WHY DO SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT BANDS MUST COMPLY TO THEIR SONG REQUESTS?
I still remember at my first ever gig in Bagan - there was this old man, an acquaintance of my dad's who requested for me to sing "New York, New York". I told him that I would, but because I sang it for him too late, he threatened to complain about me to the owner. I handed him the owner's number and told him to go ahead. I also laughed in his face when he said he was gonna tell my father I wasn't a good entertainer.
I've grown much braver and exponentially more vocal since then.
Cut to tonight - the band and I had worked quite relentlessly to prepare 3 sets of ABBA songs, and there were quite a few requests, some of which I obliged to at the end of my show. But for most of the requests, I handed back the service staff those scribbled notes (usually on some piece of paper or tissue) and told them "Rozz doesn't entertain requests that are not written on a $100 bill." Usually I say it jokingly, but sometimes, like tonight I really meant it.
There was a guy tonight, who sent me a note, in the middle of my set, which read "CAN YOU DO SOMETHING UPBEAT LIKE RIHANNA - UMBRELLA." People just have no breeding or manners sometimes. I AIN'T NO FUCKING JUKEBOX. We can't just automatically hit download and play any song request. And even if we could, why should we entertain your asinine request, especially when the other patrons are enjoying themselves? Really, if you can't sit there and enjoy what the band and I are doing, go find some other band in some cheap hotel lounge somewhere that'll bend to your whim and fancy.
Also, if you want the band and I to disrupt our set and do a special song for you, DEVELOP SOME MANNERS AND LEARN TO TIP, YOU CHEAP CUNT.
#ByeFelicia
