The RRHOF doesn’t deserve Mr Boz Scaggs Just like Jethro Tull & a Few doz other rockers that get overlooked ! The RRHOF has become irrelevant , woke ass schmucks ! Living 1 hr away from the museum ,I’ll never visit EVER AGAIN !
I'm 68 years old and The Boz is one of my all time Favorite artists. We unfortunately share a place in an uncomfortable situation in life. The death of a child. I lost my daughter to cancer ten years ago this month. She was the light of my life and was gone too soon at 26 years old. My wife and I have learned to live life to it's fullest in her honor. I find it comforting to talk about her and talk with others that have shared our fate. My wife is not and may never be comfortable with talking to other people about her.We were fortunate to have her in our lives for 26 glorious years. Boz we feel for you and God Bless you. Thanks for the music.
i can't explain to this world what Boz Scaggs has meant to me. Thankyou Mr. Paul Lane for turning me on to Boz. I've seen him in concert about a dozen times all over the country. Boz Scaggs and Jethro Tull are my alltime favorites.
@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc. Does it really matter? He’s talking about losing his child and how life shattering it is and all you can do is correct his spelling, how shallow you are.
@@juliemansted9522 Exactly! It speaks volumes that the OP is acknowledging this man losing his son while the commenter is just policing people's grammar and trying to make them feel less-than and then crying foul like they've been victimized. Thank you to Mr. Scaggs & Mr Rather for this interview. My heart goes out to this father.
@@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc Did it ever occur to you that no one in this world has full-command of the English language. It's not as if auto-correct can correct "loosing" from "losing" so yeah, you're trying to make someone feel less-than so you can be a right person and feel better about yourself. Whoopie-doo!
@@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc No harm, no foul for clarifying a person's meaning. I don't understand why people can be so defensive about spelling corrections in this day and age, @juliemansted9522, @isabellind1292. I don't appreciate the lack of respect for other people's time and energy in having to use brain power to sort out meanings when people don't go back and check spelling before posting. Sure, I, myself, sometimes make mistakes when I'm rapidly reading, typing and posting; but I wouldn't be defensive if someone corrected me. Everybody's the victim and apologist when it comes to the dumbing down of our culture, and I'm weary of it. But, I'm sure AI will handle the little problem of people actually having to think and comprehend, smh.
Thoughtful, intelligent, modest man speaks so calmly yet wistfully about his terrible losses yet maintains perspective. Total class act, as a musician and as a human being.
@@MaryOdwyer-ur1tythe collapse of Christian culture.. here we are . That philosophy of mind has been successful for 3000 years yet here we are scrambling round in the dark.
My wife and I lost our oldest son, he was 21 as well. It’s been 19 years and we think of him all the time. I didn’t know of his loss. It’s a tough road. Be well.
I attempted suicide by gunshot to the head. I died several times and came back. I can tell you that "death," is not a bad experience. It's not scary, for example. When you die, you sense that God has you. It's very much like riding in an airliner. Once you board the plane and find your seat, you let the crew take over. When you die, you "know" that you're boarding to leave this life. Once the process begins, it doesn't reverse. You just float away and begin travelling through fantastically beautiful zones and galaxies that exhibit God's infinite power. You leave the misery of this life behind you, and you don't have a desire to come back. You don't have any regrets either. Finally, when you think of someone all the time, it means that there's energy there. You have a connection that is still intact.
Bless you, so sorry. We lost our son at 23, 13 years ago. Also to overdose. I'm grateful for Boz and you for sharing, we're not alone. Like Boz we were as close as could be to Dylan, yet couldn't help him. And like Boz said, we will never come to terms with it. Bless us all.
Boz is a kind, good person. I met him at his SF Bar The Blue Light Cafe on Union Street one night in the late '80s. He offered me a drink and we chatted for about a half hour. He was such a pleasure to meet and get to spend a moment in time with.
Used to hang out at the Pier Street annex and he always would come in and say hi and see how business was and I was in complete awe of him but just a great guy
Met him as well he's rude a real a/hole who doesn't care about his musician friends one of his studio musicians died recently he didn't post anything about it or not even go to the guys funeral Applejack .was his name and he just used him up without paying him for his music he's selfish this bozo boz..and only cares about his own back he has deep issues that's obvious when I met him he's a jerk
We were just 20 yr old kids and had only been dating a few weeks when in August of 1976 my girfriend and I went to see Boz at the Greek Theater in LA. He had the full ensemble including strings. We rocked out to Low Down, Georgia, and slow danced to Harbor Lights. By the time we got home in the early morning hours of that night we knew we were falling in love. Alas, the relationship didn't last, but the memories live on. Whenever I hear Boz's We were always sweethearts.... my thoughts drift back to that night. Thanks Boz Scaggs for one of the best chapters of my life.
My daughter died in my arms. I lowered her in to her grave. I think I cried every single day the following two years without fail. It's been over 26 yrs now, and I still have a difficult time trying to explain my feelings. All I can say is, I know she's with God, and God bless anyone who must lose a child. Life down shifts a few gears after a full stop. Enduring a fire (or getting robbed, like me) is nothing to losing a child. Boz gets it. We're ALL brothers and sisters anyway. But it's a special club we wish we weren't in. God bless all...
I’m so sorry you had to go through such tragedy. I am so glad though you believe in God and know that your child is with him now and just waiting for you when it’s your time to be with her again.
😇 Death Is Nothing At All By Henry Scott-Holland Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is absolute and unbroken continuity. What is this death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner. All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
I lost my son when he was 34 years old. It is a life altering event. You will never get over it, never get through it, you must learn to live with it. That can go good or bad. I pray you make it go towards the light.
Wow! I have been a fan of Boz Scaggs since the very beginning of his career. I'm 73 years old now & I still dance to Low Down!! I am also a fan of Dan Rather. Both of these men are the true definition of class. Sending my deepest condolences to Boz. ❤️❤️❤️
You should edit out the exclamation mark, it makes your post look like you think its a joke which I'm sure isn't what you intended. Hit the three tiny dots to the right of your post and you'll then see the edit option.
@@barryfrancis7421 it seems like the person is happy to be able to dance at the age of 73 years young. Hence the reason for the exclamation point? I didn't take it as a joke, I took it as this person being happy.
When my, now 40 year old, nephew was just a kid someone asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. He said, Dan Rather. He watched the news every evening with his grandfather and looked up to Dan
:Down Two Then Left" was also one of my favorites! Love him & his music, plus his sensitivity. Dan Rather is an amazing, compassionate interviewer, who definitely deserves our respect also.
Dan Rather is just the best interviewer. He lets people talk and doesn’t hit them with ridiculous embarrassing questions and he lets them have the entire spotlight during the interview. Class act.
My son was the same age he passed in 2023. He was severely mentally ill and homeless, legally we couldn't force treatment. Even though we were estranged due to his psychosis his death has forever changed me and at this point, not for the better. I am so sorry for your profound loss!
Grief is love's twin. Happiness isn't a thing or a destination. Happiness is the space between our dark thoughts. Our thoughts are unnatural self inflicted noise but our feelings without that noise, are where "happiness" lives.
@ Sounds like my brother. He would leave home for weeks at a time, with no money, ID or anything but the clothes on his back. Would appear weeks later, emaciated. Cops arrested him once because he was sitting at a beach one night naked. He was 25 when he took his own life. Self immolation. Gasoline and a match. Watched him die in the burn unit. It took nine days. This was in ‘81. He endured excruciating pain. I think that these experiences affect us more than we know. It’s always been difficult for me to shed the underling sadness that has been a constant unwanted companion. My family went through the legal stuff, just like you. He refused treatment, hospitalization or help and there was nothing my mom or dad could do about it. In conclusion, I’m at a complete loss to explain or try to understand anything. The feeling this 72 year old man gets from it all, is kind of a gloomy, lost feeling, even today, after all these years. I guess we just have to keep plugging. Right?
@@Bretski126, how incredibly sad, I am so sorry! My son was on the streets for years and over time I grieved the loss of him, or so I thought. Every single day in the back of my mind I would worry about him, wonder if he was hungry, safe, or even alive. I said often back then I knew I would get "that call," and I thought I had prepared myself for it. He was so sick that his brain had erased us, he didn't call us for close to two years. When I did talk to him he would argue with me that I wasn't his parent because in his mind I was no longer living, he thought of us as business associates. When I did get that dreaded call I was in complete shock, somehow after so many years on the streets it felt that he had become invincible. He was found on the floor of a parking garage overdosed on Fentanyl. Even after being down for 25 minutes they were able to resuscitate him but there was far too much brain damage. He was kept alive for 11 days on life support because he was an organ donor. The process was very traumatic to the say the least. I did work with homeless advocates that tried to get him placed. They would offer him help and he would refuse even though he was too sick to make such a decision. People that are too sick to function need to be forced into treatment for stabilization. My son was once in forced treatment and the difference medication made was miraculous (he was a paranoid schizophrenic). The second the conservatorship ended he was right back out there. Our mental healthcare system is in shambles and the vulnerable pay with their lives, we're left behind to carry the grief. We aren't alone that's for sure, sadly.
Addiction knows no boundaries. Lived through the nightmare and its utterly heartbreaking. It's a club no parent wants to be a part of. Much love to you and family.
My sister died of AIDS in 1996. She was an addict. Our family did everything we could or thought we did. She died of AIDS complications the day before my birthday 2 weeks after my wedding. Boz we nearly lost our vacation/retirement home in Elizabethton NC. The family was home bc my sister was singing 🎶 in Temple. Home for us the past 54 years is Palm Beach Gardens. So home was hairy as well. A tornado hit just blocks away. We were blessed here. I don’t think anyone really understands how desperate the people of NC and just across the border in TN . I am not criticizing any agency bc it is so overwhelming and sad 😔 some 1000+ were literally washed away. Our place had a river like flowing down the mountain and came in the back and pushed out the front. When my bil and nephew finally got access they were greeted by everyone of their neighbors ready to help. 😭but it’s not okay and they are desperate for help. And they are among some of the poorest people money wise but so so rich in spirit and the biggest hearts you could imagine. Ok sorry I got going there but I hear you know a lot about losing everything. All the best to you and your family. Yes wives and mothers have magical superpowers 🤗😘 Happy Thanksgiving and Christmas
Boz added to my life in countless ways. The soundtrack of my husband's and my life belonged to Boz Scaggs from our beginning to my husband's death 3 years ago. I treasure that I was able to take him (Alzheimer's afflicted) to see Boz in concert (Atlantic City). My husband cried with joy during the show and shouted "WOW" in the car all the way home for more than an hour! I was struck when you (Boz) said that you aren't a particularly sentimental person, yet when I listen to your songs... !
I also saw him 3 years ago at The Green Music Center in Sonoma. He was still fabulous. They barely took a break and their voices still sounded great.❤️.
I lost my son who was 25 in July of 22. He had no idea he was at risk or he would end up dying. He wasn’t a addict and I will never know if he even knew he was taking fentanyl. His death completely destroyed me and if not for my other son who needs me I would have joined William a while ago with a smile on my face. Absolutely nothing can compare to losing a child unless it’s more than one.
My son was middle aged, mentally ill and homeless, we couldn't force him to get treatment legally. My son was as streetwise as they come but maybe his psychosis hindered that. He drank a lot but he was leery of drugs for years and years. I was told since he had cannabis and Fentanyl in his system he likely smoked some pot not knowing it was laced, he overdosed. So many drugs are laced today street drugs are extremely dangerous. I am so sorry for your loss!
Class Act. I saw him in 1980 and he sounds just like he does on the radio. You can't mistake that voice for any other. I'm sorry for the loss of his dear Son.
In ‘76-‘77 Boz Scaggs’ vocals and music were everywhere and a part of youth history. I saw him live a few years ago and Boz Scaggs is even better live on stage. A first class effort!
We lost our son 5 years ago to addiction. Thank you for your candid discussion about addiction and loss. We understand as only parents of children who struggle with addiction can. Please keep the dialogue moving on this very important discussion.
What a great interviewer, he asks great questions and listens deeply to the answers, sensitive, gentle and careful with his words. A very rare interviewer indeed. Excellent interview. My heart goes out to Boz.
Boz you have gifted us with so much all these years. I too lost my son. He was 17 at the time. Sober but unable to cope. God bless you and your family.
I've worked throughout the hills of Napa County. Boz had a humble, historic ranch. So simple, unassuming. The honest simplicity of that ranch house spoke to what a real person he is. That mean, mean Tubbs Fire took it all. A terrible heartbreak.
Boz is one of my all-time favorite performers of the last 50+ years. I was 8 years old in the mid-70's when his hits began playing on the radio, and I still remember how those songs made me feel, I still feel that same feeling when I listen to them today, they are ageless
What a respectful interviewer Thank you Dan you were very understanding, Thank you Boz for the music and the talent. so sorry for your loss.. Take care.
I call family addiction the war within and it is so hard to deal with. I sat across from his son and knew that he had a tough drug to overcome. Addiction is all over my family tree and I have lost. Parent child connection is the toughest. God bless Boz. His music is the best.
My wife and I daughter passed away at the age of 32 years old in December 2014. That day of devastation can’t be described in words. All that I can say it’s been 10years and it’s still seems like yesterday. You never get over it because when your child dies so does a part of you!!!
An event one never gets over. My brother lost his life in a car accident. My parents never got over it. I’ve never moved passed it. Life altering in every respect. Great artist, feels what a father feels. Feel for him and the family.
My sister, also,at 17 in 1976. It just completely destroyed my parents. I was about 22 at the time. It was life altering for me,also. My parents became the walking dead. They were numb with life altering grief.
I was very much a fan of Boz and he was very popular in Australia as he would know but this is the first interview with him I can recall. It is easy to warm to his intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful reflections of his life and loss and he has suffered great tragedies. He has a humanity unusual in his profession. An unassuming man of great talent and I found this very moving.
I saw his concert in Adelaide when he was at the height of his fame. The show was brilliant, and Boz and his musicians were p so professional… the best concert I ever saw.
My beloved Momma's passing has had a profound affect on me but losing my son? Honestly cannot imagine such unimaginable pain. May Prayers to Boz and All who have lost children bring Strength and Comfort.
Excellent interview, Dan Rather. Only went as far and as deep as Boz wanted. You don't see that kind of respectful interaction much anymore. My heart aches for his loss.
Ever since "Loan me a dime" I've been a big fan of Boz Scaggs. Watching this touching, intimate interview with Dan Rather makes me like and respect the man that he has become.
Incredible humility and resilience. Having lost our 36-YO daughter this year (suddenly), I feel but say little or nothing. My world is forever changed and rarely understood. First heard Low Down in '78 in Ann Arbor while in college at a music store; hasn't lost its mojo. Boz's musicality and creativity have no parallel.
My first son died at 9 months old 47 years ago from meningitis. I long for him every day. I know it’s hard for others to understand but the loss of a child is the worse type of loss there can be. It’s unnatural to live on without your child.
New Year's Eve 1975 going into 1976, I had the extreme pleasure of watching the great Boz Scaggs perform in Oakland at the Paramount Theatre..what a show! ❤
I lost an adult child in 2020. Seems the only time grief is spoken about is when a celeb knows the horrible pain. But really there is nothing To explain this type of pain. Feels like a horrible illness no meds for it. Ppl say they can’t imagine losing a child. It’s because their thoughts can’t go there 😢
I’m so very sorry for the loss of your beloved child and for the pain and heartache you are forced to endure. Love is the eternal bond we share with our loved ones. I hope it will continue to keep you strong and connected until the day you are both reunited again. Heartfelt hugs sent your way. ❤️
@@sliglusamelius8578Everybody works for money. That is not a crime, however, he is still showingwhat kind of person he is with the way he conducts his interviews.
he is my favorite performer. He has a beautiful soul and expresses love so amazingly. I am so sorry you had to experience the loss of a child. Peace to you.
I go so far back with Boz because of Steve Miller, being his rhythm guitarist in 1967. He did some cool tracks with Steve on his Children of the future album. A true bluesman. I'm so glad he found success. Glad Steve let him go. Sorry to learn of his son. So tragic.
What a poignant & touching interview. There is no greater loss than losing a child. And there are no words ever, to describe it to another human being. Wishing Boz peace on his journey. It’s a journey that many of us take, yet each of us are all alone on that path.
His humility is so grounding and many ought to take a lesson in his ability of looking past his own grief and having empathy for all those that are so less fortunate. As a mother who lost her only child to a horrific car accident where 3 others also perished, Boz Scaggs is yet another member of a club nobody ever wanted join and his pragmatism is a gift I too have been given. For me it’s never been fully accepting but simply day to day. Bay Area here and I’ll look for his tour schedule.
Love his music. I too, lost my son. Not to drugs. Not that that matters. As he said, everyone deals with loss. The loss of a child is a whole different level of loss & grief. It has been nearly 5 years. (Not covid related) As he said, I too am "getting on," so to speak. I think of the nursery rhyme. Humpty Dumpty, who fell off the wall, all the kings horses & all the kings men couldn't put him back together again. (Humpty Dumpty was an egg character) Well, my heart is like that it will always be so deeply shattered. He went through so much, and there were many medical errors. Horrible, neglectful errors. I actually could have likely won a lawsuit. Only problem. I was 66 when he passed. I truly thought I would die of heartbreak during the first few years. A lawsuit would have killed me. Reliving that trauma would have absolutely finished me. God bless Mr. Scaggs. The loss of a child is the worst thing any parent could ever go through.
Sending you love from michigan. My heart breaks for you and for your son, and all the members of the family. My brother died of AIDS in 1988 and ....his loss is coming up, Dec. 2. It is forever painful, but of course changes over time. hugs.
Im a percussionist in a classic rock band from the 70"s Boz is a top icon in music, its a pleasure to cover his songs and a privilege, now the hard part, lost my son at age 18 to a surfing accident off the Big Sur Coast in 2006, heartfelt prayers to Boz and his family, thank you for great lyrics and great arrangements. 🙏🙏
Put him in the rock n roll, Hall of Fame. He's a great singer. Your right boz, we all have, bad things, that happen, to us. Also, we have good things, that happen to us . Go to church, everybody needs God. I always, loved, your singing, and your songs. ....❤
Deserves to be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Singer, guitarist, session player, songwriter, and all around respected guy.
I didn't know he wasn't in. That's just not right.
Pop Hall of Fame, new award to be created
@ I don’t think he’s even been nominated.
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I agree..Joe Cocker should be too❤
Boz Skaggs is the definition of class ❤
Agreed 100%. Dan Rather quite the opposite.
Why is Dan Rather not a class act? Thought he was a good guy!
What's Dan Rather got to do with anything ?
@@pheephee1712 what's the frequency, Kenneth?
@@pheephee1712Dan Rather is carrying the interview. He too is a legend.
What a well spoken, articulate and classy gentlemen Boz Scaggs is.
And a hell of a musician, too..
Saint Mark’s School will do that to you.
The RRHOF doesn’t deserve Mr Boz Scaggs
Just like Jethro Tull & a Few doz other rockers that get overlooked !
The RRHOF has become irrelevant , woke ass schmucks !
Living 1 hr away from the museum ,I’ll never visit EVER AGAIN !
Really impressive!
William "Boz" Scaggs. I've always loved him❤
One of the premier voices of the 1970's. I did not expect him to be so soft spoken. Beautiful man. I wish him peace.
I'm 68 years old and The Boz is one of my all time Favorite artists. We unfortunately share a place in an uncomfortable situation in life. The death of a child. I lost my daughter to cancer ten years ago this month. She was the light of my life and was gone too soon at 26 years old. My wife and I have learned to live life to it's fullest in her honor. I find it comforting to talk about her and talk with others that have shared our fate. My wife is not and may never be comfortable with talking to other people about her.We were fortunate to have her in our lives for 26 glorious years. Boz we feel for you and God Bless you. Thanks for the music.
So sorry to read this! But yet you keep her memory alive “by being alive!” 🌟💫
Thinking of you sir.Thank you for your story
Gordon, I am so sorry for your loss.
Thank you for sharing your heartbreak. Can’t imagine your loss. God bless.
Oh my that’s too painful to comprehend.
Boz Scaggs has had such heartbreak in his life, yet still thinks about other people. A lovely man.
A very compassionate man ❤
Reminds me of his song Heart of Mine
Love his songs, and voice!
@@JeffreyLeohner like velvet.
Boz, one of the all time greats. Thanks for being part of the soundtrack of my youth.
i can't explain to this world what Boz Scaggs has meant to me. Thankyou Mr. Paul Lane for turning me on to Boz. I've seen him in concert about a dozen times all over the country. Boz Scaggs and Jethro Tull are my alltime favorites.
I also loved Tull. Listening to Aqualung in 8th grade with my pals.....it was some of the best times of my youth.
Loosing a child is the worse thing ever. Life shattering.
@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc. Does it really matter? He’s talking about losing his child and how life shattering it is and all you can do is correct his spelling, how shallow you are.
@@sophiafakevirus-ro8ccTwit
@@juliemansted9522 Exactly! It speaks volumes that the OP is acknowledging this man losing his son while the commenter is just policing people's grammar and trying to make them feel less-than and then crying foul like they've been victimized. Thank you to Mr. Scaggs & Mr Rather for this interview. My heart goes out to this father.
@@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc Did it ever occur to you that no one in this world has full-command of the English language. It's not as if auto-correct can correct "loosing" from "losing" so yeah, you're trying to make someone feel less-than so you can be a right person and feel better about yourself. Whoopie-doo!
@@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc No harm, no foul for clarifying a person's meaning. I don't understand why people can be so defensive about spelling corrections in this day and age, @juliemansted9522, @isabellind1292. I don't appreciate the lack of respect for other people's time and energy in having to use brain power to sort out meanings when people don't go back and check spelling before posting. Sure, I, myself, sometimes make mistakes when I'm rapidly reading, typing and posting; but I wouldn't be defensive if someone corrected me. Everybody's the victim and apologist when it comes to the dumbing down of our culture, and I'm weary of it. But, I'm sure AI will handle the little problem of people actually having to think and comprehend, smh.
Thoughtful, intelligent, modest man speaks so calmly yet wistfully about his terrible losses yet maintains perspective. Total class act, as a musician and as a human being.
Beautiful 😢
Unlike most rockers, a man of uncommon humanity, humility, and empathy. A good teacher for us all.
Well said.
Boz Scaggs music is timeless, I’m so sorry for his loss…
What a class act and a true legend.
Losing a child is such deep heart break
I know. Very tough. You never get over the loss.
I know too. Lost our son four years ago to a swimming accident. He was 24. You’re never the same after that.
I also know the heartache, lost my 2 sons to suicide, one this year, only children, so very hard
A parent should never outlive their children.
@@MaryOdwyer-ur1tythe collapse of Christian culture.. here we are . That philosophy of mind has been successful for 3000 years yet here we are scrambling round in the dark.
My wife and I lost our oldest son, he was 21 as well. It’s been 19 years and we think of him all the time. I didn’t know of his loss. It’s a tough road. Be well.
💝🙏🏻
I attempted suicide by gunshot to the head. I died several times and came back. I can tell you that "death," is not a bad experience. It's not scary, for example. When you die, you sense that God has you. It's very much like riding in an airliner. Once you board the plane and find your seat, you let the crew take over. When you die, you "know" that you're boarding to leave this life. Once the process begins, it doesn't reverse. You just float away and begin travelling through fantastically beautiful zones and galaxies that exhibit God's infinite power. You leave the misery of this life behind you, and you don't have a desire to come back. You don't have any regrets either. Finally, when you think of someone all the time, it means that there's energy there. You have a connection that is still intact.
Bless you, so sorry. We lost our son at 23, 13 years ago. Also to overdose. I'm grateful for Boz and you for sharing, we're not alone. Like Boz we were as close as could be to Dylan, yet couldn't help him. And like Boz said, we will never come to terms with it. Bless us all.
Such loss is unimaginable. My heart breaks for you. God bless you.
I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my youngest son in 2007, and I think about him everyday. I find that the pain gets worse as I grow older 🙏🏼
Boz is a kind, good person. I met him at his SF Bar The Blue Light Cafe on Union Street one night in the late '80s. He offered me a drink and we chatted for about a half hour. He was such a pleasure to meet and get to spend a moment in time with.
Used to hang out at the Pier Street annex and he always would come in and say hi and see how business was and I was in complete awe of him but just a great guy
That’s awesome!
@@chuckefunn8624 I use to go to both places, especially Pier Street Annex, never saw Boz, as far as I know.
Met him as well he's rude a real a/hole who doesn't care about his musician friends one of his studio musicians died recently he didn't post anything about it or not even go to the guys funeral Applejack .was his name and he just used him up without paying him for his music he's selfish this bozo boz..and only cares about his own back he has deep issues that's obvious when I met him he's a jerk
Bozo boz
We were just 20 yr old kids and had only been dating a few weeks when in August of 1976 my girfriend and I went to see Boz at the Greek Theater in LA. He had the full ensemble including strings. We rocked out to Low Down, Georgia, and slow danced to Harbor Lights. By the time we got home in the early morning hours of that night we knew we were falling in love. Alas, the relationship didn't last, but the memories live on. Whenever I hear Boz's We were always sweethearts.... my thoughts drift back to that night. Thanks Boz Scaggs for one of the best chapters of my life.
What a beautiful memory..
Love memories, like this. Always a piece of heaven in our hearts forever. Forever young, never forget that feeling of joy.
My first kiss... puppy love time... was to 'We're All Alone' hehe ca 1980... Boz has always been in my secret heart
My daughter died in my arms. I lowered her in to her grave. I think I cried every single day the following two years without fail. It's been over 26 yrs now, and I still have a difficult time trying to explain my feelings. All I can say is, I know she's with God, and God bless anyone who must lose a child. Life down shifts a few gears after a full stop. Enduring a fire (or getting robbed, like me) is nothing to losing a child. Boz gets it. We're ALL brothers and sisters anyway. But it's a special club we wish we weren't in. God bless all...
I’m so sorry you had to go through such tragedy. I am so glad though you believe in God and know that your child is with him now and just waiting for you when it’s your time to be with her again.
so sorry Allan 🙏
It's been 42 years for me. It is an awful club to be in.
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Death Is Nothing At All
By Henry Scott-Holland
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you,
and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just round the corner.
All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
I’m so sorry. Thank you for sharing. God bless you. eHugs ❤❤❤
I lost my son when he was 34 years old. It is a life altering event. You will never get over it, never get through it, you must learn to live with it. That can go good or bad. I pray you make it go towards the light.
You have my deepest condolences for your loss. 🌹
So sorry for your loss
Hugs.❤
I'm so sorry David😞🙏🏼
Same here. I also lost my 34 yr. old 4 yrs
ago. From addiction, fentanyl.
Horrible. Feels like it happened yesterday. My world has changed
Boz, I lost my son to addiction as well. I understand there are no words to explain it. Bless you.
I'm so sorry 😞🙏🏼
May peace be with you. Positive thoughts your way.
Very sorry ❤ being an addict myself, I understand the struggle on both sides
My son died in an accident. i cried every day for 2 yrs, at peace now, but not a day goes by I don't think of him.
❤🙏
I am so sorry for your loss. No one should loose their child.🙏
Thanks for sharing your story.
Prayers & blessings to you❤️✨️
I am a Boz Skaggs fan - to the bone! Absolutely love this guy!
Wow! I have been a fan of Boz Scaggs since the very beginning of his career. I'm 73 years old now & I still dance to Low Down!! I am also a fan of Dan Rather. Both of these men are the true definition of class. Sending my deepest condolences to Boz. ❤️❤️❤️
You should edit out the exclamation mark, it makes your post look like you think its a joke which I'm sure isn't what you intended. Hit the three tiny dots to the right of your post and you'll then see the edit option.
@@barryfrancis7421 it seems like the person is happy to be able to dance at the age of 73 years young. Hence the reason for the exclamation point? I didn't take it as a joke, I took it as this person being happy.
When my, now 40 year old, nephew was just a kid someone asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. He said, Dan Rather. He watched the news every evening with his grandfather and looked up to Dan
@@sharonmiott2207 I'm a good 73! No major health issues, still driving & socially active. 😁
Yes, Boz needs to be in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!❤
Silk Degrees, Classic album.
What can I say. 🎵
amazing record (I remember it as a vinyl disc)
@@MJA5 released nearly 50 years ago!
Still have (and play) the cassette!
:Down Two Then Left" was also one of my favorites! Love him & his music, plus his sensitivity.
Dan Rather is an amazing, compassionate interviewer,
who definitely deserves our respect also.
I have listened to Boz for 50 years. Interview fills in so many of the blanks.
Ditto!
Same!
It does. I love him even more for his candor. 😢
Me too!
Dan Rather is just the best interviewer. He lets people talk and doesn’t hit them with ridiculous embarrassing questions and he lets them have the entire spotlight during the interview. Class act.
Excellent
Dan Rather is one great interviewer. Thank you for sharing insight to Boz Scaggs.
Yes. He handled that question perfectly.... Can we talk about it? How can we talk about it? Interviewers and hosts can learn a lot from him.
He asks the important questions sincerely, and then he listens.
Well said… Dan is the best of the best. Today’s media should be so so much more like Dan….
Do some research on Dan. He lied about George Bush Sr. and was fired by CBS News. Fake News before the term was ever coined. Dan Rather Not.
When Dan interviewed Daryl Hall I was embarrassed for Dan.
I lost my 43 year old daughter. I’m crippled with grief. I will never have another truly happy moment for the rest of my life.
God, the risk of love is grief. What a life we are living and dying. There is no sense to be made of it.
My son was the same age he passed in 2023. He was severely mentally ill and homeless, legally we couldn't force treatment. Even though we were estranged due to his psychosis his death has forever changed me and at this point, not for the better. I am so sorry for your profound loss!
Grief is love's twin. Happiness isn't a thing or a destination. Happiness is the space between our dark thoughts. Our thoughts are unnatural self inflicted noise but our feelings without that noise, are where "happiness" lives.
@ Sounds like my brother. He would leave home for weeks at a time, with no money, ID or anything but the clothes on his back. Would appear weeks later, emaciated. Cops arrested him once because he was sitting at a beach one night naked. He was 25 when he took his own life. Self immolation. Gasoline and a match. Watched him die in the burn unit. It took nine days. This was in ‘81. He endured excruciating pain.
I think that these experiences affect us more than we know. It’s always been difficult for me to shed the underling sadness that has been a constant unwanted companion. My family went through the legal stuff, just like you. He refused treatment, hospitalization or help and there was nothing my mom or dad could do about it.
In conclusion, I’m at a complete loss to explain or try to understand anything. The feeling this 72 year old man gets from it all, is kind of a gloomy, lost feeling, even today, after all these years. I guess we just have to keep plugging. Right?
@@Bretski126, how incredibly sad, I am so sorry!
My son was on the streets for years and over time I grieved the loss of him, or so I thought. Every single day in the back of my mind I would worry about him, wonder if he was hungry, safe, or even alive. I said often back then I knew I would get "that call," and I thought I had prepared myself for it. He was so sick that his brain had erased us, he didn't call us for close to two years. When I did talk to him he would argue with me that I wasn't his parent because in his mind I was no longer living, he thought of us as business associates.
When I did get that dreaded call I was in complete shock, somehow after so many years on the streets it felt that he had become invincible. He was found on the floor of a parking garage overdosed on Fentanyl. Even after being down for 25 minutes they were able to resuscitate him but there was far too much brain damage. He was kept alive for 11 days on life support because he was an organ donor. The process was very traumatic to the say the least.
I did work with homeless advocates that tried to get him placed. They would offer him help and he would refuse even though he was too sick to make such a decision. People that are too sick to function need to be forced into treatment for stabilization. My son was once in forced treatment and the difference medication made was miraculous (he was a paranoid schizophrenic). The second the conservatorship ended he was right back out there. Our mental healthcare system is in shambles and the vulnerable pay with their lives, we're left behind to carry the grief. We aren't alone that's for sure, sadly.
"Love, Look What You've Done to Me"..............one of the best songs ever! Love this guy, wonderful talent.
I was listening to it a couple of days ago and just started bawling. It is such heartfelt song
Agreed
Totally agree!
The live version is phenomenal!
Beautiful song
Boz is an American treasure.
Addiction knows no boundaries. Lived through the nightmare and its utterly heartbreaking. It's a club no parent wants to be a part of. Much love to you and family.
It's been said 'Addiction is the opposite of community'. For what it's worth, there's a TED talk to that affect.
My sister died of AIDS in 1996. She was an addict. Our family did everything we could or thought we did. She died of AIDS complications the day before my birthday 2 weeks after my wedding.
Boz we nearly lost our vacation/retirement home in Elizabethton NC. The family was home bc my sister was singing 🎶 in Temple. Home for us the past 54 years is Palm Beach Gardens. So home was hairy as well. A tornado hit just blocks away. We were blessed here. I don’t think anyone really understands how desperate the people of NC and just across the border in TN . I am not criticizing any agency bc it is so overwhelming and sad 😔 some 1000+ were literally washed away.
Our place had a river like flowing down the mountain and came in the back and pushed out the front. When my bil and nephew finally got access they were greeted by everyone of their neighbors ready to help. 😭but it’s not okay and they are desperate for help. And they are among some of the poorest people money wise but so so rich in spirit and the biggest hearts you could imagine.
Ok sorry I got going there but I hear you know a lot about losing everything.
All the best to you and your family. Yes wives and mothers have magical superpowers 🤗😘 Happy Thanksgiving and Christmas
Boz added to my life in countless ways. The soundtrack of my husband's and my life belonged to Boz Scaggs from our beginning to my husband's death 3 years ago. I treasure that I was able to take him (Alzheimer's afflicted) to see Boz in concert (Atlantic City). My husband cried with joy during the show and shouted "WOW" in the car all the way home for more than an hour!
I was struck when you (Boz) said that you aren't a particularly sentimental person, yet when I listen to your songs... !
I also saw him 3 years ago at The Green Music Center in Sonoma. He was still fabulous. They barely took a break and their voices still sounded great.❤️.
Oh I think he is full of sentiment, but I think he let's it out in small doses to protect himself from from the pain of the loss.
Grew up in the Bay Area with Boz Scaggs, and a more honest man, more soulful man he will never meet. Loved him, loved his music.
Youre very lucky💜🎶⚓
I lost my son who was 25 in July of 22. He had no idea he was at risk or he would end up dying. He wasn’t a addict and I will never know if he even knew he was taking fentanyl. His death completely destroyed me and if not for my other son who needs me I would have joined William a while ago with a smile on my face. Absolutely nothing can compare to losing a child unless it’s more than one.
So sorry 😞
@
Thank you. I miss him everyday and I will never understand it.
😢IM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS🙏👌🎇😢
So sorry for your loss 😢
My son was middle aged, mentally ill and homeless, we couldn't force him to get treatment legally. My son was as streetwise as they come but maybe his psychosis hindered that. He drank a lot but he was leery of drugs for years and years. I was told since he had cannabis and Fentanyl in his system he likely smoked some pot not knowing it was laced, he overdosed. So many drugs are laced today street drugs are extremely dangerous. I am so sorry for your loss!
Class Act. I saw him in 1980 and he sounds just like he does on the radio. You can't mistake that voice for any other. I'm sorry for the loss of his dear Son.
In ‘76-‘77 Boz Scaggs’ vocals and music were everywhere and a part of youth history. I saw him live a few years ago and Boz Scaggs is even better live on stage. A first class effort!
We lost our son 5 years ago to addiction. Thank you for your candid discussion about addiction and loss. We understand as only parents of children who struggle with addiction can. Please keep the dialogue moving on this very important discussion.
Totally agree with him being in the Hall of Fame.
Loved Boz Scaggs!
Always loved boz❤
He isn’t already in the HoF???
What a kind, compassionate man. Boz, I wish you and your wife all the best. ❤
What a great interviewer, he asks great questions and listens deeply to the answers, sensitive, gentle and careful with his words. A very rare interviewer indeed. Excellent interview. My heart goes out to Boz.
Boz Scaggs----as cool and classy as ever.....
His music was the backdrop of my life
@@lynzimoore4010 well said...me too
Boz you have gifted us with so much all these years. I too lost my son. He was 17 at the time. Sober but unable to cope. God bless you and your family.
What we take for granted someone is praying for ...God bless ya Boz.
I always loved Boz scaggs now even more so sad to hear about the loss of his son and home ❤
Me too❤
Consummate artist and lovely human being.
I've worked throughout the hills of Napa County. Boz had a humble, historic ranch. So simple, unassuming. The honest simplicity of that ranch house spoke to what a real person he is. That mean, mean Tubbs Fire took it all. A terrible heartbreak.
Boz is fantastic...HUGE RESPECT❤
Bot Scaggs, what a gentleman, he has class, tact & diplomacy. I thought the interviewer was very softly & well spoken, a respectful gentleman.
Dan Rather - a world class journalist and prime time anchor - is the interviewer.
This man has had more than his share of tragedy, but seems to be navigating through life with such grace.
What a class act.
Boz is one of my all-time favorite performers of the last 50+ years. I was 8 years old in the mid-70's when his hits began playing on the radio, and I still remember how those songs made me feel, I still feel that same feeling when I listen to them today, they are ageless
you never "get over"losing a child, you only get used to it
What a respectful interviewer Thank you Dan you were very understanding, Thank you Boz for the music and the talent. so sorry for your loss.. Take care.
His music is part of the soundtrack of my life.
I call family addiction the war within and it is so hard to deal with. I sat across from his son and knew that he had a tough drug to overcome. Addiction is all over my family tree and I have lost. Parent child connection is the toughest. God bless Boz. His music is the best.
Losing his son broke his heart. Very sad! 😢
Love Boz Scaggs music and think he’s brave talking about his private loss
I remember Stevie Nicks saying at a Concert "Boz Scaggs is Looww Down" as in COOL. I can still hear the Way she said it even after all these years.
My wife and I daughter passed away at the age of 32 years old in December 2014. That day of devastation can’t be described in words. All that I can say it’s been 10years and it’s still seems like yesterday. You never get over it because when your child dies so does a part of you!!!
Two Legends, Boz and Dan
An event one never gets over. My brother lost his life in a car accident. My parents never got over it. I’ve never moved passed it. Life altering in every respect. Great artist, feels what a father feels. Feel for him and the family.
💕
My sister, also,at 17 in 1976. It just completely destroyed my parents. I was about 22 at the time. It was life altering for me,also. My parents became the walking dead. They were numb with life altering grief.
Beautiful tender words and emotion here... just like so many of his songs.
I was very much a fan of Boz and he was very popular in Australia as he would know but this is the first interview with him I can recall. It is easy to warm to his intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful reflections of his life and loss and he has suffered great tragedies. He has a humanity unusual in his profession. An unassuming man of great talent and I found this very moving.
I saw his concert in Adelaide when he was at the height of his fame. The show was brilliant, and Boz and his musicians were p so professional… the best concert I ever saw.
Another Aussie here with great admiration for Boz as a talent and a man. I love his music and play it often. Have done since the 70s.
Dan Rather is such a kind, and effective interviewer. And of course Boz Scaggs is one of the GOATs🥰
Boz Scaggs was a Super Star when I was a kid in the 70s. His music rings in my ears, even today. May his son rest peacefully!
He is one of my all-time favorites and have been fortunate enough to see him from the front row twice.
Boz you're a living legend, thank you for your music that will live forever.
My beloved Momma's passing has had a profound affect on me but losing my son? Honestly cannot imagine such unimaginable pain. May Prayers to Boz and All who have
lost children bring Strength and Comfort.
Excellent interview, Dan Rather. Only went as far and as deep as Boz wanted. You don't see that kind of respectful interaction much anymore. My heart aches for his loss.
Ever since "Loan me a dime" I've been a big fan of Boz Scaggs. Watching this touching, intimate interview with Dan Rather makes me like and respect the man that he has become.
Incredible humility and resilience. Having lost our 36-YO daughter this year (suddenly), I feel but say little or nothing. My world is forever changed and rarely understood.
First heard Low Down in '78 in Ann Arbor while in college at a music store; hasn't lost its mojo. Boz's musicality and creativity have no parallel.
What a lovely, gentle way of asking about his son. So respectful as were the follow up questions… The interviewer is terrific - Boz is too!
My first son died at 9 months old 47 years ago from meningitis. I long for him every day. I know it’s hard for others to understand but the loss of a child is the worse type of loss there can be. It’s unnatural to live on without your child.
I am so sorry. My heart breaks for you.
😢❤
New Year's Eve 1975 going into 1976, I had the extreme pleasure of watching the great Boz Scaggs perform in Oakland at the Paramount Theatre..what a show! ❤
I lost an adult child in 2020. Seems the only time grief is spoken about is when a celeb knows the horrible pain. But really there is nothing To explain this type of pain. Feels like a horrible illness no meds for it. Ppl say they can’t imagine losing a child. It’s because their thoughts can’t go there 😢
I’m so very sorry for the loss of your beloved child and for the pain and heartache you are forced to endure. Love is the eternal bond we share with our loved ones. I hope it will continue to keep you strong and connected until the day you are both reunited again. Heartfelt hugs sent your way. ❤️
Love, love, love Boz Scaggs, wonderful memories.
Dan Rather’s compassionate and deep listening held the space for Boz Skaggs to open up and share. So appreciate them both. Thank you for this.❤
Why are women so gullible, Dan Blather does that for money, it's all he cares about.
@@sliglusamelius8578 and why are some men, so rude?
@@SweetestPerfection78
Rude? Telling the truth is rude? That's what is wrong with the world, nobody cares about the truth.
@@sliglusamelius8578Everybody works for money. That is not a crime, however, he is still showingwhat kind of person he is with the way he conducts his interviews.
A very sympathetic interview & Mr Scaggs has endured enough heartbreak in his life. I wish him all the best for the rest of it.
Lost my son 20 years ago. Never the same since. Cherish what God has given you!
Sorry for your loss. 😢❤ Being a parent myself, it's the hardest thing to get through 🙏
he is my favorite performer. He has a beautiful soul and expresses love so amazingly. I am so sorry you had to experience the loss of a child. Peace to you.
I go so far back with Boz because of Steve Miller, being his rhythm guitarist in 1967. He did some cool tracks with Steve on his Children of the future album. A true bluesman. I'm so glad he found success. Glad Steve let him go. Sorry to learn of his son. So tragic.
Both are legends - Boz and Steve. Got to see Boz on his 1980 tour, in Cali.
What a beautiful human being--a survivor.
Greetings from Norway Boz. Thank you for all your music and your wisdom in life.
Boz Scaggs is nothing but a Class Act human.
He seems very grounded. I have always liked his music. You can pick his voice out anywhere. I wish him only the best.
We love you, Boz.
Thank you for your candor.
Stay strong to write another song. 🙏🏻
To you sir,
Have listened to your music for decades. Keep fighting the fight.
What a poignant & touching interview. There is no greater loss than losing a child. And there are no words ever, to describe it to another human being. Wishing Boz peace on his journey. It’s a journey that many of us take, yet each of us are all alone on that path.
I love your music Boz, it always makes me feel good. Thank you and your band. 👍🎸😎✌️
Didn’t know you lost a son Boz, so sorry to hear this.
His humility is so grounding and many ought to take a lesson in his ability of looking past his own grief and having empathy for all those that are so less fortunate.
As a mother who lost her only child to a horrific car accident where 3 others also perished, Boz Scaggs is yet another member of a club nobody ever wanted join and his pragmatism is a gift I too have been given.
For me it’s never been fully accepting but simply day to day.
Bay Area here and I’ll look for his tour schedule.
Boz: Thank You so much, for sharing such a personal tragedy with all of us. All the best, always!
Boz is a great man.
Boz is the man. 🎵
thoughtful sensitive man and artist!
Love his music. I too, lost my son. Not to drugs. Not that that matters. As he said, everyone deals with loss. The loss of a child is a whole different level of loss & grief. It has been nearly 5 years. (Not covid related) As he said, I too am "getting on," so to speak. I think of the nursery rhyme. Humpty Dumpty, who fell off the wall, all the kings horses & all the kings men couldn't put him back together again. (Humpty Dumpty was an egg character) Well, my heart is like that it will always be so deeply shattered. He went through so much, and there were many medical errors. Horrible, neglectful errors. I actually could have likely won a lawsuit. Only problem. I was 66 when he passed. I truly thought I would die of heartbreak during the first few years. A lawsuit would have killed me. Reliving that trauma would have absolutely finished me. God bless Mr. Scaggs. The loss of a child is the worst thing any parent could ever go through.
Sorry for your loss. What ever I say will not matter. But sending some feather hugs.
@kandacepatterson7965 It matters. And thank you
Sending you love from michigan. My heart breaks for you and for your son, and all the members of the family. My brother died of AIDS in 1988 and ....his loss is coming up, Dec. 2. It is forever painful, but of course changes over time. hugs.
@homerroad I so appreciate your kind reply. My condolences for the loss of your brother.
Great to see you looking so good Boz! Great Music You’ve made.
Im a percussionist in a classic rock band from the 70"s Boz is a top icon in music, its a pleasure to cover his songs and a privilege, now the hard part, lost my son at age 18 to a surfing accident off the Big Sur Coast in 2006, heartfelt prayers to Boz and his family, thank you for great lyrics and great arrangements. 🙏🙏
"Can we talk about that, and if so, how can we talk about that?" What a kind man.
I was extremely impressed with Dan’s approach to this conversation
I’ve always loved Boz Skaggs and his music. Now I love him even more. ❤
Put him in the rock n roll, Hall of Fame. He's a great singer. Your right boz, we all have, bad things, that happen, to us. Also, we have good things, that happen to us . Go to church, everybody needs God. I always, loved, your singing, and your songs. ....❤