Buckethead is famous for wearing a KFC bucket on his head, emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker reading FUNERAL in capital black block letters, and an expressionless plain white mask, which, according to Buckethead, was inspired by his seeing Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. At one point, he changed to a plain white bucket that no longer bore the KFC logo, but subsequently reverted to his trademark KFC bucket. He also incorporates nunchaku and robot dancing into his stage performances.
As an instrumentalist, Buckethead has received critical acclaim for his electric guitar playing, and is considered one of today's most innovative guitarists. He has been voted number 8 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the "Top 10 Fastest Guitar Shredders of All Time" as well as being included in Guitar World's lists of the "25 all-time weirdest guitarists" and the "50 fastest guitarists of all time". He performs primarily as a solo artist, though he has collaborated extensively with a wide variety of high-profile artists such as Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Les Claypool, Serj Tankian, Bill Moseley, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen, That 1 Guy, Bassnectar, and was a member of Guns N' Roses from 2000 to 2004. Buckethead has also written and performed music for major motion pictures, including: Saw II, Ghosts of Mars, Beverly Hills Ninja, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Last Action Hero, and contributed lead guitar to the track "Firebird" featured on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie soundtrack.
BUCKETHEAD'S T.V. SHOW
Buckethead Lyrics
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"Can I try that?"
"Buckethead's show's right now. You can try this later."
"Yeah,"
"You see it last week?"
"No—,"
"Did you? It was really funny,"
"What part did you like the best, I mean, I like the part where those, like, all the chicken blood was on his sneakers. Did you dig that?"
"Yeah, and then I liked when, like, before that, when he, like, came out of the chicken soup, and then, um, he, like, did what you said."
"Right. Here, you can see this now."
"Thank you."
(Music)
Guitar: Buckethead
Drums: Jerome (Bigfoot) Brailey
Voice: Julian, Stella & Vito Schnabel
Strings: The Material Stings, Arranged and Conducted by Karl Berger
Written by Buckethead
Published by Katella Music (BMI)
The song "Buckethead's TV Show" is a conversation between two people discussing the titular TV show, which seems to be a surreal and bizarre show that features Buckethead as its host. The conversation begins with one person asking to try something, and the other person telling them that they can't because Buckethead's show is on. They then discuss the show, with one person admitting that they didn't see last week's episode, and the other person describing some of the strange events that occurred. They mention a scene where Buckethead is covered in chicken blood, and another where he emerges from chicken soup and does something bizarre. The conversation is interspersed with instrumental sections featuring Buckethead's distinctive guitar playing.
Line by Line Meaning
"Can I try that?"
Can I attempt to play that instrument?
"Buckethead's show's right now. You can try this later."
Buckethead's TV Show is currently on, try playing the instrument later.
"Yeah,"
Agreeing to what was just said.
"You see it last week?"
Did you watch the show last week?
"No—,"
Denying to have seen the show last week.
"Did you? It was really funny,"
Did you see it? It was hilarious.
"I think I did, I mean, yeah! It was so weird, I mean, yeah,"
I believe I did, yeah! It was quite unusual, yeah.
"What part did you like the best, I mean, I like the part where those, like, all the chicken blood was on his sneakers. Did you dig that?"
Which part did you enjoy the most? Personally, I liked the part where the chicken blood covered his shoes. Did you also enjoy that?
"Yeah, and then I liked when, like, before that, when he, like, came out of the chicken soup, and then, um, he, like, did what you said."
Yes, I also enjoyed the part when he emerged from the chicken soup and subsequently did what you mentioned.
"Right. Here, you can see this now."
Alright. You can watch this now.
"Thank you."
Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to watch.
(Music)
The music plays.
Contributed by Caleb M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.