"This Monster Lives" snippet about Twiggy
Hey y'all, I found this bit in the book Metallica: This Monster Lives concerning Twiggy's audition for Metallica back in 2003. I don't know if everyone's read it, so I'm copying the Twiggy-relevent portion here:
p.208:Lars, for his part, initially gravitated towards Twiggy Ramirez, formerly of Marilyn Manson's band (that is, until Rob's second audition blew Lars' mind.) As Pepper [Keenan] complemented James, Twiggy's black-clad Hollywood rock-star vibe was a nice fit for Lars. If Twiggy were to join Metallica, he and Lars would probably form an alliance that would disrupt the equilibrium of the band in much the same way the Pepper-and-James combo would. Like Pepper, Twiggy also decided on his own that he wasn't a good fit for Metallica because, as he told Lars, he was "a guy who used to wear a dress."
Something about this makes me a little sad, as it seems sometimes that Twiggy is down on himself, and here its as if he thought he wouldn't be 'manly' enough for Metallica or something.
As a perk-up from that, here's a cute video of Twiggy and Marilyn being adorkable from a concert in Montreal.
p.208:Lars, for his part, initially gravitated towards Twiggy Ramirez, formerly of Marilyn Manson's band (that is, until Rob's second audition blew Lars' mind.) As Pepper [Keenan] complemented James, Twiggy's black-clad Hollywood rock-star vibe was a nice fit for Lars. If Twiggy were to join Metallica, he and Lars would probably form an alliance that would disrupt the equilibrium of the band in much the same way the Pepper-and-James combo would. Like Pepper, Twiggy also decided on his own that he wasn't a good fit for Metallica because, as he told Lars, he was "a guy who used to wear a dress."
Something about this makes me a little sad, as it seems sometimes that Twiggy is down on himself, and here its as if he thought he wouldn't be 'manly' enough for Metallica or something.
As a perk-up from that, here's a cute video of Twiggy and Marilyn being adorkable from a concert in Montreal.
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