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When We Wuz Kangs
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No one's perfect.
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Kilts, haggis, bagpipes, and deep fried confectionery.
Scotland, so much to answer for.......
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I don't live there anymore, lad. You're not going to hear me disagree.
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I have a Stiltskin question, without the Levi's ad, do you think you would of been successful?
BTW I love the song Inside.
TYFYS
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I have a Stiltskin question, without the Levi's ad, do you think you would of been successful?
BTW I love the song Inside.
TYFYS
Heh. Boy, this is going to be a loaded answer. But here it goes:
Stiltskin back then was always Peter Lawlor's baby. I will never take that away from him. The Stiltskin I have now is very much my own.
If you don't know the story, it's like a fucked up version of The Monkees: Peter wrote the music and hired the rest of us to be a band for the album and, ultimately, "Inside" for the Levi's advert. I was THIS close to losing my house, so I signed the contract without even thinking and jumped right into a band with no history, no attachment, and to be fair, not much chemistry.
None of us really got along. The success was quick and fleeting, and Peter and I were constantly at each other's throats. That infamous little spat on MTV's Most Wanted was the tip of the fucking iceberg. It continued into the recording of the second album, which we never finished. The band imploded and we moved on. I never thought I'd revisit Stiltskin until I decided I wanted to do some harder Rock again, but with a band, and not under my solo umbrella. It just made sense to go back so I could move forward.
I say all of this to fill in the gaps to my answer: we'd have never caught fire without that ad. The song was everywhere and unavoidable, and you can't buy that kind of free attention. BUT, everything about the band itself was manufactured and hollow, I can admit that, even with my love for "Inside". We weren't made to last, just to sell fucking jeans.
It's a good song with very mixed memories of the time it represented, and I'm glad I've been able to take the name and have it mean more now. I appreciate the question.
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I don't know where you would even be exposed to it.
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Thanks for the response. Interesting aspects of the evolution/devolution of Stiltskin.
Was Ray Cokes doing MTV's Most Wanted?
Fuck I was still at school whilst all this was going down.
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It was the biggest song in America (cultural center of the world) and the band has been memed into oblivion. Probably been in a bunch of movies and commercials too, I don’t know.
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I think you may have butchered that a little (FUCKING GRAMMAR POLICE AROUND HERE!).
Are you asking if I did Coke during that appearance? Or if Peter did?
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Oh fucking hell, you mean Ray Cokes, I blanked there.
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Ray Cokes was the presenter of the show.
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I know, lad, I read it wrong and thought you asked if I was on something during the show. Truth be told, I was a little lit up before we went on.
But yes, it was Ray hosting from what I remember.
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Just watched it.
Must admit, that's a pretty decent performance. Loved the Pistol's bit at the end, were you trying to get away with saying "cunt" on live TV?
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Lmao it's hilarious how doe-eyed the two Cumia boys are
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I wish I could give you a straight answer, but I was on my way to getting tore up when we went out there.
So, maybe? Wasn't even 30 yet and still a bit daft, I wouldn't put it past me back then. I just remember the fight the clearest. Peter and I wanted to kill each other before we went out there, and once he get me in the face, it took everything in me to finish the song and not commit murder on air.
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The cunt bit was "Pretty Vacunt"
The trousers on the drummer though.........
Are you on talking terms with Peter now?
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Oh I knew what you meant, lad, I just don't remember if it was a purposeful slip or not. Might have been a buzzed cock-up of my speech at best.
We're not friends or anything, but I did talk with Peter when I wanted to reform the band. He didn't want anything to do with it, but I had his permission to use the name. Irvin our old keyboardist was the only one who rejoined in the beginning, but he left long ago.
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I cant remember if it was nickleback or puddle of mud but the ones that have the song "she fucking hates me" is a complete rip off os suicidal tendencies "I saw your mommy"
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Failed network? I’ll have you know Anthony is the head of an international child sex network. Shipping toddler chinks with impunity.
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It would've been a more productive use of his time.Nana could have smoked crack for 10 years
Then again, if he fucking hanged himself the moment he got fired, it would've probably, legitimately led to a better outcome compared to the last decade.
I Wanna Be a Rockstar is the only song of theirs I think had any international traction for whatever reason. I never remembered seeing or hearing anything else, besides all.the jokes on the Internet.