Tell about your experiences meeting Muse in person.

[Gretterati]

To be quite honest i wouldnt even know how to access a band at a stadium gig,like people are saying wait outside i guess but i dont fancy that with hundreds of other people. In the early days they came into the bar at the venue afterwards........imagine that now,they'd probably lose a limb!!

 

By waiting outside the venue, you'd probably get a greeting and something signed, and a chat at best Aftershow seems like it is starting to become a similar thing because it's so clogged up with people who are there because they won passes and stuff like that. Makes me sad hearing about the 'old days', reminds me of how much I've missed out on.

[xxEmilyxx]

By waiting outside the venue, you'd probably get a greeting and something signed, and a chat at best Aftershow seems like it is starting to become a similar thing because it's so clogged up with people who are there because they won passes and stuff like that. Makes me sad hearing about the 'old days', reminds me of how much I've missed out on.

 

[Hammertym3]

They were talking about the twilight soundtrack. He was like "i've written a song for the third movie, eclipse, but im unsure whether or not to put it on the soundtrack. Have you heard of it?" I was like "Yeah!!" And he goes "DO you like it? I know it is sort of like a teeny romance thing." and i acted like i wasn't obsessed at all. I replied "Ehh. It's okay." "So you don't like it." He says. I replied "No, no. I like it". and he said "No worries. You don't have to convince me. Do you think I should put it into the soundtrack?" I said "Ofcourse! It would make you huge in America!". He said "Haha. Alright. Well, if i do put it in, remember it was because of you."

 

What song was that? You could be the reason we're getting Neutron Star Collision

[Gretterati]

Lol, when he said he was working on something for Twilight/Eclipse, he asked if I'd heard of it and I was like "UGHHHHH". "Do you not like it?" ".... no."

[Howince]

Are after parties regular occurrences? I'll be going to a few Aussie gigs when they finally make it down here and I'll be hoping to catch them at some point :S Post-gig bar hopping? (I'll just be 18 ) Airport? Wait outside post gig? What's the best (but possibly least creepy) method?

 

I could also try outside the ABC in Sydney if they do a triple J interview...

Who else has met them in Australia, and how??

[Avey Tare]

Lol, when he said he was working on something for Twilight/Eclipse, he asked if I'd heard of it and I was like "UGHHHHH". "Do you not like it?" ".... no."

 

 

I wonder if he's ever read it himself..

[nikite]

Are after parties regular occurrences? I'll be going to a few Aussie gigs when they finally make it down here and I'll be hoping to catch them at some point :S Post-gig bar hopping? (I'll just be 18 ) Airport? Wait outside post gig? What's the best (but possibly least creepy) method?

 

I'm not sure if there's a lot you can do about after shows i went to two, but i have no idea how to go to other after shows i don't really know why i got invited

[CarrieB]

They were talking about the twilight soundtrack. He was like "i've written a song for the third movie, eclipse, but im unsure whether or not to put it on the soundtrack. Have you heard of it?" I was like "Yeah!!" And he goes "DO you like it? I know it is sort of like a teeny romance thing." and i acted like i wasn't obsessed at all. I replied "Ehh. It's okay." "So you don't like it." He says. I replied "No, no. I like it". and he said "No worries. You don't have to convince me. Do you think I should put it into the soundtrack?" I said "Ofcourse! It would make you huge in America!". He said "Haha. Alright. Well, if i do put it in, remember it was because of you."

 

 

This is quite interesting to hear in view of the discussion about this. It makes me wonder whether he was really in two minds, and maybe rather confused on the worth of the movies, or maybe he was just trying to impress you, and not sure whether it would or not.

[CarrieB]

These days its not gonna be so easy to meet the guys,they are a huge band now and sadly some people freak out too much or get silly when meeting famous people......imagine how that feels?

Back in 99 i met them at Lemon Grove,Exeter and got my Muscle Museum EP signed,all 3 very nice,Dom stood with parents afterwards looking like an embarassed kid at a party!

In the early 2000's they let me in free for thier gigs at Bristol Fleece,where i saw them Soundcheck,Torquay Riviera Centre,where i broke my foot and the Lemmy again when we had a fair chat with Matt about space and other dimensions!!!

Went to thier aftershow party at Leicester Di Montfort with a friend and whole experience got very messy. Had a lot of vodka and orange and ended up in a toliet for half an hour talking to myself-my friend Matt and Tom Kirk where knocking on the door talking to me and laughing!

This was the start of people getting wierd-before now the lads seemed to be happy to talk to anyone,were not blanketed by security-(Matt even sat outside one Exeter gig in his black Merc and i sat in his door well having a chat) But at this gig one fan was just staring at Matt because he had taken his shirt off and taking pics of him,this was not cool at an aftershow and made him uncomfortable. There was a back room to this party so he ended up going in there and i sat on a sofa with him talking into the small hours about everything under the sun. He expressed how wierd it was when someone is into you and they dont even know you.

Anyways Matt handed around Mr Kiplings Almond Slices,which im pretty sure to this day wernt what they said on the pack and my night ended with a cute little hug and kiss on cheek.

So these days (at 30!) ill just have to be content with a seat half a mile away from the stage and a rocking live set and live with the memories. Whether they remember me is debateable,imagine all the people they have met?,but i'll remember them and the good ol days!

 

I think it's sad too. Not for you, but overall. He's probably a bit more used to the attention now but the whole thing is a kind of a double edged sword isn't it? People he doesn't know are in to him and it feels normal to them but, understandably, not to him. Some people do behave really inappropriately though. But it's nice that he's still happy to chat to other fans.

[bee03]

First time I met them I was 14. After the concert I stood outside their tour bus for 3 hours in the freezing cold with no jacket. Who can complain though? I got everything signed, a million pics, and "Cheers" about a million times.

 

The second time, on March 15, 2010 in Nashville, TN was far more interesting.

 

I love telling this story! I WARN YOU...IT"S LONG! And this is a email I copy and pasted to my friend two days after the concert while it was fresh in my head. Sorry for the mistakes because I didn't proof read it and there maybe random replys cause we were chatting back and forth.

 

'm going to shorten this a lot. I got there around 6 am and got second row center. After the amazing concert, I stayed close to the stage to look for guitar pics, a set list, anything. The security ppl started pushing me away. As i was pushed away, some guy popped out no where and handed me this wierd orange sticker that said "Muse the resistance: hospitality" and muttered after party. I didn't even get to see this guys face. I asked some ppl and they said it was a bumper sticker. I went to guest services and they told me where to go. I went back to the floor and some guy ushed me back stage. As i looked behind me i realized they blocked my sisters from following me and the guy grabbed me and wouldn't let me turn around. We went down some sketch hallway and he shoved me into this dark room. There was about 20 ppl in there and everyone had an accent. I didn't have my cell and neither did my sister who i was taking home. I borrowed someone cell and had a panic attack. Shaking, crying, hypervenilating. THe whole deal. Julie, my sis, managed to calm me down over the phone and said to wait 15 minutes and see if anything exciting happened and calm down.

 

After chatting with a girl from manchester (everyone was wayy older than me) and a millionare, I found out that the millionare had two extrs backstage passes. She told me i could have them. I ran out of the room and told the security ppl my problem. They called me a "frantic white female" over the phone. Lol. THey eventually let my sister come. Fast forward 45 minutes. My sister is drunk and matt and chris just walked into the room. Lisa, my sis, fortunatly didn't make a noise. I stood awkwardly one foot behind matt as he talked to other ppl. Eventually (like 20 minutes), he was talking to a 20 year old fan and he was standing right next to me. I randomly jumped in the convo. They were talking about the twilight soundtrack. He was like "i've written a song for the third movie, eclipse, but im unsure whether or not to put it on the soundtrack. Have you heard of it?" I was like "Yeah!!" And he goes "DO you like it? I know it is sort of like a teeny romance thing." and i acted like i wasn't obsessed at all. I replied "Ehh. It's okay." "So you don't like it." He says. I replied "No, no. I like it". and he said "No worries. You don't have to convince me. Do you think I should put it into the soundtrack?" I said "Ofcourse! It would make you huge in America!". He said "Haha. Alright. Well, if i do put it in, remember it was because of you."

 

Then I was like "Well, what is the band you listen to the most now?" He replys "the odd thing it, I don't really listen to music b//c the song gets stuck in my head and it plays over and over and over and I can't get it out. It's really annoying really. I don't want it to affect my music" And i said "I'm sure you realized your annoyance turned into a gift." He was like "Yeah, i have listened to this one girl. She's really populur in the UK. Its called Bats for Lashes. You know, bats (he makes a swinging motion) for lashes (points at his eyes and flutters them). Dom really is the one who listens to other people. Right now he is really into Phoenix". "Ive heard of them", i said. "Also another band called....(i don't remember the name though). It's dance. Like Daft punk." I replied "Ohh...okay..daft punk." Then I asked for a picture and he said of course. That's how i got the pic with my sister.

 

Then I got one by myself, of course. Haha. When he put his arm around me he said "You have a lovely accent." I was so flattered that all I could muster was "Hahah. (nervous laughter). You too!" Then we took the pic. He mentioned that his accent was like "the hillbilly of england". We talked about guitars. He bought 5 that day form a store on broadway in nashville and played a 250,000 guitar "i didn't buy it ofcourse" he joked. He talked to me how his box thing at the end of his guitar worked. "It called choas (i think). it works on an x, y axis and it is hooked up to lots of things such as synthesizers, basses, ect. So when I move my pic around, it will play according to where i touch." I was like, my friend really wants your guitar. It's awesome. He replied "Well, you can actually buy them now. My friend, Hugh Manson from australia makes them. He hand carves them, so he sits there for many hours working his ass off molding each curve." He talked about his childhood how he took one lesson and he whispered "I didn't like it very much."

 

Sorry if this makes no sense, im not proof reading this. By the way, when he talks to you, he gets real close and does not break eye contact at all. It is really intimidatiing. He loves making hand motions as well. Back to the story. I say. "I'm emily by the way." "Pleasure he says as he shakes my hand. His hand shakes are so weak, it's almost pathetic. Haha. I asked him "So do people in england impersonate american accents?" "Sorry?" he said and steps so my mouth is one inch away from his ear. "Do..umm...british people....um...try to fake an...um...american accent?" I stuttered. "Well, if they do, he replied, they do your accent, because it is the true american accent. it is quite lovely, really." i almost died. hahaha. I then replied "Oh, americans always try to do a fake british accent." I then switch to my terrible british accent and act like i have tea in my hand and stand up really straight. "Ello therrreee. I'm herrreee with some tea and krumpettts!", i joked. He immediatly, bent over like i punched him in the stomach and laughed that trademark laugh of his so hard. I was proud I made him actually crack up and not just chuckle. If you don't know what his laugh sounds like go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP4xZXsV6m0

 

My sister then introduced herself. "Im lisa. Todays my birthday!". "Happy birthday! How old are you?" he asks. "Old. " she replied. "You surely can't be older than me, though" he said. She asked "how old are you?". "Old" he replies. "Okay, i turned 29" she said. He leans in and whispers "Im 31. See, you aren't the oldest one in the room!". Lol. Um...i got a hug from him, but i had to ask for it. He was constantly getting interupted by other ppl, but he would always come back to me. His manager asked him 3 times to leave. We would say goodbye, but he would always get stopped for a final pic or something and then he would come back to me. Haha. For instance, some irish and english fans interupted us and the guy was like "I'm sorry, but can i have a pic." After a minute they started chanting some irish song i never heard of. Then when they leave "he talked to them like 2 minutes tops" he nonchalantly leans againt the wall next to me and mutters "Sorry about that. Just some crazy english fans". There is a pic of him talking to him in my album, just look at the captions.

 

lisa quietly ate doritos while i was chatting it up with him. I know! I was soo nervous at first, but after a while I got used to it. Julie and her friend brooke left after the concert cause they had a huge test in the morning. i doubt i could even let them in anyways. I know my luck is crazy random! The girl i talked to that was from manchester went to 33 muse concerts and that would be the 3rd time meeting them. I was thinking, I met them everytime I go to their concert. I was too afraid to talk to chris...he's big and was engrossed in his little circle of guy friends. Matt on the other hand, is only an inch taller than me and really skinny. Haha. When I hugged him i was like...omg...he needs a cookie. he was all bone! Haha. Umm. What else? Oh yeah I was like "WHere's chris and dom? (chris left by then)" he said "You saw chris didnt you? He was in the room not too long ago. maybe 30 minutes ago smoking the pipe" "Oh yeah, I replied". "And the last time i saw dom he was getting a back MAssage (pronounce the ma like in the word matress). You know, a back MAssage. Some one was rubbin down his back." "He deserves it. Don't get me wrong though. I'm perfectlyh fine with this (points at him)".

 

I'm running out of things to say. Oh, he was drinking just a single glass of red wine. Everyone offered him more, but he said he was fine. I found out he drinks a glass of red wine after ever concert b/c it's the only drink he can drink that doesn't get his throat dry. Trust me, at the time i thought he was still engaged to that model, so i thought he was just being friendly. Then yesterday, I found he was single again. Maybe he was flirting just a little? Who knows. Lol. I so would've slipped him my number before he left if i known. I would've said something like "In case you want to hear my "lovely" accent again". Haha. Yeah, he's like 14 years older than me. So what? He's hot (minus his teeth) and talented and has an accent! He offered me a drink and then he was like wait "nevermind, you're far too young. Hha."

 

The pipe smelled soo good! The funny thing is that we were shoved in the corner by the food the whole night. Once we got talking, I didn't leave that spot the whole night. He said if he didn't do muse, he would proabbaly be a music producer...or a lawyer. "Just kidding he said. I'd never be a lawyer.". Ummm...some 30 somehting stood and stared at us for 20 minutes to wait for us to stop talking to get their shirtss signed. They owed me big time on this one: i actually had to stop him and say "You know what. I'm sorry, but these girls have been standing here for a while trying to get you to sign stuff." "He was like "Ohhh. yeah. ofcourse." Remember there was another girl there, but i honestly think he liked me better b/c the other girl acted more like a crazed fan and less mature than i did. I think i played the whole "I know who you are, but im going to pretend you're normal" act well.

 

Emily, reading this somehow got me so happy

 

You are SO LUCKY! The whole pulling away into a dark room would SERIOUSLY freak me out though. But at least If that happens to me, I'll know not to panic and rush out of the room until after waiting 20 or so minutes

[s3ker]

These days its not gonna be so easy to meet the guys,they are a huge band now and sadly some people freak out too much or get silly when meeting famous people......imagine how that feels?

Back in 99 i met them at Lemon Grove,Exeter and got my Muscle Museum EP signed,all 3 very nice,Dom stood with parents afterwards looking like an embarassed kid at a party!

In the early 2000's they let me in free for thier gigs at Bristol Fleece,where i saw them Soundcheck,Torquay Riviera Centre,where i broke my foot and the Lemmy again when we had a fair chat with Matt about space and other dimensions!!!

Went to thier aftershow party at Leicester Di Montfort with a friend and whole experience got very messy. Had a lot of vodka and orange and ended up in a toliet for half an hour talking to myself-my friend Matt and Tom Kirk where knocking on the door talking to me and laughing!

This was the start of people getting wierd-before now the lads seemed to be happy to talk to anyone,were not blanketed by security-(Matt even sat outside one Exeter gig in his black Merc and i sat in his door well having a chat) But at this gig one fan was just staring at Matt because he had taken his shirt off and taking pics of him,this was not cool at an aftershow and made him uncomfortable. There was a back room to this party so he ended up going in there and i sat on a sofa with him talking into the small hours about everything under the sun. He expressed how wierd it was when someone is into you and they dont even know you.

Anyways Matt handed around Mr Kiplings Almond Slices,which im pretty sure to this day wernt what they said on the pack and my night ended with a cute little hug and kiss on cheek.

So these days (at 30!) ill just have to be content with a seat half a mile away from the stage and a rocking live set and live with the memories. Whether they remember me is debateable,imagine all the people they have met?,but i'll remember them and the good ol days!

 

That's an interesting story! Have you tried writing to one of the guys? It's a pretty long shot but who knows!

[ils13]

And then when she heard him say he was 31 she said "WHOA. You are like ..9..10..11 years older than meeeee...."

 

Lol, so she was exactly 20 years old and she had to count "9...10...11" to get to 31? Hilarious

Maybe she could have used a calculator

[Furygirl]

Lol, so she was exactly 20 years old and she had to count "9...10...11" to get to 31? Hilarious

Maybe she could have used a calculator

 

I thought the same thing! And I suck at math, but really, that's pretty sad.

[syzygy]

First time I met Matt I said: I want to ask you two things, sorry if the second one seem weird. one, may I have your aughtograph? (he nodded) two, may I -please- let my fingers go through your hair!? (laughed, let my fingers go through his hair) Then we talked for like an hour or so... Then I kissed him on the cheeks three times, (Dutch formal way of saying goodbye to someone - he didnt know that and so I looked like a fool)

 

...mind you, I was only 15 at the time...

 

Second time I met him I said: I want to ask you two things, sorry if the second one seem weird. one, may I have your aughtograph? (he nodded) two, may I -please- let my fingers go through your hair! (looked at me with a frown and said: 'I met you before', smiled and let my fingers go through his hair) Then we talked for like 2 hours or so... Then we kissed each other on the cheeks three times (now he learned too that that is the Dutch formal way of saying goodbye to someone)

 

...mind you, I was only 16 at the time...

 

Third time I met him I said: I have already two aughtographs of you, so instead, could you draw someting funny on my t-shirt? Just the first thing that comes up in your mind (he drew a bunny...and another aughtograph) I touched his hair again, telling him that he should not cut it too short, haha...

 

...ok, ok I was 18 at that time...

 

 

Sowwww..... that was a long time ago...Good old days...

 

Dom admired my t-shirt on which I wrote some lyrics from Bliss, and he thought it was beautifully written, sweet guy...

 

Never spoken to Chris, he was drunk and throwing beer and water at people, or he was nowhere to be found. Wel, actually I was busy talking to Matt, so frankly I didnt bother, really... oh well...

 

That's too awesome! that's really cool that he remembered you and he let you do that I wish I was Dutch!

 

that's pretty awesome

[xxEmilyxx]

What song was that? You could be the reason we're getting Neutron Star Collision

 

It is the song he was referring to. Haha. I like to believe I was, no matter how small, but probably super super super small, contributing factor for the decision.

 

Emily, reading this somehow got me so happy

 

You are SO LUCKY! The whole pulling away into a dark room would SERIOUSLY freak me out though. But at least If that happens to me, I'll know not to panic and rush out of the room until after waiting 20 or so minutes

 

Hah. Glad I taught you a life lesson, per se.

 

This is quite interesting to hear in view of the discussion about this. It makes me wonder whether he was really in two minds, and maybe rather confused on the worth of the movies, or maybe he was just trying to impress you, and not sure whether it would or not.

 

If we could only see the inner workings of Matt's brain for a day.

[fayebarrett]

I dont know that i would write them,im just a minnow in Muse world. No,good luck to em i got to a fair few gigs for free when they let me in so i gotta pay my way now huh?

[cheese on toast]

So, Matt likes Bat For Lashes? That is officially awesome.

[xxEmilyxx]

So, Matt likes Bat For Lashes? That is officially awesome.

 

I guess so. Haha. Never heard of them...or her. Their/She isn't very popular in America. Is it a band or just a girl?

[bee03]

Hah. Glad I taught you a life lesson, per se.

 

If that happens to me, I'll have you to thank

[Cameron]

I guess so. Haha. Never heard of them...or her. Their/She isn't very popular in America. Is it a band or just a girl?

 

Sure she is, almost everyone I meet loves Bat For Lashes And you are so ridiculously lucky haha.

 

I'd love to meet them one day, highly doubt it's ever gonna happen now though. They've gotten so popular

[Ella]

xxEmilyxx, you are one lucky duck! So you got invited back while lingering near the stage after the show, right?

 

As for the suggestion to wait by buses...At a lot of large venues you can't even get near the buses. I tried this method in Atlanta to no avail.

[.BleedTheSame.]

Then I was like "Well, what is the band you listen to the most now?" He replys "the odd thing it, I don't really listen to music b//c the song gets stuck in my head and it plays over and over and over and I can't get it out. It's really annoying really. I don't want it to affect my music" And i said "I'm sure you realized your annoyance turned into a gift." He was like "Yeah, i have listened to this one girl. She's really populur in the UK. Its called Bats for Lashes. You know, bats (he makes a swinging motion) for lashes (points at his eyes and flutters them). Dom really is the one who listens to other people. Right now he is really into Phoenix". "Ive heard of them", i said. "Also another band called....(i don't remember the name though). It's dance. Like Daft punk." I replied "Ohh...okay..daft punk." Then I asked for a picture and he said of course. That's how i got the pic with my sister.

 

The band you didn't know was probably Justice. Justice is pretty much a French version of Daft Punk. Plus, Dom said that one of their songs was his "Top song of the decade" in an interveiw.

[Spittle]

Dom's sex wee made my eye sting.

[nikite]

The band you didn't know was probably Justice. Justice is pretty much a French version of Daft Punk. Plus, Dom said that one of their songs was his "Top song of the decade" in an interveiw.

 

Yes it probably was Justice, but Daft Punk are french too

[TrebleRose689]

Hey I was wondering if any of you guys who have been lucky enough to meet the guys either before or after a show had any advice on how to make this possible?

 

The only time I've ever met a band before or after a show (it was both... I met the guitarist before and the rest after, haha!) it was at a VERY small venue. Less than 2000 people.

 

But I'm seeing them in October (for the first time!) at a huge arena that can hold nearly 20,000 people! So I'm sure it will be so much more difficult. Is hanging around near the stage door before/after the best bet?