Idolator
Offended by the Daily Mail's portrayal of My Chemical Romance as a "suicide cult band," following the death of 13-year-old fan Hannah Bond, an ever-increasing number of the band's fans are planning a peaceful protest outside of the newspaper's offices on May 31. Fans are being advised to bring placards that say "MCR SAVES LIVES" or "I AM NOT AFRAID TO KEEP ON LIVING," the latter also being the name of the organizers' site. And on the fashion tip, those organizers would rather you left your "emo attire" at home.
Please don't bring signs which you hold above your head in a picketing protest (the standard ones which are on a wooden stick and have slogans on them). The reason for this is that there is a small chance we will could get in trouble with the law if we have these signs. Instead, we urge you to bring signs that you can hang around your neck (much like some people have 'free hugs' signs hanging around their neck on string at shows) with slogans like 'MCR SAVE LIVES' and 'MCR SAVED MY LIFE' (if they did, of course x]) or positive MCR lyrics such as 'I AM NOT AFRAID TO KEEP ON LIVING'. Remember guys, big and bold so that people can read it from far off. If you want to write your own slogan, that's fine, just please have it to the point and promotional of MCR, rather than insulting the Daily Mail. Remember, no curse words or derogatory insults. Keep things positive and legal, guys. x]
What to wear: As well as the signs, please consider dressing to suit the day. We've heard of people intending to deck themselves out in 'emo attire' for the day, please don't do that as - even though we know you are making fun of the Daily Mail - the general public won't. Please don't try to dress stereotypically.
Please consider wearing home-made shirts with positive slogans written on them in big letters (much like the famous 'MCR saved my life' shirt featured at the beginning of Life On The Murder Scene).
If you don't want to make a shirt, you can buy shirts with 'choose life' written on them here. It'd be awesome to see tons of you turn up in them.
No emo attire? The kids aren't going to dress up like little vampires and corpse brides? I'm a little scared that this outbreak of eyeliner-free peace and love in England might inspire the band to go nu-rave.
I Am Not Afraid To Keep On Living [Official site]
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does it annoy anyone else when the press refers to someone as being "an emo"? it strikes me as being about as out of touch as referring to "a gay" or "the MTV"
Speaking of emo bands, today the LA Times referred to Death Cab For Cutie as an "emo-rock group." Probably because, you know, their songs are about emotions and stuff. I'm guessing the person who wrote and edited that piece is a huge fan of The Doors.
"does it annoy anyone else when the press refers to someone as being "an emo"?"
Yeah. I think the correct term would be "an emo kid".
"he LA Times referred to Death Cab For Cutie as an "emo-rock group.""
That always baffles me. There was an ABC news report on "emo" where they played "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" and said "In this seemingly sweet song, a young voice sings about killing himself after the death of a lost loved one."
Wrong in so many different ways......
@walkmasterflex: If you can be "a punk" or "a goth," why can't you be "an emo?"
They are most definitely a suicide cult band.
I'm just waiting for them to fulfill their prophecy.
Anybody else feel the sudden urge to fling their own shit at these guys?
Somewhere in the crowd, poor old gerard way will also be protesting...But we aren't an emo band! Did their record label set this up? This isn't real, right? Can't wait til Idolator moves to Buzznet! Go team!
Yea,and even more annoying is how any band like these guys coming out nowadays are somehow tagged with a name like "emo", and are constantly knocked. It was the same thing with "Nu-Metal". People, lets stop coming up with these terms that make no sense, and just accept it for what it is...MUSIC. Please don't get me wrong...I'm not raising the flag for MCR, or any other 'emo' band, or any new band of the like. I'm mostly into older bands myself, but one thing that annoys me the most about music- Why is it that just about any band that came out in the 70's, and most that came out in the 80's, are like "Rock Gods", even if they are almost the same musically and lyrically as a band like MCR, and honestly, have no talent whatsoever??? While I am a fan of bands like Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd, let's not kid ourselves...with all the props they get nowadays, and with the way magazines like 'Rolling Stone' constantly give them the cover shot, and repeat the same ol' stuff about them as their last story, they are simply overrated.
let me get to my biggest point(s) finally---Metallica wrote "Fade to Black"...sounds like an 'emo' song to me,it even is based on suicide..yet it is one of their most popular songs nowadays...just about anyone and everyone somehow 'relate to it'... and they have written many other songs that deal with 'emotions'...why among their evergrowing popularity after cutting off their hair and writing a song about cars, and making a video with girls in it having a house party, have they never been tagged 'Emo'??? Or even the song itself???
Pink Floyd...pay attention to the lyrics in "The Wall"...they are based on Roger Waters's personal life mainly (No, they are NOT based on LSD, or any other drugs, people)...And his lyrics are based on his 'emotions'..."Goodbye Cruel World"...sound like lyrics that are based on suicide?? In the movie "The Wall", Pink (the main character) is even cutting himself up at on point. Did, or does this make, Floyd 'Emo'??? Did it back in '79???
Finally, Look at Queen...Freddie Mercury in particular..him and MCR's singer seem very similar to me. I'd even say MCR are kind of like a Queen influenced band, yet MCR are knocked constantly, while Queen are seen as rock gods..makes no sense to me.
I feel bad for a band like MCR...no matter what the come up with next, or what musical direction they take in the future, they will forever most likely be seen as an 'emo' band. Yet, any band that was in their position back in the 70's, could do anything, and are modern-day rock royalty, and continue to make millions of dollars, and are 'a band of the people'...etc, etc.
Like I said, I am not raising the flag for MCR, or any 'emo' band, or anyone else. I really have never even listened to any 'emo' bands before. All music is 'emo' to me....I listen to music based on what mood i'm in, or what 'emotion' i'm feeling at that time. Lemme shut up now, before I myself, am labeled an 'emo'. =)
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