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PANIC! frontman Ryan Ross Hernandez spoke out on the on-going issue to UK-based magazine NME, in the early-Saturday hours, after a show in Manchester. Hernandez in the past has been critical of genre feuds, but has been known to take his little cheap shots here and there on various pop artist, one namely being Stephanie Fierce. " You know, I am a diabolic critic and because of it I respect artist that speak their mind, whether I agree with them on not. But this matter is a little tough on me because all the work I do musically, with all my projects, have both rock sounds and pop sounds. But my main project, PANIC!, is a rock band. I hear this Stephanie Fierce statement, dissing rock bands, well I wouldn't say dissing but more like categorizing all rock bands into the outside stereotype. Like, 'They all bands do drugs, all get bitch drunk stupid, they wreck hotel rooms,' that's stereotyping. I can tell you for a fact, PANIC! a rock band, doesn't do any of that.
That's like me saying all my pop divas are media whores. There's some that are and some that aren't. Same goes with what Stephanie said about rock bands, although she should have clarified it. I'm a straight up honest guy, and sometimes people take that attitude as being an asshole. I admit I've been critical of many artist in the past but I never say my music is more dominate, or my genre. Everyone has their opinions, whatever type of music they like, that's what they are going to say is the best ever since fucking slice beard. I ain't afraid to say that I got all types of music on iPod. I listen to everything! As long as someone likes what they hear, they shouldn't limit their ears to just listen to one genre.
But like, I hate musicians of any kind that say 'Oh I just do music for the fans,' that is motherfucking bullshit! I am real with my fans, I don't tell them crap like that 'cause they are smart enough to know that music is business. It's our job. But unlike everyday jobs we don't get paid every Friday. We get paid based on certain percentages we get from record sales. Most of the money a musician makes is off of tours. Early on with PANIC!, I remember going up on stage and seeing a medium-sized venue only sell like fifty percent of it and thinking 'Shit. I got pay my bills at the end of the month,'. No matter how you put it, music is a job, a career. I would like to see fellow artist that say 'Oh it's all about the fans,' have a record completely flop, have shitty sales, and sure, a label can take one maybe even two. But after a second flop, that's it, labels drop you. I've told fans in the past, at shows, music is job. I do it to make money. We have families too, we got to support them. Fans are great, I love them, but I need money from them to be able to continue to make music for them.
I'm not saying fans don't influence music 'cause of course they do. When your recording music, you think about how fans are going to take in your new music but when I write, when I record, I don't go back and say, 'Oh this format fans liked, let's do it again,' I ain't like that. First and foremost I have to like the music myself, before thinking if fans like it or not. I joke around a lot 'bout the whole 'sell out' issue 'cause it was a big issue back in between PANIC!'s second and third records. But that didn't stop us from making the album we felt good about, next time around in studio. I thank fans for getting me here, but they have no control over my music. My music is my music, I'm going to make it sound how I like it. If the fans don't like, 'Oh well.' You win some, then you lose some. Move on.
I'm not going to lie, Stephanie Fierce isn't my favorite person in the world. Don't expect us to be BFF's. Even though I've criticized her music and her whole 'fierce'-persona. Which I still don't know how that is a attitude for someone but whatever. I've criticized her many times in the past, but she's doing what she wants to do and that's cool with me. She has her character and her fans appear to be straight with it that's great for her. Boycott award shows, do whatever you want. Fight the power!
Bottom line is, music is music. Music is a beautiful thing. And it's different to everyone. I am sure whether someone likes gospel or heavy metal, they are going to think their music is the best. And it is, to their ears. I still stand by the fact that all this rock/pop feud is pointless. If one begins it and the target responds to it, it's just going to go on and on. But sooner or later fans of either/or bands or artist, are going to get bored of it and just be like 'Fuck this! Why can't you just play the music you want and stop putting down the other party?!'. Music shouldn't turn into politics, it ain't two big parties then everyone else is independent." Edited by user 13 December 2009 12:06:02(UTC)
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