You can say what you want about Jack Russell. There's more going on than meets the eye. Trying to hang everything on Jack Russell regarding the Station fire is absurd. The owners installed cheap foam on their walls and ceiling. It was not fire proof. The fire marshall did an inspection, didn't even notice the foam. There was not a sprinkler system installed. Pyro was used in the Station previously. There was no licensing or a professional regarding the pyro. The Station did not even have a working fire extinguisher. The Station layout of the club was really bad. Alternate exit doors were chained shut. People were trying to get out the way they came in, down a narrow pathway to double doors and a railing around. The club was way over occupancy. That foam went up in flames so quickly, people only had 1.5 minutes to get out. The tour manager admitted fault and went to jail. The Derderian brothers, well one I think, went to jail. No one expected this fire to spread as quickly as it did. I'm sure most people thought oh someone will put it out and everything would be fine. I think in this interview, Jack Russell is very humble. He had friends die in this fire. This interviewer was very insensitive. Jack said he didn't want to talk about the fire and the DJ keeps hammering him. This fire was horrific. 100 dead and so many more burned badly.
Jack Russell is an amazing talent!! One of the best!!! The Station Tragedy is horrible! Jack Russell and Mark Kendall and the original Great White are incredible musicians. Great lyrics beautiful music.
I'm from Rhode Island and I'll never forget The Station nightclub fire because (1. It hit so close to home. (2 My friend's sister was killed in it. If Jack Russell doesn't want to talk about it, the Deejay should respect that.That's all Great White will be remembered for in New England and Jack Russell knows that. The Deejay was out of line by bringing that up.
I surprisingly really liked this interview! I think Jack really seems like a cool and down to earth guy. I don’t believe he was to blame for the horrible tragedy of The Station nightclub fire. No one knows what they would do in an awful situation like that. That building with no sprinkler system, the overcapacity of the people, not enough exists, etc, it was a tragic nightmare waiting to happen. RIP to all the victims and their families! 🙏🏻
This interviewer is very insensitive...100 people lost their lives and he's talking about it like its some kind of joke or small thing. What is wrong with you dude??? Very cold hearted
I live here...5 minutes away from OUR worst, darkest day...where there is still no memorial, just an empty lot, 11 years later...and you are gushing about how much money he has made in 1 night and how much money...this was a tragedy!!!!! What is wrong with you??????????
Read a news report where he made a pretty large donation to the memorial fund for the station and they gave it back to him, so he gave the money to Jannie son
My heart and thoughts go out to the victims and survivors of The Station fire. This DJ and singer should have said just ONE STATEMENT LIKE THIS!!?? No wonder he is always accused of being insensitive. He is!!
Monica He was advised not to by his lawyer, for good reason. If he apologized, that is admitting guilt, and he could be sued. He had to wait along time before he could apologize, even though he wasn’t at fault. He had no say, and it’s not in his job description to handle that. If he would of known, you can’t trust other people to do their jobs, then he could of done something. If only he was Captain Hindsight.
Nitro_001 Newman your comment sounds like you didn’t listen to this interview. The court case and money payout was settled before this interview. He didn’t want to talk about it for the sake of sounding insensitive. Being that he didn’t send out love to victims and family, tells me that he’s just worried about himself.
Actually he did, but they keep rejecting him, and twisting his words. I know more information about the fire, than you will ever know. There are plenty of people like you, that will never be satisfied. You people just see a famous person, and try to pin some blame on them. You expect them to be superhuman, when they’re just like you and me.
@@nitro_001newman2 you say you know everything about the fire yet you don’t even mention the fact that Jack went on Larry king and completely lied about what he did during the fire. He was caught in a lie later on he told Larry that he rescued people he never did any such thing he went to his bus later coming out asking wow did everyone make it out OK? He’s a buffoon and a liar. Oh and his Pyro guy at least he wrote a letter apologizing to every Family member showing remorse some thing that Jack knows nothing about!
@@josephhodge5387First of all Jack had nothing to do with that fire, where the pyrotechnic guy did. He doesn’t get involved in those decisions, that’s his manager that works it out with the club owners. Second, Jack isn’t a firefighter, nor does he have any skills relating to it. He’s usually in poor health, and not counting the fire, is lucky to still be alive. All the band members were escorted out the door by security to the bus. The guitar player tried to help some people, and guess what happened to him. Don’t expect you rockstars to be heroes. Some people go above & beyond, but I’m not going to criticize a person for not doing so, when they’re just trying to survive themselves. If he would have tried to rescue someone, he most likely would have been another casualty in the fire also. This isn’t like the movies, where the rescues are a success almost all the time. I know my first thought would be surviving, by getting out of the building as quick as possible. Only if I had a family member or friend, would I think about helping them get out with me. That’s really how most people would go about it.
I feel sorry for those that lost loved ones in the fire but blaming Jack is ridiculous. Jack is a performer an artist you can not hold him responsible for the club owners cutting corners, the safety inspector passing a clearly unsafe facility. Performers show up and perform unless you can prove to me that Jack new of the fire Hazzard and directed others to set up the pyrotechnics regardless of the fire risk I see no way to blame him. Again I understand the anger of what Ning to hold people accountable but you don't lynch a man just to make yourself fell better if he has no culpability.
Rover, a very beloved and popular local DJ at HJY was the emcee that night. He died, that is why Clear Channel settled. Not because of bad publicity but because they had lost a very beloved DJ and wanted to help.
I'm sorry for your loss Niko. But I still don't lay fault on Jack, but those I mentioned before. No matter whose at fault, there's nothing I can say to help your pain, or assume to know what you've gone thru. But I still don't lay blame on Jack or the band.
Jack brought pyros into a small neighborhood bar. He was the 1 PERSON in that entire place who has WON A GRAMMY, played stadiums, 30 years in the business!!!! He has no responsibility at all? Really???? WE HAVE NEVER SAID HE HAS ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY BUT HE CERTAINLY SHOULD TAKE SOME OF IT!!!! ....and he never has!!! What about his fans???!!! What about his guitarist!!!??? As long as he is happy out there in LA, who cares about is here???!!! Have you ever seen the video?? He is NO WHERE to be seen!!! You can see his band manager pulling fire hoses but NO JACK!!! He ran scared across the street while calling his wife about his list band equipment while his guitarist was burning to death with his pregnant wife at home!!!! Jack Russell is the biggest coward piece of crap there is out there because of his actions AFTER the fire! THAT he will always have to live with, and that is a very heavy burden he put on himself! He could have been a hero to us with his "celebrity" status but he is a coward. Watch out at his shows people, HE WILL LEAVE YOU HIGH AND DRY AND THEN NOT CARE AT ALL ABOUT IT AS LONG AS HE IS OK!!!
Jack seems like a kindhearted guy. I admit that I used to think that he had responsibility for the Station fire. I've read a lot about it, and changed my belief since. The Station owners knew that they were not set up for pyro-technical shows, due to the foam all over the walls, but they wanted a bigger name like Great White, but Great White had previously played venues that didn't permit fireworks, and they were fine with that. I do feel bad for the band's manager.
If I were Jack and he asked me about the fire. I would have just said the truth : I'm just the entertainer, my tour manager and the owners of the bar were in charge of discussing if the fireworks were safe to run there, I had nothing to do with it. I just get up and sing. Have a nice day.
When someone yelled to Jack to turn around all he said was "that can't be good ".He did NOTHING to try to put out the fire !! Absolutely NOTHING ! Not one person from the Band tried ! Two Band members ran back in to retrieve their damn guitars ! They didn't give a flip of the trapped !!! Screw Great White and screw Jack Russell !!!!
Donna, your anger is directed at the wrong people, period! You are saying that all in hindsight, which isn't right. The fault was all on the bar and the town, and the people who allowed the pirotech stuff. Also, exceeding the allowed amount of people in the bar. That place was engulfed in less than one minute. Nobody was able to do anything there. The whole building was a fire hazard. I believe a band member died as well? Such a horrible helpless tragedy
You're absolutely wrong. He did try, he was spraying water on the fire immediately after he found out about it. How did you even expect him to put out a fire that large anyway? Within 15 seconds, the fire had spread across the entire ceiling. You didn't do your research, yet you let your emotions overtake you so much.
The guys who owned The Station are,and should be at the biggest fault. I used to go there and get shit faced a few times a week. The last time I was there they had just installed that shit,it was their fault. Not this guy,Jack is as much a victim. They even lost their guitarist. Ppl are fuked,they act like this guy fukin planned it or something! This guy can't plan his own fukin birthday party, listen to him. What you see is what you get. The place went up in flames because the owners had cheap fukin extremely flammable insulation installed,bottom line.
Oh how in this politically correct society we must spend so much effort to be correct. Here's just another opinion. That's a sad tragedy what happened that night. But folks it's not Jack to put this on. Way too many violations occured. What's really sad is that some of it is known. When the foam company supplied that club it's ceiling they knew it was highly flammable. 1st stupidity. 2nd the club owners operated a place without a sprinkler system. 2 illegal matters. 3rd the amount of attendance exceeded beyond safety. How can you place all of that on a musician? The man has willingly appologized. Showed remorse. Offered to raise money and give every penny to that town. He has the courage to continue playing music and won't hide from anyone asking about what happened. If he knew of the Pyro tects or not he's a singer. Claimed professionals should know what's safe to spray and what isnt. Club owners who willingly allow it without a sprinkler? Well that's just plain stupid. You can feel as you want it's your right, but the blame went completely correct. I'm sorry for the families. That is sad. The town needs to hold accountability for being slack over the safety of there establishments. A nightclub without a sprinkler system is a pretty huge violation. Blame them. Not the band. Lastly, I haven't seen any willingness of the manager or club owners to be interviewed. Give Jack a break! Shit
Everyone's opinion is fact even though they haven't taken the little bit of time to understand everything you just stated. I'm a working musician, believe me club owners and/or promoters do not give a single fuck about safety. They care ONLY about ticket sales and bar sales. I have multiple generations of firefighters in my family. My Grandfather was fire chief, my uncle is currently chief and my other uncles is a training officer. My point is I've grown up with fire safety as a number one concern and club owners and promoters do NOT give this a thought. All that matters is profit. Jack also stated in that interview with that Steele chic that in R.I. Public officials can't be indicted for negligence and that's a real problem.....
+Matt McVey Also Jack says a prayer every night on stage for the victims and their families. Jack lost friends as well, he has to live everyday with this. But you know everyone on the internet gets to judge whatever, whenever and however they want because they remain pretty anonymous. Listen to Jesse from the eagles of death metal about the bataclan security or the lack there of. That's a tragedy that's seems like a set up, a false flag. But you know I don't expect anyone else that's trashing this dude who they don't have a clue about or what he lives with everyday. They don't want to apply logic, they just want to place blame with little to no research on the subject. The age of the narcissistic punks who take no blame and want everything handed to them all the while passing judgment on anyone or anything they disagree with.
+Matt McVey Well said Matt I agree. I no longer play in bands or do any shows. I'm probably not alone in this but I spent many many devoted hours to metal. Only by the time I reached a level I was really excited about in my skill it all changed. I'm not knocking Nirvana and all those bands that followed but I just couldn't feel it man. I'm not close-minded I just hated playing dream theater, floyd, Priest, Rainbow, lots of hair bands, 1ST 4 album Metallica and someone always wanted Nirvana. Or Green Day. I grew disgusted and I began to feel insulted. My point? Dude I gave up the life due to security and the fact that audiences had grown so aggressive and violent it just wasn't fun anymore. Be safe. Hope you have a prosperous carreer. Yeah man, if people only knew what it's like to entertain. The demand! Thanks for your reply.
1776 Liberty Network he says a prayer every night! well that makes it all better then doesnt it, btw how do u know, this pos has shown very little remorse about anything since the tragedy, he was the one who decided on the pyro they repeatedly shot off at other clubs when they werent given permission, they were banned from a new jersey club for doing it just weeks earlier, he didnt alert anyone to the back exit that he knew was there, he ducked out like a fucking coward and ran across the street and didnt help like some of the other band members did, this guy is a piece of shit, special place in hell for him, was a big part in the murder of 100 people and did NO JAIL TIME, while letting the guy he ordered to do the pyro serve time!!!!!!!
that radio announce is very who cares where that huge fire was concerned.. ppl died and ppl now live with serious burns.. And all he cares about is total bs... He doesnt give a shit about anyone..he's in it for himself.. Just makes me angry..
can't say it's Jack's fault - I'm not a big fan of Great White but that's here nor there- that club should have never been able to operate in the condition it was in [based on what I've read]. Then there's the other side of the story- who ever lit the fuse [and it wasn't Jack] may have wanted to look at the venue and think , hmmmm, "maybe this isn't a good place to set off pyro technics. There's a low ceiling , too small a room, and wayyyyyyyy too many people inside and not enough Fire exits. the last things mentioned should [in my opinion] should be something the Pyro Tech should analyze before going on with it. Then using common sense realize "HEY, THIS AINT A GOOD IDEA"
Steve Cliff Miller I wouldn't feel too sorry for him - his manager, Dan Biechele, shouldered the responsibility for what happened, and pleaded guilty for manslaughter. However, Dan was operating under instructions from Jack Russell. Unlike Dan, Jack as never admitted any personal responsibility for what happpened.
i always wanted to hang around the strip and the clubs back then,I look back and think "would I have survived that"? and probably wouldn't of, so good thing i didn't go i hand my hands full at the time so LA would've multiplied my coke days by 100X's.
I respect Jack if he is recovering from drugs and alcohol, one day at a time man. The interview is unwatchable because of the host, he is very disrespectful.
yea he wanted his fans and band members to DIE Angela. He had no responsibility in it, the VENUE and those who INSPECTORS who passed the OK for shows are to blame. Nothing worse someone blowing their mouth off about shit they don't know about. Think how painful all of this has been for him....you think he would ever hurt or disrespect those affected? Did you even watch this interview? Get a brain and LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS. Its cruel to continue to make Jack suffer more...how about donating today on the anniversary to help those that suffered instead of bagging on him?
Hey Ayla, try living 5 minutes away from this empty lot looking at this sad place where you lost 10 friends in 1 night. Until you have been through anything like that...please shut up...thnx!
So sorry about your friends, and everyone who lost loved ones. That said, Jack Russell didn’t sell the tickets, that would be the club, and its owners. The true blame, if it’s even remotely necessary, would be the fire Marshall who allowed the capacity increase, completely ignored testing the foam, and with a capacity of that size, they should have had a sprinkler system, even IF the building was grandfathered in and wasn’t required. Where were the fire extinguishers? Why were there so few exits for a club with a capacity of 400+? The entire venue was a perfect recipe for disaster. And in many things I’ve watched and read, pyrotechnics were not a deal breaker for the band to play. The station was owned and operated by greed, and their bottom line was #1, everything in between #2, and safety of patrons was unfortunately last and completely ignored.
You deserve all the pain you've been through ... station fire in RI many died and many injured for life... I don't care WHO was in charge.. you had to know lighting those pyrotechnics were not a good idea in such a SMALL club... guilty !!!!!!!!! Just like everyone else
And your comments show you take the higher ground, clearly an angel and won't ever need to ask for forgiveness when your judgement day comes? The victims of the tragic fire will always be remembered, but to say the awful things you printed makes you a sad, pathetic vindictive individual of the sort the world just doesn't need more of.
Check out all the trolls bashing Jack.... if any of you trolls have lived a perfect life and never made any mistakes let’s hear from you!! You people are bitter and have a ugly heart!
You can say what you want about Jack Russell. There's more going on than meets the eye. Trying to hang everything on Jack Russell regarding the Station fire is absurd. The owners installed cheap foam on their walls and ceiling. It was not fire proof. The fire marshall did an inspection, didn't even notice the foam. There was not a sprinkler system installed. Pyro was used in the Station previously. There was no licensing or a professional regarding the pyro. The Station did not even have a working fire extinguisher. The Station layout of the club was really bad. Alternate exit doors were chained shut. People were trying to get out the way they came in, down a narrow pathway to double doors and a railing around. The club was way over occupancy. That foam went up in flames so quickly, people only had 1.5 minutes to get out. The tour manager admitted fault and went to jail. The Derderian brothers, well one I think, went to jail. No one expected this fire to spread as quickly as it did. I'm sure most people thought oh someone will put it out and everything would be fine.
I think in this interview, Jack Russell is very humble. He had friends die in this fire. This interviewer was very insensitive. Jack said he didn't want to talk about the fire and the DJ keeps hammering him. This fire was horrific. 100 dead and so many more burned badly.
Ofcourse you can blame him. Pyrotechnics in a club? Really? It's just stupidity.
Jack Russell is an amazing talent!! One of the best!!! The Station Tragedy is horrible! Jack Russell and Mark Kendall and the original Great White are incredible musicians. Great lyrics beautiful music.
A MEMORIAL MAY MAKE US FEEL A LITTLE BETTER JACK!!!!!
Did you not hear him say he didn't want to talk about the fire? Damn
If your a rock fan you don't need to ask who Jani was!
Jman
Yea, the interviewer has no credibility at all, none!!!!!!!
The interviewer is trying to hard to be Howard Stern.
I'm from Rhode Island and I'll never forget The Station nightclub fire because (1. It hit so close to home. (2 My friend's sister was killed in it. If Jack Russell doesn't want to talk about it, the Deejay should respect that.That's all Great White will be remembered for in New England and Jack Russell knows that. The Deejay was out of line by bringing that up.
Jack Russell is the true legend
I have never heard of this interviewer till this moment. But he is great. Maybe the best I've ever heard.
Interviewer sounds like he's trying to be Howard Stern lol
I think Jack Russell is a cool real rock and roll.Please keep playing man you really really sound good and are a real part of the 80s rock.
I surprisingly really liked this interview! I think Jack really seems like a cool and down to earth guy. I don’t believe he was to blame for the horrible tragedy of The Station nightclub fire. No one knows what they would do in an awful situation like that. That building with no sprinkler system, the overcapacity of the people, not enough exists, etc, it was a tragic nightmare waiting to happen. RIP to all the victims and their families! 🙏🏻
My dad just went through that stomach pain puking crap thing, at 78 he's lucky to have made it but it's somehow affected his mind and mobility.
Thank God Mr.Russell can write a book!
This interviewer is very insensitive...100 people lost their lives and he's talking about it like its some kind of joke or small thing. What is wrong with you dude??? Very cold hearted
i think he's just doing his job and you know.... there's not much he can do about it but report it.
He said, he spoke about it a million times..what more do you want?
I live here...5 minutes away from OUR worst, darkest day...where there is still no memorial, just an empty lot, 11 years later...and you are gushing about how much money he has made in 1 night and how much money...this was a tragedy!!!!! What is wrong with you??????????
Read a news report where he made a pretty large donation to the memorial fund for the station and they gave it back to him, so he gave the money to Jannie son
My heart and thoughts go out to the victims and survivors of The Station fire. This DJ and singer should have said just ONE STATEMENT LIKE THIS!!?? No wonder he is always accused of being insensitive. He is!!
Monica He was advised not to by his lawyer, for good reason. If he apologized, that is admitting guilt, and he could be sued. He had to wait along time before he could apologize, even though he wasn’t at fault. He had no say, and it’s not in his job description to handle that. If he would of known, you can’t trust other people to do their jobs, then he could of done something. If only he was Captain Hindsight.
Nitro_001 Newman your comment sounds like you didn’t listen to this interview. The court case and money payout was settled before this interview. He didn’t want to talk about it for the sake of sounding insensitive. Being that he didn’t send out love to victims and family, tells me that he’s just worried about himself.
Actually he did, but they keep rejecting him, and twisting his words. I know more information about the fire, than you will ever know. There are plenty of people like you, that will never be satisfied. You people just see a famous person, and try to pin some blame on them. You expect them to be superhuman, when they’re just like you and me.
@@nitro_001newman2 you say you know everything about the fire yet you don’t even mention the fact that Jack went on Larry king and completely lied about what he did during the fire. He was caught in a lie later on he told Larry that he rescued people he never did any such thing he went to his bus later coming out asking wow did everyone make it out OK? He’s a buffoon and a liar. Oh and his Pyro guy at least he wrote a letter apologizing to every Family member showing remorse some thing that Jack knows nothing about!
@@josephhodge5387First of all Jack had nothing to do with that fire, where the pyrotechnic guy did. He doesn’t get involved in those decisions, that’s his manager that works it out with the club owners. Second, Jack isn’t a firefighter, nor does he have any skills relating to it. He’s usually in poor health, and not counting the fire, is lucky to still be alive. All the band members were escorted out the door by security to the bus. The guitar player tried to help some people, and guess what happened to him. Don’t expect you rockstars to be heroes. Some people go above & beyond, but I’m not going to criticize a person for not doing so, when they’re just trying to survive themselves. If he would have tried to rescue someone, he most likely would have been another casualty in the fire also. This isn’t like the movies, where the rescues are a success almost all the time. I know my first thought would be surviving, by getting out of the building as quick as possible. Only if I had a family member or friend, would I think about helping them get out with me. That’s really how most people would go about it.
I feel sorry for those that lost loved ones in the fire but blaming Jack is ridiculous. Jack is a performer an artist you can not hold him responsible for the club owners cutting corners, the safety inspector passing a clearly unsafe facility. Performers show up and perform unless you can prove to me that Jack new of the fire Hazzard and directed others to set up the pyrotechnics regardless of the fire risk I see no way to blame him. Again I understand the anger of what Ning to hold people accountable but you don't lynch a man just to make yourself fell better if he has no culpability.
You're absolutely right
Rover, a very beloved and popular local DJ at HJY was the emcee that night. He died, that is why Clear Channel settled. Not because of bad publicity but because they had lost a very beloved DJ and wanted to help.
The Doctor
Such a senseless loss of life.
I'm sorry for your loss Niko. But I still don't lay fault on Jack, but those I mentioned before. No matter whose at fault, there's nothing I can say to help your pain, or assume to know what you've gone thru. But I still don't lay blame on Jack or the band.
Jack brought pyros into a small neighborhood bar. He was the 1 PERSON in that entire place who has WON A GRAMMY, played stadiums, 30 years in the business!!!! He has no responsibility at all? Really???? WE HAVE NEVER SAID HE HAS ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY BUT HE CERTAINLY SHOULD TAKE SOME OF IT!!!! ....and he never has!!! What about his fans???!!! What about his guitarist!!!??? As long as he is happy out there in LA, who cares about is here???!!!
Have you ever seen the video?? He is NO WHERE to be seen!!! You can see his band manager pulling fire hoses but NO JACK!!! He ran scared across the street while calling his wife about his list band equipment while his guitarist was burning to death with his pregnant wife at home!!!!
Jack Russell is the biggest coward piece of crap there is out there because of his actions AFTER the fire! THAT he will always have to live with, and that is a very heavy burden he put on himself! He could have been a hero to us with his "celebrity" status but he is a coward. Watch out at his shows people, HE WILL LEAVE YOU HIGH AND DRY AND THEN NOT CARE AT ALL ABOUT IT AS LONG AS HE IS OK!!!
Jack is just as guilty on killing those poor people
He could of easily told the bouncer to let everyone out the bands exit door
Smh
Jack seems like a kindhearted guy. I admit that I used to think that he had responsibility for the Station fire. I've read a lot about it, and changed my belief since. The Station owners knew that they were not set up for pyro-technical shows, due to the foam all over the walls, but they wanted a bigger name like Great White, but Great White had previously played venues that didn't permit fireworks, and they were fine with that. I do feel bad for the band's manager.
If I were Jack and he asked me about the fire. I would have just said the truth : I'm just the entertainer, my tour manager and the owners of the bar were in charge of discussing if the fireworks were safe to run there, I had nothing to do with it. I just get up and sing. Have a nice day.
Except that wasn’t the case. White had absolute control over every aspect of the corporation... Great white... he had final say.
You didn't see shit.. you ran out the stage door and bodyguards prevented people from leaving out that door...
When someone yelled to Jack to turn around all he said was "that can't be good ".He did NOTHING to try to put out the fire !! Absolutely NOTHING ! Not one person from the Band tried ! Two Band members ran back in to retrieve their damn guitars ! They didn't give a flip of the trapped !!! Screw Great White and screw Jack Russell !!!!
Donna, your anger is directed at the wrong people, period! You are saying that all in hindsight, which isn't right. The fault was all on the bar and the town, and the people who allowed the pirotech stuff. Also, exceeding the allowed amount of people in the bar. That place was engulfed in less than one minute. Nobody was able to do anything there. The whole building was a fire hazard. I believe a band member died as well? Such a horrible helpless tragedy
You're absolutely wrong. He did try, he was spraying water on the fire immediately after he found out about it. How did you even expect him to put out a fire that large anyway? Within 15 seconds, the fire had spread across the entire ceiling. You didn't do your research, yet you let your emotions overtake you so much.
Oh yeah, cus Jack Russell deserves so much respect......
The guys who owned The Station are,and should be at the biggest fault. I used to go there and get shit faced a few times a week. The last time I was there they had just installed that shit,it was their fault. Not this guy,Jack is as much a victim. They even lost their guitarist. Ppl are fuked,they act like this guy fukin planned it or something! This guy can't plan his own fukin birthday party, listen to him. What you see is what you get. The place went up in flames because the owners had cheap fukin extremely flammable insulation installed,bottom line.
He doesn't sound sober at all. He sounds like Scott Weiland telling a radio interviewer about being sober.
Oh how in this politically correct society we must spend so much effort to be correct. Here's just another opinion. That's a sad tragedy what happened that night. But folks it's not Jack to put this on. Way too many violations occured. What's really sad is that some of it is known. When the foam company supplied that club it's ceiling they knew it was highly flammable. 1st stupidity. 2nd the club owners operated a place without a sprinkler system. 2 illegal matters. 3rd the amount of attendance exceeded beyond safety. How can you place all of that on a musician? The man has willingly appologized. Showed remorse. Offered to raise money and give every penny to that town. He has the courage to continue playing music and won't hide from anyone asking about what happened. If he knew of the Pyro tects or not he's a singer. Claimed professionals should know what's safe to spray and what isnt. Club owners who willingly allow it without a sprinkler? Well that's just plain stupid. You can feel as you want it's your right, but the blame went completely correct. I'm sorry for the families. That is sad. The town needs to hold accountability for being slack over the safety of there establishments. A nightclub without a sprinkler system is a pretty huge violation. Blame them. Not the band. Lastly, I haven't seen any willingness of the manager or club owners to be interviewed. Give Jack a break! Shit
Everyone's opinion is fact even though they haven't taken the little bit of time to understand everything you just stated. I'm a working musician, believe me club owners and/or promoters do not give a single fuck about safety. They care ONLY about ticket sales and bar sales. I have multiple generations of firefighters in my family. My Grandfather was fire chief, my uncle is currently chief and my other uncles is a training officer. My point is I've grown up with fire safety as a number one concern and club owners and promoters do NOT give this a thought. All that matters is profit. Jack also stated in that interview with that Steele chic that in R.I. Public officials can't be indicted for negligence and that's a real problem.....
+Matt McVey Also Jack says a prayer every night on stage for the victims and their families. Jack lost friends as well, he has to live everyday with this. But you know everyone on the internet gets to judge whatever, whenever and however they want because they remain pretty anonymous. Listen to Jesse from the eagles of death metal about the bataclan security or the lack there of. That's a tragedy that's seems like a set up, a false flag. But you know I don't expect anyone else that's trashing this dude who they don't have a clue about or what he lives with everyday. They don't want to apply logic, they just want to place blame with little to no research on the subject. The age of the narcissistic punks who take no blame and want everything handed to them all the while passing judgment on anyone or anything they disagree with.
+Matt McVey Well said Matt I agree. I no longer play in bands or do any shows. I'm probably not alone in this but I spent many many devoted hours to metal. Only by the time I reached a level I was really excited about in my skill it all changed. I'm not knocking Nirvana and all those bands that followed but I just couldn't feel it man. I'm not close-minded I just hated playing dream theater, floyd, Priest, Rainbow, lots of hair bands, 1ST 4 album Metallica and someone always wanted Nirvana. Or Green Day. I grew disgusted and I began to feel insulted. My point? Dude I gave up the life due to security and the fact that audiences had grown so aggressive and violent it just wasn't fun anymore. Be safe. Hope you have a prosperous carreer. Yeah man, if people only knew what it's like to entertain. The demand! Thanks for your reply.
1776 Liberty Network he says a prayer every night! well that makes it all better then doesnt it, btw how do u know, this pos has shown very little remorse about anything since the tragedy, he was the one who decided on the pyro they repeatedly shot off at other clubs when they werent given permission, they were banned from a new jersey club for doing it just weeks earlier, he didnt alert anyone to the back exit that he knew was there, he ducked out like a fucking coward and ran across the street and didnt help like some of the other band members did, this guy is a piece of shit, special place in hell for him, was a big part in the murder of 100 people and did NO JAIL TIME, while letting the guy he ordered to do the pyro serve time!!!!!!!
RIP the innocent victims of the Station fire.
It blows my mind that this while unfortunate sad circumstance got blamed on Jack and Jack alone
People went to jail, Jack didn't so, I don't know how Jack's being blamed and blamed alone?
that radio announce is very who cares where that huge fire was concerned.. ppl died and ppl now live with serious burns.. And all he cares about is total bs...
He doesnt give a shit about anyone..he's in it for himself.. Just makes me angry..
Awesome interview! i saw them a few years ago opening up for the Scorpions
can't say it's Jack's fault - I'm not a big fan of Great White but that's here nor there- that club should have never been able to operate in the condition it was in [based on what I've read]. Then there's the other side of the story- who ever lit the fuse [and it wasn't Jack] may have wanted to look at the venue and think , hmmmm, "maybe this isn't a good place to set off pyro technics. There's a low ceiling , too small a room, and wayyyyyyyy too many people inside and not enough Fire exits. the last things mentioned should [in my opinion] should be something the Pyro Tech should analyze before going on with it. Then using common sense realize "HEY, THIS AINT A GOOD IDEA"
Steve Cliff Miller I wouldn't feel too sorry for him - his manager, Dan Biechele, shouldered the responsibility for what happened, and pleaded guilty for manslaughter. However, Dan was operating under instructions from Jack Russell. Unlike Dan, Jack as never admitted any personal responsibility for what happpened.
i always wanted to hang around the strip and the clubs back then,I look back and think "would I have survived that"? and probably wouldn't of, so good thing i didn't go i hand my hands full at the time so LA would've multiplied my coke days by 100X's.
A few yrs ago? I saw Great White open up for Scorpions in 1991. Didn't know that Jack Russell opened up for Scorps again.
I respect Jack if he is recovering from drugs and alcohol, one day at a time man. The interview is unwatchable because of the host, he is very disrespectful.
yea he wanted his fans and band members to DIE Angela. He had no responsibility in it, the VENUE and those who INSPECTORS who passed the OK for shows are to blame. Nothing worse someone blowing their mouth off about shit they don't know about. Think how painful all of this has been for him....you think he would ever hurt or disrespect those affected? Did you even watch this interview? Get a brain and LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS. Its cruel to continue to make Jack suffer more...how about donating today on the anniversary to help those that suffered instead of bagging on him?
Hey Ayla, try living 5 minutes away from this empty lot looking at this sad place where you lost 10 friends in 1 night. Until you have been through anything like that...please shut up...thnx!
Look at my above posts for some education from somebody who lived through this tragedy!
Maaan, turn your head and think of Scott Weiland of STP in an interview, don't you think they sound alike ?
yea they do sound alike
Very alike!
Two friends of mine DIED in that fire... they sold too many tickets and yes many were to blame but so is he .. jack Russell ... fucking has been joke
So sorry about your friends, and everyone who lost loved ones. That said, Jack Russell didn’t sell the tickets, that would be the club, and its owners. The true blame, if it’s even remotely necessary, would be the fire Marshall who allowed the capacity increase, completely ignored testing the foam, and with a capacity of that size, they should have had a sprinkler system, even IF the building was grandfathered in and wasn’t required. Where were the fire extinguishers? Why were there so few exits for a club with a capacity of 400+? The entire venue was a perfect recipe for disaster. And in many things I’ve watched and read, pyrotechnics were not a deal breaker for the band to play. The station was owned and operated by greed, and their bottom line was #1, everything in between #2, and safety of patrons was unfortunately last and completely ignored.
Why does he remind me of Joe Walsh
Almost unwatchable because of the host...painful Stern imitation.
If it flies, floats or fucks..:rent it.
no way is he sober
He's trashed.
My alcoholic dad sounded like that when he was snockered.
You deserve all the pain you've been through ... station fire in RI many died and many injured for life... I don't care WHO was in charge.. you had to know lighting those pyrotechnics were not a good idea in such a SMALL club... guilty !!!!!!!!! Just like everyone else
And your comments show you take the higher ground, clearly an angel and won't ever need to ask for forgiveness when your judgement day comes? The victims of the tragic fire will always be remembered, but to say the awful things you printed makes you a sad, pathetic vindictive individual of the sort the world just doesn't need more of.
Total horrific accident
Fecal vomit !!
I think this guy doing the interview was kinda disrespectful to Jack! Kinda made me mad!
Jack is interesting the D J is a squid.
The Interview was
PATHETIC!!!
The interviewer is absolutely PATHETIC!!!
Check out all the trolls bashing Jack.... if any of you trolls have lived a perfect life and never made any mistakes let’s hear from you!!
You people are bitter and have a ugly heart!
Edgy Akron radio.....😁
Howard stern trying to to copy this dude😅😅
Darwin's waiting room.
He looks like he’s 90 hahahahaha
i thought the dj did a good job.
Horrible interview.
Not very professional at ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!