by Eric V Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:18 pm
He stated, or at least Victoria wrote, that he was NOT going to get up before a bunch of drunks (um....that's us) and perform sober. Cleared the whole thing up for me right there. And it once again reinforces the most imortant aspect of the "punk rock movement" in my humble opinion -- the distance between the performer and the audience must be minimal. As a punk pioneer, I think Shane looks at a show as a party, a party in which he is a participant, and in which we are to some extent a part of the performance. As for all the other time in his life when he is not performing.... that's his business, but I appreciate that he is pushing the bounds, and though I care about his health, its his choice.
He stated, or at least Victoria wrote, that he was NOT going to get up before a bunch of drunks (um....that's us) and perform sober. Cleared the whole thing up for me right there. And it once again reinforces the most imortant aspect of the "punk rock movement" in my humble opinion -- the distance between the performer and the audience must be minimal. As a punk pioneer, I think Shane looks at a show as a party, a party in which he is a participant, and in which we are to some extent a part of the performance. As for all the other time in his life when he is not performing.... that's his business, but I appreciate that he is pushing the bounds, and though I care about his health, its his choice.
