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Interview
by SashaS
8-6-2005
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Spreading ‘bad seeds’
Toward Download 05: Wednesday 13
The setting for the interview is neither Gothic nor ghoulish but industrial and deserted: a bare-concrete corridor underneath the venue with two chairs facing each other. The glamour of Rock’n’Roll - you have no idea! But, the man in black appears to fit in effortlessly into any setting bar a Bible-wielding: Wednesday 13.
‘Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and The Dead’ album is the result of Wednesday’s other band, Murderdolls, taking a sabbatical due to Joey Jordison’s re-masking for Slipknot duty. Wednesday was in town to premiere the band before appearing at this year’s Download Festival at Donington.
“I basically started writing this in 2003,” W-13 speaks with clarity of pronunciation and thought, “six months before Murderdolls came off the road. I wrote as much stuff as I could and between January 2003 and June 2004 I had about 100 songs: good stuff, bad stuff and in between. So, by the time of recording the album I knew the songs I was going to cut.”
“I knew I had to do something whilst Joey was busy with Slipknot and Murderdolls helped me do that. I also knew I had to do something different to what Murderdolls have become known for and I think I’ve succeeded. This is more me, and especially that I almost played everything as there was no band yet.”
There is now with members being named Pig, Kid Kid and Ghastly; just spooktastic!
“I hate the new technology, I hate the iPod culture, I hate that people can change the way they listen to your record and not the way you wanted it presented… The thing is with the kids, and our kinda music, it is not the songs only like in the case of… let’s say - Feeder, but the whole package: it’s the same way it was with Kiss, I didn’t want to get half-copy or no artwork - I wanted it all because you need the visual input.”
“There are fans who’ll go and get all the good stuff but there are fans who don’t care and there is nothing you can do about it. The effect this already has is that you don’t have to leave your house to buy albums; it is basically - ‘I’m too lazy to go to a store and look at the CD section’. I’d say that affects critics as well because I reckon that every bad review we get is due to not being presented with the whole package.”
“Murderdolls was a shared creativity with Joey, and it was more Rock’n’Roll; my record is like right in my head, this is my TV show, our show is close to a movie and I tried to do different songs. I like records that are like rollercoaster, taking you one way and then shake you up with something completely different. I think it is very important, like the title song, it is such a different song for me and I think it is great to have records like that.”
“I compare this album with Alice Cooper’s old records, completely different songs rubbing grooves. I was inspired by the records like that and that’s what I wanted to make.”
Using horror and spook-ism is the same as sci-fi genre, you can comment and bitch about the reality but everyone would take it at the face value of being fiction and not complain?
“Very true and it is great how much you can actually say; ‘Death Of a President’ wasn’t about The President [G-Dub Bush] but about the situation and yet no-one has complained about it. I say it is fantasy but it is very close to home. I never wanted to paint myself in the corner by being that guy who does zombies only. I like to keep doors open and free to roam highways…”
You obviously come near the religious territory; what’s you personal take on it?
“I’ve never been that religious and believe that you should live your life morally, as a good person and never hurt anyone. I’ve never been inside a church, I’ve never been to a service but I believe I’m a good person. Life is too short to care about things like that and whatever happens beyond life, nobody knows. Why would I have to live [a certain way] - just in case? I don’t have an idea what happens after life, maybe nothing happens at all but I don’t really think about it. I don‘t live my life by any book.”
Have you ever been concerned of being accused of ‘devil-worship’, spreading the evil because humour is not part of the Bible-bashers?
“The whole topic of the record is - parody. And the main target is - myself. I instruct people to leave their brains outside, before entering the record, it is fun, humorous rock record; Rock is supposed to be done like that and not only pretending to be… whatever.”
All your own activity, what’s the Murderdolls’ future?
“Your guess is good as mine… There is no concrete plan, there is nothing planned at all… I’ve prepared for this break and Joey is doing Slipknot; when Murderdolls get back together, it will depend on when everybody is available. Right now, I’m having great time doing what I’m doing. I’m enjoying it and don’t really think much about the future. It will be what will be…”
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Before the Donington's Download 05 appearance, W13 has lined-up a couple of UK shows, starting tonight [tickets are priced £9]:
Wed 08 June - Forum, Tunbridge Wells
Thu 09 June - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Fri 10 June - Download 05, Donington [Main stage]
SashaS
8-6-2005
Wednesday 13’s album ‘Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and The Dead’ is available now on Roadrunner
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