I didn't read the "voice thread." I saw it start, and thought "ohhhh jeez." So I can't go down through and say, "Ok this post would hurt MY feelings, if it were about me," "This one would irritate me," or "THIS one would make me cry." I can imagine how it might feel, however, to have a group of people quite dispassionately discussing a part of me, a vital part of me with which I express myself artistically.
Discussing what you love most about how Meat expresses himself vocally is one thing, but criticising his voice itself is quite another. Someone asked why Meat didn't take the constructive criticism on board. We're not talking set lists or song arrangements or the Paradise skit here! I very frankly don't believe there is any such thing as "constructive criticism" of Meat's voice, unless your name happens to be Eric Vetro.
Meat is a nice guy; many of you know that. He doesn't become angry without reason. For him to post as angrily as he did, he must have been really hurting. Knowing that, I felt terrible when I read his first post, but at no point did I feel his anger was directed at me, so I took no offense.
Instead of taking offense where none was intended, those of us who do care about Meat as a person (as well as an artist) will continue to support him. My hope is that a few loyal fans who do feel offended now might reconsider, and upon realizing Meat has no reason to be angry with them, let it pass. Those on this board who don't care about Meat, or who feel no loyalty toward him, might question why they are here. "Just for the music" isn't good enough. The man himself is here, so this forum is as much about him as it is about his work.
-Kathy
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