Absolutely love this guy, such humility, candour, he was the powerhouse of Big Country and Stuart Adamson (RIP) couldnt have have chosen a better partner in crime. To me these guys were the soundtrack to the best of the early/ mid 80s . The best par none !!!

He was such an essential part of the band's sound with his backing vocals and kickass bass playing

One of the greatest rock bass players ever! The Crossing and Steeltown will forever be high on the mantle. Best to Tony and wherever Big Country travels.

Tony Butler: Complete and TOTAL gentleman... not to mention one of the all-time greats!

Awesome man. He brought so much to the Big Country sound.

A brilliant genuine guy. All the best to you and yours 👍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👍

One of the best rhythm sections in rock. Period.

Always grinning ear to ear on stage, he loved it

Great bass player of a great band. Such a gentleman too.

I got Tony’s autograph from the Radio 1 Roadshow in St Ives Cornwall whilst on holiday there. Saw Big Country live 4 times, best band live I’ve ever seen.

Everyone of these guys were so talented and so underrated. God bless Big Country. Steeltown is my favourite. Stuart is gone now and things will never be the same but good luck to those who continue singing his lyrics, they will live forever with me❤

Awesome bass player. Definitely, such an essential part in the sound of BIG COUNTRY, great band

Driving to Damascus is such a great album ! But they don't have a bad one ! The greatest band hands down ! I will never get tired of hearing Big Country ! 40 plus ➕ years now and still. May the Father bless you, and be with you and all of Mankind. I will not Consent. Come UP SCREAMING, Feed the, stay alive !

What a totally genuine bloke and all credit to him for quitting when he did. Big Country without Stuart just isn't the same and never could be.

Steeltown will always be one of my favorite and most admired albums. What an incredible piece of work.

Fantastic bass player especially live

Tony Butler is one of my bass playing heroes! Great interview!

legend no more needs to be said,and the big man sorely missed

Great, strong melodic Bass Player and true musician, lyricist, and human being- Bravo Tony!

great bass great energy great guy.

What a class act Tony is very well spoken humble and a killer bassist backing vocalist!

Binging on Big Country which brought me here. One of the best bands ever in my opinion. Never got to know the artists back in the day besides the music and now getting to know the personalities and not disappointed. Much respect to Tony Butler.

Anthony Earl Butler the nicest guy of rock and a top notch musician all the best TB

Such a nice guy. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a couple of gigs around the NYC area back in '93. Very friendly and accommodating to the fans.

love you tony you are brilliant

Big Country has been one of my favorite bands. Nothing against the new guy but the band isn't the same without Stuart's sound.

Great care gentle work hard love all shared bless family of Thank You

My New Bass Hero Of Late. Big Country had A unique sound.

One of my favourite bass players.

People don't realize that before Big Country, Tony Butler played bass on Pete Townshend's solo album

Top bloke!

Adamsons death took away part of his soul

I love his accent. Here, in America, Big Country didn't get respect & notoriety they really deserved, what a shame. 😱 💔👎

How awful for Tony Butler to have lost Stuart Adamson. They’re or rather they were such a pioneering band 💖✌🏽

Tony you are an amazing bass player. Thanks for all of your music

As wonderful a man as you’d expect him to be The bass line to Dive Into Me is pure genius and as for live... They don’t get much better than Mr Butler Also I couldn’t agree more about Driving To Damascus I’d love to see what could’ve come next Endless respect

What a wonderful orator.

great band,,'

Always made a great impression from his days with 'On the Air' with Mark B and Simon Townshend, to the ever-present Bass Dancer himself with BC. As he indicates the 30th anniversary for every album wasn't where he wanted to be; a contemporary band with ongoing music was seen as his realization of the future. I love the work Tony created and for Derek and Scott to put their souls into it means the BC spirit lives on.

Tony butler is a class act And he should have quit Big country..stuart Adamson Was a talent that cant be Replaced ever...

I first saw them as The Jam support too! Wembley....’82 or ‘83? Awesome.

I was at the jam concert at Wembley arena

well said tony #rjwd

Scott Whitley is doing a stand up job in his place, give them a listen!

Sorry I need to take this call........... WHAT........... these guys are the total and utterly Scottish band and always will be full stop, the alarm are a true Welsh band and I was always non plussed why Mike Peters was allowed to take the stage from the great Dunfermline Stuart Stewart.....god bless you s adamson✌

Tony, any chance we'll see Jake on stage with you guys ?

Based on his new book, he wasn't happy to be doing this with BC and it's why he soon left.

Why is he not in big country any more?????

is he wearing eye liner? he looks like Chrissie Hynde.

Tony's such a class guy, love his bass playing.