Talk:Robert Lamm

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What to do with this paragraph?[edit]

Tall, slim, and dark-haired in the early years, the blue-eyed Lamm grew bearded and somewhat pudgy in the late 70s, painfully thin in the early 80s, and now seems fit and content. Reports indicate that he can be difficult to work with, and he has made a statement or two about Chicago's fans that have raised eyebrows. In Lamm's defense, it should be said that it's obvious the music matters to him, and that no law says fans have the right to intrude into the private lives of those they admire (it should also be noted that Lamm has credited his wife Joy with a softening in this regard in recent years). Now in his early 60s, Lamm doesn't seem to be done with music. Fans of Chicago are all the better off because of this.

This seems to have all kinds of POV issues, and statements like "A statement or two have raised eyebrows" should have specific examples cited. Can anyone point me to some of Lamm's statements that are referred to in this paragraph? If so, I think it could be edited slightly and re-added. Thanks! --Bobhobbit 19:48, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It should be deleted because it's invasing towards the subject and really creepy. Aaronproot

I agree that it is quite creepy, but I expect there is some info to be salvaged from that paragraph.

Cap'n Tightpants (talk) 00:04, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Cap'n Tightpants: No, there isn't. Aside from being objectively totally worthless, just about every word of that junk violates every encyclopedic principle there is. The question could only have even been considered in Wikipedia's wild west phase a decade ago (as it was). — Smuckola (Email) (Talk) 00:50, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Smuckola: You are certainly correct. The main reason I brought it up was that on the Benny Goodman article, I saw a section about his personality. But, as you said, this particular paragraph is objectively worthless. Also, please forgive any cluelessness on my part, as I am a novice Wikipedian. Cap'n Tightpants (talk) 02:17, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Possible content addition[edit]

I wanted to mention that Lamm could play piano by ear, but I don't know where to bring it up. (Also I don't have a reliable source to cite, but that can be fixed.) I could really use some help with all this. Thanks! Cap'n Tightpants (talk) 00:00, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Cap'n Tightpants:Hi. You don't do anything at all without a WP:RS, so read WP:5 and get that reliable source! Feel free to post it here and ask for someone like me to review and possibly include it. — Smuckola (Email) (Talk) 00:50, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

superfluous[edit]

"After the advent of MIDI, keyboards became superfluous." What a foolish thing to say. Jackhammer111 (talk) 18:57, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]