[kj] Johnny Depp/Dave Vanian

[Christof hamille]

You cheecky bastard.  I have a legit skunk streak ala Buzzo.  Hope he doesn't sue me ;)

Chris




> From: vassifer at earthlink.net

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:11:46 -0500

> Subject: Re: [kj] Johnny Depp/Dave Vanian

> 

> Come now -- The influence of the Melvins is in absolutely no way  

> comparable to the influence of the Damned.

> 

> Alex in NYC

> 

> On Nov 13, 2007, at 2:39 PM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

> 

> > Another hugely influential band have been The Melvins. That  

> > influence hasn't translated into money.

> >

> > To wit: There was an old show on MTV where King Buzzo of The Melvins  

> > took around a suitcase full of newspaper clippings of bands like  

> > Nirvana who name checked them as being really influential. He asked  

> > realtors to give him a tour of a mansion he was thinking of buying,  

> > stating he was a well-known music star. At the end of the house  

> > tour, Buzzo declared, "I'll buy it!" The realtor looked excited.  

> > Buzzo opened his suitcase of newspaper/magazine clippings, and said,  

> > "Here -- I'd like to pay you with my musical influence on people!"

> >

> > The joke was, yeah, he apparently was influential to a lot of good- 

> > selling bands, but had little money to show for it, so he was going  

> > to see if he could cash in his cred for the house. The realtor was  

> > not amused. I thought it was hilarious.

> >

> > -Oliver

> >

> >

> > Alexander Smith wrote:

> >>

> >> The Damned have already well earned their place in the annals of  

> >> rock history, let alone the pantheon of Punk Rock greats (first  

> >> British Punk band to issue an album). Their influence is massive,  

> >> and they're constantly name-checked in otherwise foreign quarters  

> >> -- in the latest issue of MOJO, Jimmy Page admits to being blown  

> >> away by the Damned. Sting continually cites "New Rose" as an all- 

> >> time fave and Nick Mason of the `Floyd even produced their second  

> >> album. If it's one thing the Damned haven't really been, it's  

> >> ignored.

> >>

> >> I could be completely wrong, but I really doubt that Dave gives a  

> >> fuck about his look being appropriated. And I can't think of a  

> >> single working musician -- save possibly Sioux, and she's well over  

> >> it -- who'd want to take credit for the Goth aesthetic.

> >>

> >> Alex in NYC

> >>

> >>

> >

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