crazydays Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Muse Bassist Disses Twilight, His Million Dollar Meal Ticket While Muse frontman Matt Bellamy is busy nailing Kate Hudson, bassist Chris Wolstenholme is risking his life by insulting the Twilight franchise…the same franchise that made his band a favorite amongst money-spending Twi-hards around the globe. Muse has appeared on every Twilight soundtrack thus far, and while their dark rock music suits the movies, they’re also a favorite of author Stephenie Meyer. Yes, she has dedicated books to the band. Muse, it seems, is her muse. But Chris ain’t so sold on the whole ‘appear on a cheesy tween movie soundtrack, get billions of fans’ formula, telling BBC’s Radio 1, “It’s very difficult in America, because you don’t have anything like Radio 1, nothing is national. You have to take every opportunity you get over there, and sometimes you have to sell your soul.” Chris also added, “I’m not sure how cool it is to be on those kind of things, but sometimes you’ve just got to get your music out there in different ways.” Oh, we have so many questions. Like, has Chris ever heard of our national radio hero, Ryan Seacrest? Has he listened at all to the 3 soundtracks, which are musically quite kick-ass? Is selling your soul really so bad when it results in you getting to play Madison Square Garden? And also, why is your music so cheesy and crappy? Oops, did we just insert our personal opinion into this post? Sorry about that…we just have a hard time listening to some guy whine about being on awesome soundtracks with the likes of Bon Iver, Lykke Li, Beck, Bat For Lashes, Grizzly Bear, St. Vincent, Iron and Wine, Robert Pattinson…I mean when it comes to the musical company one keeps, he could be doing a lot worse. Suck it up, Chris! Or at least check out your bursting bank account before you lament the loss of your soul. source: http://twilight.thefablife.com/2010-07-14/muse-bassist-dishes-twilight-his-million-dollar-meal-ticket/ I feel the red mist coming on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Like I said in the related thread, I hate how people give Twilight so much credit for bringing Muse into the US mainstream. I'd probably give Guitar Hero & Rock band more of that credit than Twilight! Related thread: http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=76208 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melania13 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 "bursting bank account":LOL: cuz its ALL about money for Muse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallAway Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Although ridiculously harsh, I do agree with bits of it. The soundtracks are amazing, there is no doubt about that. There are some bands I wouldn't be fans of if I hadn't heard them on of the soundtrack, like The Black Keys and Mutemath. I think there is nothing wrong with finding music you love from weird places, even if one of them includes the soundtrack to an insanely lame movie. Plus, amongst the teeny-boppers, they are probably gaining some true fans who fall in love with all of their albums, not just "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Neutron Star Collision"... Chris should be a little more grateful, or they should have declined being on the soundtracks at all. Not a very good way of pointing that out, however. The random jibe at Matt, and their music, definately deserved a kick in the arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbroken_ideals Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Muse Bassist Disses Twilight, His Million Dollar Meal Ticket While Muse frontman Matt Bellamy is busy nailing Kate Hudson, :LOL: Great introduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretterati Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Pshhh Muse sold out Wembley before most of the world had ever heard of 'Twilight'. People treat them as if they'd be nobodies without it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead-duck Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Oh, we have so many questions. Like, has Chris ever heard of our national radio hero, Ryan Seacrest? OH! I get this part now, for some reason it went right over my head last time Yeah, I was actually going to mention that in the orig thread - while we don't have an equiv to "radio 1", we do have nationally syndicated radio shows in the US.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avey Tare Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Wow. This idiot doesn't know what they're talking about. 1. They played MSG before Twilight. 2. I doubt Chris cares about having a "bursting bank account" as long as his family is provided for. 3. All those other artists on the Twilight soundtracks haven't been referred to as "the twilight band". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydays Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 "bursting bank account":LOL: cuz its ALL about money for Muse yeah, matt said their just about to break even for the tour cause they keep trying to blow all their money on the show overall I think the article was pretty bitchy and unfounded, but what do you expect from "thefablife" or whatever it was called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofu Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Eh... Twilighters would've been introduced to Muse through the series regardless. I know quite a few Muse fans that got into Muse through Twilight through the books BEFORE the movies. Incidentally, that's also how I discovered Twilight... I don't think Chris is being ungrateful about the whole thing, I think he just doesn't like it, which isn't the same thing, really. Life never goes the way you want it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Galaxy Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Fuck you http://twilight.thefablife.com/2010-...r-meal-ticket/ and...Fuck you again! The world knew MUSE long before your...er..movie! :chris: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattXXI Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 lol what. This article makes no sense.....dieeeee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyssa_ Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Haha wat. Fuck everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sammy! Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Chris did tread on thin ice by saying the comment, so Twilighters bouncing back is understandable, but honestly, it's a bit out of line to say what they were saying. I think everyone knows Muse partially sold out to get on Twilight anyway I had to at the "why is your music so cheesy and crappy?" comment, regardless Twilighters bouncing back. Oh, I can't wait for the forum wars that are going to go on at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamafish164 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Is it trying to say Chris would be wasting away in a cardboard box somewhere if it wasn't for the Twilight movies?????! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozza Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozza Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I like how they've listed some decent bands there but I had no idea any of them were on twilight nor are they mega popular so i'm guessing Muse might be huge for some other non twilight related thing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalwave Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 omg "and while their dark rock music suits the movies" not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyduh Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 The title of the article is stupid beyond words.Like they were some underground indie band that nobody listened to. I think that all three of them (they said it themselves) didn't know that Twilight would be so big.But when it happened,they couldn't deny a woman who is a total Muse fangirl and had dedicated the books to them,so their hands are tied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melon Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Woah, harsh DON'T MESS WITH CHRIS you will be sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weird cOokie Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 just read the first line, then stopped. whoever wrote this doesn't deserve my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AT Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 That article is simply disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeGarr Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Woah, harsh DON'T MESS WITH CHRIS you will be sorry. Stupid Twilight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banksy. Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I like how the comments are written more sensibly and with better grammar than the article itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arelagord Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I think that article's just awoken the sleeping giant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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