Violent J has been doing a ton of interviews to promote ICP’s upcoming Australian tour. In this one article i will be posting two different interviews.

The first one is a written interview with Jac Manuell from Everguide.com.au.  In this interview Violent J discusses ICP going soft, misconception about being a Juggalo, JCW, Hulk Hogan and more. You can read part of this interview below.

Interview with Everguide.com.au

Insane Clown Posse are a divisive band to say the least. Heck, after their publicist calls me Jeff (my name is Jac) I’m not feeling that great about them either. But that all changes once I start talking to the band. Violent J, one half of ICP, is warm, receptive and seems like one of the most caring people you’re likely to ever come across. Love or hate their music, Violent J and ICP stand for all that’s good in this world. It may not come across in their music but they’re about togetherness, friendship and being a good person. We had a chat to Violent J to find out about the man behind the make-up and what makes Insane Clown Posse so damn intriguing.

Jac Manuell: I remember hearing your stuff when I was a kid. You were a lot more ‘fuck this, kill that’ back then. Your music seems to have mellowed a bit since the ’90s, was this an intentional shift?
Violent J: People say our music has changed but I don’t really know how. I don’t think we softened up at all. In my opinion in the ’90s it was the first time people heard Insane Clown Posse and all the cussing that we did. I think that was shocking at the time. Then the 2000s rolled around and we were saying more of that but it was just less shocking. It didn’t impact them the same way as when they first heard it. So instead of ICP softening up I think it was people were just used to hearing what we say. In the ’90s it was a lot more mysterious as well. You really had to search to find our videos. However, now we live in a Youtube world where everyone has a camera. There’s just so much more around with Twitter and everything. Compared to the ’90s things are a lot less edgy and scary.

JM: How has that forced you guys to change?
VJ: I don’t think we’ve changed. The world around us has changed. We’re still doing the same stuff we’ve always done. We’re still as angry as we’ve always been, we still go after people like we always do and when it comes to albums we still put in as much work as ever. We never slack off or get lazy. Every time we do a Joker’s Card we put our heart and soul in it. I really don’t think we’ve changed that much. We’ve gotten older and had children. I don’t think that’s affected the music though.

To read the full interview click the link below

Violent J’s interview with Everguide

In the second interview Peter Barr from rtrfm.com.au caught up with Violent J via phone. In this short interview Violent J discusses the history of ICP and juggalos. The link to listen to this interview can be found below.

Violent J’s interview with RTRFM / The Sound Alternative

Websites:

• everguide.com.au
• rtrfm.com.au