Diamanda Galas - Interview Defixiones, Will and Testament 2

[Yuektawekai]

Now I understand her better and the stereotype starts to break,,she is a learned woman, lover of poetry and very open to different cultures..Perhaps that's the problems ,,this macho worldcannot tolerate intellectually powerful women. creative women that break the barriers..I see now much clearly what a great artist she es

[tarkovskychild]

Aman Diamanda!

[CigaretteSmokingMann]

she is SO COOL!

[LunaSeaSane]

I really prefer this; using an interview to talk about truly meaningful, interetsing topics. She's clearly an extremely intelligent woman who can easily get your attention and so, so different from the "I put a spell on you" hex some make her out to be.

[taavet24]

That lady needs help:)

[LexeconKiddo]

Now delete me all you want, I'll just make a video response w/ some Turks I know here.

Like Galas, like La Kalos, you will simply be throwing away we out-spoken Hellenic Women as has always been done. ALWAYS!! "Skotoseme"? She's damned right! And we're damned if we do or don't! I have studied Greek from now to Dorric & Attic back to Homeric also, so I am well versed if this is preferred. The (ALL CAPS, AS PROPER) intro. to Ilius, of the MHNINPELIADIOAXHILLEUS (no keys Greek, just MHNIN!!!)Lex

[swooningtree]

now although i've never really enjoyed her music - the mood is a little bit overly studious for me - i do enjoy her as a personaity. and something that's refreshing is that there isn't really any false modesty with her. she's proud of what she's done and she doesn't try to hide it. i like that.

[ciararavenblaze]

@swooningtree she really does seem like someone you'd want to sit and talk with over coffee or a meal, doesn't she?

[grandexandi]

I love the way she reacts to the interviewer's words as she listens.

[Yngelel]

"If I forget the words *snap* AMAN"

[madsketcher]

I hope to run into her here in NY!

[Komodoensis]

Always fascinating :)

If ever she's on the screen or in the airwaves, I can never turn away.

[Pudovkingruppen]

wow, Ornette Coleman, I had no idea! But it makes perfect sense!

[crappingmypants]

oh no she is most definitely NOT Asexual. She has stated before she likes HUGE black guys with missing teeth. She likes it rough!

[deeh333]

why with missing teeth?!

[philipsmog]

go lick your britney posters

[LunaSeaSane]

03:48 Best moment.

[BlackAngusYoung]

Some of her albums do exhibit that trait she says she has where she isn't quite sure what the record company wants. They might not have wanted some of those.

[BlackAngusYoung]

I've been crazy about her music for years but have never seen her speak before. Never seen her in concert but I love a few of her CDs.

Kinda sad to see what she says about making records. I hope she puts out more stuff, especially whatever styles she's talking about playing having never recorded.

Glad she made the ones she did so far, but the live Malediction & Prayer is my favourite. And The Singer, The Sporting Life and You Must Be Certain of the Devil.

[practist]

I LOVE DIAMANDA! Can you marry me?

[michaelmangia]

i love her energy

[9atalanta]

she's great

[sarinolas1]

super diamanda!

grande!

[mapple432]

One smart cookie! Diamanda is so interesting to listen to. Love her!!

[DJdragon83]

I'm Assyrian

[marrapat]

εισαι τελεια και στο live στην Αθηνα θεικη!!!!!!!!

[ta8ai]

great person. Heavy metal looks like kindergarden compared to her seriousness in work and her talent. EUGE!

[stephsh69]

she's on the cover of Signal To Noise Magazine this month!!!!

[Rhademanthus]

And Terrorizer last month.

[visualempire]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN!

I LOVE YOU DIAMANDA!

the voice? of course I love your voice darling!

[AntalyadaIrlanda]

she is great.but sometimes i feel abit offended cuz im half turkish.

[Gaidichka]

She's not against you, she's against the crimes against humanity committed in your name.

[AntalyadaIrlanda]

In my name?Lol i wouldnt put my self in the same group of people that would commit crimes against human rights why should I?But talk of "Turkish" people is a wide range of humans including me as Nietzsche said "We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing"

[Gaidichka]

The purpose of the genocide of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek people of Anatolia was to create an ethnically pure Turkish state. That's what I meant by "in your name".

[AntalyadaIrlanda]

Sorry it was Iris Murdoch that said that hehehehe

[vgbmkb]

WOW! What kind of long black beautiful hair she has!O_O

[Fabio1349]

I didn't understand what she meant about "heavy metal drummers". Most of metal drummers are also influenced by jazz - a style that she likes - and she was vague. Black metal drummers don't play as doom metal drummers. Really nice interview btw.

[streisandblog]

What a great woman!!!

[equismas]

mankind is nature's crime

[kmilalopez11]

Diamanda is a charming lady with a powerful voice!!

[stereoptera]

DIAMANDA, GOD BLESS YOU ! ! !

[freoninferno]

1 the genocide she is referring to is not ancient it is very recent. you are clueless. there are many governments that count on your cluelessness. 2 she is no racist. this is about bringing a human crime to the front of human consciousness to shine it in the light & to see who shrinks into the darkness or calls names. 3 she has no coke in her brain. it is apparent you must since it's on your mind & you're deluded. 4 apparently those you disagree with are racists & on drugs.

[equismas]

what's yer problem with drugs, pal¿

[LexeconKiddo]

@freoninferno It was not the Turks, it was the Western Powers & Standard Oil, Ataturk did what he had to. I know, I know, I am hated as the "Mikrasian Greek Kemalist" & turn-coat, but then so are us ALL who come from great wealth by choice PRIOR to the supposed fiasco. My Great-Great Uncles were ArchBishops at ConstantinopleIstanbul AND Alexandria. We Byzantines grew WEAK, we deserved conquest, this is LOGIC. Ottomans, the same. We Mikrasians began it all anyway, the 'mainland' poor forced to...

[LexeconKiddo]

@freoninferno ....emigrate in poverty & war not for industry & education have always treated us like untouchables in the US--unless they wanted a new Church, grants, MONEY!! And yes, the 1st woman of Greek parentage to graduate from an Amer. Univ.? MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER! Berkeley 1916, as did ALL of her sisters, ALL famous, one inventor of the dustjacket including art (Cleonike), patrons of SF, Oakland, Florida. I LOVE Galas, I LOVE La Kalos, but the hatred of the Turks is FOOLISH & must end. Lex

[sualeth]

Diamanda, it would be so nice to see you in person.

[jimk1972]

Thanks for the video. It great to hear her speak.

[clausewitz888]

too much cocaine in her brain. although she is a danm good voice. but too much grief based on the diaspora lies. there are contemporary problems of armenia and greek. but she prefers to exploit ancient hatred as source of inspiration.

[Viotaylann]

suffer is suffer

black is not a colour of suffer

there is no suffer of A. G. or T.

there is suffer of humanbe

madre of hatred is hatred

stab your dagger to your hatred

small purposes causes smalls

we all going with our smalls

[Katiemadonna3]

I just realized, Diamanda is the Maria Callis of our day. Thank God for her. The world needs such a truth.

[vampiricon]

manastin, you're so pathetic... you've got her all the wrong way. Are you stupid or just dull?

[manastin]

2)I

never even call it `Istanbul'; I say `Constantinople'...

3) they know we had a great

writer, Socrates... these comments are very funny...dear diamanda, with hatred u can not accomplish anything..Be sure, there are lots of people who enjoys your music.

[manastin]

Ok, I am taking my comment back. I read an interview with her. She is just stereotype racist who hates turkish people in general, which is the same mistake all nationalists do. She sounds also very funny and childish...

Quotes from interview:

1) They (turks)were jealous of the

Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek cultures. Our cultures were so superior to

theirs. They had nothing. They stole their Koran from the Arabs, the art and

everything else from the Greeks and the Armenians."

[manastin]

It is good to see that she really takes "it" seriously. At least she talks about Vallejo or Machado, and about Coleman too..Many musician can be very dissapointing, but she is not.

[pedrodave]

Thank you very much indeed for posting this interview. What a gem!

[LordMorrigan]

Stupid!!!! make Diamanda's next album and video????

[imghost]

lol

[unchienandalouz]

hi, Diamanda. I'd like to record your next record and make your next video. Write to me.