Check this. The Guardian wrote it. And by the way. Gallows are ok, but ever since they became NME’s favorites, this band is unstoppable. Reminds me of a story of the Dutch Axl Rose, Hugo, of Dutch rockers Malkovich, telling me that Gallows was literally begging them to have a support slot on their UK tour. The tides have turned a little I guess….
The tattooed punk rockers blame Mickey Mouse for being jealous of their special relationship with Minnie: ‘Cartoon mice need love, too’
Bharat Azad
Wednesday January 23, 2008
Guardian Unlimited
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Like Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse before them, Brit rabble-rousers Gallows have embarked on a campaign to take America by storm only to find certain forces blocking their way. But rather than getting in trouble with the immigration authorities, the tattooed punk rockers are finding their touring plans foiled by a cartoon rodent named Mickey Mouse. Gallows were due to support California punk monarchs Social Distortion at a concert venue located in Disneyland, California, yesterday, but were removed from the bill due to offence taken to their lyrics by the family-friendly Walt Disney Company.
Guitarist Laurent Barnard took the news with good humour, alleging that the reason behind the entertainment giant’s decision involved the petty jealousies of one of its biggest stars. “I think Mickey Mouse got jealous that Minnie Mouse had Gallows posters on her wall,” he said. “That kind of stuff happens a lot. I recommend Mickey shows Minnie some more attention, you know, take her out and make her feel special. Cartoon mice need love too.”
An unexpectedly warm-hearted sentiment from a member of Britain’s hardest band, but then a similarly romantic tone pervades much of the band’s lyrics, for instance:
“I watched you burning
With the keys in my hand
You were screaming. ‘F**king let me go’
As you were turning black.”
Despite banning Gallows from the Magic Kingdon, Disney have not, as of yet, explicitly ruled out using the band’s collaboration with Lethal Bizzle on the soundtrack of their next instalment of The Lion King.
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