Posted by Fanaticalfreak at gc1.24.171.32.20.charter-stl.com on September 23, 2003 at 13:18:44:
In Reply to: Slightly Morbid Pole (or: I'm Taking Requests) posted by FistofSloth on September 22, 2003 at 10:48:22:
Musical atmosphere or lyrical content with a song/band/artist has nothing to do with the fact of wanting to kill yourself. What you are basically doing is proving that music can be a springboard for suicide. You do realize this, don't you?
See, this is where inadequate parents, propoganda-spreading politicians, and religious zealots pick up the ball. They want something or something to blame besides themselves, for the death of a teenager or young person. Whenever kids start shooting up their fellow peers and turn the gun on themselves, all of the above mentioned humans go to work. The dreaded question comes up, What music were these children listening to? That's why artists like Marilyn Manson, Ozzy Osbourne, and every other artist gets the shit end of the stick on this topic. Pointing fingers at artists is so much easier than people pointing the finger at themselves and figuring out what they did wrong.