GOJIRA’s Olympic show evil? Joe Duplantier defends band after Andrew Tate and more comments
GOJIRA’s Joe Duplantier defends band after some say Olympic show was evil even Andrew Tate
Joseph Duplantier of GOJIRA speaks up in support of his bands performance at the olympics … against accusations that they were “perpetuating sa.. tan nism” with their performance at the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
GOJIRA performed “Ah! Ça Ira”, a song that was performed during the French Revolution, w/ singer Marina Viotti with the depiction of Queen Marie Antoinette … holding her head in the windows ..
some Christians said it was “sat … nic”. even Andrew Tate accused the West of “worshipping the de … il”.
Tate posted: “Sat … ists control the west and they show you that they worship the de.. vil. It’s not a conspiracy theory. They literally show you. Are you blind?”
Asked in a new interview with Rolling Stone about Tate’s criticism of GOJIRA’s performance Duplantier said: “It’s none of that. It’s French history. It’s French charm, you know, beh .. aded people, red wine, and blo .. d all over the place — it’s romantic, it’s normal. There’s nothing satanic. [Laughs]
“France is a country that made a separation between the state and religion during the revolution. And it’s something very important, very dear to the foundation of republican France. We call it laïcité. It’s when the state is not religious anymore, so therefore it’s free in terms of expression and symbolism. It’s all about history and facts. We don’t look too close closely at symbolism in terms of religion.”
Asked about representing metal on the world stage, Joseph said: “I try not to think too much about that because it continues to blow my mind. [Laughs] The Olympic Committee could have asked literally anybody to play. I’m thinking of bands like METALLICA or AC/DC that are household names and powerhouses in our genre that we all revere and are our heroes. We never considered ourselves the biggest band in the world that would be worthy to play the Olympics or anything like that. It’s so weird.
“The way I think about it is it’s a challenge in 2024 to give hope to people, to show something original. People have seen everything from landing on the moon to A.I. So it was a challenge for Paris and the Committee to express something fresh, new, and original [by booking us] and also show what France is all about.
“At least for our part, the fact that metal and opera had never been seen together on TV and in front of so many people before is a statement for the country of France. It’s saying, ‘Hey, look. We’re still pushing the boundaries in the world.’ So congrats to France for putting this together.”
watch here https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=embed_video&v=504403708747072
tates post https://x.com/Cobratate/status/1816957347782422573
via blabbermouth.net
GOJIRA’s Joe Duplantier defends band after some say Olympic show was evil even Andrew Tate
