And here I thought that Ronnie James Dio was this tiny, nice dude who always seemed to speak with an important delivery like he was way aware of metal’s perceived retardedness.
So how refreshing is it to see him acting totally metal, dropping f-bombs and publicly ripping ex-Dio band member Vivian Campbell. In case you’re wondering, Vivian Campbell was also the dude that replaced the dead dude in Def Leppard and who shouldn’t be confused with the blonde dude that replaced some other dude who got kicked out after High ‘N Dry.
To clarify again: Vivian Campbell is the brown, curly haired guitarist that currently makes the fair circuit with the rest of the 80’s revival circuit.
I guess there was some bad blood when Campbell lodged the following on October 29, 2003: “Even now I still get these guys coming up to me going 'Duuuuuuuude!', giving me the DIO devil sign and yelling 'Holy Diver!!' and 'Rainbow In The Dark, whoo hoo!!' and it's cool that they remember it, but that music never mattered to me — and still doesn't." Campbell went on to state that Dio was “awful businessman” and called him “one of the vilest people in the industry."
Fast forward to March 30, 2007: after the Heaven and Hell show at Radio City Music Hall, Dio spent time signing autographs with fans outside while someone videoed the moment. In the video, a fan mentions to Dio, "I saw Vivian Campbell about a year ago…" only to have Ronnie cut him off with: "Oh, you poor son of a bitch!” He then throws out some harsh ill-will and gives a few choice words regarding Def Leppard (”There’s a fucking rock band for you to fucking have diarrhea with!”).
It’s wonderful, and I appreciate Dio more after watching it.
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