Okay, why the fucking fuck does it matter how tall the person is? I imagine it’s harder for a tall dude to fit comfortably on a bus or van, but I also imagine that, somehow, tall people have persevered through the years. WE CAN’T ALL LOOK AS GOOD AS VINNIE PAUL, Y’KNOW! ‘Cause some of metal’s most famous musicians aren’t exactly in great shape. Which means “no fatties.” I’d be curious to know what qualifies as “athletic,” though. But that person deserves a slice of cheese, like, fer sure. Something else I don’t know: who decided which words on this flyer should be capitalized and which ones shouldn’t. The band’s guitar play, Jason Hook, is actually 40, so I don’t know why he’s allowed to be older than 35 but no one else is. (I’m also smart enough to know that, worst case scenario, you can always take someone shopping for new clothes and hire a blind person to do their hair.) Is it way easier to find someone who can play five string bass in Hollywood than it is to find someone who looks like an extra from a Korn video? Because Vince and I were just in Hollywood and, believe you me, that town has no shortage of potential extras for Korn videos. But I’m also not jaded enough to ignore the fact that the band chose to put this requirement first, and put it TWICE - because both requirements are really just the same thing said in two slightly different ways. Obviously, image is important to an extent. (Absolutely no exceptions!)Īlright, so I’m not so naive as to say that how someone looks should have no place in music. Your image MUST be compatible with the band.Let’s break them down one by one, shall we? To speak to someone, dial 1-800-622-HELP (1-80) or text 1-80.Anyway, some of these requirements are pretty funny. If you or someone you know if struggling with drug or alcohol dependence, help is available through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. You are more than your addiction, and you are never alone, seek help, fight back, it's never too late…" "42 months… and counting… Those of you who are battling with addiction right now.
The video ends with an exhortation for those struggling with addiction:
And thank YOU to all the fans who stood by us all these years, supported us supported him"įans who follow Moody on social media saw the singer while filming portions of "The Tragic Truth" in his Las Vegas home late last year.
The band added, "So, with that said, Happy birthday, Ivan! Congratulations on your new lease on life. They continued, "It's been a conversation for years to somehow circle back to this song, and we felt right now, on Ivan's birthday, and two months from his fourth sober anniversary it is probably as good of an occasion as it can be to release this music video as it is a visual journal of our story."
Consequently, it never really got the attention we intended for it and a lot of our fans are not even aware of its existence." Since the song was very important to us, we didn't want to wait and hold it until the following album, so it was added as a bonus track to the digital edition. See the clip down toward the bottom of this post.įFDP said, "We wrote 'The Tragic Truth' in 2011 for the American Capitalist album, but it simply wasn't finished by the manufacturing deadline.