Genius…?

Huge body, height a little less than 2M, odd jumpsuit, white Les Paul guitar, white Michael Myers mask, long curly hair,

and a KFC bucket on a head!

There isn’t a bit of normality in that guitarist appearance, is there? (He sometimes resembles Slash, especially when he’s around Axl Rose)  So is his way of thinking, guitar playing technique, and the path of life he took. This downright unusual man is called the Buckethead.

He is more than just a guitarist. He ‘studies’ puzzle games, he comes up with many conspiracy theory, and he attempted to fool Sonny record by changing their band names.

Anyways I decided to write about this eccentric because I thought he would be a great example of genius who does not stand out.

Many critics considers him as a guitarist who will break the wall between music. In fact he covers variety of music with his guitar, including thrash, metal, punk, electronica, jazz, blues, L.A. metal, and etc. He is often compared to another great guitarist Paul Gilbert. He released over 50 albums, participated in movie sound tracks such as SAW II, Power Rangers, and Mortal Combat.

People did not recognize him until he became a new guitarist of Guns N’ Roses. To be honest, the album was not successful considering the time Axl Rose took to make it. Anyways Buckethead showed his skill to the world at last! People started to compare him with Slash, the former guiratist of Guns N’ Roses. In my opinion, Buckethead is superior than Slash in terms of finger speed, tone making, and accuracy. Despite the fame he earned, his weird behavior and violation of contract got him fired.

Buckethead’s tour with Guns N’ Roses only lasted for 2 years. Now he is back to the underground music scene, doing his usual sutff: performing in clubs. Somehow he seems to enjoy it! He even rejected the tour offer from Ozzy Osbourne. (For your information, Ozzy Osbourne is famous for choosing only guitarists with INCREDIBLE SKILL level to play for him. Ozzy performed with Tony Iommi, Rhandy Rhoads, and Zack Wylde).

[Ozzy and Rhandi, the legendary duo]

WHY IS HE STAYING UNDERGROUND?

Why is he not showing off his talent to the world?

I understand that he might find it fun playing underground. However humans naturally seek for fame and honor when basic desires (eating, clothing, housing, family) are satisfied.

Perhaps it is the part of genius that normal people wil lnever understand. Some say geniuses are just inch away from psychos.

Christopher Langan who has an IQ of 195 (Einstein, who understood what the universe was, had an IQ of 150), is currently making his living by working in a farm. Why is he doing that??

May be all the fame, fortune, and wealth are meaningless after all… Life is only a moment. May be simple happiness and pleasure is what matters the most.