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Guybrush · 12-09-2008, 05:49 AM

In Black Metal, having a notorious rep may be a good thing. Take Varg Vikernes for example. He played bass in the band "Mayhem" (under the stage-name "Count Grishnackh") for a little while until he killed fellow band-member and guitar player Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth and got convicted to the maximum penalty of the law in Norway, which is 21 years in prison. He's also known for church-burning, extreme right-wing-ism and nazism and his intention to blow up a certain "Blitz" building in Oslo (housing leftist punkers), a plan foiled by his arrest for the murder.

Burzum, his one man project (with a portion of the discography recorded behind bars, of course), is very well known in Black Metal circles and I'm sure an important reason for that is simply because of the man's notoriety.

So my point is, maybe MJ should reschool himself musically and try out a genre where his child-molesting image could work to his advantage?

12-09-2008, 05:49 AM	#278 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	In Black Metal, having a notorious rep may be a good thing. Take Varg Vikernes for example. He played bass in the band "Mayhem" (under the stage-name "Count Grishnackh") for a little while until he killed fellow band-member and guitar player Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth and got convicted to the maximum penalty of the law in Norway, which is 21 years in prison. He's also known for church-burning, extreme right-wing-ism and nazism and his intention to blow up a certain "Blitz" building in Oslo (housing leftist punkers), a plan foiled by his arrest for the murder. Burzum, his one man project (with a portion of the discography recorded behind bars, of course), is very well known in Black Metal circles and I'm sure an important reason for that is simply because of the man's notoriety. So my point is, maybe MJ should reschool himself musically and try out a genre where his child-molesting image could work to his advantage? __________________ Something Completely Different Last edited by Guybrush; 12-09-2008 at 06:43 AM.