Gregg Allman interview PART 12 of 14 - Cher - Saenger Theater New Orleans 1982

[@nancyjohnson5810]

Such an old soul, he reminds me of Elvis, the good old country boy. I love the story of why he named his son Elijah Blue. Very interesting story.

[@joshuatrees797]

People could learn from his sincerity, his honesty.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

Definitely not an honest guy.

[@williambrown6721]

​@@slow-mo_moonbuggywhy would you say that prick!! Is it because he's a true Southern Man? I'm from the south we live on 102 acres of land in the Appalachian mountains you couldn't pay me enough money to go to California or even New York they're the slums of the United States people down here in the South sees what goes on in places like Philadelphia California nothing but zombies on drugs!!!...

[@williambrown6721]

Gregg Allman must have been drinking a lot to get with a huzzy like Cher!!.. southern women is where it's at..

[@williambrown6721]

​@@slow-mo_moonbuggywith the name like yours you probably don't even know a damn thing about Gregg Allman

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

@@williambrown6721 Gregg lied about having a child with Cher. Go watch Sonny and Cher singing It Never Rains in Southern California and we can discuss this further. Watch Cher very closely in the video.

[@JenniferBarkoski]

GENTLEMAN!!! I love hearing him talk interesting human being with a huge heart He created alot of excellent music sound a great loss to the music industry!

[@Ojb_1959]

In those days Cher was never on my mind but The Brothers always were🍑RIP Duane, Gregg & Berry🍑

[@marthahalsey-on4bn]

I loved his laugh ❤

[@marthahalsey-on4bn]

@@Ojb_1959. That’s for sure

[@TheFruitloop186]

I can fully understand Gregg's take on LA. It's nice to visit other places, but as a Southerner myself, I could feel his pain. Once the South is in your blood, you can travel the world over, but 'there's no place like home' Who would want to live someplace where you can't even go to the movies in peace ? You can't live your life like that, it's unnatural. Unfortunately, Cher's world and Gregg's world were too far removed from each other.

[@maggieflynn6762]

Julia S One may point out he knew Cher was a California girl, I do not think she hid it. In any case they have a son together so they will always have a bond

[@kittywhiskerz]

+Julia S I'm an LA native, and my husband is from the midwest. His parents are country folks, yet he loves cinema, which is why he moved out here. I'm a suburban girl, but I love the country. Maybe that's the Texan in my blood (father’s side all from Houston). When people think of California, they think of LA and Silicon Valley. Quite honestly, it's more rural than people might think. Even LA county alone has some pretty rural parts. You just have to know where to look. My husband visited Nashville and Savannah recently. He loved it, and commented on how friendly the people were. I hope to go someday. As for Cher, a friend of mine worked for her back in the early nineties. She had many nice things to say about her. I guess the celebrity element is inevitable in LA.

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

Did you listen to what Gregg says about Cher and their relationship? He says beautiful things. But the reality of living in a particular place is not something you can know until you are in the middle of it.

[@nosferatu8530]

Julia S That explains Cher's song "Too Far Gone" about the two of them....ugggh makes more sense now and still breaks my heart...

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

Nosferatu 85 ... oh yes ! I'd never heard that song until a month ago & felt like crying. That was definitely about Greg and Elijah. Greg would sometimes act like he wasn't that involved in their marriage but I think he cared for her more than he cared to share with the public. The paparazzi drove them nuts. He said they would be in their yard and that Cher had warned him that it may get that way.. that would be difficult for any couple.

[@mmitchemful]

Damn, Gregg was a complicated beautifully sensitive person; connected to his roots and faith, too include, sadly, abusing himself along the way. His music, his spirit lives forever. Beautifully, imperfect. Searching for love was his life long journey. RIP

[@paulsweet5]

After reading his book and further researching Gregory's childhood, it becomes clear why he struggled to find "the one" all his life. He was a sensitive boy, sent away to military school at a very early age, he felt lonely and missed his mom terribly. You get the vibe in the book that this was a major trauma in his life, being a shy boy he found it very difficult and only managed to get through it because of his brother. I think he felt so lonely in his heart as a man that he searched for someone to take the pains of his childhood away, add in the self medication (drugs,alcohol) to full that deep sadness it was a recipe for disaster each time. I'm glad he found a short time of happiness before he died. A gentle soul but a deeply troubled one. It makes me sad how he suffered for so many years.

[@sunshinewildfire7087]

Southern gentleman. I adore his voice, speaking and singing.

[@cnedwick]

Gregg has always been a class act

[@MDavidG1]

Not quite ALWAYS, but most of the time...

[@Alvin4NY]

You can see how they fell in love...Gregg really loved her, and is still fond of her.

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

Alvin4NY .. I think so too. He admitted they fell in love with each other .

[@Holly-qw5nm]

Our southern boy! Rest in peace Music Man! Such a class act....such a gentleman....we will miss you so bad! Tears rolling...I will be glad when I get used to this terrible news!

[@CheyenneNixon-p8m]

I agree 👍 I love to hear him talk and he was a gentleman I'm from the deep south and I love to hear a southern gentleman talk about his life. May he rest in peace 🕊️

[@wolfeyes9357]

I respect this man so very much!!!!!An American southern man!!!

[@countessratzass5408]

Southern men are MEN.

[@Mission2Transition641]

"THAT PLACE WILL DRIVE A SOUTHERN BOY TO DRINK!" haha...great interview.

[@hrsnrnd10]

I am sure the surroundings were an issue but his drugs were a BIG problem.

[@ppumpkin3282]

I'm surprised Gregg stood still for this interview. All these questions about Cher. Leave him alone.

[@poodlenme]

He was a southern gentleman.

[@kennylaughon6215]

True Love! Cher was so lucky! What an incredible duo! 🥀

[@KathyCreates]

it takes two , but lets not forget his heroin addiction , his son even said effected his life

[@Reba24u]

She knew he was a junkie when she married him

[@aquariousenigma70]

And his addiction killed others....he pressured many girls in trying it and one that I knew of killed herself because of it. A playboy playmate he got addicted to it. I’m sure there were many more.

[@evangelista3776]

Ya’ll sound off like a bunch of judgmental hags with zero understanding of addiction whatsoever.

[@noemihooks4723]

Musicians are a complex breed it takes a special woman who first loves herself to love this type of man bc they are constantly in creative mode and they gave out so much that it takes a special lady to care him. Its deep to much to text. It's not easy just deep rooted love. Gregg & Cher both had demanding careers I see why it was complicated. RIP Gregg.

[@TC-dw6wg]

It would take an extremely special man also to love Cher for exactly the same reason. They were polar opposites in needs, comfort levels and of course the partying. Cher thought she could change (typical) Gregg once they were married. That’s called living in a fantasy when you think they’ll change, it will be different and that delusional thinking happens way too often. ✌️

[@susanpolin2619]

HE is RIGHT. Nice to VISIT the City. But the COUNTRY is WHERE MY Heart is too🙏💖🎵🎶🎵

[@USAjock9]

I thought his drug use kept getting in the way. CHER has said Gregg would leave to get a pack a cigarettes and wouldn't come back for 2 weeks.

[@mayemcdonald9111]

George Hirst Crazy...not marriage material.

[@deplorabledixie2834]

wow I did not know it was that bad...sad because he seems like such a nice extremely cool guy and they were a super hot couple. wow so very disappointing. I thought it was her being a shallow hollywood attention seeker that caused the breakup.

[@countessratzass5408]

Cause that’s what junkies do, Cher.

[@virginiaviola5097]

@@countessratzass5408 sadly very protected and naïve girls don’t understand that. Cher was 27, but she had been kept completely under the thumb of the much older very controlling Sonny Bono from the time that she was 16. Cher was, and is, a strong woman, she fell in love with a kind, gentle man, and she believed that she could love him better. From this interview, I wish that he’d asked her to come back home with him. I think that she might have. LA was Cher’s environment only because that was the only place that she had ever been, and she’d been working in the industry for two decades.

[@G.L.999]

While his drug problem did come into play, it was the overall fame influence surrounding Cher that more or less broke the camel's back in their relationship. P.S. I'm well aware this comment thread is old, but I still felt the need to reply anyway!

[@genemorris329]

The original question was " why did you kick Dicky Betts it of the band"??

[@samiam8706]

You go Greg! The South will always rise up out of us! RIP〰 we love you✌️♥️🙏🦋

[@superfly19751]

I found this fascinating

[@coolmamac]

Gregg broke Chers heart.

[@gayleash9712]

Cher didn't deserve Gregg Allman. Period.

[@nancydavis4618]

He broke her heart for sure

[@hrsnrnd10]

There are always two sides to the story. He had a horrible drug and alcohol problem that likely caused big problems.

[@SusanT724]

You might find Greg's autobiography interesting -- My Cross to Bear. It's a good read.

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

Susan Kash ...I've not read it but would LOVE to !

[@roxannemoser2725]

It's an EXCELLENT read

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

Roxanne Moser I went to my local library to see if they had it but they didn't.. hopefully I'll get one soon.. I'm dying to read it. I've been " in love " with Greg Allman since I was 15 ! Thankful i got to see them 3 times over the years.

[@keeponrollin7922]

The best

[@carolcornell6332]

I can see why Cher fell in love with Greg....she said it didn't work due to his drug use ..but they loved each other deeply

[@liveclassictunes]

very cool legendary dude...

[@hansweinner2632]

People are always blaming Cher for not keeping up with Greg's drug addiction and even before, with Sonny who left her with NOTHING when they got divorced. It's beyond me. Sexism will always talk and people keep calling Cher a bitch for leaving those losers. Thank god she kept being a STAR that she was born to be and that she doesn't seem to have bitterness towards those losers who treated her like shit.

[@justingilliland5314]

Hanns W. She just couldn't handle us southern boys!

[@bonnie3232]

He is a down to earth southern boy.

[@kat1york]

Very noble man.

[@deniskostic1502]

yes , you become noble after you surviving much pain !!!

[@nedjohnson2421]

I love Gregg and all his bands but there are 2 sides to every story and then there is the real side. Read other interviews and biographys and you will hear things a bit differant than Gregg tells them sometimes.

[@hellostranger8710]

gorgeous

[@sunshines4555]

Everything about him was beautiful...

[@saraallison9469]

Lisa Cook I don’t see it

[@companyconfidential6624]

That’s why his whole deal is even more tragic. His son with Cherilyn is also beautiful.

[@robynlee94]

He's not kidding about the paparazzi. Even worse nowadays!

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

robyn lee .. I wouldn't be able to stand it.. that would drive any couple nuts.but.I did hear him say he loved her..so sweet.

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

Yes that paparazzi is horrible !! I don't see how they stood it. Especially Greg.

[@donaldduprey4770]

gonna miss this cat

[@kimrivers8605]

I love Gregg ❤️

[@emilymathews478]

Love the accent.

[@deplorabledixie2834]

me too ..so attractive

[@bonniebrown6960]

What accent? lol ! I'm from the south too. 😉❤

[@l.a.d.312]

Cher's roots began in El Centro, Ca and her mom hailed from Georgia. Beverly Hills was just an occupational hazard. She could have gone back with him.

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

I'd read some years ago that he was in a hotel in Vegas or L.A .and looking out his window he seen Cher with her beautiful long black hair and that he flipped and knew he had to find her & ask her out.. She accepted the date but somehow it didn't turn out great ,so the next morning he was thinking of calling her and asking her to please try one more date with him & she agreed and said it was "fireworks all nite. A fabulous second date.. I always liked that story.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

Cher is literally a dude.

[@Emcw]

this is great!

[@tammysigmon853]

That place would drive a southern boy to drink!

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

Tammy Sigmon .. I can only imagine.. I wouldn't/ couldn't live in Beverly Hills...I'm from the country & a southern gal..like my living the way I want.

[@avivkestin7103]

@@irisheyzgrl24murphy92 For real...cities suck.

[@EcstaticMomentzHereFirst]

I love it! Thanks for sharing!!

[@leonakita]

hes always like that.... and hes quite young here.. i use to thing he was wasted, but thats just he way he is

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

leonakita ..I'm a southerner...we talk slow Not fast like so many do. Take it easy.. I talk the same way..even invite ya in for supper.

[@jackiewooten2526]

YOU COULD JUST REALLY. TELL HIS REALLY TIERED WHILE HE'S TALKING TO THIS. MAN. FOR REAL. 1060

[@upstatenewyork]

Loved him

[@benvad9010]

Looks like a Viking!

[@joshuataylor6087]

He is a Viking, his last name is Allman, a Norman name, from the Norsemen who invaded Normandie and then England in 1066.

[@bymyself9487]

Rest in Peace Gregg Just a Country Boy 🖤💙

[@impalaman9707]

People always want to rag on Gregg and Cher being together, but personally, I thought it was pretty cool. People want to put Cher on some "untouchable" pedestal, but ultimately she's just a human being with a need for love, like anyone else. And (I say this as a man) Gregg was a good looking guy good enough, in my opinion, to win her heart

[@kandykane5147]

Such a nice gentleman

[@emilymathews478]

They split from his drug abuse

[@zenmarqzenway]

He knew even back then, Hollyweird.

[@melissalove2463]

I can see what attracted Cher to Greg he was a sexy man! Rip Mr Allman. 💕😔💕

[@elizabethmcleod246]

His singing voice❤

[@m.e.d.7997]

I have heard the people from the south and esp Georgia are real.

[@justingilliland5314]

Margaret we are

[@Ojb_1959]

I was at that show. What a band! 🍑

[@wolfeyes9357]

One more thing, who is creating good music, good men and women today????Somebody tell me where the hell it went to!?!?!Just a few left in all this mess we live in.Thanks

[@Northenstar13]

Very Tender...

[@brendaniebel1355]

Drugs got in his way.

[@lizsa317]

As they have with so many wonderfully talented people.

[@SP-up2xb]

You guys probably had staff that called the press every time you were leaving the house. Someone was babysitting, yes?

[@virginiaviola5097]

It really sucks for these folk. Someone close to them was definitely on the payroll. A nanny or a driver. Poor things.

[@deniskostic1502]

She even fall in love with guy for publicity. He is real man.

[@po5586]

How DID they know they were going to the movies? 🤔

[@lawrencepberon3651]

Wow, from 1982? That means Elijah B is almost 50 now.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

He changed his name for obvious reasons.

[@sahirygnobehi6448]

I sense some blame on Cher.. Her surroundings=she chose this.. No she didn't..it comes with it. Can't blame your drugs addiction on the paparazzi. Even his grown children did mention that he was an absentee father. Reality is Madame Cher put him on the map. Haters know this but will bash her for being whom she couldn't help.

[@oldhippichic]

you are delusional to think Cher put Gregg on the map.. you must be very young.

[@marieborders6829]

no dear..Cher and Gregg Allman are separate entities...they are both STARS in their own right. (she DEF. did NOT "put him on the map"!) Gregg owned his drug n alcohol problems later on in life,no one is perfect.

[@joshuatrees797]

Hahaha, what a joke you've cracked! Put him on the map?! Dude, you must be a boy.

[@snowcreek7156]

When true love is right, it sustains, come hell or high water. He finally found and admitted the love he’d been searching for all his life was with Shannon. Cher could have, but passed on following him South, neither was going to beg the other to stay or, go. Neither valued the relationship over residential locations, for her, her career opportunities were in LA. They both knew his heavy partying would be an ongoing source of contention. She, knew how hard it was to stay on top, especially for a perceived, non traditional female, knew that to stay relevant, in the public eye, in the fast and ever changing biz of entertainment, (where new, younger female artists came out daily), she had to be in tinsel town, where her work, connections, family and friends were. The South called him home, where his work was inspired, connections, family and friends were. Those not from the South may not know how strong the pull to home is, (it is in your heart and soul, feed your spirit), until they leave. I am from the South, but lived all over CA, in LA too, I had great fun, for a few years, but the concrete jungle, often fakey, flakey people, crawling on top of each other, made me long for supportive people, the green open spaces and a more down to earth way of life. Gregg also noted those types of things, LA was bumming him out, he had to fight his personal battles on Southern soil, get his spirit recharged, good or bad, the South is in your blood.🩸 Neither had regrets, they had a beautiful son. I think I’ve read, watched every interview both he and she have ever done. He, many times remarked, one thing though, that was ever missing, was a closer relationship with his pride and joy EB, but he had Island to fill that gap, she was his closest child. He remarked that Shannon, 40 years his Jr., did renew his youth, but more importantly loved him not for being the famous, “Gregg Allman”, but for being a gentleman, a kind, loyal and loving Southern man, that as an elder, he had grown into. RIP, Gregory, Baby Brother. 🌹

[@patsy2069]

I think he is super high here

[@deborahadams5534]

Elijah the prophet didn't die... He was taken up in whirlwind

[@toddr.4630]

He looks just like Will Gaines from texas

[@USAjock9]

Gregg was terrific in bed CHER has said interviews. She should have gone away with him and started a new life with him but perhaps she wanted the fame more than love?

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

George Hirst yes , I'd heard or read an interview she gave to someone that he was the most amazing lover she'd ever had !

[@nanami436]

He’s a heroin addict, and Cher wasn’t used to it, she doesn’t know drugs, Sonny, her ex husband was against drugs and so was she. She tried everything to make him sober but you couldn’t change a person if they don’t want to right? So she chose her children’s safety, they split up.

[@countessratzass5408]

When you live in Beverly Hills everything is instant gratification served on a plate. Moving to Georgia would be the end of that and Cher doesn’t know how to live without it.

[@TC-dw6wg]

Cher loved being on the cover of any mag. Gregg liked to party and didn’t need to be on any cover! Complete opposites who tried to make something work that couldn’t.

[@HauteDanielle]

Yeah... that's what wrecked their marriage and not drugs or alcohol. lol

[@countessratzass5408]

All of the above.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

It also could have been that Cher is not a biological female.

[@pastelskies8466]

They were only married for a week. His heroin use was off the charts. He was totally high in this video. Sad.

[@Tagg63]

Filing for divorce after 7 days isnt getting divorced. Cher pulled the papers and they reconciled. They were married for close to 4 yrs.

[@TammyMixon]

Poor Gregg......feel sorry for him living under a microscope

[@lauravaccarelli145]

❤

[@kerbygator]

Gregg was a superstar and didn't even know it.

[@christophercomptonmr.nissa3763]

Beautiful Elijah son's name

[@alanam9103]

Nice guy

[@amybugg001]

Sooooooo Cher called paparazzi ?!!!

[@justingilliland5314]

Yes

[@BeansMaskSheen]

what did he do to his face? he's all cut up above his nose and eye..

[@bb6345789]

We played a festival a few days before this interview and some idiot in front of the stage was swinging a t-shirt over his head that he had somehow tied a full beer can inside of. When he let it go, it sailed up and hit Gregg right in the face as we played the last note of our encore song “Whipping Post”. Gregg had to go to the hospital.

[@BeansMaskSheen]

omg...poor Gregg rest in peace brother. Thanks for the cool behind the scenes!

[@joycerandall1935]

They loved each other at the time

[@bonniebrown6960]

@@bb6345789 , I'm glad you shared that and someone asked that question, because I thought it might of been just shadows or from this being an old film. Wasn't sure. Wow.. that's crazy.

[@deathbyaraven]

Man, I wish they would do another CD together they were GREAT!!!!

[@MDavidG1]

Are you crazy? Allman & Woman was unquestionably the WORST album Gregg ever put his name on.

[@ronaldpreville1053]

They were terrible😢

[@SilkyShish]

Cher broke up with him because of his heroin and alcohol addiction.

[@18winsagin]

Can relate to his saying he needed to get back down South.

[@bonniebrown6960]

You have to live here and to grow up here to understand it. I live in Ga. and I wouldn't feel at home anywhere else. It's nice to go visit someplace else, but home is where your heart is. Just like he said , Cher grew up in California. That's her home. BTW.. I really like Cher too.

[@18winsagin]

@@bonniebrown6960 I understand that, I stayed with my brother now and then when he lived in Grovetown ga, It was a tough day when I had to head back to VA I always liked being down there, that was in 77 and mid 80s .👍

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

Marrying a transvestite will do that to you.

[@HauteDanielle]

It's nice to hear him talk about his son. Rascal... sounds about right. lol. If I'm not mistaken though, doesn't Cher have a different explanation of how they named Elijah? This does bring out a sweet side of Gregg Allman. He's very soft spoken. That's not a dig, I actually think it's kind of Southern gentleman-like. It's been aired that it was more than just a difference of opinion on where to live. Too bad he's not this sentimental anymore. His new book apparently gives Cher some flack. Lame.

[@donnahall3902]

Sometimes feeling that Sentimental Over something just hurts too much and you have to find a way to overcome

[@raider7829]

I could see the hurt for the marriage break up! Its not easy being spyed on when your just trying to live your life. 😢 sad really

[@J.R.Graham]

Great true story,book title-"Cowboy Mafia ".".

[@irvinlopez8537]

Cher must have drove him nuts.

[@benvad9010]

Irvin Lopez He drove her nuts because she couldn't tame him.

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

Sounds to me like they adored each other.

[@anncooley6844]

My take is that there was real love between Gregg & Cher, but drugs (which he chooses not to mention as it pertains to their relationship) and geography got in the way. She had a TV show; she had to work in LA. To his credit he stayed in LA 3 years trying to make it work. In her books, she too loved him. He went to at least one rehab either in New York or Connecticut at this time.

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

Well he admitted he had fallen in love with her & she with he. But I'd say it was crazy with the.paparazzi. following them all the time.

[@haroldfadorka3816]

Back during 1975-76, Cher was young and attractive as well as an excellent in the sack.. They say she was a total freak.

[@saxon1177]

She was too good for Sonny, too. The toothpick was high on herself.

[@pastelskies8466]

Sonny Bono was a hack. He knew all too well he never would have made it without her. Very controlling.

[@saxon1177]

@@pastelskies8466 Has nothing to do with love. He obviously loved her but she didn't love him. She dumped him for fame.

[@Tagg63]

@@saxon1177 Cher was the biggest star in America when she married him !

[@saxon1177]

@@Tagg63 I know that and she wanted even more and he was in her way. I know a cold b***** when I see one. Don't condescend to tell me what to think.

[@lindacull3447]

I can tell he’s a drug addict. he struggles just to think. there’s a disconnect between his brain and his mouth. it’s not a slow, southern drawl, I know people from the south. you. can just tell that this guy is a serious addict it sad. he was a beautiful person.

[@christophercomptonmr.nissa3763]

Criminals attacking the Dude

[@jamaludin5887]

Axl twin even voice

[@julenepegher6999]

You should have married me Gregg, I would have went anywhere with you!❤️🤭

[@LTDanno360mods]

He almost looks sober here

[@anncooley6844]

He said he was sober in one of the 14 episodes. He realized that "air and water was a groove." He also said that at the age of 31 "I finally got some sense" about drugs. He is funny, alert, kind, and I say sober. Watch all 45 minutes and compare to other interviews of the time period.

[@Sunshine22896]

I think he has one brain cell

[@GodInTheMachine]

haha

[@leeanneyoungman8028]

Money is an evil person!!

[@williambrown6721]

Greg Allman was a Southern Man!!! I don't know of any Southern Man that could ever live in Beverly hills or even places like New York!!! Our Roots are out here.. real Southern comfort!!!

[@Sunshine22896]

Your drinking and drugs is what made your downfall Lol

[@bluesky6985]

John the Baptist was the last prophet

[@EmpressOfWyoming58]

He likely means old testament prophets.

[@elizabethtyler3771]

No he wasn't John the Baptist died when Jesus was living they came and told Jesus that they cut his head off read your Bible there was another John that was one of his Prophets and he was the last one to die he lived in a cave and he wrote Revelations read your Bible

[@bluesky6985]

@@elizabethtyler3771 John the Baptist didn't write the Revelation. That was John the revelator one of the Apostles.

[@DorothyBishop]

LOLOLOLOL! zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@whataboutrob442]

Talk about a boring interview!😴

[@coykehoe8865]

class act ...not cher of course