Alkaline Trio Scare Marilyn Manson, Lull Tegan Quin
One would be hard-pressed to find rockers from this generation that have prompted more covered eyes and ears, slack jaws and overall parental disgust than Marilyn Manson. It should be noted, however, that this is the same guy who once painted Avril Lavigne's nails while the two, as she put it, were "kickin' it." See? He's nice, gentle and plays well with others. That said, it may come as no surprise that the erstwhile Brian Warner suffers a little fright himself. Namely, that of Alkaline Trio."Marilyn Manson is a hero of ours," Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba told Spinner when the band stopped by the Interface. "We've asked him to do videos with us and stuff, which he's also agreed to do. He was very nice about it and then we blew it somehow."
"Being too frightening," drummer Derek Grant chimed.
"He heard we did way too much drugs and never slept," Skiba said, " which isn't true. So he didn't want to do it."
Alkaline Trio have since one-upped their dream collaborations with Tegan Quin, one-half of sister duo Tegan and Sara, who joined the band at the Interface for a rendition of T&S's 'Wake Up Exhausted.' "Being able to work with Tegan has been tops on our list," Skiba said.
Catch the Sister Quin in action with the boys, along with the full interview, after the jump.
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Posted by Jessica Robertson on Aug 21st 2008 5:45PM
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Reader Comments(1 of 1)
vince1285at 8-23-2008
i love this cover. the one on the help me 7' is awesome too
tearsofthefrailat 8-25-2008
This is total crap. Manson scared of these wimps?
please.
:)
S.
beckyat 8-25-2008
No, I believe it. Manson already has this sorta bad rep, because of how he looks and the odd things hes supposidly done. He probably just didn't want to get involved in something like that, to make his rep any worse then it could already be. Maybe for all you know, he could be like allergic to drugs or something. You don't know the story behind it, and the media should really learn why Manson was scared to do this with them instead of posting this with us wondering why. This whole story was kind of like an unfinished thought because it really doesn't tell you what your looking for, not that your particularly looking for something, its just that you'd like to know the entire story and not just bits and pieces of it.
Marlyin Manson is a lot smarter than he's credited for being.
Heatherat 8-25-2008
what? when did alkaline trio become so big? when I went to read this.. I didn't think my favorite band would be in it. I think someone gave manson the wrong impression because those boys are not hardcore druggies if druggies at all. so this is all a bunch of shit.
PUNKBOOKKEEPERat 8-25-2008
Matt is a sweetheart. He wouldn't scare a fly.
Teacherat 8-26-2008
Wow, this was great... their voices were pitch-perfect. Even the drummer! Definitely a new fan of Alkaline Trio.
Teacherat 8-26-2008
Wow, this was great... their voices were pitch-perfect. Even the drummer! Definitely a new fan of Alkaline Trio.
alibobaat 8-31-2008
my heroes :D
quartzdragonfireat 9-05-2008
@Heather
obviously you missed the shows of long ago when they would come on stage blitzed, however they are amazing people.
perockat 4-12-2009
deryk is one of my drum idols. he's so good at life and a true musician. apparently when they first met him he was playing guitar for another band. not to mention mat skiba is one of my favorite singer/songwriters in modern music. one of the happiest moments in my life was meeting him after the rise against concert back in november.