I’m so sad to hear about Brad Arnold passing. I didn’t know him well, but we did a tour one time with Skynyrd and 3 Doors Down. He was such a kind, funny gentleman to us, and really talented.
One story I heard on that tour that I thought was so cool was that, on stage Brad used in-ear monitors. At the time I didn’t use them, and was asking questions about them. Brad told me that in his in-ear monitor mix, all he heard was piano, so he could have a lot more room just to sing to it, referencing it for pitch. and not hear all of the other instruments on stage.
They didn’t have a piano player.
The band played to a click (as many bands do live)… So he was pumping in prerecorded piano into his ears so that what he was hearing on stage was basically a piano player and his voice. He was always in tune on that tour and always was able to sing confidently but not too loudly on the songs, no doubt because of this clever trick.
I think about that all the fucking time.
RIP Brad
@markmartin Agree with you Mark! This isn’t stick and ball sports. Reward the team that performs week in and week out. One win does not make a season. Consistency is what I want to see.
@RonKillings Thank you Ron for all the laughs. Every segment you were apart of always stood out. You are a true entertainer! God bless you and your future endeavors.