From Rodney Perkins Sent Tue, Feb 10th 1998, 18:38
From Rodney Perkins Sent Tue, Feb 10th 1998, 18:38
The following exchange is from a Muslimgauze interview at http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/tbennett/Muslimgauze/musarticles.htm. The language is quite strong so use discretion. "Eskhatos: They have erected a monument to Goldstein in Hebron. Muslimgauze: That just sums the whole people up. It's just a vile regime. Eskhatos: Last night a 14 year old boy with dynamite taped to his body rode his bicycle into a group of Israelis and blew himself up, killing several people... Muslimgauze: Those things will always happen until Palestine is Zionist free. There will always be legitimate targets. Eskhatos: Do you have complete animosity toward the state of Israel and its people or would you exempt certain Israelis that you might consider good people? Muslimgauze: No, I wouldn't. No, I wouldn't talk to any of them, the whole people are disgusting so no, I wouldn't. Just look at the record of what they've done, it's incredible. So I would not tolerate anything to do with Israel. I mean, its my opinion, a Manchester musician's point of view. I know other people will probably say I'm wrong and they won't support me but it's just what influences my music." I dunno but that statement seems like an endorsement of violence. In addition, its just a tad anti-Semitic. > >Hmmm.. I made it a point to read several interviews with him, and nowhere >does he support the killing of Jews. Perhaps he did say this, and if so, >that's indeed fucked up and I wouldn't support him by the buying of his >albums. From what I have read, he does seem to support militance. I >disagree with his justification of violence, but he doesn't seem to be a >violent person himself. He definately interests me from a psychological >standpoint as well as an individual within the electronic/techno community >actually _standing_ for some sort of political or philosophical view. That >alone impresses me, because all too often this scene is polluted with >indifference and ignorance (no personal attacks here, just a general >impression that I get). Back to the Jewish thing. I'd be interested in >seeing an interview where he speaks of his support of killing them. That >would very much persuade me _not_ to buy any more of his albums, >regardless of the musical merit. > >> >> Whether or not this should affect his musical status, though, is a >> completely different question. I think it should not. There are lots of >> a*sholes making music, but that doesn't mean their music is bad per se. I >> guess those cheerful blokes from Sex Pistols weren't exactly friendly and >> polite and nice, but some people still think their music is "good", if that >> is a term that applies to punk (personally I think S.P. sucks, but that's >> irrelevant.) >> > >Well, being an asshole and being violently anti-Semetic are too different >things. I wouldn't mind my money going to someone who simply a jerk (ie. >Johnny Rotten), but I'd never want it to go to someone who supports the >killing of Jews (or anyone else). I think it'd be a sad state of affairs >if anyone else would. > >I need to look more into this guy... Any references towards particulary >"frightening" quotes or interviews would be appreciated. > >- wells, stepping off his soapbox. ________________ Rodney Perkins mailto:xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx