**Mayhem- Maniac interview after the Live show in Marseille of 2000 — Transcript & Summary | SozAI**
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Post-show interview with Mayhem vocalist Maniac after a 2000 Marseille concert, covering exhaustion, tour conditions, fan expectations, and the band's new lyrics.

## Key Takeaways

- Maniac frames the band's intense stage presence as a source of personal survival and emotional release.
- The interview highlights tensions between the vocalist's artistic ambitions and fan expectations after a lineup change.
- Touring conditions and the preference for headlining are significant concerns for the band at this stage.
- The transcript's garbled quality makes several answers ambiguous and partly unreliable.

## What the video covers

- Maniac reflects on the intense live performance and an adrenaline surge during the show, including the song 'Blasphemer'.
- He describes the tour conditions as harsh compared to the more comfortable US leg.
- He discusses being judged by old fans as a replacement for the late vocalist Dead.
- He says he feels the fans got value for their money on this tour.
- The interviewer raises questions about the performer's self-harm and cutting on stage, which the transcript presents as a provocative theme.
- Maniac says the performance and pain keep him alive and bring him closer to life.
- He discusses his lyrics as deep and philosophical, saying not many listeners grasp their message.
- He mentions having written two lyrics for the next album, one cryptic and one direct.
- He states a preference for headlining over opening slots due to poor sound and conditions.
- The closing question asks whether metal fans understand his work and whether he finds them brainless.

## Chapters

1. 00:00 Post-show exhaustion and adrenaline
2. 00:56 Fan expectations and replacing Dead
3. 01:30 Tour conditions and the US leg
4. 02:02 Lyrics, philosophy, and listener understanding
5. 03:14 Stage performance and personal survival
6. 03:54 Headlining versus opening slots
7. 04:36 Final question on being understood

Answers

## Questions about this video

What does Maniac say about the tour conditions?

He says the US tour was great, with an excellent bus and comfortable conditions, whereas the European tour was much harder. He is unsure whether he would commit to more touring like this.

How does Maniac describe the fans' reaction to the new lineup?

He says the old fans came to judge him as a replacement for the late Dead, but he believes they got value for their money and that many fans were really into the performance.

What does Maniac say about his new lyrics?

He says he has written two lyrics for the next album, one extremely cryptic and the other straightforward, and that he finds his message important but feels many listeners don't get it.

## Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown

00:01

Speaker A

You were very, very exhausted this afternoon, and you did a hell of a live show. Where did you find the strength to do this?

00:19

Speaker A

everything was okay uh I had an adrenaline kick from a black hole in space how long do you think you're going to survive tour like this well if I'm going to if I'm going to have to go on tours

00:39

Speaker A

Uh, I don't know. It's, um, after the second song, "Blasphemer" was just screaming at me, and, um, everything was okay. Uh, I had an adrenaline kick from a black hole in space.

00:56

Speaker A

hell but still was it any was it important for to the store yes of course the the the the old fans were here to judge you as a replacement for the legendary dead blah blah blah Did they get something for their money I think so

01:12

Speaker A

How long do you think you're going to survive tour like this?

01:31

Speaker A

bar wire is nice for your body cig what ising you to do this I heard that during the tour as well you in the tour box cut the arm of a girl who asked for it what's with alation on

01:46

Speaker A

Well, if I'm going to have to go on tours like this again, I don't know. Um, but, um, because the tour in the States was great, the bus was excellent, and there was just a few people, air conditioner, everything. But on this tour, it was like [ \_\_ ] hell. But still, was it important for the store?

02:02

Speaker A

years ago talking about this and suicides I know that's a subject you've been closed to a couple of times and that also your the brain in mayam you're bringing mayam to new philosophical he and a lot of things do you think metal freaks get

02:22

Speaker A

Yes, of course. The old fans were here to judge you as a replacement for the legendary dead, blah, blah, blah. Did they get something for their money?

02:40

Speaker A

people who can get the message because um I don't know this is very important for me and I want to bring it out but a lot of people doesn't get it of course they don't so intellectual and mental can go along

02:57

Speaker A

I think so, definitely, because, um, a lot of the fans have been really into it, and, uh, I think I've done a good job on this tour.

03:14

Speaker A

reality next time no um I've already written uh two lyrics for the next M album and um at least one of them is extremely cryptic uh and the other one is straight in the face but um or I don't know maybe

03:34

Speaker A

Can you show your arm a bit to the camera? This arm bar wire is nice. For your body, cig, what is "ising" you to do this? I heard that during the tour as well. You, in the tour box, cut the arm of a girl who asked for it. What's with the "alation" on stage? Is it just "mared" in Menson night, or is that something deeper than just entertaining?

03:54

Speaker A

another subject um Mania the future still on the ground bigger bands opening for bigger bands or still being like the El the elites of black men even if few people understand if you have your um I'm not really sure about it because

04:17

Speaker A

It keeps me alive. It brings me closer to life. If I didn't do it, if I didn't feel all the pain, I would have been dead many years ago.

04:37

Speaker A

headlining because um opening up for someone is hell it's you get bad sound you get all the [ \_\_ ] and we don't really want to do it last question do you think to quote your lyrics that you're being understood

04:56

Speaker A

Talking about this and suicides, I know that's a subject you've been closed to a couple of times, and that also, your brain in Mayam, you're bringing Mayam to new philosophical heights, and a lot of things. Do you think metal freaks get all you're talking about? Don't you feel like you're talking to brainless kids sometimes?

Topics: Mayhem Maniac black metal interview Marseille 2000 live show tour Blasphemer Dead

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