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Got a surprise lift to work this morning from Jeremy Gladstone. He and I first met on the set of a Nickleback (!) video in about '98. Chad Kroeger was demanding that his profile not be photographed, and stubbornly refused all guitars the art department supplied. Jer (proudly and generously) offered up his own beautiful Sunburst Les Paul Custom, and went home to fetch it. After a day of furious and heartfelt rock-miming, pretend strumming, hair flicking, pained scowling, and silent singing (all with gargantuan conviction and resolve never before seen in performance pantomime) , Chad was overheard (by me) dismissing the axe as a "total piece of shit". 1998. Nickleback had barely even decided on their 'look' then... and they were acting like they were The bloody Alan Parsons Project.
Good to see you, Jer!
Another Gladstory... at The Horseshoe around the same time, Jer was drinking tea with honey before his set (as vocalist) with his funk & roll band Zygote. Says Tyler: "I used to do that whole 'drinking tea before the gig' deal... total bullshit."
Some wise words... Tyler's strict regimen of nachos and 5 double White Russians before each show set his own music career off to the heights at which it now resides:

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