False/True? The definitve guide to Faderhead rumors!
Haha, Festival Kinetik is barely over and already a few friends bring back word of me being the most hated man in the industrial scene, at least according to the backstage chatter that took place. It always amuses me because the stories are always the same and since I’m bored at home, I give you a little guide to determining the truth about Faderhead by telling you the most common “stories”:
“He’s such an asshole! He thinks he’s better than everyone else!” – almost true, “better than most” would be true.
“He once hit on my girlfriend, but she rejected him and then I beat him up!” – false, I don’t think I have ever even been threatened by anyone, let alone attacked. For some reason this one comes up constantly. According to this rumor, I get beat up on a monthly basis.
“He was really drunk!” – probably true.
“He was so drunk he couldn’t walk or talk anymore” – absolutely false, has happened only once in my life.
“He’s got beef with Ronan Harris!” – true. Actually, Ronan Harris has some sort of beef with me. I don’t know what about exactly but I don’t care either. I don’t like the guy, but I respect him as a performer.
“He did coke in the toilet!” – might be true, but very dependent on availability.
“He fucked girl xyz in the toilet!” – most likely untrue, unless said toilet stall is big and somewhat clean. I don’t like to fuck while standing.
“He talked shit about XYZ!” – depends on what constitutes “shit”. If I said I don’t like his music/artwork or his production is crap or his music is generic, then probably true.
“He bitched at the promoter!” – might be true (last time it happened was Chicago)
“He threw everyone out of the backstage like a diva!” – might be true (last time it happened was Chicago). Most of the time I just ask non-band members to leave 15 mins before and after the show, so we can get ready or relax.
“He tries to score with every girl he sees!” – false, if you know my past girlfriends, you know that at least my visual standards are rather high and the promise of sex alone just makes me yawn (ask The Lord!) – I’d rather sit down and have a drink.
“He contacted me on the internet to have sex!” – false. Usually said by girls I have never seen in my life.
“He puked on everyone!” – false, never happened. The worst I ever did was puke on someone’s sofa where I was sleeping when I was 18.
“He said Thomas Rainer (Nachtmahr) is a Nazi!” – true. Listen to him when he gets drunk. I’ve personally heard him spout racist “Untermensch”-stuff on one occasion (Amphi 2010 backstage) and I know a bunch of others who have too. So I don’t buy his “it’s all provocation in the name of art!”-shtick. If I had known this in 2009 (when I met Thomas at Mera Luna) I would have never done the “Mädchen In Uniform”-remix. But hey, if you play in a band, dressed up as a Hitler-lookalike, you’ll have to live with the fact that people call you out on your shit.
“He asked me to be in his next video!” – could be true. Most likely not if you are not from Hamburg (where I usually recruit extras) or are not an amazing dancer/performer.
“He was fired from Accession Records!” – false. The contract was terminated on my request and we are still in good standing. Adrian (owner of Accession Records) only recently sent some remix work my way. Astoundingly this came up just a few weeks ago, despite being 4 years old!
“He’s too much of an arrogant egomaniac to have a real band! That’s why he hires musicians from other bands!” – true. Well “arrogant” is in the eye of the beholder, but I am not interested in the opinion of the drummer or bass player regarding my songwriting or production. I’ve had enough of that in previous bands. That’s why I write and record my songs and hire my friends like The Lord or Daniel & Joe Meyer for live shows. It’s easy for everyone, everyone is having fun and getting paid. No fights. Tough life :)
“Everyone in Combichrist hates him, which is why he put them in the “Fistful Of Fuck You”-video!” – false. I asked them before if they wanted to be my opponents in the video and they said yes. So it’s officially approved.
“He’s worked as a fish salesman at the Hamburg fishmarket!” – false. This is a joke Kai Hawaii made in 2007 when introducing us before the show.
“He destroyed Kenny Pardo’s (ex-Everything Goes Cold) drumset backstage in a fit of rage on the US tour 2011!” – false. I was super pissed off and punched a stacked up case with a tom that fell down. I picked it up and later told Kenny that I had thrown it down and would definitely pay for it if broken/damaged. We checked it out and all was fine. Kenny and I are still friends.
“Daniel Graves (Aesthetic Perfection) beat him up and wanted to kick him off the tour on three occasions!” – false. Daniel has never done that. There were almost no arguments on that tour and we had one sitdown for about 10 minutes to clear-up some stuff. For a tour with 8 guys in a van for 3 weeks that’s like total peace. The fact that Jason Fiber (AP’s very capable manager) still comes out to Faderhead shows when we are in LA attests to that.
“He’s related to Steve Naghavi (And One) – that explains why he gets so much attention!” – false, we get along well and I’ve jokingly called him “my brother from another mother!” but my real brother lives in South Germany and works as a doctor.
“He lets people speak to his hand when they want to congratulate him on a great show. He does that because he’s bored by those statements!” – false. Never done that. I think someone with an overactive imagination has read the “How To Hang With Faderhead”-post a year ago and then made this up.
“He doesn’t listen to cybergoth at home! Only hiphop!” – half true. No electro, but not only hiphop. I mean, how is that news? I’ve said it 50 times in interviews …
“He’s dating my sister/best friend!” – could be true when I’m actually dating someone who has a sister or a best friend. And even then, who cares?
“Faderhead is not real industrial” – true. And that’s a good thing.
GOT MORE COOL RUMORS? Let me know in the comments :D
Just awesome, as usual :) Best luck with everything!!! If you’re coming on party at the WGT, see you there (hope so) and this time I’ll buy you some vodka :)
ha ha, wie geil…
Good to see I’m not the only one who gets a bit iffy when it comes to Thomas Rainer. I love L’Âme Immortelle but Nachtmahr’s image has always given me a bad vibe.
The only rumours I have heard seem to have arisen from “How To Hang With Faderhead” and of course the song “Fuck What You Heard”, it makes me smile though as they’re unbacked rumours from internet tough guys.
Yea… that Faderhead guy is a total asshole and would never let someone talk to him, let alone congratulate him after a show. He certainly doesn’t appreciate his fans AT ALL. ;-)
Dehrk: Yea! Fuck the fans! Especially the ones with tattoos! They are all sailors or criminals anyway! ;)
myth: faderhead makes interesting music
fact: he hypes himself up way too much by posting faqs of himself
I heard Faderhead requests not to be video recorded during live performances.
das klub: yes, that’s true. I don’t allow recordings unless I get all copies and the full rights to them. It’s actually the normal way of doing these things.
i’m just leaping in to back you up about kenny’s kit- we couldn’t have finished that tour if you’d destroyed it!
also, fucking side-line, man. did you see this?
http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=47894_0_2_0_C
fuck those guys.
I heard you don’t really have eyes behind your sunglasses.
So what were the probs at the chicago show
Carlos: that doesn’t need to be discussed in public.
[...] Faderhead said, in no uncertain terms, that you are a Nazi. I don’t know if you’re familiar with this [...]
When I was reading through a lot of the “rants” of others, first thing that came to mind was that saying about people’s opinions – “Opinions are like assholes we all have one.”
With that said anyone in the public’s eye or a profession of musician, actor, DJ, dancer or celebrity of any sort is always going to have rumors. Try and be original people and think for yourself. Common sense goes a long way no matter who you speak to.
Just because you’re a “fan” does not buy you a right to be a rude obnoxious child. Majority of the people I have met over the years are down to earth people living each day the same as anyone else (meaning bills, work, responsibilities what have you) and at the end of the day ARE adults. That is the key word “adult”.
Most of the people you meet at clubs are of legal age. Legal age does not automatically give you a license of respect obviously from a few posts I have read but most of us have patience and manners and a brain on how to speak to someone no matter who they are. First Impressions last a life time.
With that being my evening/early morning rant. Faderhead keep doing what you’re doing because you kick ass. Those who need to post so they can hear themselves bitch all I can say is “Hater’s Make Us Famous.” — Lynda
oO had to add about a few of the so called rumors you posted.
“He’s such an asshole! He thinks he’s better than everyone else!” – Almost true, “better than most” would be true.<< Nothing wrong with “almost true” just shows a high self-esteem and pride in who you are.
“He once hit on my girlfriend, but she rejected him and then I beat him up!” <<< come on!! Whoever says that should be saying “ He once hit on my girlfriend, she rejected me so I went home 1 girlfriend short”
“He fucked girl xyz in the toilet!” – most likely untrue, unless said toilet stall is big and somewhat clean. I don’t like to fuck while standing. <<< This rumor had me laughing not so much the rumor but your reply. Yeah club bathrooms are not that clean and I agree standing up is over-rated.
“He contacted me on the internet to have sex!” – false. Usually said by girls I have never seen in my life.<<< Every girl has to have her fantasy I guess.
On that note time to get my ass going, thanks for an entertaining evening of blogging.
Perhaps I may be one of the lucky fans who end up getting the opportunity to have a word or two with you and buy you a drink or two after one of your US Tour Dates next year. Already got my planning in the works.
Es ist schon traurig, wenn ein Künstler über andere lästert, anstatt sich, auf seine eigene Musik zu konzentrieren. Im Gegensatz zu Faderhead machen Nachtmahr und VNV Nation Musik für die Szene. Faderhead hält sich in der schwarzen Szene auf und macht langweiligen Techno Party Kram (die Balladen sind genau so untrue) Da spielt es auch keine Rolle, ob es sauber produziert ist oder nicht. Die Szene bestand schon immer aus Provokation und mittlerweile ist sie so verweichlicht und alles muss politisch korrekt sein (zumal Nachtmahr mit Militärastethik spielt und weder in den Songs, noch sonstwo einen auf Nazi macht) . Es geht nur noch um Party und Klamotten. Mich würde es nicht wundern, wenn Faderhead mit Paris Hilton eine Tour spielen würden. Und dieses ganze Gehabe von Faderhead oder auch Daniel Myer. Wir machen ja so intelligente elektronische Musik. Halten uns in der schwarzen Szene auf, mögen aber das meiste nicht. Dann geht doch in die Hip Hop Szene oder Teechnoszene und nervt unsere Szene nicht. Ich bin weder ein Nachtmahr Fanboy, noch sonst was, aber dieses rumgeheule und gebashe über andere Bands ist so lächerlich und dann kommt sowas noch von Partybands.