Edit: Yes, I know that Frank Beard has a beard, but not the beard for which the band has largely been known.

Probably the most normal thing he ever did. I was not expecting to see that here. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Cookies help us deliver our Services.

I always loved the fact that the guy in the band named Beard (drummer Frank Beard) didn't grow one. It comes off like a crazy person that might assualt you if you asked "why, Andy?" I love absurdist comedy, but nothing Andy Kaufman ever did strikes me as funny. and then they went to texas to screw with Hill's cousin hank. TIL Dusty Hill from ZZ Top wanted to feel "normal" after their "Worldwide Texas Tour".

Okay. You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here. Oh man, a 96fm link. Hill & Billy- what a pair of names.

It’s an interesting conundrum whether he would do it, want you to think he had done it, or would want you to think he would to it having thought about doing it. The bassist says people didn't recognize him because the beard wasn't that long yet. TIL Dusty Hill from ZZ Top wanted to feel "normal" after their "Worldwide Texas Tour". And then it got me thinking “that’s what Andy would want somebody to think he might do and not actually do”. I should try again.

https://www.96fm.com.au/entertainment/zz-tops-dusty-hill-reveals-he-worked-at-an-airport-between-albums/. His comedy seemed to be based on lackluster imagination with a focus on overt cruelty to anyone and everyone in his life.

Are you Darren De Mello?

But honestly, there is no actual connection to the term hillbilly though right? I have so much respect for Andy but it hurt me to watch any of his performances when I was younger. 67.9k. Mai 1949 in Dallas, Texas als Joe Michael Hill) ist ein US-amerikanischer Bluesmusiker, der als Bassist und zweiter Sänger der Band ZZ Top bekannt wurde. With the band, Hill plays bass guitar, sings backing and lead vocals, and keyboards. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Close. I read this thinking “that seems like a think he might do”. That 90-day hiatus ended up being two years. Posted by 1 month ago. Joseph Michael "Dusty" Hill (born May 19, 1949) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, who is best known as the bassist and secondary lead vocalist of the American rock group ZZ Top. That’s not a hiatus, that’s a sabbatical.

“We had been touring so much, everybody was really exhausted,” he says.

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That is actually hilarious. Like the joke is that he is going to do whatever he wants and the punchline is the implication you will get murdered if you ask why. As bassist Dusty Hill tells us, the break was the result of drummer Frank Beard needing to deal with a substance abuse issue, and Hill passed the time by working at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Hill was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ZZ Top in 2004.

He was actually still doing vital work for the band.

So he cut his hair, got a job at an airport, went by the name of "Joe" and would go out on Friday nights with coworkers so he could feel "grounded".

It was also during this time, however, that both Hill and Billy Gibbons decided to grow out their chest-length beards. I've always been more impressed that both of them were able to grow such long beards. I’ve heard that Andy Kaufman was a full time busboy while he was starring on “Taxi” and wouldn’t acknowledge his acting career.

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Most men can't get anywhere close to that length.