[kj] The Internet killed the Killing Joke myth

[Jim Harper]

I have to say, I can't see many Joke fans, especially those familiar with Jaz and his pronouncements, simply assuming that it was recorded in war zone.
   
  But by far the easiest way to preserve the myth is to be true to it- if you say you're going to record an album in war zones then go and record it in war zones. If there's some discrepancy it's not about the internet, it's about the Joke.
   
  Jim.
  
F Luke <fluke_839 at fsmail.net> wrote:
    I was referring more to the way they presented themselves to the media, rather than the way they were on tour. These are two separate entities. I was talking about how Killing joke presented themselves to the World as a band, rather than their individual personalities. For example: If KJ announced that they were touring in Warzones and were recording an album in Warzones ,( before the arrival of the Internet) they would have then disappeared for a while and resurfaced a year later with a new album  which people would have assumed was recorded in a Warzone, but with the advent of the net  it is easier for people to find out the facts, rather than listening to rumours.
   If a rumour was started (pre-net) it would take years to pass around the Globe and it would be difficult to verify the rumour and impossible to stop.With the arrival of the net, a rumour can started and denied instantly. So rumours can be stopped , before they even get off the ground. 





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Message Received: Jan 24 2006, 06:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [kj] The Internet killed the Killing Joke myth

but i met them on their first tour, they talked, they laughed, they got 'high' without patronising an 18 year old youth in their company. there was no myth, they were very much 'there' Did others create myths to suit their own desires? On 1/24/06, Arvid Mork wrote: > Did you also loose the myth when Kiss was unmasked i the early 80's ? > > I think it is a good thing people meet they heroes, > and find out they are just ordenary people, not superhumans. > > They are just as stupid as the rest of us, they have just made > and played some very good songs! > > Take Care > Arvid > -- Pat For the discovery of truth there is no path… 
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