and are honest. Thanks for your music. IM YOUR AGE, I understand 40 yrs, and wish I could jam. Thankyou and your awsome family 👪. I love your music!

[@craiglewis8981]

The guys a legend and a great showman. Still touring everywhere he can so we can all still enjoy the great songs of WASP. I have seen them many times ftom 85 onwards and have never been disappointed when i left the show . We are lucky we can still see them .

[@Leon.16]

Have you seen the KFD tour? I'm only 17 so I wasn't even born at the time. Judging by the videos that tour had a CRAZY stage show!

[@MichaelSRQ]

Great interview! I appreciate Blackies brutal honesty

[@chooch9816]

I can totally sympathize with him. Back pain can be the most debilitating thing one can experience. My hat is off to him. Even with medical intervention, it can be extremely difficult to function through it.

[@georgehenley3133]

In 2005 I saw queensryche do live crime 1,2 and in the concert operatic orchestra in the back ground but they weren't there it doesn't bother me because it did inhance concert and I well injoy it because the stage chould not fit an orchestra on stage so it had to a taped and played back

[@laurelvize6269]

I agree with Blackie. I can hear he is in a bit of uncomfort. He is giving all I'm the condition he is in. Keep going B. L. hopefully you come out to Oz.. Other bands have used backing tracks & other musicians for their performance to give 100 percent. Take care. Thank you Lisa for the fanpage.

[@thewaragainstcars]

Give the Trunkster credit for calling Blackie out! Credit to Blackie for not getting butthurt.

[@TheLoner70503]

I have had back surgery twice and I know what kind of pain he is talking about. The older you are, the more difficult it is to cure and cope. I hope he fully recovers, but he should know that he will no longer be able to lead a life as "normal" as before.

[@ralphrivera4819]

I feel for him, an know how he feels. I had four bulging disk in my low back, that pain suck. I had gotten a shot in my back for the pain, that hurts like hell. Get well soon Blackie.🙏

[@dalemcmillen5065]

What little of the true rock stars we have left in this world They're going to soon quit doing interviews with all of these people that are constantly talking about backing tracks for the whole interview. I really don't blame them, it's very disrespectful. This music that was my childhood. I still listen to in these guys. I thank God they're still around doing whatever it is they can do. Get off from it, they use backing tracks

[@georgehenley3133]

It depends on what backing. Track's a band is using because the backing Track's these idiots are talking about is what you call a Nelly venilly that was a black group that was using backing vocal tracks witch means they were not singing but wasp doesn't do that

[@amber-dawn]

He may be singing his ass off but I can't hear him. The clips I've been seeing all I can hear is vocals from the album. It broke my heart. I would never pay to see that.

[@truthboy-t8]

limp bizkit live in 2024 at lalapaloza sounds identical to there 1998 album and other songs no fake singing or any of that bs they are just a master of there craft

[@jerrythomas4457]

I dig Blackie. Crimson Idol is a masterpiece but this lip sync is total bullshit. It’s a money grab.

[@MichaelBrandvold]

And this isn’t lip syncing, educate yourself as to the difference between backing tracks and lip syncing.

[@Fueldump]

Blackie uses backing tracks for chorus and prechorus since the KFD tour but what we have heard in this tour is massive use of prerecorded voice for the lead vocal and he didn’t sing on it or just in the firsts Us dates. It could be understandable for one song as he did in Babylon and Golgotha tour and sometimes before… but also Wasp has a short setlist and don’t hear his voice in most of the show is sad for a live experience. He would've been appreciated if he'd admitted he can't handle a tour anymore singing everynight.

[@hhattingh]

Spoke to someone who had a degenerate bine disease and their hips could not support spine and standing up. I can't relate but i saw someone go from bubbly to wheelchair ridden and decades ilder in just a couple of months. Nothing is more important than your health

[@hellchild6668]

So he admits to they never sing without backing tracks..

[@Fueldump]

No, he said he is singing on the tracks, but he is miming the whole or a great part of the show, not singing.

[@hellchild6668]

@@Fueldump i think he is singing to the backning tracks to maKe it a fuller sound

[@SiberianHusky666]

​@@hellchild6668 Umm...no. He's lip-syncing because he can't sing live anymore. But he still wants to make money touring.

[@SiberianHusky666]

Screw the lip-syncing fraud.

[@scottblack9213]

Hes doing the tour to collect his money. It cant be about playing because he dosent sing, play guitar or perform. So what is it? Its the money. Hes a sick individual if he thinks ripping people off is the way to make money.

[@Fueldump]

So… the next Wasp tours will continue to be from 70% to 100% lipsynched. That’s great… and we will continue to read some wasp fans posts like “incredible show, great voice…” and things like that. It’s ridicolous.

[@MichaelBrandvold]

You absolutely didn’t listen to the interview or even know the difference between backing tracks and lip syncing.

[@markrobinson8050]

​@@MichaelBrandvold 👍 thankyou... fantastic point 100%

[@briandean1931]

My wife goes thru the same thing. She goes for shots every Tuesday. I have seen her at its worse and I know what blackie is going through. My wife had a partial disc removal and that was the start of all her pain. The next step for her is they want to completely kill the nerves in her back but there is a risk with that she could end up paralyzed. So I hope he just takes the time off and let this get as better as possible.

[@scottblack9213]

His vocals are 100% prerecorded. He's not singing live. Hes on a chair. He keeps talking about his pain in this interview to preempt the main question of mimimg and try to gain favour with Eddie. Why is he charging people money when hes not able to sing, play guitar or perform? Its a rip off.

[@CeridwenHafMorys]

It's an expensive club or disco, an opportunity for fans to get into the same place, same time and also see someone they like on stage isn't it. Some songs are a mix of genuine live main vocals with tracks as support, but some tracks are 100% lead vocal track.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

On some tracks he hits the notes but a little of breath. It can't be pre recorded

[@rjc7289]

Blackie better hope the tape doesn't skip Milli Vanilli style, or he'll be humiliated right off the stage!