Comments on: THIS IS THE REASON I HAVEN’T BEEN SLEEPING http://www.leslie-simon.com/this-is-the-reason-i-havent-been-sleeping/ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:40:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lasse Svane L. http://www.leslie-simon.com/this-is-the-reason-i-havent-been-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Lasse Svane L. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:30:21 +0000 http://www.leslie-simon.com/?p=42#comment-10 I'm a Danish journalist from The Daily Information in Copenhagen, and with a few years delay I’m doing a feature article on EMO culture as it is today. In my research I stumbled upon your book Everybody Hurts and I would like to ask you a few questions if you have the time. The Daily Information is one of only five nation wide papers in Denmark. It is considered to be a serious paper similar to The Independent in England with whom we also syndicate. Here Goes: - What divides today’s EMO from the one we saw in the 80’ies? - What unifies the EMO-kids? - Why does the anemian and andrgyne-theme play such a big part? - There has been a strong resistance towards the culture in USA, Mexico, Russia and England, where some have called it dangerous and suicidal – should parents bee worried? - What divides Scene-kids from EMO-kids? - Does young people practicing EMO define them self as EMO? - Has EMO gone from a subculutre to a mainstream culture equal to any music culture – hip-hop or pop music, and what does that mean for EMO? - What does it mean for the EMO-kids that bands as My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy has grown so popular - almost seems designed by the record label to hit a specific group of teenagers and tweens – and the clothe the kids use to wear now has grown into mainstream fashion? - How does a counterculture (as a presume EMO to be) act, when it is taken in by the mainstream? Hope to hear from you Lasse I’m a Danish journalist from The Daily Information in Copenhagen, and with a few years delay I’m doing a feature article on EMO culture as it is today. In my research I stumbled upon your book Everybody Hurts and I would like to ask you a few questions if you have the time.

The Daily Information is one of only five nation wide papers in Denmark. It is considered to be a serious paper similar to The Independent in England with whom we also syndicate.

Here Goes:

- What divides today’s EMO from the one we saw in the 80’ies?

- What unifies the EMO-kids?

- Why does the anemian and andrgyne-theme play such a big part?

- There has been a strong resistance towards the culture in USA, Mexico, Russia and England, where some have called it dangerous and suicidal – should parents bee worried?

- What divides Scene-kids from EMO-kids?

- Does young people practicing EMO define them self as EMO?

- Has EMO gone from a subculutre to a mainstream culture equal to any music culture – hip-hop or pop music, and what does that mean for EMO?

- What does it mean for the EMO-kids that bands as My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy has grown so popular – almost seems designed by the record label to hit a specific group of teenagers and tweens – and the clothe the kids use to wear now has grown into mainstream fashion?

- How does a counterculture (as a presume EMO to be) act, when it is taken in by the mainstream?

Hope to hear from you

Lasse

]]> By: Ming-Ming http://www.leslie-simon.com/this-is-the-reason-i-havent-been-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ming-Ming Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:41:04 +0000 http://www.leslie-simon.com/?p=42#comment-9 That's funny. I'm 'trying' to look like that too, but I'm not too into going to the gym - kind of boring. Hey, I know this may be strange but I'm not quite sure how to really get into contact with you. I'm a huge fan of your work, and really would adore to follow into a similar career path and was wondering if I would be able to get into contact with you for some questions/help and maybe even mentorship. I would really appreciate it! Ming mingmingly@gmail.com That’s funny. I’m ‘trying’ to look like that too, but I’m not too into going to the gym – kind of boring.

Hey, I know this may be strange but I’m not quite sure how to really get into contact with you. I’m a huge fan of your work, and really would adore to follow into a similar career path and was wondering if I would be able to get into contact with you for some questions/help and maybe even mentorship.

I would really appreciate it!

Ming
mingmingly@gmail.com

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