Amidst those, however, was the lone great revelation of the interview--the thing that perhaps made the whole thing worth it."Eric Erlandson and myself shall not play guitar together again," Love said, later citing that it is for "religious purposes" having to do with them being of different Buddhist sects that are not allowed to be in the same room as one another.
Dallas Observer blog here:
http://blogs.dallasobserver.co...
Religion trumps art, I guess.........
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Every now and then religion turns out to be good for something. Even if sectarian fighting is juvenile and ridiculous.
So would Tina Turner choose Love or Erlandsen?FTR: I will see anything with Scarlett Johansen in it.
I didn't know the SGI-versus-Nichiren-Shoshu split destroyed a rock band! Fascinating footnote to the Battle of Mt. Fuji.For every glowing portrait of Herbie Hancock asserting how Buddhism informs his art, I'd like to see an interview with Love as a counterpoint.It's funny. I sort of cringe when I see the likes of Courtney Love and Amy Winehouse (and, now, possibly Lindsey Lohan) associated with Nichiren Buddhism. But I also think, yeah, good for them. Buddhism isn't about being some paragon of virtue and wisdom to be celebrated in the press. It's more personal than that.I have to give Love props for just totally putting herself out there, you know, exposing herself to the unkindness of that reporter and the whole smirking rest of us. No, that's not Herbie- Hancock-style coolgenius, but it's something raw and vital. And maybe crazy. But I was like, "Woo, Courtney, you go, girl."
Courtney never did it for me on any level (and I've always been a little suspicious whether or not she had anything to do with her husband's suicide) Amy Winehouse not only seems to have some real talent but in my opinion she's much sexier. I didn't know anything about her connection to Buddhism.I prefer wild abandon to cool genius but Hancock rarely dissapoints live.