Eminyakeni eminingana edlule ngaya ekuzingeleni umculo owesabekayo. Cha, hhayi amaphuzu avela kumabhayisikobho asabisayo noma umculo ongawudlala eHalloween, kepha ngiqonde umculo omuhle onezihloko ezihlukile ezethusayo. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho ngathola uHarley Poe.

Uma kukhulunywa ngomculo owethusayo, amaqembu amaningi anezindikimba ezethusayo ayinsimbi, idwala, i-rockabilly, i-psychobilly, njll. Umehluko nge-Harley Poe ukuthi izingoma ezihlasimulisayo, ezingasile noma eziphazamisayo zibhangqwe nesizinda esibuhlungu nesokuzijabulisa.

Akukho okufana nokuhlwitha iminwe yakho ku-banjo ekhahlamezayo enezingoma mayelana nokufa, ukubulala, ama-werewolves, ama-vampire, ama-zombies nokutholakala kwamademoni.

Ngithole ithuba lokukhuluma nendoda yangaphambili uJoseph Whiteford futhi ngakhetha ubuchopho bakhe ngeqembu.

Sawubona futhi ngiyabonga ngokukhuluma nami! Ngiyafisa ukwazi ukuthi igama elithi Harley Poe livelaphi?

UHarley Poe kwakungu-shithead omdala ompofu owayehlala ezindlini ezimbili ezansi nomuzi wabazali bami. Ngangimzonda lowo mfo, futhi wayebazonda bonke abantu. Mina nezingane zakomakhelwane besikhuluma ngokugqekeza kwakhe simshaye noma simbulale. Akufani nokuthi besikuqondile. Wayengumuntu onjalo nje, akekho kithi owayengamelana naye. UKinda uthanda intokazi yesipoki evela ku-movie I-Monster House, ubegcina amathoyizi ethu uma efika ebaleni lakhe. Ukhahlele inja yomngani wami kanye. Sasinezizathu ezinhle impela zokumzonda. Wayecebile futhi, futhi njengoba abangane bami bekhula baqala ukungena enkingeni futhi base behlele amacebo okumbamba inkunzi nokumshaya. Ngiyakhumbula bengitshela ngemibono yabo yokungena endlini yakhe, kodwa bengingacabangi ukuthi bazoke bakwenze ngempela. Bagcina ngokugqekeza kwakhe bambulalela ngonya. Angiqiniseki ukuthi kungani ngisebenzise igama lakhe njengegama lami.

Whoa, lokho kuyisandla phansi indaba yemvelaphi enamandla kunazo zonke engake ngazizwa. Kungani ubeke izingoma ezizungeze izingqikithi ezesabekayo?

Ngiyawathanda amafilimu ama-horror. Ngikhule ngamafilimu asabisayo. Ngangikhathazekile ngabo okwesikhashana. Hhayi manje, kepha ngisazama ukuhambisana nalokho okuphumayo. Ngicabanga ukuthi bavele bangikhumbuze ngobuntwana bami. Ngangizithanda lezo zinsuku. Kumnandi ukubhala izingoma zomculo we-punk mayelana ne-shit eyinqaba. Kunginika umuzwa wenjongo.

Ukulandela impendulo yakho, kungani ukhetha umculo onjalo ojabulisayo, wokuzikhukhumeza ngamatimu amnyama kangaka?

Ngithanda izingoma ezijabulisayo nezithandekayo. Ngiyawuthanda umehluko wezosha ezimnyama eziletha umsindo, umsindo omnandi. Anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi abalaleli bangacabanga ukuthi izingoma zihlekisa noma zijabulise uma umculo ubumnyama njengokuqukethwe okunomsindo. Kwazisa abantu ukuthi lokhu kungukuzenzisa. Lokhu Ukubuya kwabafileyo abaphilayo or I-Texas Chainsaw Massacre Ingxenye 2. Kuyinto ukuzijabulisa. Kuyinganekwane ngeqiniso elifafazwe. Kufanele kube mnandi. Futhi, ngoba yilolo hlobo lomculo engiwuthandayo. Amabhendi amaningi ahlobene nokwesabeka awela esigabeni somculo we-punk, wensimbi, we-psychobilly, noma omnyama. Angikaze ngikwazi ukudlala noma yini yalokho. Ngidlala isiginci se-acoustic, futhi ngiyathanda lapho izethameli zikuqonda engikuculayo. Yini iphuzu lokuba namaculo uma ungakwazi ukudlulisa umyalezo wakho?

Yibaphi abaculi bomculo abakuthonye?

Ngathola Abesifazane Abanodlame lapho ngisemusha. Ngisemithandweni. Kamuva kwatholakala ngeThe Cramps, Dead Kennedys, Dead Milkmen, The Dickies, Green Day, Weezer, Cake, Pixies, The Demonics, Slim Cessna's Auto Club… indoda uhlu luyaqhubeka. Okuhle kakhulu noma yini engiyilalelayo nengiyithandayo kungenzeka izwakale ngokubhala kwami. Kunamaqembu amaningi nje amakhulu laphaya. Muva nje sengingene impela kuJeff Rosenstock, kuFrank Turner, kuMfundisi Horton Heat, Rocket From the Crypt, Ratatat, Man Man, Abakhokhi Bentela, Omongameli, Amadoda Amancane AsePortugal. Indoda, Shaya Izandla Zakho Yebo, Shannon kanye ne-Clams, Izimbuzi Zasezintabeni, Izingane, u-Ezra Furman, uFugazi, iMillencolin, Inja Enkulu… manje sebayiqembu elimangalisayo!

Ngizwile ngezinye ezimbalwa zazo, kepha nakanjani ngizohlola okusele. Ngabe kukhona ababhali abesabekayo abathinte ngokukhethekile ukubhala kwakho ingoma?

Angicabangi kanjalo, kepha mhlawumbe u-Edward Gorey.

Ukukhetha okuhle! Ama-Ghastlycrumb Tinies ingenye yezincwadi ezimfushane engizithandayo. Muva nje kube nemibukiso emibili yokuhlangana kabusha. Ngabe kusakuhlelwe ngokuzayo?

Isikhathi kuphela esizosho. Ukugxila kwami ​​kulezi zinsuku empeleni kumadodana ami amabili. Iqembu lalithatha impilo yami yonke, kepha angicabangi ukuthi uHarley Poe useqedile njalo ukudlala imibukiso. Mina, okungenani, anginazo izinhlelo zokuyeka ukubhala izingoma. Sizobona nje.

I-albhamu entsha ethi “Lost and Losing It” isanda kukhishwa. Ihluke kakhulu ngokweqile kunama-albhamu we-Harley Poe adlule. Libe yini ithonya lakho kulokhu?

Ukuhlukanisa kwami.

Ngiyaxolisa kakhulu ukuzwa ngesehlukaniso. Ngombuzo omncane okhanyayo, wenza i-Harley Poe yakho neminye imidwebo enetimu eyethusayo; yini ekwenze wakhetha isitayela nokuthi yini ekukhuthazile?

Isitayela yilokho engikuthokozelayo. Angicabangi ukuthi ngiphumile ukuzokopisha noma ngubani, kodwa ngihlale ngibathanda abalingisi bezincwadi zezingane. Ngimba uTim Burton, uCharles Addams, u-Edward Gorey, kanye nenqwaba yabaculi abakhulu labo makhosi abakhuthazile. I-Instagram igcwele abaculi abamangalisayo. Ngiyakhuthazeka njalo lapho ngibhekabheka.

Yini esingayibheka phambili ngokuzayo ku-Harley Poe nobuciko bakho?

Imvamisa ngithumela ubuciko bami ku Instagram. Ngihlela ukukhipha izibalo zami noma nini lapho ngikwazi khona, futhi okwamanje ngikhombisa incwadi yezingane ebhalwe ngumqondisi uJoshua Hull. Ngizoqala ukuqopha i-albhamu elandelayo ye-Harley Poe ngethemba ukuthi kulobu busika. Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzoba yi-albhamu encane emnandi, embi. Futhi njengoba ngishilo, angithi uHarley Poe useqedile ukudlala imibukiso. Hlala ubukele, ngicabanga.

Siyakuhalalisela ngomfanekiso wencwadi! Ngibheke phambili ekuboneni umkhiqizo ophelile. Futhi ngethemba ukuthi kunemibukiso eminingi ngokuzayo. Iyiphi i-movie yakho eyethusayo oyithandayo?

Bekulokhu kunjalo Ukubuya kwabafileyo abaphilayo, kepha angisaqiniseki.

Iyiphi ingoma oyithandayo ye-Harley Poe oyiqophile?

Anginalwazi.

Ngicabanga nje ukuthi kungenxa yokuthi kunamathrekhi amaningi amangalisayo ongakhetha kuwo. Noma ngabe ulalele u- “Olivia,” “Corpse Grinding Man,” “Ngingumbulali,” “Musa Ukungena Ehlathini” noma enye yezingoma ezintsha ezinjengethi “Phikelela,” uqinisekisiwe ngokuthola okuhle isikhathi, amanye amagama amnandi nokusizwa okunzima kokwesaba.

Uma uvumelana kakhulu nabaculi abanjengoMarilyn Manson, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola ukwethusa kwakhe njengesihogo Instagram page uyagijima.

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