Glenn Danzig's opinions seem to be pretty hit or miss when it comes to the media, though this time I'd wager to bet that he's mostly hit. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Danzig says he's fed up with modern metal bands who get up on stage, have the whole performance pre-recorded, and mime the entire show.
Which is a fair criticism – if you're putting out an album, you're essentially saying you can play the parts you recorded, and should be able to do them live.
"…We’ve all been doing this for a long time. It’s really funny. I remember when punk bands first started, you couldn’t get anybody to be in a punk band because they hated it. There was the whole thing that punk musicians couldn’t play. And I listen to stuff we do, and I listen to this crap that’s out now, and it’s like, they can’t even play their instruments.
They just go up there and pretend, like, Milli Vanilli–style, and they get paid. Wait … Milli Vanilli got kicked out of the music industry for doing this, and there’s even metal bands doing it. But bands go up onstage and it’s all on tape. They’re not even performing. If I paid money to go to a concert, and the band was up there puppet-showing it, I would be so fucking pissed off. So anyway, there’s my comment on that."
Danzig also says he'd like to do more Misfits shows in the future, despite previous quotes saying that he wouldn't. Don't get your hopes up for a tour, though.
"I’m open to possibly doing some more shows. I don’t want to tour, but if it happens and everything lines up properly, I would imagine there’d probably be a couple more shows. I don’t know when, but I’ll keep an open mind."
Here's hoping, right?
