Former Pantera Singer Phil Anselmo To Write Autobiography
Phil Anselmo, the lead singer of New Orleans supergroup Down and former frontman of Pantera and Superjoint Ritual, has announced that he will soon start work on his autobiography. He will be working on the book with Corey Mitchell of MetalSucks. More information, including the title, is expected to be revealed shortly.
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Cant wait to see what he says about the break up of pantera..."excrutiating back surgery" was his reason, or atleast 1 of them....the guy was a junkie,derailed and was the main reason why they split up in the 1st place....now if he says something along the lines of that, then finally he fessed up, if he doesnt then he' s still in denial....that would be one reason why i'd browse the book.....the other would be does he feel guilty at all about the death of dime....
i agree that ol phil was pretty blown out at the time RT...he really didn't seem all too into pantera after (or even during) trendkill, and seemed to drift away from the abbotts...then came a media war, and who can even begin to guess in what context certain comments were made....ya know what I mean?
i don't think its fair to even wonder if the guy feels guilty about what happened to D...what conjcture a sociopathic human failure deludes himself into believing is worth killing over is not anselmo's responsibility....
even so, from what i've heard expressed from him since...i would almost guarantee that the dude feels absolutely rueful for his part in the rift and the fact that there can not be any reconciliation between them two all these Earthly days....
but what the hell do I know? we'll just have to see what the dude has to say...

Ya i see that RAT, but alot of anselmo fans tend to forget that and try to spin it a different way....i ve always thought he was the main reason of the split(again stressing main, not thee) i just thought i missed something as far as their being another significant reason for the break up......prediction, anselmo and vinnie paul will never talk again, take it to the bank...
Good take btw HR

Perfect analagy greed....my craps go into overtime as well many of times...the sh!tter is a great place to get some reading done...my prefrence, daily sports page and the racing form...its also a great place to get away from your woman when she's constantly nagging you as well.... dont forget seat up \m/ \m/
nah, i wasn't tryin to nag ya brother :)
i fully agree about the split....ust not about the speculation of guilt...
for the record...i am a fan of no man---but I sure do like me my heavy fvckin tunes
and you guys are right...if it is in fact a crappy read (no pun), it can follow the King James Version as a sh!t ticket dispenser... ;)

LOL....awesome
Your not naggin rat, was talking about my wife, she fahqn naggs alot, so i go to the crapper and take a long drawn out duece to get the fahq away from her and in the process take either the sports page or the racing form with me.....there's something for you to look forward to when you get married HR,....fahqn nagging, b****in, pissin and moaning from your wife....
I ll tell you what i tell all guys.....dont get married......its a swindle
hhhmmm...i wonder if there's any science behind the fact that my lovely and talented girlfriend of 10 years and I aren't married??? :)
seriously, i'm extremely fortunate that she thinks as little of the antiquated institution of legal marriage as i do, and that she ain't all too fond of the dreaded nagg...iif she does do it, i tell her 'hey, TRY not to bother me TOO much'
which always cracks her up...
ya might try it brother.... through the LOCKED bathroom door of course ;)
hey, and happy Wobbly Wednesday to ya! i'll send you a cheers when i crack open a crisper this evening...
:)

This interview is excellent and it's so f***ing incredible how dedicated Phillip is to his music!!! I am so f***ing relieved that he and Rita have finally made peace, and hope that he and Vince can do the same sometime very soon!!!! What happened to Dime(R.I.P.) was in no way Phillip's fault!!! This man has brought and continues to bring us so much excellent music that has helped me make it through and conquer my addiction. If it wasn't for the music he has created and helped bring to this world I would not have made it through the hard times of my life, nor would I be able to continue to make it through them. I have had the privilege and honor to see the man perform way more times than I can count with 4 different bands and he is the best frontman that has ever lived, A TRUE LIFER ON ALL LEVELS!!!! Phillip, Thank You very f***ing much for all you have done, and for what you will bring us in the future!!!! I can't wait for the new DOWN, ARSON ANTHEM, EYEHATEGOD, CROWBAR, the rest of the HOUSECORE RECORDS releases (The release of "13th Century Luciferian Rites"), to see you on the road, and of course your Autobiography!!!
.....the other would be does he feel guilty at all about the death of dime....
Not sure what that means. Phil blamed Dime and Vinnie for the breakup so Nathan(?) shot Dime and that's Phil's fault? I hope I misread or misunderstood your point but it's silly if that's the way you see it.
I might have to check the out. Also whats with all of the guys writhing books Slash, Ozzy, Sixx, Clapton, Dave, Phil hell even Wike williams from Eyehategod is writing one.
Whose next Bruce, Axel, Tom, Vince Neil. Is there really that much money in writing a book?
yeah do think
when you come to the end of the line of you music
career
than you will write a book
and you will become a god again
i love to read metal books
indeed the sh**hole is a perfect way to escape the lady
like me i wake upa t 3 in the morning everyf***ing day
and got 3 hours for my self before they all wakeup
read a book lissen to music smoke a marlboro and some coffee
proberly phil found god and god told him to write a book

^27
Guilty meaning if he hadnt been a junkie and overdramatic, caused problems with his drinking, and fled to his own private island of denial which again, was a big reason why they split up in the 1st place, they re may not have been a damage plan, and or shooting, and who knows, DB might still be alive today....why do you think vinnie paul has and will never speak to phil?....sour grapes? Obviously rex sees things differently, idk his train of thought but whatever....
No i m not pinning DB' death all on phil, but i think its silly to portray phil as some poor victim in the matter of the split of the group.... so why not question his conscious?.....food for thought...
Got mixed feelings about this one.
I hate Anselmo almost as much as Mustaine, but still, It'd be interesting to see his side of the Pantera story, plus I still love my Pantera albums and wishing they'd be around, so I guess I will have to check this one out.
I'd imagine the first 10 pages will set the tone for the entire book so if the angle is "I am a legend, I am the greatest", then the 10 pages will be enough for me.
As for the forthcoming Mustaine story, needless to say that I will pass.
I guess I understand where yer coming from RTB. I'm not a Phil fanboi by any stretch but sh** happens between folks and blaming (not that you are) Phil for some nutjob's twsted delusion seems a stretch. Phil's f***ed up and has alot of issues for sure but laying any of the shooting at his feet rubs me the wrong way. I dig his vocals and pay to see him when I can but most musicians do stupid sh** that effects their bands and the lucky ones live to regret it and see it for what it was and try to make amends or move on. The only part of the book that'd be interesting to me is his thoughts o the break up and the shooting. Like most have already speculated, Phil's pretty f***ed up and has a pretty bizarre perspective on most sh** so I doubt I'd pay money for the book.
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I'd read it!