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“GETTING OUR MUSIC ACROSS IS WHAT WE WANNA DO”
Metallica frontman James Hetfield appeared with his band at Live Earth, although he disagreed with the message:
Interviewer: You played at Live Earth. What are your thoughts on the climate crisis. What can Metallica contribute to [the whole process]?
Hetfield: I really avoided the press around the Live Earth day. I didn’t quite agree with what was going on there. Politics drive me crazy, and I don’t like talking politics. Politics get in the way of things; they get in the way of getting things done, and getting our music across is what we wanna do — we don’t wanna cloud it with ‘Democrat, Republican,’ whatever. Our philosophy is ‘think for yourself’ at the end of the day — do what you think feels right. I really believe that humans will survive. I have a lot of faith in mankind that we will overcome and adapt — whatever it is; whether it’s man-made or God-made, or Earth/Mother Nature — we have a lot of smart people on this planet that will make something good out of bad.
Something good came out of Live Earth, at least for Metallica; the band’s sales are up by around 800%.
And that was after Hetfield was detained at Luton airport for having a wacky beard.
O/T, but it looks like the late Farfour has been replaced.
#5: Same obnoxious falsetto, same terrorist aims, same desire for martyrdom.
Hey, a little dab will do ya .
If more Live Earth entertainers were that honest, they’d admit that’s what they were all there for: to promote themselves, jump start flagging careers, get attention.
Saw the Killer Bee. Interesting family tree, there (he’s a cousin of Farfour). But now I think it’s pretty obvious the Palis killed off Farfour because they were about to run up against a power stronger than the entire Muslim world: Disney copyright lawyers.
Well, once the Palestinian television programmers work their way through the animal kingdom and the IDF has wiped out all their animal life, what are they gonna do, start using plant characters? Hamed the Homicidal Hummus? Mohammed the Murderous Mushroom? Zenobia the Xenophobic Zinnia? And ALL of them talking in that same lachrymose squeak? Palestinian Youth! Under this whine you shall conquer.
An honest musician? Is this anything like an honest politician?
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2007 07 15 at 07:42 PM • permalinkI do NOT feel bad now: being a proud Metallibasher since 1988, since I looked across the desk at Friendswood High and saw a Garth (the resident longhair) with a “Metal Up Your Ass” t-shirt. “This has got to be a joke”, I thought.
“What the hell is this?” I thought that night as my friend Steve Miller (yes, that was his actual name; Steve Miller) played me all the Metallica albums through.
Posted by mencken_cynic on 2007 07 15 at 07:58 PM • permalinkThe Year of the Big Coldening continues in Northern Australia. Select the temperature anomalies at the link.
I think there was a time when, for all their ignorance, some celebrities felt they had to be involved in causes to justify their wealth to themselves if not to others.
Although many of them appeared to be fools eg Peter Gabriel, and many of them simply went with the fashion most appeared to have a genuine interest eg Live Aid, Concert for Bangladesh. As record companies got involved and along came professional celebrities the message certainly became less important than the medium. Do young people care about these celebrities any longer? I sincerely doubt that they do.
Yeah, they wanted to move their music across the sales counter, the great hoors…
Can we use Al Day as an excuse for P2P piracy…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 07 15 at 10:01 PM • permalinkSince I’m a guitar teacher - among my other various subversive and nefarious undertakings - I’ve always loved Metallica. Metal is un-PC by definition. And, heavy metal music is the VERY BEST accompaniment to all of that gun-cam footage of the Muzzies self-actualizing.
Lazer guided bombs and heavy metal music were designed BY GOD to go together. Bombs are, in fact, heavy metal personified.
#30 - Darn tootin’!
I’d give my left nut and heavily mortgage the right one to blow away islamofascists while listening to Search and Destroy.
I feel so sorry for kids today - Good Charlotte, Panic At The Disco… for the love of God. There are easier ways of telling your parents you’re gay than buying that crap.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 07 16 at 12:52 AM • permalinkSpeed metal with a hint of classical/opera can work well with the proper video footage too.
#33 #35 Whoo-hoo. No return your seats to the upright position!
Side note, luckily the Live Earthers didn’t know the population of bears in Russia is lower because of James Hetfield shooting them all as opposed to warming of the globe.
#30 Huckster
While strumming “Puff the Magic Dragon”#35 Grimster
I saw that footage a while ago and have been praying that someone who knew how to do it would link it. That “thing” is just the best thing that Mr Rayethon ever invented. Liquid lead through a high pressure hose. I understand that every 7th pill is a tracer, so what you see is 1 in 7 of the actual amount being spat out.#36 Kaye
Don’t ya just love it when a plan comes together? Next step deportation back to Bangalore - I’m sure the Indian authorites will look after him..#41, Pickles:
Iirc, it’s every 100th pill a tracer on standard load-outs.
And you said “Puff the Magic Dragon”? Well, the newer model is called Spooky or Spectre but it’s the same idea.
AC 130The original Puff was built into a C47 Sky Train aircraft iirc.
So, unbelievers, you doubted the words of the prophet?
Well the TV ratings are in, and Live Earth came in at a stunning 39th on Australian Pay TV, giving reruns of the Vicar of Dibley an almighty run for its money. Details hereabouts (see fifth post down).
Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 07 16 at 04:04 AM • permalinkThe last rock star with brains was Zappa; decent music, too.
Posted by Honkie Hammer on 2007 07 16 at 05:33 AM • permalinkThis is a better link for Live Earth TV ratings in Australia.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 07 16 at 06:24 AM • permalinkIll respect the music industries squeals about piracy when they start keeping an accessable database of “personal copyright” songs purchased by people.
In an age where sales in a hard format will give way to all digital I object to buying the same music 3 or 4 times on hard copy, and if I have the same loaded on my PC facing criminal charges.
The music industry can kiss my ass till they get their shit together and allow me to purchase the “right” to songs that is then mine for life.
They just recently increased their take of the cover charge for nightclubs here in Oz, so any time I go to a venue playing music Im paying a “tax” to sony or EMI?
How much goes back to the musicans??Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2007 07 16 at 07:45 AM • permalinkEl Cid wrote:
It is mankind that will not survive. At least until the scourge of Islam, their abettors and collaborators, the Left, are wiped from it.
No, that will only delay things. Another group of abusive morons will come along a few centuries later. It never ends.
Dave S wrote:
Something tells me, though, that Texas Bob thinks laser-guided bombs go best with Toby Keith…
Nah, 1812 Overture. Maybe some Beethoven or Dvorak.
Posted by Patrick Chester on 2007 07 16 at 01:48 PM • permalink
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That James Hetfield quote ALMOST makes up for that Metallica documentary a few years back.