GLENN DANZIG - New Interview Available
October 25, 2008, 15 years ago
RiverfrontTimes.com recently spoke with Gelnn Danzig about a variety of subjects, including the Blackest Of The Black tour, his upcoming book of lyrics, and the future of DANZIG. A couple excerpts appear below:
Q: When will the lyric book be out? [Danzig’s publishing company, Verotik, has announced a book of Danzig’s lyrics, to be accompanied with new illustrations by Simon Bisley, the visual artist known for Danzig covers, in addition to Doom Patrol and other comics.]
Glenn Danzig: "When Bisley’s done with the drawings. If you know the history of Simon Bisley, he’s a very talented artist. I can’t say he’s lazy, ‘cuz he works hard. But I think he likes drinking and riding his bike, you know what I mean? He’s an artist. In a lot of ways, he’s really similar to Frazetta [the famous fantasy artist whose images were used for Molly Hatchet covers, among others], who would rather be golfing than painting or drawing. Simon, he loves drawing, but he’d rather take a break and go here and there. But the work is incredible, though, so what are you gonna do? So he’s late, and that’s why it hasn’t come out."
Q: Do you see that distinction between metal and punk as superficial?
Glenn Danzig: "It depends. There are metal bands that are metal. Back in the day, you could listen to VENOM if you were a punker or MOTÖRHEAD, and nobody would think anything of it. But if you said you listened to this band or that band, people would say, 'What?'. There was stuff that was accepted and that wasn’t."
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