Chords for Vivian Campbell opens up about being fired from Dio
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[Bb] So you mentioned about being fired from Dio's [Cm] band.
You mentioned [B] you didn't leave, you [G] were fired.
How did that go down?
Well, when the band was first [Bb] formed,
[N] Ronnie told Vinnie and Jimmy and myself that
for the first three records,
if we were willing to not beat participants in the album sales
or the tour receipts or the merchandise money or any of that,
if we were willing to work for a very modest wage,
that by the third album, he would make it an equity situation.
And we would get part of the record and part of the tour, etc.
So we worked for less than the road crew.
I mean, we did the Holy Diver album, we got paid $100 a week.
When we started the Holy Diver tour, our pay was bumped up to $400 a week.
And so on over the years, over the Holy Diver tour
and the Last of Us tour and the Sacred Heart tour.
And our wages were gradually increased from tour to tour.
But we were getting paid less than our lighting designer, for example.
But we were also writing the songs with Ronnie.
We were part of the creative process.
But we got none of the record sales.
We got none of the merchandise money and none of the concert money.
So we were okay with that because Ronnie had promised us
that by the third album, that would all change.
We were working towards this goal.
And the band was becoming more and more successful.
And when the third album came along, I was the first one to say to Ronnie
to remind him of the promise that he made us back in 1982
when the band was formed, before we did the Holy Diver record.
And I brought it up to Ronnie when we were recording the third album, Sacred Heart.
And Ronnie said, let's get through the record first and then we'll discuss it.
So I waited until the record was done and then I brought it up again.
And Ronnie said, well, let's get on the road and get rehearsed.
And once the tour starts, we can discuss it with Wendy.
Wendy was his ex-wife and manager of the band, his manager.
And, you know, with benefit of hindsight, I see it very clearly now.
It really came down to this.
There were only four people in the room when Ronnie made that promise.
And that was Ronnie and Jimmy and Vinnie and myself.
Wendy Dio wasn't in the room.
And Ronnie really never stood up to his ex-wife.
And he never had the courage to tell her that he had made this promise to us.
And she never saw the value in the original band.
She was only, she was, I think, so creatively short-sighted
that she could only see that it was Ronnie.
She didn't [A] see value [B] in who played on stage with [N] Ronnie
or who wrote songs with Ronnie.
She just thought that everyone could be replaced.
Whereas I think Ronnie really realized the chemistry that the original band had.
And he really valued that.
But when it came down to it, he didn't have the courage to stand up to Wendy.
And he figured that it was easier to just get rid of me.
And that's what he did.
So it was, you know, people can say it's about money.
And yes, in black and white terms, it is about money.
But more importantly to [A] me is that it was about principle.
I believe strongly in principle.
I always have.
I believe in integrity in people.
And when I look someone in the eye and I shake their hand and I [B] make a deal with them,
[Bb] I will [C] uphold my hand of the deal.
And I expect [A] the same of other people.
And Ronnie didn't do that for me.
So that's why I was fired from the band.
And it left such a bad taste in my mouth for so, so many years.
I was so hurt by the whole process that after that, you know,
I did make the mistake of saying very [Eb] hurtful things about Ronnie in [N] the press.
As indeed he said the same about me.
I think that was a mistake for both of us to do that.
But it was a very painful thing for me because I never wanted to leave that band.
I was fully invested in it.
I enjoyed it immensely.
I believed in it and I give blood, sweat, and tears and everything I had creatively
over the course of three albums to build that band.
And then to be unceremoniously dumped like that was very, very painful for me.
So it took me a long time to come full circle.
And actually, to be honest, I think it also took Ronnie's passing for me
to be able to look at that in a different light.
And, you know, realize that it was as much Jimmy Band's heritage
and Vinnie Apathy's heritage and my heritage as it was Ronnie's.
And we all own those records and that history.
And so now I've come to fully embrace it, whereas for many, many years
it was too painful for me to even listen to it.
If it came on the radio, I would turn the radio off.
I didn't own any of the records.
I wanted nothing to do with it.
And now I see it in an entirely different light.
I realize that we own it as much as Ronnie.
[Fm] [Eb] And it's a joyous thing to embrace.
And [N] it makes me incredibly happy to be on stage with Vinnie
and with Jimmy while he was alive and to play that music again.
It's something [A] I'm very, very, very proud of.
But it took me a long time to get here.
And that's the [E] reason why.
Thanks for watching.
And if you want more music news, just [A] subscribe to UltimateDarkTV
[E] and press that little bell to get notifications.
You mentioned [B] you didn't leave, you [G] were fired.
How did that go down?
Well, when the band was first [Bb] formed,
[N] Ronnie told Vinnie and Jimmy and myself that
for the first three records,
if we were willing to not beat participants in the album sales
or the tour receipts or the merchandise money or any of that,
if we were willing to work for a very modest wage,
that by the third album, he would make it an equity situation.
And we would get part of the record and part of the tour, etc.
So we worked for less than the road crew.
I mean, we did the Holy Diver album, we got paid $100 a week.
When we started the Holy Diver tour, our pay was bumped up to $400 a week.
And so on over the years, over the Holy Diver tour
and the Last of Us tour and the Sacred Heart tour.
And our wages were gradually increased from tour to tour.
But we were getting paid less than our lighting designer, for example.
But we were also writing the songs with Ronnie.
We were part of the creative process.
But we got none of the record sales.
We got none of the merchandise money and none of the concert money.
So we were okay with that because Ronnie had promised us
that by the third album, that would all change.
We were working towards this goal.
And the band was becoming more and more successful.
And when the third album came along, I was the first one to say to Ronnie
to remind him of the promise that he made us back in 1982
when the band was formed, before we did the Holy Diver record.
And I brought it up to Ronnie when we were recording the third album, Sacred Heart.
And Ronnie said, let's get through the record first and then we'll discuss it.
So I waited until the record was done and then I brought it up again.
And Ronnie said, well, let's get on the road and get rehearsed.
And once the tour starts, we can discuss it with Wendy.
Wendy was his ex-wife and manager of the band, his manager.
And, you know, with benefit of hindsight, I see it very clearly now.
It really came down to this.
There were only four people in the room when Ronnie made that promise.
And that was Ronnie and Jimmy and Vinnie and myself.
Wendy Dio wasn't in the room.
And Ronnie really never stood up to his ex-wife.
And he never had the courage to tell her that he had made this promise to us.
And she never saw the value in the original band.
She was only, she was, I think, so creatively short-sighted
that she could only see that it was Ronnie.
She didn't [A] see value [B] in who played on stage with [N] Ronnie
or who wrote songs with Ronnie.
She just thought that everyone could be replaced.
Whereas I think Ronnie really realized the chemistry that the original band had.
And he really valued that.
But when it came down to it, he didn't have the courage to stand up to Wendy.
And he figured that it was easier to just get rid of me.
And that's what he did.
So it was, you know, people can say it's about money.
And yes, in black and white terms, it is about money.
But more importantly to [A] me is that it was about principle.
I believe strongly in principle.
I always have.
I believe in integrity in people.
And when I look someone in the eye and I shake their hand and I [B] make a deal with them,
[Bb] I will [C] uphold my hand of the deal.
And I expect [A] the same of other people.
And Ronnie didn't do that for me.
So that's why I was fired from the band.
And it left such a bad taste in my mouth for so, so many years.
I was so hurt by the whole process that after that, you know,
I did make the mistake of saying very [Eb] hurtful things about Ronnie in [N] the press.
As indeed he said the same about me.
I think that was a mistake for both of us to do that.
But it was a very painful thing for me because I never wanted to leave that band.
I was fully invested in it.
I enjoyed it immensely.
I believed in it and I give blood, sweat, and tears and everything I had creatively
over the course of three albums to build that band.
And then to be unceremoniously dumped like that was very, very painful for me.
So it took me a long time to come full circle.
And actually, to be honest, I think it also took Ronnie's passing for me
to be able to look at that in a different light.
And, you know, realize that it was as much Jimmy Band's heritage
and Vinnie Apathy's heritage and my heritage as it was Ronnie's.
And we all own those records and that history.
And so now I've come to fully embrace it, whereas for many, many years
it was too painful for me to even listen to it.
If it came on the radio, I would turn the radio off.
I didn't own any of the records.
I wanted nothing to do with it.
And now I see it in an entirely different light.
I realize that we own it as much as Ronnie.
[Fm] [Eb] And it's a joyous thing to embrace.
And [N] it makes me incredibly happy to be on stage with Vinnie
and with Jimmy while he was alive and to play that music again.
It's something [A] I'm very, very, very proud of.
But it took me a long time to get here.
And that's the [E] reason why.
Thanks for watching.
And if you want more music news, just [A] subscribe to UltimateDarkTV
[E] and press that little bell to get notifications.
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] So you mentioned about being fired from Dio's [Cm] band.
You mentioned [B] you didn't leave, you [G] were fired.
How did that go down?
Well, when the band was first [Bb] formed,
[N] Ronnie told Vinnie and Jimmy and myself that
_ for the first three records,
if we were willing to not beat participants in the album sales
or the tour receipts or the merchandise money or any of that,
if we were willing to work for a very modest wage,
that by the third album, he would make it an equity situation.
And we would get part of the record and part of the tour, etc.
So we worked for less than the road crew.
I mean, we did the Holy Diver album, we got paid $100 a week.
When we started the Holy Diver tour, our pay was bumped up to $400 a week.
_ And so on over the years, over the Holy Diver tour
and the Last of Us tour and the Sacred Heart tour.
And our wages were gradually increased from tour to tour.
But we were getting paid less than our lighting designer, for example.
But we were also writing the songs with Ronnie.
We were part of the creative process.
But we got none of the record sales.
We got none of the merchandise money and none of the concert money.
So we were okay with that because Ronnie had promised us
that by the third album, that would all change.
We were working towards this goal.
And the band was becoming more and more successful.
And when the third album came along, I was the first one to say to Ronnie
to remind him of the promise that he made us back in 1982
when the band was formed, before we did the Holy Diver record.
And I brought it up to Ronnie when we were recording the third album, Sacred Heart.
And Ronnie said, let's get through the record first and then we'll discuss it.
So I waited until the record was done and then I brought it up again.
And Ronnie said, well, let's get on the road and get rehearsed.
And once the tour starts, we can discuss it with Wendy.
Wendy was his ex-wife and manager of the band, his manager.
And, you know, with benefit of hindsight, I see it very clearly now.
It really came down to this.
There were only four people in the room when Ronnie made that promise.
And that was Ronnie and Jimmy and Vinnie and myself.
Wendy Dio wasn't in the room.
And Ronnie really never stood up to his ex-wife.
And he never had the courage to tell her that he had made this promise to us.
And she never saw the value in the original band.
She was only, _ she was, I think, so creatively short-sighted
that she could only see that it was Ronnie.
She didn't [A] see value [B] in who played on stage with [N] Ronnie
or who wrote songs with Ronnie.
She just thought that everyone could be replaced.
Whereas I think Ronnie really realized the chemistry that the original band had.
And he really valued that.
But when it came down to it, he didn't have the courage to stand up to Wendy.
And he figured that it was easier to just get rid of me.
And that's what he did.
So it was, you know, people can say it's about money.
And yes, in black and white terms, it is about money.
But more importantly to [A] me is that it was about principle.
I believe strongly in principle.
I always have.
I believe in integrity in people.
And when I look someone in the eye and I shake their hand and I [B] make a deal with them,
[Bb] I will [C] uphold my hand of the deal.
And I expect [A] the same of other people.
And Ronnie didn't do that for me.
So that's why I was fired from the band.
And it left such a bad taste in my mouth for so, so many years.
I was so hurt by the whole process that after that, you know,
I did make the mistake of saying very [Eb] hurtful things about Ronnie in [N] the press.
As indeed he said the same about me.
I think that was a mistake for both of us to do that.
But it was a very painful thing for me because I never wanted to leave that band.
I was fully invested in it.
I enjoyed it immensely.
I believed in it and I give blood, sweat, and tears and everything I had creatively
over the course of three albums to build that band.
And then to be unceremoniously dumped like that was very, very painful for me.
So it took me a long time to come full circle.
And actually, to be honest, I think it also took Ronnie's passing for me
to be able to look at that in a different light.
And, you know, realize that it was as much Jimmy Band's heritage
and Vinnie Apathy's heritage and my heritage as it was Ronnie's.
And we all own those records and that history.
And so now I've come to fully embrace it, whereas for many, many years
it was too painful for me to even listen to it.
If it came on the radio, I would turn the radio off.
I didn't own any of the records.
I wanted nothing to do with it.
And now I see it in an entirely different light.
I realize that we own it as much as Ronnie.
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ And it's a joyous thing to embrace.
And [N] it makes me incredibly happy to be on stage with Vinnie
and with Jimmy while he was alive and to play that music again.
It's something [A] I'm very, very, very proud of.
But it took me a long time to get here.
And that's the [E] reason why. _
Thanks for watching.
And if you want more music news, just [A] subscribe to UltimateDarkTV
[E] and press that little bell to get notifications.
You mentioned [B] you didn't leave, you [G] were fired.
How did that go down?
Well, when the band was first [Bb] formed,
[N] Ronnie told Vinnie and Jimmy and myself that
_ for the first three records,
if we were willing to not beat participants in the album sales
or the tour receipts or the merchandise money or any of that,
if we were willing to work for a very modest wage,
that by the third album, he would make it an equity situation.
And we would get part of the record and part of the tour, etc.
So we worked for less than the road crew.
I mean, we did the Holy Diver album, we got paid $100 a week.
When we started the Holy Diver tour, our pay was bumped up to $400 a week.
_ And so on over the years, over the Holy Diver tour
and the Last of Us tour and the Sacred Heart tour.
And our wages were gradually increased from tour to tour.
But we were getting paid less than our lighting designer, for example.
But we were also writing the songs with Ronnie.
We were part of the creative process.
But we got none of the record sales.
We got none of the merchandise money and none of the concert money.
So we were okay with that because Ronnie had promised us
that by the third album, that would all change.
We were working towards this goal.
And the band was becoming more and more successful.
And when the third album came along, I was the first one to say to Ronnie
to remind him of the promise that he made us back in 1982
when the band was formed, before we did the Holy Diver record.
And I brought it up to Ronnie when we were recording the third album, Sacred Heart.
And Ronnie said, let's get through the record first and then we'll discuss it.
So I waited until the record was done and then I brought it up again.
And Ronnie said, well, let's get on the road and get rehearsed.
And once the tour starts, we can discuss it with Wendy.
Wendy was his ex-wife and manager of the band, his manager.
And, you know, with benefit of hindsight, I see it very clearly now.
It really came down to this.
There were only four people in the room when Ronnie made that promise.
And that was Ronnie and Jimmy and Vinnie and myself.
Wendy Dio wasn't in the room.
And Ronnie really never stood up to his ex-wife.
And he never had the courage to tell her that he had made this promise to us.
And she never saw the value in the original band.
She was only, _ she was, I think, so creatively short-sighted
that she could only see that it was Ronnie.
She didn't [A] see value [B] in who played on stage with [N] Ronnie
or who wrote songs with Ronnie.
She just thought that everyone could be replaced.
Whereas I think Ronnie really realized the chemistry that the original band had.
And he really valued that.
But when it came down to it, he didn't have the courage to stand up to Wendy.
And he figured that it was easier to just get rid of me.
And that's what he did.
So it was, you know, people can say it's about money.
And yes, in black and white terms, it is about money.
But more importantly to [A] me is that it was about principle.
I believe strongly in principle.
I always have.
I believe in integrity in people.
And when I look someone in the eye and I shake their hand and I [B] make a deal with them,
[Bb] I will [C] uphold my hand of the deal.
And I expect [A] the same of other people.
And Ronnie didn't do that for me.
So that's why I was fired from the band.
And it left such a bad taste in my mouth for so, so many years.
I was so hurt by the whole process that after that, you know,
I did make the mistake of saying very [Eb] hurtful things about Ronnie in [N] the press.
As indeed he said the same about me.
I think that was a mistake for both of us to do that.
But it was a very painful thing for me because I never wanted to leave that band.
I was fully invested in it.
I enjoyed it immensely.
I believed in it and I give blood, sweat, and tears and everything I had creatively
over the course of three albums to build that band.
And then to be unceremoniously dumped like that was very, very painful for me.
So it took me a long time to come full circle.
And actually, to be honest, I think it also took Ronnie's passing for me
to be able to look at that in a different light.
And, you know, realize that it was as much Jimmy Band's heritage
and Vinnie Apathy's heritage and my heritage as it was Ronnie's.
And we all own those records and that history.
And so now I've come to fully embrace it, whereas for many, many years
it was too painful for me to even listen to it.
If it came on the radio, I would turn the radio off.
I didn't own any of the records.
I wanted nothing to do with it.
And now I see it in an entirely different light.
I realize that we own it as much as Ronnie.
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ And it's a joyous thing to embrace.
And [N] it makes me incredibly happy to be on stage with Vinnie
and with Jimmy while he was alive and to play that music again.
It's something [A] I'm very, very, very proud of.
But it took me a long time to get here.
And that's the [E] reason why. _
Thanks for watching.
And if you want more music news, just [A] subscribe to UltimateDarkTV
[E] and press that little bell to get notifications.