Give him a break. The kid was nervous as hell and he was having a hard time keeping the emotions from taking over. Chuck meant a lot to guys like you and me, but to him he was his uncle and a lifetime hero. Not exactly easy for him to maintain a clear mind there.
ALL of the DM guys are nice guys! whether its Erik Rutan Alex Webster Azagthoth Immolation Deicide Vader whatever DM band., why the fuck would they be assholes? same as NILE: the most friendly social people ever met! so down to earth and Krisiun too! the music is brutal. but the people are totally cool friendly FAAAAR from arrogant like malmsteen or metallica.
I enjoyed what he said about how he keeps the guitar on a stand like any other guitar. I can't stand when people spend shit loads of money on a guitar just to keep it in some cryo-chamber. Guitars are meant to be played and worn in and fucked up. IMO you're honoring chuck more by shredding his axe rather than not.
I met Chuck on his last tour and seen him live. He was all smiles and super friendly to a 17 year old super fan (me). I'll never forget the brief moments we shared.
I met Chuck and James on the Spiritual healing tour. I was around 13 or 14 and they were my heroes. I must have been incredibly annoying but they were super cool.
Typical, Chuck needed money for a life saving operation which he couldn't afford yet some prick couldn't wait to offer $125,000 for his guitar once he snuffed it...sick world.
@@SanitysVoid My understanding was that it was but he couldn't afford the surgery and/or the recovery bills. In any case, its pretty scummy. Chris says he was like a son to Chuck, and thats why he got the guitars. It wasn't about playing metal, it wasn't about Chris being a fan, it was about him being family and being interested in guitars. And then somebody decides they would like it to lock it up in a glass display to say they own Chuck's guitar. Its pretty sad to try and buy a memento from a deceased famous person, from the family member who inherited it. As OP implies, throughout 1999 and 2000, musicians all around were fundraising to raise money for Chuck since health insurance wasn't covering it because it was "pre-existing prior to taking the policy". The money could've been useful then, but of course the guitar is worth more when he's dead, which makes it pretty terrible.
he turned down 100k for it. thats so incredible, you can see the love and pain he has as he talks about his uncle. Born too late to meet Chuck but his music is eternal
I met Chuck a few times,the one time that really stands out was @ the Bayou in DC [Georgetown] During the 'Spiritual Healing" Tour,Most bands would Bail out the back door as soon as they were done playing,NOT Death,and especially NOT Chuck,as soon as he got done playing,he just walked right down to the bar and started hanging out with everyone,signing autographs & taking pictures with all his fans,& just hung out with us,he was VERY soft spoken & almost shy in a way,Chuck was a Class Act.
So glad he didn't sell that beauty/beast. Just showing what kind of a person he is really. Really honoring Chucks memory by keeping and most importantly playing the guitar.
Thanks for the interview man. Your uncle changed the game forever. I have the highest level of respect for him. And he is probably the most respected man and one of the best guitar players in the history of the genre. Everyone is always praising Dimebag Darrell and Dave Mustaine but not Chuck. And it's another reason why I respect him so much. Chuck didn't go mainstream because he wanted to be an innovator. He did what he loved and the death metal community will remember him forever. But for now, Chuck is one of, if not my absolute favorite guitarist to ever walk this Earth. He was a true talent and it's still sad today that he got sick so young because he seemed to be a kind man, like alot of us metal guys are. But Chuck Got what he deserved as far as going down in history as the first TRUE death metal man. R.I.P.
Awesome to hear some personal things about Chuck from a family member it opens up a glimpse into the person Chuck Schuldiner was outside of his band!! And think it's cool that his nephew is into what his uncle did for metal
This just further makes me realize that we HAVE to find cures for cancer... I don't think Chuck would want us to mourn him. Just play his music and appreciate the messages he tried to give people... so long as we continue to feel his music, and to think about the things he wanted to tell us, he will never die.
Chuck is a great person to look up to, as a musician and a person, which is rare. Even though he was awesome, he was always modest about it. I'm glad he actually added emotion and what he truly felt in his music, which is what music truly is, its not an industry, which is was most bands and musicians fail to realize...
You're right, he will always be a grear role model. Im proud my son his named Charles because of him. BTW sorry to reply 13 years later, I hope life was good to you
Love hearing about, Chuck ... I'd have loved to have known him. His music is my Bible ... I have, Chuck's signiture, Tribute stealth ... such and awesome design and my main Axe.
I ran into Chuck in Orlando Kiss convention 1994 or 95 ..... didnt know who he was , my freind told me because he was into Death . I just knew he had some KISS goodies & was a reason to talk to him. It was odd that he was so freindly & surprisingly mellow & cool.
I guess people who were born on May 13 are really connected to their families(Chuck and Ritchie Valens are born on that date).I was born on May 13,too,and because of Chuck and the person he was I`m proud of it !!! Rest in Peace Chuck !
I was so bloody close to see him live in 1999 in Poland on the Metalmania festival. We were all so excited for weeks... I still remember when we got there after long hours of travelling and suddenly they informed us that due to Chucks poor health, Death wasn't going to play. I was so crashed, so close to experiencing my dream band (live), but had no idea how serious this news turned out to be. I often wonder ( with sadness) "How amazing and exciting would be his next album, or the one after that one...??"😟
I'm not too informed on the subject so take this with a grain of salt but, after this album, Chuck was supposedly considering moving on from Death and getting more involved with Control Denied, and getting more mellow with cleaner vocals, of course if he was alive I would respect these decisions since musicians are ever evolving, but Control Denied isn't my cup of tea, nor are Chuck's demo clean vocals for Sound of Perseverance.
I don't know man. That response makes me kind of nervous 😓 I suppose we all make mistakes. My father always calls me by my sister's name firstly. Almost always ✌💔🙇
i love that he actually uses the guitar and not just put it away this amazed me to actually play it and give it the respect of playing chuck is my hero the day that i first heard him play i was a fan since the day that i saw him i wanted i guitar like his and i wanted to play and innovate like him R.I.P chuck
Awesome. Interesting and amazing interview. Thanks for posting it. Much appreciated. Rest In Peace to Chuck and may Chris have a long and wonderful life.
Lol Schuldiner is exactly pronounced like you would read it as a german. I always thought I pronounce it wrong. Seems to be the name of his father who was Austrian.
Chuck Schuldiner was born on May 13, 1967 on Long Island, New York to a Jewish father of Austrian descent and a mother from the American South, a convert to Judaism
back in 2001 i was like 6 years old , but if i was older or even aware i could have sent every last inch of my pocket money to chucks treatment , am really really sad about his death :( , RIP Chuck we miss you
I am very glad that Chucks mom gave you that Guitar...I spoke with her after Chuck passed and I remember her trouble with the med bills.....Hold on to that for life my friend. Cheers Randy Immortal Terror 90'
wowwo we always remeber you chuck death metal's philosofer ............... we miss you a lot and thanks to keep that bc rich custom guitar from your uncle buddy we really apreciate cheers from Peru Danilo!
Chuck died really young... man... could you just imagine the revolution he would have made in the heavy metal if he continued alive?!?! I mean... listen to Sound of Perseverance and The Fragile Art of Existence... MASTERPIECES!!! There is nothing like that and I bet my life that there will be nothing like that in the next 10 or 20 years... Chuck was far ahead of his time...
What's up Chris? I met Chris at a Hatebreed Show, House of Blues Orlando. I was wearing a Death Symbolic shirt which stimulated the conversation. RIP Chuck.
I thought Chuck was 34 when he passed away. You'd think this guy would know this considering he's Chuck's nephew. And as far as the story with the doctor... what a thoughtless bastard. There is nothing on this earth that would make me consider even thinking of doing something like that. Outrageous.
dude, he was a boyscout? so am i, thought it is startng to fall from favor for me, he is and still is an amazing guitarist, becuase he still shreds in heaven
God of metal bless your precious blood man, i wish for you and your family all the bless a family can recover through out the years, just 18 years of fighting to overcome that Shadow Mr. Shuldiner left is not enough, but still have all our hearts to pump strenght when you need it
he was offered $125,000 for one guitar. why couldn't chuck sell his guitar and get the treatment with the money? a guitar is replaceable, a life isn't... rip chuck
The guy could have offered the money before he died to help him... still asking myself why he didn't. I heard chuck and his family did not have enough money at that time to continue with the treatment and that's why he died... RIP Chuck
Ali Demir You can get treatment to make your life more comfortable(which is expensive as hell) but when you have cancer in certain parts of your body like bone cancer or especially in the brain stem all the money in the world isn't going to save/cure you from it.You are basically screwed at that point and all money can do is make the remaining portion of your life not soo painful. Doctors have made this clear to me as both of my Grandparents died from this bullshit disease. I miss Chuck everyday. I miss all the incredible,unique albums we all would have had because by no sense of the word was he done with his music.Its an incredible loss to music just as it is a loss of a truly nice,honest and very intelligent guy. I was instantly hooked on Death when I bought"Individual Thought Patterns" the 1st.week of its release 22 years ago and have continued to be ever since. +RIP CHUCK SCHULDINER+
Man he is having trouble getting the words out you can tell how painful it is to when he starts talking about his uncle.. he seemed to try to talk more about the guitar when he could.
Well, the band came out on 1983 it was called mantas and there are a lot of demos he did during that time there is a copilation called "Zero Tolerance" that have all this demos. I think that's the earliest you can see death metal. bands like Possesed and necrophagia were around already but there voices weren't as gutural. He also was the first to talk about gore on his lyrics
I did some shows with Death. And of all the bands we gigged with, a lot of thrash bands,(nuclear assault,possessed dark angel, etc..) Chuck was the only one that was cooler than most friends, right out of the gate. When you meet the bands that inspired you, you expect them to be genuine, but the biggest let down is that most of them are assholes. Dave Mustaine, yes i'm talking about you. lol I love Chuck, and the good always get taken from us. he changed, & coined a whole new genre. RIP buddy.
Chris-mad props to you man for not selling the guitar. I can tell from Chuck's memorial video and from interviews that you guys were close. Ive been a Death fan since I bought "Leprosy" on cassete way back in the day. Did you rememeber what studio albums you sat in on at Morrisound? Did you ever meet Bill Andrews or Rick Rozz? Any idea what those guys are up to? Let the metal flow
Give him a break. The kid was nervous as hell and he was having a hard time keeping the emotions from taking over.
Chuck meant a lot to guys like you and me, but to him he was his uncle and a lifetime hero. Not exactly easy for him to maintain a clear mind there.
The fact that he turned down 125k for that guitar shows how much he loved his uncle.
Chuck just proves you can write brutal heavy riffs and still be a nice guy. Got a lot of respect for him.
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Lmao, as if playing heavy music suddenly makes you a prick
How did chuck die and on what age did chuck die
he says it in the video.
ALL of the DM guys are nice guys! whether its Erik Rutan Alex Webster Azagthoth Immolation Deicide Vader whatever DM band., why the fuck would they be assholes? same as NILE: the most friendly social people ever met! so down to earth and Krisiun too! the music is brutal. but the people are totally cool friendly FAAAAR from arrogant like malmsteen or metallica.
I enjoyed what he said about how he keeps the guitar on a stand like any other guitar. I can't stand when people spend shit loads of money on a guitar just to keep it in some cryo-chamber. Guitars are meant to be played and worn in and fucked up. IMO you're honoring chuck more by shredding his axe rather than not.
I met Chuck on his last tour and seen him live. He was all smiles and super friendly to a 17 year old super fan (me). I'll never forget the brief moments we shared.
Can you share this experience with me
I met Chuck and James on the Spiritual healing tour. I was around 13 or 14 and they were my heroes. I must have been incredibly annoying but they were super cool.
Typical, Chuck needed money for a life saving operation which he couldn't afford yet some prick couldn't wait to offer $125,000 for his guitar once he snuffed it...sick world.
I thought the tumor was inoperable?
Not to mention that prick was a fucking DOCTOR.
@@SanitysVoid My understanding was that it was but he couldn't afford the surgery and/or the recovery bills.
In any case, its pretty scummy. Chris says he was like a son to Chuck, and thats why he got the guitars. It wasn't about playing metal, it wasn't about Chris being a fan, it was about him being family and being interested in guitars. And then somebody decides they would like it to lock it up in a glass display to say they own Chuck's guitar. Its pretty sad to try and buy a memento from a deceased famous person, from the family member who inherited it.
As OP implies, throughout 1999 and 2000, musicians all around were fundraising to raise money for Chuck since health insurance wasn't covering it because it was "pre-existing prior to taking the policy". The money could've been useful then, but of course the guitar is worth more when he's dead, which makes it pretty terrible.
At least he didn't sell it to that asshole
@@monkeyliver1986
I heard he sold it later though - not sure if that's true.
You can hear strong emotions in his voice.
Nephew says he never heard him curse, was extremely respectful of his mother, took his grandmother shopping....what a guy!
From his eyes I can see how much of a hard time he is having when talking about his uncle. RIP Chuck, may your legacy live on for years and years.
he turned down 100k for it. thats so incredible, you can see the love and pain he has as he talks about his uncle. Born too late to meet Chuck but his music is eternal
You're awesome Chris for not selling that guitar. You have a piece of metal history in your hands and you should keep it in your possession forever.
I met Chuck a few times,the one time that really stands out was @ the Bayou in DC [Georgetown] During the 'Spiritual Healing" Tour,Most bands would Bail out the back door as soon as they were done playing,NOT Death,and especially NOT Chuck,as soon as he got done playing,he just walked right down to the bar and started hanging out with everyone,signing autographs & taking pictures with all his fans,& just hung out with us,he was VERY soft spoken & almost shy in a way,Chuck was a Class Act.
Many of us missing your uncle Chris. He was something out of this wierd world.
...He kidnapped our souls and left. :-(
So glad he didn't sell that beauty/beast. Just showing what kind of a person he is really. Really honoring Chucks memory by keeping and most importantly playing the guitar.
Thanks for the interview man. Your uncle changed the game forever. I have the highest level of respect for him. And he is probably the most respected man and one of the best guitar players in the history of the genre. Everyone is always praising Dimebag Darrell and Dave Mustaine but not Chuck. And it's another reason why I respect him so much. Chuck didn't go mainstream because he wanted to be an innovator. He did what he loved and the death metal community will remember him forever. But for now, Chuck is one of, if not my absolute favorite guitarist to ever walk this Earth. He was a true talent and it's still sad today that he got sick so young because he seemed to be a kind man, like alot of us metal guys are. But Chuck Got what he deserved as far as going down in history as the first TRUE death metal man. R.I.P.
The loss of Chuck is still felt in the
metal world and always will be. His music influenced me and countless others. A true legend.
Chuck was my hero man. So metal yet such a humble dude
I respect that. Stopping by his mom's to take her shopping.
Dude he was 34.
Yep
I love watching interviews with Chuck because there is actually point to what he is saying, not just cursing like many other metal musicians.
The Guitar is like Excalibur, would never give it away for any money in the World, may you rest in peace Chuck!
Awesome to hear some personal things about Chuck from a family member it opens up a glimpse into the person Chuck Schuldiner was outside of his band!! And think it's cool that his nephew is into what his uncle did for metal
This just further makes me realize that we HAVE to find cures for cancer... I don't think Chuck would want us to mourn him. Just play his music and appreciate the messages he tried to give people... so long as we continue to feel his music, and to think about the things he wanted to tell us, he will never die.
Chuck will never be forgotten he music will live on through time because it was a master class of death metal RIP chuck 13 Dec 2001
Chuck is a great person to look up to, as a musician and a person, which is rare. Even though he was awesome, he was always modest about it. I'm glad he actually added emotion and what he truly felt in his music, which is what music truly is, its not an industry, which is was most bands and musicians fail to realize...
You're right, he will always be a grear role model. Im proud my son his named Charles because of him. BTW sorry to reply 13 years later, I hope life was good to you
@De Lo I've been well, I hope you have been well too. Chuck will always be the king of death metal!
WHAT A SHAME I WAS LOOKING FORWARD MEETING CHUCK. ONE OF MY TRUE INSPIRATIONS.
This post made me happy but cry at the same time. The Stealth is in the best hands
Love hearing about, Chuck ... I'd have loved to have known him.
His music is my Bible ... I have, Chuck's signiture, Tribute stealth ... such and awesome design and my main Axe.
Chuck meant a lot to me and his music has helped me through a hell of a lot, the legends always Die Young :(
I ran into Chuck in Orlando Kiss convention 1994 or 95 ..... didnt know who he was , my freind told me because he was into Death . I just knew he had some KISS goodies & was a reason to talk to him. It was odd that he was so freindly & surprisingly mellow & cool.
if you look at his face around the nose and mouth you can see chuck.
Good times watching your uncle perform live and enjoying every release the day they came out. Our Bdays area only a week apart to the day. Cheers!
genuinely a nice guy and a brilliant musician, very sad that he died. Always happens to the good ones RIP Chuck
Wow I can't believe he played such a no frills guitar. Amazing.
I guess people who were born on May 13 are really connected to their families(Chuck and Ritchie Valens are born on that date).I was born on May 13,too,and because of Chuck and the person he was I`m proud of it !!! Rest in Peace Chuck !
I was so bloody close to see him live in 1999 in Poland on the Metalmania festival.
We were all so excited for weeks...
I still remember when we got there after long hours of travelling and suddenly they informed us that due to Chucks poor health, Death wasn't going to play.
I was so crashed, so close to experiencing my dream band (live), but had no idea how serious this news turned out to be.
I often wonder ( with sadness) "How amazing and exciting would be his next album, or the one after that one...??"😟
I'm not too informed on the subject so take this with a grain of salt but, after this album, Chuck was supposedly considering moving on from Death and getting more involved with Control Denied, and getting more mellow with cleaner vocals, of course if he was alive I would respect these decisions since musicians are ever evolving, but Control Denied isn't my cup of tea, nor are Chuck's demo clean vocals for Sound of Perseverance.
Chuck was a genuine nice guy. Thanks for the video buddy.
maybe you were nervous but your uncle died at 34 what a shame!
And he said he died in late 2000. He was very nervous though
I don't know man. That response makes me kind of nervous 😓 I suppose we all make mistakes. My father always calls me by my sister's name firstly. Almost always ✌💔🙇
Wow this is really sweet and made me shed a tear.
I'm glad to see that guitar go to you Chris, it is priceless
i love that he actually uses the guitar and not just put it away this amazed me to actually play it and give it the respect of playing
chuck is my hero the day that i first heard him play i was a fan since the day that i saw him i wanted i guitar like his and i wanted to play and innovate like him
R.I.P chuck
This is heart wrenching stuff right here. RIP
Awesome. Interesting and amazing interview. Thanks for posting it. Much appreciated. Rest In Peace to Chuck and may Chris have a long and wonderful life.
Lol Schuldiner is exactly pronounced like you would read it as a german. I always thought I pronounce it wrong. Seems to be the name of his father who was Austrian.
well, chuck was jewish though, so....
Chuck Schuldiner was born on May 13, 1967 on Long Island, New York to a Jewish father of Austrian descent and a mother from the American South, a convert to Judaism
Thank you for sharing!!!!! Much love from my young boys and to you!!!
back in 2001 i was like 6 years old , but if i was older or even aware i could have sent every last inch of my pocket money to chucks treatment , am really really sad about his death :( , RIP Chuck we miss you
I just saw the Death to all show in Chicago today. It was beautiful.
EXCELLENT VIDEO and 2 big thumbs up to the nephew. great attitude , and i only hope my nephew appriciates me one day the same way.
Are you in a band?? I crave to hear your bloodline haha. It's in the blood homie
Thanks for the awesome music, R.I.P Chuck
Chuck was 34, not 32 when he passed away.
I am very glad that Chucks mom gave you that Guitar...I spoke with her after Chuck passed and I remember her trouble with the med bills.....Hold on to that for life my friend.
Cheers
Randy
Immortal Terror 90'
You can see a bit of Chuck in his eyes.
wowwo we always remeber you chuck death metal's philosofer ............... we miss you a lot and thanks to keep that bc rich custom guitar from your uncle buddy we really apreciate cheers from Peru
Danilo!
Chuck died really young... man... could you just imagine the revolution he would have made in the heavy metal if he continued alive?!?! I mean... listen to Sound of Perseverance and The Fragile Art of Existence... MASTERPIECES!!! There is nothing like that and I bet my life that there will be nothing like that in the next 10 or 20 years... Chuck was far ahead of his time...
What's up Chris? I met Chris at a Hatebreed Show, House of Blues Orlando. I was wearing a Death Symbolic shirt which stimulated the conversation. RIP Chuck.
would have liked to have met him .his music and lyrics are amazing .great guitar .glad its swtill been played .instead of been kept cased
I thought Chuck was 34 when he passed away. You'd think this guy would know this considering he's Chuck's nephew. And as far as the story with the doctor... what a thoughtless bastard. There is nothing on this earth that would make me consider even thinking of doing something like that. Outrageous.
Beautiful
God bless you Chris. I hope you Never get rid of that guitar
wow chuck did an MRI!!!!!
I thought that you couldnt get any metal in there!!!!
The icon in the lower left hand corner is awesome. It could make a bad ass tattoo.
Hey man I totally understand, I really loved his playing and personna- Chuck lives within me-every day !!!!!!!
hmm well I have been to his house and seen his guitar.
chuck was my cousin and he was amazing.
I'm getting one of those tribute guitars as soon as I have the money, which will be by this summer. I want it so bad..
Yeah he was true. Not fake. R.I.P Chuck, the biggest inspiration for me. As a guitarist and a human being.
So awesome man glad I saw this
dude, he was a boyscout? so am i, thought it is startng to fall from favor for me, he is and still is an amazing guitarist, becuase he still shreds in heaven
There will never be another. Also, the guitar.
We miss you so much Chuck!!! :'(
he made kickass music,and he was a nice guy,damn chuck,that alone makes you cooler than modern musicians..
And it was a doctor that offered it. :\
That is killer brother! Yeah, keep that guitar for life he would be proud!
oh gosh,his nephew is grown up, how time goes by.
very cool. chuck seems like he was one hell of a nice guy. i love that guitar.
Hopefully Chris as he is already showing signs, will continue the legacy of Chuck.
Solo a vederlo con quella chitarra in mano mi vengono i brividi....
Chuck was an amazing guitarist
Actually chuck seemed pretty laidback, even on stage
That’s just fucking awesome!
God of metal bless your precious blood man, i wish for you and your family all the bless a family can recover through out the years, just 18 years of fighting to overcome that Shadow Mr. Shuldiner left is not enough, but still have all our hearts to pump strenght when you need it
he was offered $125,000 for one guitar. why couldn't chuck sell his guitar and get the treatment with the money? a guitar is replaceable, a life isn't... rip chuck
No the guy offered the money to his nephew for the guitar after he died
The guy could have offered the money before he died to help him... still asking myself why he didn't. I heard chuck and his family did not have enough money at that time to continue with the treatment and that's why he died... RIP Chuck
Wouldn't surprise me, I highly doubt that the surgery is cheap
Ali Demir You can get treatment to make your life more comfortable(which is expensive as hell) but when you have cancer in certain parts of your body like bone cancer or especially in the brain stem all the money in the world isn't going to save/cure you from it.You are basically screwed at that point and all money can do is make the remaining portion of your life not soo painful. Doctors have made this clear to me as both of my Grandparents died from this bullshit disease. I miss Chuck everyday. I miss all the incredible,unique albums we all would have had because by no sense of the word was he done with his music.Its an incredible loss to music just as it is a loss of a truly nice,honest and very intelligent guy. I was instantly hooked on Death when I bought"Individual Thought Patterns" the 1st.week of its release 22 years ago and have continued to be ever since. +RIP CHUCK SCHULDINER+
With cancer , doctors extend your life
Man he is having trouble getting the words out you can tell how painful it is to when he starts talking about his uncle.. he seemed to try to talk more about the guitar when he could.
Yes the guitar is priceless.
you have a lot of heart, man.
fuck i would get goosebumps just from holding that guitar!
That guitar should be in Music hall of fame sort of ...!!!!!
poor man, no even 40 and he died, an shame as well chuck seemed like such a nice guy
@barrett311 one of my fave songs, but i would have love to see them live
I'd probably faint if I was in the same room as that guitar !
Well, the band came out on 1983 it was called mantas and there are a lot of demos he did during that time there is a copilation called "Zero Tolerance" that have all this demos. I think that's the earliest you can see death metal. bands like Possesed and necrophagia were around already but there voices weren't as gutural. He also was the first to talk about gore on his lyrics
why are people thumbing down this? its true, if that doctor was such a huge fan of chucks, he should've saved him
you own big time for not selling that guitar... the legacy of chuck will exist no matter what...
very cool... nice tribute to chuck...
@5CR3Wyou
its called symbolic, from the album also named symbolic ;)
Very cool! I met Chris "good kid". I know his mom from (mutual) friends in Florida...Cool chick Beth Ann. We help him and his mom move years ago.
I did some shows with Death. And of all the bands we gigged with, a lot of thrash bands,(nuclear assault,possessed dark angel, etc..) Chuck was the only one that was cooler than most friends, right out of the gate. When you meet the bands that inspired you, you expect them to be genuine, but the biggest let down is that most of them are assholes. Dave Mustaine, yes i'm talking about you. lol I love Chuck, and the good always get taken from us. he changed, & coined a whole new genre. RIP buddy.
Hats off for keeping the guitar--seriously, thats alot of money. Chuck chose the right person to give it too.
Respect beyond belief
Chris-mad props to you man for not selling the guitar. I can tell from Chuck's memorial video and from interviews that you guys were close.
Ive been a Death fan since I bought "Leprosy" on cassete way back in the day.
Did you rememeber what studio albums you sat in on at Morrisound?
Did you ever meet Bill Andrews or Rick Rozz?
Any idea what those guys are up to?
Let the metal flow