AlexanderB

Well to end the topic I maybe started without wanting to lay a fire here (😄) Maybe we can all agree on the fact that hitting the guy so hard he dropped all his stuff was as unnecessary as approaching John Williams the way he did. The thing I often take from classical concerts (sadly) is that it gets more and more unattractive for younger people to join. In my case I’m 24 and an amateure bodybuilder. It happens so often that people in classical concerts giving me very unhappy looks there was one concert where I was even asked what I would think this concert is. Because of this very clear Trent I love it that John Williams is so, so near to his fans. All the mentioned points of everyone here are right and at his age he truly experienced the good and the bad. I just like to think of my idol as a man full of joy and love for the nexus that connects all of as wich is his music and not as an old grumpy man that is totally different when he’s leaving the stage. these are extreme situations and as long as we care about fans getting their autographs and John Williams Being well I guess we can consider us as a attractive community 😄 Maybe one day we will have luck and he will sell signed records or books like Ennio morricone did on his concerts 🎼😊

First of all it’s astonishing that you are so in love with his music like the most here in this forum. But that you had the chance to see him so often, that is really a story to tell ! John Williams is my mental ally since I’m 7 years old and the reason why I want to study composition. Our love here on this platform is more than great. Please don’t get me wrong here. As I said in my humble opinion BOTH parties acted too harsh. Yes I do think that his guard acting with an intensity that his phone was breaking is to hard. And No I myself would never dare to sneak behind John Williams and tap him from behind because of course that can look very wrong. I am only saying that John Williams appears like a man that really understand his thing and this goes hand in hand with a very low ego (in the best possible way obviously). Equal to Herbert von Karajan back in the day, he was treated like a Star around his concerts but after his death his wife in an interview once said that one of his favorite memories always was talking to fans after the concerts for many minutes. And I do also speak as a guy that traveled around the globe 2 times (only so far 😄) to see John Williams for 2 hours and I hope and guess that I am right because John Williams proofed my theory when I saw him shaking hands and fist-dropping fans in the first row. We shouldn’t forget; he didn’t had to... I only have the fear that some people don’t know how to treat him other than just "a Star" PS: yes you Are Right, he hasn’t signed in this kind of environment for a long time but I’m not sure if he doesn’t like it or if he thinks the people don’t really want him to. In Ennio Morricones Book „Life notes“ John Williams is mentioned as one of his best friends and Ennio Morricone was the one saying that he thinks nobody would come to his concert and he don’t want to annoy fans by stoping for autographs. The Ego thing is not to underestimate

I totally agree with you but in my opinion and I can only hope that I speak for all of us here; this classic "fan-mobbed" situation is something we don’t want for John Williams. This is something that could happen very well if he would go through a Star Wars convention or so but I guess middle age people like the guy on the video that do have the Information that he will be at this certain entrance of this exact hotel in that time even though this concert was close to not advertised at all... these 10 people are most likely the ones John Williams REALLY want to surround himself. I wish I had knew that it is possible to see him for a second after the concert 😄

I think that some people sometimes don’t understand for whom they work for. Of course there are always guys like autograph hunters and so on and if this guy was a common face I get the reaction of the guard. But people that work for someone like John Williams have to understand that he is not a hero or a legend for us... he is something truly godlike so in the Fan Community there is a whole different level of respect for him than maybe compared to a pop star. And on top of that you have to realize the situation. We are talking about a very urban address, fans that rush to his hotel after maybe flying around half the globe only to see him are not the people that are willing to harm or annoy I’m in any way... I guess. when I was in the Berlin concert there were two people behind me and they said something like „what trash is this, it’s miles away from Mahler“. I was so shocked by such a wrong statement but after reflecting it I thought „well even though these two lady’s are absolutely wrong when it comes to the quality of music, I get why they think that. People got thrown out the Philharmonie because they wanted an autograph“. He got treated way stiffer then he (I think) is. I don’t have a clue who the guy on the video is but imagine you maybe paid a lot of money and invested a lot of work to see you idol one time and then you get treated like a stalker and your phone gets broken. I guess a Nice but dominant „not here sir“ would have been enough 😄🤷🏽‍♂️

Regarding the guy that tapped John Williams in front of the Hotel; both ways of looking at it it’s sad. His behavior was a bit cheeky and a no Go, on the other Hand somehow you have to get noticed. And then again the bodyguards are of course only doing there job in this case, but has it to be that harsh I mean you can judge in a second if someone is a danger or not. This guy seemed like a fan that wanted to get something signed or so I guess John Williams himself is way cooler as most of his crew around him. Tricky situation...

Hahaha that would be a job I take immediately 😂 very good to see that some people in the audience were in the same mood, I thought that John Williams deserve no less, and I hope so much that he will return to Berlin or Vienna one more time !

Well I’m the guy in the black turtleneck haha. We are also on the Berlin concert blu ray in the left corner and in some Zooms (but with a white turtleneck 😄). I was surprised that there was no standing ovation after every piece like in Berlin and I thought that maybe I am behaving wrong for that location. I had the feeling that The audience (at least up to the encores) was way stiffer than John Williams himself. But it’s good to hear that this changed a bit at the Sunday concert. very cool to read that a few people weren’t annoyed by it !

A blonde girl and a man with black turtleneck pullover ? 😄