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My Chemical Romance Survive Electric Shock, Praise the Black Keys
- Posted on Mar 15th 2011 3:00PM by Dan Reilly
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What's the craziest thing that's happened on tour so far?
Electrocution! Our tour drummer had a run-in with a busted phone charger and an angry electrical outlet and zapped himself. Went to the hospital -- luckily everything was fine. We had a gig the same day and he had his best show yet, so I think we may do this to him now and again ...
What's in your touring survival kit?
Spare socks -- you can never have too many of those. MiFi (portable wi-fi hotspot) for when a venue has what we call "s---ernet." And a Pelican case a friend rigged up to hold my PS3 and TV to game on long bus rides.
Are you pleased with the reaction to the new album?
Absolutely. It was a long journey for us to finish this record, so that in itself felt like a victory. Now we've been able to play the songs live for people, and they go over just as good if not better then older material.
How has this tour differed from previous tours?
It's different from our 'Black Parade' tour in that the focus is more on the band and its performance than set pieces, blimps and pyro, although those props were right for the time. It feels more live now, more spontaneous. I've also noticed us enjoying the cities we've been hitting, making sure to go out and hang, getting the pulse of the place. In the past, things the speed of things was so breakneck we really didn't have that opportunity.
Which band that's active right now is doing good things for music?
I'm really happy that the Black Keys are doing well. It's good to see rock getting some attention. That's very important, given the pop-dominated music scene. Rock, especially at a live gig, does something to the body and soul that is very unique and special, so the more of this the better.
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Quinn
1 reply to Quinn's comment
'Even with the critical acclaim and topping the Billboard Rock charts, live isn't always peachy for the group'
I'm more bothered by the use of 'live' instead of 'life' than anything.
annie
they mean "live" as in concerts i think lol :)
March 17 2011 at 6:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Rockin
I LIKE PIN THE TAILS ON THE DONKEY MYSELF
March 16 2011 at 9:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Ken
2 replies to Ken's comment
The headline was idiotic and misleading- that's why people are bugged by the word electrocution. The drummer wasn't electrocuted- he received a minor shock. I guess it got people like me to glance at the article, though honestly when I saw what band it was I kind of hoped it was a real electrocution. I couldn't care less about this band.
March 16 2011 at 1:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
S.Lee
If you couldn't care less about this band, then why care to read the article at all?
March 16 2011 at 5:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
annie
Well that's your opinion and if you saw the picture you would know what the band was so don't go acting like you weren't interested :I not to be mean but its true...
March 17 2011 at 6:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Alex
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Why are people bothered about the misuse of the word 'electrocution' rather than the interview itself? Oh, how I hate it when people think that intelligence gives them the right to feel self righteous.
Nice interview, It's nice to see their having a good time on tour rather than killing themselves like on Black Parade tour. MCR are incredible.
Vasu Murti
Short, Sharp, Shocked. Some people have survived being struck by lightning.
March 16 2011 at 11:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
lori
Electrocution is not survivable -- he got a shock, but if you are electrocuted, you are dead.
March 16 2011 at 10:49 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
joel
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Another misuse of a word . My favorite is when people call others loosers,rather than the correct losers. This was a shocking misuse of electrocution.
March 16 2011 at 10:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Maria
Finally someone else who gets aggrevated with the "looser" "loser" issue. I know lots of intelligent people who misspell those words all the time!
March 16 2011 at 12:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
R. J. Schellbach
1 reply to R. J. Schellbach's comment
You can't survive electrocution. By definition, it's the stopping of life, via some form of electric shock. If you survive electrocution, you weren't electrocuted in the first place.
March 16 2011 at 7:48 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
jerry
thank you for clarifying that fact
March 17 2011 at 12:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
johnniecjr
He was shocked, not electrocuted. The difference is that a person electrocuted does not survive.
March 16 2011 at 7:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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