This is pretty scary. Noel Gallagher of Oasis was attacked from behind during a show in Toronto on Sunday, September 7. The video is below. The story is that this blogger was upset at some verbal shots Noel took at Radiohead and decided to take matters into his own hands. I cannot believe that someone can get so upset over what someone he totally doesnt know says about a band that he may like that he resorts to physical violence. Noel could have been more seriously hurt by this cowardly act. Of course, the guy was not even man enough to hit from the front but had to take a cheap shot from the back.
Another good place where you see people taking artists’ words a little too much to heart is the great documentary on the Dixie Chicks called Shut up and Sing, which chronicles the effects of Natalie Maines’ comments at a London show in 2003 about how she is not proud President Bush is from Texas. You see boycotts of radio stations by country fans as well death threats against the Chicks themselves. Pretty disturbing but a great documentary. It has been running on Starz lately so you may catch it there or definitely put in on your Netflix or Blockbuster.com queues.
