Here, the story of his own (mildly hungover) stairway to heaven.
But when we arrived and saw the schedule it had us going on after everyone and just before Madonna.
But anyway, I was terrified.
Ross Halfin
I just need for you to be better than Metallica.
‘[Laughs]I said, ‘That’s not going to happen.’
Just the big singles.
Because at that point we had never even headlined a stadium.
And then someone asked us if we wanted to have some special guests.
And I was terrified to answer.
I felt like I was in a waking dream.
but I had to say something, so I said ‘How about “Rock and Roll”?’
so he said ‘Yeah, what else?’
I said ‘How about “Ramble On”?’
he said, ‘Great, see you at rehearsals.’
I mean it was that easy, I couldn’t believe it.
But listening to those albums taught me so much.
Having 60 or 70,000 people singing ‘Everlong,’ it was magical.
It wasn’t, and it never will be for me.
There are some things in life that stay with you forever, and yeah, that was one."
