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Originally Posted by nassau
Yes, I agree. He has been a real asshole these past years. Here's a quick list of some of those asshole things that he's done:
Xmas busk - raises funds for the Dublin Simon Community. Gets himself publicity by riding the coattails of Bono and Glen Hansard.
Aung San Suu Kyi - active supporter publicizes his personal opinions
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun Jumped at the opportunity to work with two legends of music? How generous...
Songs for Tibet Contributed a song to an album full of musicians more talented than him to gain notoriety
Raise Hope for the Congo Signed a piece of paper letting them use a song he'd previously recorded
500,000.... let this sink in.....he was a real asshole for this. Donated... bid on a signed U2 guitar... NOT the same thing. He spent half a mil because he wanted a piece of memorabilia.
Im too bored to continue taking Damien off the platform you're built for him. But all his self-aggrandizing "charity" work really isn't worth anything compared to how he treats people on a day to day basis. Thats the true measure of a man.
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Here are some asshole things he's done:
Ask fans to mail him their personal momentos for a dvd, not give them back, not even release a dvd with them.
Ran out on his band because he didn't have unilateral control of the group.
Fire Lisa between soundcheck and the show, and then not offer refunds to people who expect to see Lisa for the rest of the tour.
Publicly announce he will no longer sign autographs.
Put his name behind an album he threw together, had no interest in, and didn't care enough to actually finish, instead sending a bunch of masters to the record label and telling them to pick the tracks and the order of tracks, in a blatant, self-described cash grab.
Piss and moan and throw fans out of his shows for texting during the performance.
Refuse to permit taping because it would allegedly cut into his record sales in Ireland.
Alienate his entire band by being a selfish, controlling prick. Remember when Tomo quit because "he didn't want to tour any more and be away from his family" and immediately began touring with Lisa?
Refused to credit his former bandmates when he made millions of dollars on songs they helped write.
But you're right, he threw around a bunch of his money and publicized it and donated some tunes to albums so that people would learn who he is, so he's a great guy! Never mind his total lack of respect for fans and colleagues.