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Atomic_Erich: sitting here on the duke, legs dangling over the bow and the ocean far below. i just got off the phone. yeah,i finally got over my fear of robot overlords and will occasionally answer my phone. if i answer or not all depends on the level of chemicals in my system. anyways,yet again i have turned down....well,substantial money for the rights to "clockwork elvis". a fucking ep atomic war bride did way back when. it wasnt even all that great,but it has a clever name. people are really interested in making a musical of the character clockwork elvis. i must have turned these people down 30 times or so. to our detriment,atomic war bride has always been anti merch,we always will be. some people put this on karoliena and i's morality. we are the one band you can count on to never sell out. and while admirable,that isnt it. as a band,atomic war bride will never make money from anything other than our music. but on a personal level? karoliena and i have certainly used our fame to line our pockets. fuck it,we all have to make a living,right? i know you're thinking this doesnt have a point and you're probably right. but to me? there is a point. that point is jimmy buffett. i absolutely loathe this man. if i had a gun with one bullet and had to choose between killing hitler and jimmy buffett? id shoot jimmy and beat him with the pistol. i know i've said pink floyd is everything i dont want to do in music,but that is a lie. jimmy buffett is everything i dont want to do in music. mainly because it would be easy for me to become him. jimmy buffett doesnt sell music,beer,food,restaurants,hotels,tacky shirts,etc. no. he sells a lifestyle that people wish they could live. if i had no scruples,i could wake up tomorrow and kill erich hess and birth Erich Hess™©®.50's styled clothes with my name on it. mid century modernesque furniture for your house. hell,i could do a show about cars on the discovery channel. if i was so inclined,i could sell custom cars! with the inevitable legalization of marijuana,i could license my name for pipes and bongs. t shirts with my catchphrases would make a killing. guns,knives...you get the point. i could also sell a "lifestyle". you know how many people want to book a room on the duke?! growing up in north florida before the yuppies COMPLETELY took over,i am more than familiar with the parrothead. i dont want my own species of this sad,sad person. you can drop all the acid you can,take all the ketamine,pcp,dxm,mescaline your body can handle. whatever. if you are middle manager who lords over people on monday,you arent living the lifestyle. you are a god damned weasel. margaritiville may accept you,but hessco never will. |
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