Billy bob is a red neck muthafu%$er..i hope they pelted him with tomatoes on stage!~~

UPDATE:

After mashed potatoes comment, Thornton professes love for Canada


at 20:28 on April 9, 2009, EDT.
By Nick Patch, THE CANADIAN PRESS


CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi is shown in a handout photo. Actor Billy Bob Thornton provided a few sparks in a broadcast interview Wednesday. He was promoting his band, the Boxmasters in an interview on CBC Radio, but instead ended up arguing with Ghomeshi, the host of the show "Q". THE CANADIAN PRESS/CBC


TORONTO - A day after Billy Bob Thornton said Canadian audiences were like mashed potatoes without gravy, the actor professed his love for the Great White North.

Thornton talked briefly to reporters before going into Massey Hall on Thursday night for a performance with his band, the Boxmasters. The group was opening for Willie Nelson.

"I love Canada, absolutely," said the 53-year-old actor, clad in a sleek black suit and puffing on a cigarette.

The proclamation was a sharp contrast to comments Thornton made Wednesday when he was an unco-operative guest on CBC's "Q" radio program.

During that appearance, the Oscar-winning star of "Sling Blade" sparred back and forth with host Jian Ghomeshi and found time to insult Canadian crowds.

"Canadian audiences seem to be very reserved," he told Ghomeshi. "We tend to play places where people throw things at each other. Here, they just sort of sit there. And it doesn't matter what you say to 'em. ... It's mashed potatoes but no gravy."

On Thursday, Thornton was asked why he made the comment if he loves Canada.

"I was talking about the guy who was interviewing me," he said. "I don't know his name."

The actor's belligerent appearance on the show has already become a viral sensation.

More than 600,000 viewers had watched the clip on YouTube by 8 p.m. Thursday, while a CBC spokesperson said the network had received roughly 3,700 blog responses and emails regarding the appearance.

Meanwhile, media around the world delighted in the story.

"If you can't wait for the next season of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' to start, this video clip should briefly satisfy your hunger for achingly, all-too-real situation comedy," wrote a New York Times blogger.

Entertainment Weekly's website ran the headline, "Billy Bob Thornton: What's his problem?" and the L.A. Times was similarly damning with its own headline, "Billy Bob Thornton, crazier than Joaquin Phoenix - is that possible?"

Indeed, Thornton seemed to have at least temporarily swiped Phoenix's mantle as the most erratic actor-turned-musician.

Phoenix, who abandoned acting to pursue a career in rap music, made headlines when he sulked his way through an interview on "Late Show With David Letterman" earlier this year. Wearing a heavy beard and dark sunglasses, the uncommunicative "Walk the Line" star prompted Letterman to crack: "Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight."

While Phoenix was aloof in that interview, Thornton managed to be both obtuse and openly antagonistic with Ghomeshi.

Thornton, who was interviewed alongside his Boxmasters bandmates, took issue with Ghomeshi's introduction, which included references to the star's career as a Hollywood actor, director and screenwriter.

For much of the interview, Thornton refused to answer any of Ghomeshi's questions directly, mumbling: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Things came to a head when Ghomeshi mentioned Thornton's passion for music.

"Would you say that to Tom Petty?" Thornton questioned.

Thornton said Ghomeshi's producers had been instructed ahead of time not to talk about his film career at all.

When the radio host suggested that Thornton's past was relevant to provide context for listeners, Thornton fired back: "There's plenty of context without all that."

Thornton mainly seemed sensitive to any comment that implied that his band - which he described as "cosmic cowboy music" - was not his full-time passion.

When pressed for details on his musical influences, Thornton elliptically provided a non sequitur about a magazine he subscribed to called Famous Monsters of Filmland and a model-building contest he once entered.

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On the web:

http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3..._14110.mp3


©The Canadian Press, 2009

Damage already done BBT, too late

The Ghomesh could never of dreamed of better press.

http://thespec.com/News/B...cle/546405

I still say they should have Pelted him....lol

Serves you right BBT!!!

Billy Bob Thornton's band cancels remainder of Canadian tour


at 22:13 on April 10, 2009, EDT.
By Andrea Baillie, THE CANADIAN PRESS


Actor Billy Bob Thornton arrives to the premiere of "Manure" during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ASSOCIATED PRESS/Peter Kramer


TORONTO - Billy Bob Thornton's band has scrapped the rest of its Canadian tour dates after the actor caused a stir by likening Canuck fans to mashed potatoes with no gravy.

The Boxmasters opened for Willie Nelson on Thursday in Toronto.

But a note posted on Nelson's website Friday said the Boxmasters were cancelling the remainder of their Canadian swing, including gigs in Montreal and London, Ont., "due to one band member and several of the crew having the flu."

"We wish them a safe and speedy recovery," said the note.

The cancellation came two days after Thornton made headlines around the world with a belligerent appearance on CBC radio's "Q."

The actor apparently took issue that host Jian Ghomeshi kicked off the interview with references to Thornton's career as a Hollywood actor, director and screenwriter.

For much of the ensuing chat, Thornton refused to answer any of Ghomeshi's questions directly, mumbling: "I don't know what you're talking about."

He later said Ghomeshi's producers had been instructed ahead of time not to talk about his film career at all.

Things came to a head when Ghomeshi mentioned Thornton's passion for music.

"Would you say that to Tom Petty?" Thornton questioned.

The interview concluded with an instrumental performance by the Boxmasters. Thornton refused to perform, saying he didn't have his drum kit with him.

During the interview, Thornton also had some unkind words for Canadian crowds.

"Canadian audiences seem to be very reserved," he told Ghomeshi. "We tend to play places where people throw things at each other. Here, they just sort of sit there. And it doesn't matter what you say to 'em. ... It's mashed potatoes but no gravy."

Before heading into his Thursday night gig, Thornton attempted to clarify those remarks, saying he loved Canada and his "mashed potatoes" comment had been aimed at Ghomeshi.

He was reportedly booed by the crowd at Massey Hall when he referred to the incident onstage and met with catcalls of "Here comes the gravy."

Ghomeshi's interview with Thornton has already become a sensation and received media coverage around the world.

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On the web:

http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3...-14110.mp3


©The Canadian Press, 2009

He is a scary looking fecker, I never liked the look of him..when he had sex with Halle Berry in that film my stomach turned

Billy bob is a filthy white man, its true, but what i wanna know is how did he get Angelina?

emm said:

he's SO incredibly nice in person!

JustErin said:

Exactly. Probably no one outside of Canada had ever heard of him before this.

What did Adam Corrola do to Anne Coulter when she ditched him for an interview? I'm just sayin...