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Old 11-30-2005, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveMacD
Eh, I think the crown of most approachable goes to Roger McGuinn. He communicates with fans through e-mail all the time. He used to be a regular poster on the Byrds newsgroup (though left because a few posters were dicks). In fact, he's become good friends with a lot of his fans and has actually performed privately (for FREE, btw...Stevie) for his fan friends. He's actually turned down millions of dollars for a big-time Byrds reunion (he's the only hold-out), preferring to do small gigs for his REAL fans, not the folks who all of the sudden are told they are trendy (the Dance).

While not "rock," I have to say that Peter, Paul, & Mary are very approachable, too. One of my favorite memories is Peter Yarrow talking to me about the things that were going on in El Salvador back when I was about twelve. I've been a folkie ever since, though thanks to Lindsey and McGuinn, found a way to rock with it!

Now, I do have to say that Peter Green sort of told me off when I met him. But, I thought that was actually pretty cool.
Yeah, I've heard Pete can be moody. But that Roger McGuinn story is really cool.
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