[kj] Apocalypse

[Christof hamille]

I wouldn't call them lies.  And it is not because I am biased.  Everything 
is just very grandiose and dramatic.
But I guess that is part of his charm ( or something)

Chris

>From: "luke" <lukeskywalker3 at myway.com>
>Reply-To: lukeskywalker3 at myway.com,"A list about all things Killing Joke 
>(the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
>To: lukeskywalker3 at myway.com, gathering at misera.net
>Subject: RE: [kj] Apocalypse
>Date: Tue,  9 Aug 2005 08:56:45 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>" I have realized that you have to take everythign he says with a grain of 
>salt' That is what I cant understand, i listened to an interview with Jaz 
>recently and 75% of what he said was bullshit and the other 25% I just 
>ignored because I thought that all the rest was bullshit so thats probably 
>bullshit as well.    How can you take someone so seriously when he 
>blatantly tells massive lies on a constant basis?    Dont the lies and 
>deceit devalue and undermine his other statements? You guys should get in 
>touch with reality. It makes perfect sense to me that such a prolific liar 
>cant find a record company to release a spoken word album(Gems Of Power).  
>Can someone explain to me the lure of believing in frauds? All the things 
>he said he has done i always look for evidence before I believe it, was he 
>really responsible for the changing of the NZ national anthem? i mean, did 
>he insigate it or did he have a coffee with the singer a few weeks after 
>the advent? *******Due to persons
>being recently banned from this list, I have a strong feeling that I may be 
>next for a ban and may not receive any replies to this(if it gets through), 
>so if you have a valid explanation as to why persons hang on to Jaz's 
>everyword, maybe you could post it on Wardances board, cheers******      
>The story is old and over played but those words came stright from the 
>horses mouth.  For him to look back and realize that is not why he went OR 
>that he was wrong is fine.  He may have not believed that from the get go 
>and thought it would be much more dramatic to say something like that. I 
>have realized that you have to take everythign he says with a grain of 
>salt.   And that may sound a little odd coming from a band that is at the 
>top of my list.  BUT his music/actions speak louder than words (spoken).I 
>will admit that most of his interviews I gloss over quickly.  This last one 
>though grabbed my attention.  MAybe it is because we wasn't 
>as....theatrical.  I don't know he seemed more
>open and telling on this one.And as far as the release being a year away 
>that my be the labels doing and not the band.  I will say that I am 
>disappointed that the new site is not being utilized better.  And I do know 
>that it is not Jesters doing.  Working with a band that has minimal 
>interest in this sort of communication is like pulling teeth.
>
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