Axolotl
asked
Kevin Cole:
Does Days of Throbbing Gristle have anything to do with Throbbing Gristle?
Kevin Cole
I've been waiting for someone to ask me something like that, and the answer is "No, no directly."
There are a few characters in the novel who profess to love Throbbing Gristle, the British band from long ago. And one song in particular, "Persuasion," is mentioned in some detail. And two characters were inspired by Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanny Tutti. But other than that, no, the story's mostly about growing up in Texas at a certain time and all the stupid things high school kids did in that ridiculous era.
I want to mention too that when the eBook was first published, I tweeted that fact directly to the official Throbbing Gristle Twitter account. I didn't have to have their blessing, but I was hoping they would be flattered anyway. Fortunately, they (or whoever's in charge of that account) favorited the tweet and retweeted it. I guess it's okay by them.
There are a few characters in the novel who profess to love Throbbing Gristle, the British band from long ago. And one song in particular, "Persuasion," is mentioned in some detail. And two characters were inspired by Genesis P-Orridge and Cosey Fanny Tutti. But other than that, no, the story's mostly about growing up in Texas at a certain time and all the stupid things high school kids did in that ridiculous era.
I want to mention too that when the eBook was first published, I tweeted that fact directly to the official Throbbing Gristle Twitter account. I didn't have to have their blessing, but I was hoping they would be flattered anyway. Fortunately, they (or whoever's in charge of that account) favorited the tweet and retweeted it. I guess it's okay by them.
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Maria
asked
Kevin Cole:
Kevin, I find DOTG a reflection of our American culture through the eyes of Sam, a foreign English student... almost a satire, sometimes humorous, sometimes eye opening. In it you approach topics everyone think about but don't really talk about so freely such as religion, sex, homosexuality, satanism, music and many more in a very clever way...was that the intention when you writing it? I loved it by the way. :)
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