M83: "Offering whippets onstage... It’s just notprofessional"

Mon 13th Feb, 2012 in Local News

M83’s Anthony Gonzalez has responded to the claim made by Melbourne band Teenage Mothers that M83 is “the meanest band in the galaxy”.

Speaking to the Doctor on triple j earlier this afternoon, Gonzalez confirmed that the nang loving, fire starting punks were booted off the tour following their support set at the Prince Bandroom in Melbourne but he offered a different take on the story to the one Teenage Mothers told last week.

“It’s hard for me to talk about it,” Gonzalez said of the incident. “I didn’t like the way they behaved to my audience, offering whippets on stage and almost setting the stage on fire. You don’t do that when you open for bands. I have tones of respect for all the bands I was opening for. I just wish the band that opens for me have the same amount of respect.”

Gonzalez stressed that he’s “not against punk or rock’n’roll” but said that Teenage Mothers
“just crossed the line on this gig. I’m not the only one who makes the decision. My crew was against having them for the next gig. It’s just not professional… This is my career that we’re talking about, and I want to make sure things are under control – and it wasn’t.”

Thanks to Mess+Noise for the news tip.