PETA and Other Links
15:43 From an email I received a couple of days ago from NY (edited for space considerations):
Why do you link to websites that have nothing to do with music such as Peta and Furisdead? Not complaining though. [...] I am not vegetarian but looked into it for a while.
As a fan of your music (I love Lords Of Time! :)) I'd like to know your take on these things.
Answer:
I believe in keeping the music and any kind of personal belief separate. That is why you will not find any reference to my private conduct and choices on the official website. It is also true that this page (the Diaries) do give me a chance to be more open with people who either share interest in my music or in other aspects of life.
At the same time, while l do not get into arguments about why I decide to not eat animals I also don't make it a secret. As for the links above, it is just something that is important to me and at the very least a valid place for information for everyone else. The links are there but it doesn't mean you have to click them. If something interests me, it ends up there.
As for my own personal point of view, killing animals to wear them is disgusting and should make people ashamed of themselves. It is also beyond me how would anyone sponsor a conduct that they themselves would never act upon (anybody feeling like anally electrocuting or drowning a fox? Or how about smashing a baby seal's head with a baton?).
I applaude people and companies who decide to operate in harmony with the other inhabitants of this planet and simply avoid things that are to me unnecessary evils.
So here's another use for the links: as these might seem rants of a spoiled musician with too much time on his hands, get on those pages and read about it for yourself. You'll walk away from your desk knowing a bit more about things. It mighht change your perspective, or maybe it won't. But it certainly won't hurt you.
I hope you won't mind if I publish your email on the diary.
Best,
Andre
Why do you link to websites that have nothing to do with music such as Peta and Furisdead? Not complaining though. [...] I am not vegetarian but looked into it for a while.
As a fan of your music (I love Lords Of Time! :)) I'd like to know your take on these things.
Answer:
I believe in keeping the music and any kind of personal belief separate. That is why you will not find any reference to my private conduct and choices on the official website. It is also true that this page (the Diaries) do give me a chance to be more open with people who either share interest in my music or in other aspects of life.
At the same time, while l do not get into arguments about why I decide to not eat animals I also don't make it a secret. As for the links above, it is just something that is important to me and at the very least a valid place for information for everyone else. The links are there but it doesn't mean you have to click them. If something interests me, it ends up there.
As for my own personal point of view, killing animals to wear them is disgusting and should make people ashamed of themselves. It is also beyond me how would anyone sponsor a conduct that they themselves would never act upon (anybody feeling like anally electrocuting or drowning a fox? Or how about smashing a baby seal's head with a baton?).
I applaude people and companies who decide to operate in harmony with the other inhabitants of this planet and simply avoid things that are to me unnecessary evils.
So here's another use for the links: as these might seem rants of a spoiled musician with too much time on his hands, get on those pages and read about it for yourself. You'll walk away from your desk knowing a bit more about things. It mighht change your perspective, or maybe it won't. But it certainly won't hurt you.
I hope you won't mind if I publish your email on the diary.
Best,
Andre
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