MTV.com Damien Bio.

Valentino · 07-07-2007, 09:57 PM

Hey everyone, just found this on MTV.com's Damien Rice page for the Live Earth gig. All in all, they end up calling him a super-emo kid...this is so stupid. And for those of you who don't know what "emo" is, it's the latest fad in the U.S. in which everyday boys and girls choose to wear pounds of make-up, dress in all black, and boys make out with boys all in the name of "music." They're retarded, and "emo" is actually short for "emotion." Really really stupid and there's no way Damien fits in this category.

Live Earth Artist: Damien Rice
Performing at the UK concert

The Irish itinerant songwriter has released some of the most intensely personal music of the last few years and won the 2003 Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement for his first album, "O." The single-digit alphanumeric madness comes to a head with Rice's latest, almost painfully halting collection, "9." It's an unblinking, somewhat catatonic, but endearingly manic trip through the ups, downs and sideways of a fierce rock poet who out-emos your favorite emo kid.

and then there's...

You judge for yourself. This is apparently the new goth, but I'm sure Robert Smith would laugh at such an idea.

LaurenM · 07-07-2007, 10:15 PM

haha someone one here, i cant remember who, called me emo the other day.

damien's music is emotional, but not "emo" haha

Emelie · 07-07-2007, 10:23 PM

A coupoe of my friends who had barely heard damien before went with me to his concert at a festival, and they kept saying that he was way more emo than most bands they'd heard... I see their point.. but no!

SimonWales · 07-07-2007, 10:26 PM

To be fair, it doesn't actually "end up calling him a super-emo kid", they pretty much correctly state he's "a fierce rock poet who out-emos your favorite emo kid." - which judging from your definition of Emo means he's far more genuinely emotional than these emo "retards" as you not very politely put it. (you'd be kicked out of Big Brother for such terms!)

"A fierce rock poet" is very different from calling him a "super-emo kid".

Valentino · 07-07-2007, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SimonWales

To be fair, it doesn't actually "end up calling him a super-emo kid", they pretty much correctly state he's "a fierce rock poet who out-emos your favorite emo kid." - which judging from your definition of Emo means he's far more genuinely emotional than these emo "retards" as you not very politely put it. (you'd be kicked out of Big Brother for such terms!)

"A fierce rock poet" is very different from calling him a "super-emo kid".

You know you're right about the whole rock poet thing, but my opposition to the bio dealt mainly with the idea of even bringing emo into the picture. But look, it's not like I'm going to give MTV a call or anything and demand they edit their bio, it was just something that caught my eye. And another thing, saying he "out-emos your favorite emo kid" sounded to me like they were in a way implying that he's kinda wussy but I can see from your interpretation how they might have been saying the contrary. In the States the term emo is quite the stigma and these people are often times ridiculed for their obscene gestures. I just don't like it period and Damien deserves better.

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cille · 07-08-2007, 07:43 AM

I thought emo was a kind of an ostrich.

Calum · 07-08-2007, 09:09 AM

^ Hahaha, that made me laugh endlessly!

cille · 07-08-2007, 09:30 AM

they are handsome creatures, aren't they..

peterj · 07-08-2007, 01:39 PM

i like to think of damien as passionate

mariaoran · 07-08-2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cille

I thought emo was a kind of an ostrich.

hahaha funny indeed!

luved that post! made me laugh a whole lot!
cheers!

coreyb · 07-09-2007, 03:53 PM

hahaha... i love emo kids... i love laughing at them... they're very much into being unique yet they all wear the same skin-tight jeans, dirty red plaid button down or black tshirt, chuck taylors, long hair that dangles in at least one eye, studded belt, and star tattoos on the forearms... oh and they're most likely vegan and ride single-speed courier bikes...

.em. · 07-11-2007, 12:49 AM

^no kidding! i noticed that too! they all look the same!
hahahaha.....emo kids.
very prevalent in high schools, btw.
And its kinda funny hearing someone explain it...(as a fad in the US, like it doesn't exist in other places. ^.^)

i agree that damien's music is emotional, but he is certaintly not an emo kid. geez mtv. >.>

gomezxico · 07-11-2007, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cille

I thought emo was a kind of an ostrich.

ostrich: e-moo people: e-moh

but i see the resemblance between the two hairstyles...

i agree with some of the other people. i think they were trying to say that perhaps damo seems like an emo kid but he out-emos even the hardcore emos. i thought it was funny...

Lady · 07-11-2007, 11:50 PM

Cille, you rock!

any eejitness has been wiped clean. how was your birthday?

cille · 07-19-2007, 08:31 AM

^ooohhh *blushing*

Well, I had to go to the dentist's because I woke up the night before with a tooth ache. Going to the dentist was not on my wish list, yikes! But everything was seemingly fixed and I got sushi for dinner so all was good in the end

Enough about this here idiot; back to the moo-sic Zoo.

MacrossGirl · 07-22-2007, 03:22 PM

Well if Emo stands for HOT.. they got it right. hehe

Emo rice. It just makes me laugh!! Thanks for sharing that

07-07-2007, 09:57 PM	#1
Valentino Eskimo Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 320	MTV.com Damien Bio. Hey everyone, just found this on MTV.com's Damien Rice page for the Live Earth gig. All in all, they end up calling him a super-emo kid...this is so stupid. And for those of you who don't know what "emo" is, it's the latest fad in the U.S. in which everyday boys and girls choose to wear pounds of make-up, dress in all black, and boys make out with boys all in the name of "music." They're retarded, and "emo" is actually short for "emotion." Really really stupid and there's no way Damien fits in this category. Live Earth Artist: Damien Rice Performing at the UK concert The Irish itinerant songwriter has released some of the most intensely personal music of the last few years and won the 2003 Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement for his first album, "O." The single-digit alphanumeric madness comes to a head with Rice's latest, almost painfully halting collection, "9." It's an unblinking, somewhat catatonic, but endearingly manic trip through the ups, downs and sideways of a fierce rock poet who out-emos your favorite emo kid. and then there's... You judge for yourself. This is apparently the new goth, but I'm sure Robert Smith would laugh at such an idea. Last edited by Valentino; 07-07-2007 at 10:06 PM.

07-07-2007, 10:15 PM	#2
LaurenM Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 709	haha someone one here, i cant remember who, called me emo the other day. damien's music is emotional, but not "emo" haha __________________ ...come and play http://thatgirlwiththefreckles.blogspot.com/

07-07-2007, 10:23 PM	#3
Emelie I drank a lavalamp... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sverige Posts: 586	A coupoe of my friends who had barely heard damien before went with me to his concert at a festival, and they kept saying that he was way more emo than most bands they'd heard... I see their point.. but no! __________________ http://killerqueen.org http://www.flickr.com/photos/userr/ http://www.last.fm/user/Userr/

07-08-2007, 07:43 AM	#6
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	I thought emo was a kind of an ostrich. __________________ Yeah

07-08-2007, 09:09 AM	#7
Calum Eskimo Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Sussex, England Posts: 442	^ Hahaha, that made me laugh endlessly! __________________ http://calumpratt.bandcamp.com

07-07-2007, 10:26 PM	#4
SimonWales Eskimo Regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 214	To be fair, it doesn't actually "end up calling him a super-emo kid", they pretty much correctly state he's "a fierce rock poet who out-emos your favorite emo kid." - which judging from your definition of Emo means he's far more genuinely emotional than these emo "retards" as you not very politely put it. (you'd be kicked out of Big Brother for such terms!) "A fierce rock poet" is very different from calling him a "super-emo kid".

07-08-2007, 09:30 AM	#8
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	they are handsome creatures, aren't they.. __________________ Yeah

07-08-2007, 01:39 PM	#9
peterj eskimo friend Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MA Posts: 84	i like to think of damien as passionate

07-09-2007, 03:53 PM	#11
coreyb eskiphotographer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newburyport, MA Posts: 137	hahaha... i love emo kids... i love laughing at them... they're very much into being unique yet they all wear the same skin-tight jeans, dirty red plaid button down or black tshirt, chuck taylors, long hair that dangles in at least one eye, studded belt, and star tattoos on the forearms... oh and they're most likely vegan and ride single-speed courier bikes...

07-11-2007, 12:49 AM	#12
.em. Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 160	^no kidding! i noticed that too! they all look the same! hahahaha.....emo kids. very prevalent in high schools, btw. And its kinda funny hearing someone explain it...(as a fad in the US, like it doesn't exist in other places. ^.^) i agree that damien's music is emotional, but he is certaintly not an emo kid. geez mtv. >.>

07-11-2007, 11:50 PM	#14
Lady Eskimo Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 96	Cille, you rock! any eejitness has been wiped clean. how was your birthday?

07-19-2007, 08:31 AM	#15
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	^ooohhh blushing Well, I had to go to the dentist's because I woke up the night before with a tooth ache. Going to the dentist was not on my wish list, yikes! But everything was seemingly fixed and I got sushi for dinner so all was good in the end Enough about this here idiot; back to the moo-sic Zoo. __________________ Yeah

07-22-2007, 03:22 PM	#16
MacrossGirl No hero in her sky.. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 532	Well if Emo stands for HOT.. they got it right. hehe Emo rice. It just makes me laugh!! Thanks for sharing that __________________ Your lack of passion is unforgivable.. I shall have to beat you! http://www.myspace.com/5859320