Hi everyone,
I am quite new to this forum but there's something that I noticed right away, just by reading a few posts. I want to say (or to ask) this: Has any of you ever met a musician (rockstar) who's so close to his fans as Devin is?
Well, let me tell you what I think. Before I even knew about Dev, I cherished bands like Fear Factory, Static-x, Mnemic, Suicidal T. or Napalm Death. I've tried to contact some of them many times and every single time there was just a BIG silence on their part. For instance, a couple of years ago I made a comic book about Fear Factory's opus 'Obsolete'. For those who know the album, it's telling a story written by Burton C Bell. I was kinda proud about the result of my comic book and I wanted to send it to Burton or Christian and perhaps publish it, if they liked it and gave their authorization. I e-mailed them through Myspace, as it was the only way I could get ahold of them. No answer. So I tried to contact Christian through his personnal Myspace page. 3 mails --> dead silence. That was 2 years ago, still nothing. Same with Static-x and Mnemic (their forum is dead).
I'm not trying to undermine all these bands as they are absolutely awsome in my opinion and they've inspired me so much through the years. I respect them and love them, I was just kinda pissed when I put so much in them and there was no reaction on their part.
But then, look at Devin. That guy has a very active forum and he has no less than 1093 posts or replies in it. The forum counts 167901 posts in 5398 topics by 5648 active members. He's always willing to answer our questions, to explain what's going on. He's on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace... and he's still posting on a regular basis, when not on tour and even then...
A while ago I e-mailed him because I wanted to send a painting that I made inspired by Gaia and I needed his adress. Well, four weeks later I got a very kind answer from his wife Tracy. I would have been happy if I could get an answer from Fear Factory's manager's sub-secretary! Well I got an answer from my all-time favourite musician's own wife. Well poeple, that only tells me one thing:
Than Devin is just as open hearted and generous in real life as I felt it when listening to his music. From the first minute you litsen to any of his records you can feel the love, the generosity, the kindness, even in his most brutal work with Strapping. You know, you get the feeling that there's a very good chance you'll get to really interact with him and that's something very valuable in such a selfish world.
I want to THANK HIM, and Tracy and all of his team and all of you guys on this forum. I love you all. I feel the same wind is blowing on all of us and that wind is coming from that fucking genious who unites us and binds us and keeps us together. I can't wait to share some sweat and some shouts with you all at his shows this summer.
Again, LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
DEVIN ALL THE WAY
and that's all I wanted to say!
I am quite new to this forum but there's something that I noticed right away, just by reading a few posts. I want to say (or to ask) this: Has any of you ever met a musician (rockstar) who's so close to his fans as Devin is?
Well, let me tell you what I think. Before I even knew about Dev, I cherished bands like Fear Factory, Static-x, Mnemic, Suicidal T. or Napalm Death. I've tried to contact some of them many times and every single time there was just a BIG silence on their part. For instance, a couple of years ago I made a comic book about Fear Factory's opus 'Obsolete'. For those who know the album, it's telling a story written by Burton C Bell. I was kinda proud about the result of my comic book and I wanted to send it to Burton or Christian and perhaps publish it, if they liked it and gave their authorization. I e-mailed them through Myspace, as it was the only way I could get ahold of them. No answer. So I tried to contact Christian through his personnal Myspace page. 3 mails --> dead silence. That was 2 years ago, still nothing. Same with Static-x and Mnemic (their forum is dead).
I'm not trying to undermine all these bands as they are absolutely awsome in my opinion and they've inspired me so much through the years. I respect them and love them, I was just kinda pissed when I put so much in them and there was no reaction on their part.
But then, look at Devin. That guy has a very active forum and he has no less than 1093 posts or replies in it. The forum counts 167901 posts in 5398 topics by 5648 active members. He's always willing to answer our questions, to explain what's going on. He's on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace... and he's still posting on a regular basis, when not on tour and even then...
A while ago I e-mailed him because I wanted to send a painting that I made inspired by Gaia and I needed his adress. Well, four weeks later I got a very kind answer from his wife Tracy. I would have been happy if I could get an answer from Fear Factory's manager's sub-secretary! Well I got an answer from my all-time favourite musician's own wife. Well poeple, that only tells me one thing:
Than Devin is just as open hearted and generous in real life as I felt it when listening to his music. From the first minute you litsen to any of his records you can feel the love, the generosity, the kindness, even in his most brutal work with Strapping. You know, you get the feeling that there's a very good chance you'll get to really interact with him and that's something very valuable in such a selfish world.
I want to THANK HIM, and Tracy and all of his team and all of you guys on this forum. I love you all. I feel the same wind is blowing on all of us and that wind is coming from that fucking genious who unites us and binds us and keeps us together. I can't wait to share some sweat and some shouts with you all at his shows this summer.
Again, LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
DEVIN ALL THE WAY
and that's all I wanted to say!
