Earlier this year, a performance from comedian Stephen Lynch leaked online of him performing a new act called “The Gathering”. It’s a 4 minute track about Juggalos, Juggalettes, and of course The Gathering of the Juggalos. During his live performance, he shows a bunch of different not-so-flattering pictures of Juggalos. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can do so here:
[youtube width=”560″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8PEFyE3cQk[/youtube]
I personally find the song hilarious! If you can’t laugh at yourselves, you’re taking life WAY too seriously! Anyways, in a recent interview with TheDailyPage.com, he was asked about this particular track, and what kind of responses he was receiving, specifically from Juggalos. This is his response:
One of my favorites from the album is the Juggalo-inspired “The Gathering.” Has the Juggalo community responded negatively?
No! The Juggalos seem to have embraced the song, which is great. I wasn’t necessarily setting out to write an anthem for Juggalos, obviously. But nor was I really setting out to slam them completely. You can either laugh at the song or think of it as something to be proud of, if you’re a part of that culture. Of course, my fear was that there’d be death threats against me, but I’m pleased to say that my friends have looked the song up on YouTube, and the majority of comments are from Juggalos who seem to like the song. I tried to write it from the perspective of one of them, as though, “I know the world hates me … but I just like this music.” [Laughs]
That’s awesome that he’s being light-hearted about it, and that most Juggalos are laughing along with the song. You can view the rest of the article by clicking right here! If you’ve never heard him before, Stephen Lynch is a pretty funny motherfucker! Check him out!
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