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Booed Billy Bob Cancels Canada Tour

Band cancels Canada tour after his hostile radio interview

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Apr 11, 2009 12:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – Musician Billy Bob Thornton—not actor, lest you ignite his rage—is done touring Canada after his band was met with boos and catcalls on a Toronto stage, the AP reports. The band cites the flu, but the tour's cancellation came two days after Thornton likened the nation's fans to mashed potatoes sans gravy during a cantankerous radio interview—in which he also chastised the host for asking about his film career.

"Canadian audiences seem to be very reserved," Thornton said in the interview. "We tend to play places where people throw things at each other. Here, they just sort of sit there. And it doesn't matter what you say to them. It's mashed potatoes but no gravy."

Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters perform in Austin, Texas, last month.
Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters perform in Austin, Texas, last month.   (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters perform at the SXSW Music Festival Festival in Austin, Texas, last month.
Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters perform at the SXSW Music Festival Festival in Austin, Texas, last month.   (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
Billy Bob Thornton arrives to the premiere of Manure during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in January.
Billy Bob Thornton arrives to the premiere of "Manure" during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in January.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
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COMMENTS
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JonmarkP
Apr 12, 2009 12:27 PM CDT
I would go see Billy Bob Thornton and his band if someone gave me tickets. Maybe ask him to do a little bit of that Sling Blade thing he does. WE
sailor86
Apr 12, 2009 11:40 AM CDT
The man is ODing on Xanex.
Derni
Apr 11, 2009 7:30 AM CDT
I guess when you're in business a little more interest in what you say should be exercised.

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