Fall of Troy's Thomas Erak Lecture on Hitting People

[ShiningGlory]

"This song is about hitting people, its called "Tom Waits" "

lol

Awesome speech, awesome song

[IKillLittlegirls]

Thomas is such a bad ass.

I mean really that's pretty damn cool to say that to someone attending his show.

[Mcruled]

"Dont Fucking Hit People" = "I think its a very sad day when the only way you can express yourselves is through slam dancing" Oh Thomas and Cedric, just start a fucking band already.

[falloftroy555222]

i hate moshing too, ..why cant we just have normal conerts with noone getting hurt!! whatbhappened to the 70's!? hahaa

[tom29910]

@falloftroy555222

i may be wrong, but didn't someone get shot in the crowd of a rolling stones show, in the 70's?

[blink182skaterforlif]

i swear to god. fucking Jimi Hendrix style. <33333333333333333333333333333­33

[wraithking13]

he seems pissy but he just wants people to have fun, not get angry and start shit

[looser0319]

theres no doubt in anyones mind that Thomas Erak is the coolest and raddest dude on earth,

[schalleepimp101]

hes so fuckin pissy all the time. -.- i mean i give the man all the props in the world, but take a fucking chill pill

[squirtizzleskates]

influenced by the very finest, cedric bixler zavala.

[adiopunk2007]

Is this why they only play 21+ shows? lol

[grumpy165]

when he said, "YOU!" my heart sank

[BeyondZeGrave]

Yeah, if I would have been the guy he would have pointed at and said "YOU!", I would have shit bricks.

[apfried]

@BeyondZeGrave i prolly would've told him to fuck off haha its a metal show....thats the kind of energy they're supposed to build off, people going fucking nuts....you dont stop to complain about stage diving loool

[wndrw982]

i hit people

[exsymphony]

xD fuck thomas pwns my life

[NoobisPrime123]

Fucking love this guy

[xXxAdelaidexx]

it was hilarious wen he said "YOU." - I probably woulda pissed myself XD

[xXxAdelaidexx]

HAHA, he was yelling at these guys for fighting when i saw them in concert too XD

Thomas Erak <333

[BobertPictures]

Sup Cedric Bixler-Zavala?

[ECDCXL]

I know, right?

[dusian805]

i would have shit my pants right when he said..."YOU!"

[ArizzleProductions]

I fuckin hate assholes that go into mosh pits swinging their arms around. it's fuckin stupid and it can get people seriously injured. I got hit in the face once my a swinging arm and it's not fun. All you need to do is watch the god damn show.

[JabbawockeezBTek]

haha, i love him...

[Orphen01]

WHY DIDN'T YOU FILMED TOM WAITS!?

[sinkanddie23]

he gives more speeches than anyone ive ever met lol. hes got balls for being 120 pounds.

[TMVowns]

@sinkanddie23 youtube at the drive in anti mosh pit cedric DOES MORE SPEACHES and theyre funny

[rockleerocks1o1]

yeah i really would have liked to see tom waits too lol

[fetus989]

...You. I saw what you did.

[BMTHRULEZZZ]

hahahahah thomas eark rocksa

[mexicanhitmen21]

fuck slam dancing.

just like At The Drive-In.

[bmxguy1942]

because when people fly off and start nailing each other, shows get shut down.

which is the worst possible feeling to have when leaving a venue.

[musmusmusmus1]

don't hit people...just feel the music....

[BeverlyHillsUp]

Dudes got some good principles.

[Avenger666]

I'm fucking pissed that you didn't film when they played Tom Waits itself

[nick038]

lol

[dusian805]

"You don't fucking hit people.

You don't hit people.

You,don't hit people either.

Nobody hits people.

We don't fucking hit people.

Please,please love each other.

Don't hit people end of story.

Don't hit people."

-Thomas Erak

hahahahaha <3

[ineXx]

dude you left out the best part: "You don't fucking hit people. You don't hit people. You,don't hit people either. Nobody hits people. We don't fucking hit people. Please,please love each other. Don't hit people end of story. Don't hit people. ... but that song, this song is about hitting people its called tom waits" xD best song announcement ever

[HAN56HAN]

This song is about hitting people.

Lulz. This is Tom. He is made of win and pwn.

[choysekfei]

his shirts are pretty damn cool. where the hell he get em anyway?

[roxas171]

Tell em thom!!!

[12345Carlos]

hes wearing a pretty sweet shirt.

and usin the legendary double cut.

[daveberryisgay1977]

thats werid! he said the exact same thing in newport when i saw them only diff is he started every song with "if your not dancing..." and then something diff everytime lmao

[Spiffa0]

i would have felt like such an asshole haha

[wasgoodandre]

check it

whatever Thomas Erak says goes!

[frankiekamp]

i just love the way thomas pointed him out. he was just all.

"YOU!"

it was bold.

thom is badass as shit. to the max.

[BennyVengeance]

Go Tom! what a legend!

I hate the wankers in pits, i mean pits arent about punching and kicking other people in the face

[totallygregg]

Yeah, I was in a pit for a Pendulum gig and some kike kicked me in the face and set my tooth out of place. Unecessary

[TheDivineAberration]

shouldn't of been in the pit...

[coolskaterlikeice]

exactly...dumb people i tell ya

[StupidityForFun]

YES!!! FUCK YES!!!!

[lehere]

i love how you see tim in the back for a second just smoking.

[colt45shootr]

u guys know hes joking right? thats y he said at the end "this song is about htting people its called tom waits"

[monstargibson]

No, he was relieving the tension and awkwardness in the crowd after his "lecture". diiirrrr.

[dajaseon21]

exactly.

in one of the new videos of the vomiting winter

he says that the song is a dance song and to dance together and not against each other.

im pretty sure he doesnt want people hitting eachother. ha...

[TomYeeha]

I like it when people hit each other at shows just not when they hit me. In fact, I do a lot of the hitting. Mainly the smallest people I can reach but I'd take Thom Erak if he tried to tell me what to do.

[monstargibson]

the 14 year old girls must be really scared of you at panic at the disco shows.

[TomYeeha]

yeah they fucking quake

[monstargibson]

I just think they quake due to the fact that they are afraid the day has come where they have to beat down a retard. yikes.

[cautioner]

Thomas Erak is better than you, I'm pretty sure the entire crowd would be on his side of the fight!

[Ihatethisalready17]

yea i'm pretty sure if you were about to stand up to Thom, everyone would be opt for murdering you...including myself.

[santichrist]

NOT FUCKING ACCEPTABLE NO

Lmao he sounds like someone's parents. SHIT HAPPENS IN THE PIT GET IN OR GET THE FUCK OUT!!!

[cantana23]

was the Bassist picking his nose at ~0:46?

[thewellgoodshow]

he is smoking

[GhostshipPart1]

wow hes freaking out like the mars volta guy

sounds like my parents the way hes lecturing

eather way hes cool

[stuffandotherthings]

effing hilarious

but I can understand where he's coming from, at a concert, you don't want that going on. in a song, it's great

[stripe0125]

NOT FUCKING ACCEPTABLE hahaha

priceless erak

[TomYeeha]

Someone should get on stage and hit him.

[alocaltragedyx]

OH NO hes promoting peace "go hit him" i doubt your as stupid as your comment made you out to be.

[OmgSuiseiseki]

Ha, if you don't go for the songs, go for the commentary.

[conchettas]

I love videos!

[tenten678]

that sounds like something gerard way would talk about...

[Colenelly]

that sounds like something The Mars Volta would talk about.

[BambiTheCierv]

Yeah, but I think it's something every band should do, caring about their fans, you know. If you go to a show to enjoy the music, you're not forced to put up with some stupid cave men and their macho bullshit. So go Thomas!

P.s: Gerard Way sucks, I mean c'mon.

[Colenelly]

yeah...I basically had sex with a fat girl at a foxy shazam show once. lol

but i dont like gerard way. Im pretty sure that was focused on Tenten678. haha

[BambiTheCierv]

yeah, that was for tenten678 haha

[withidletooth]

HAHAHAHA and thats why your the fuckin man.

[tenten678]

lol that was funny

[naeri92]

i see his bulge

[nanaskyler07]

Tim is smoking!!! HAHAHA...

[cammage2015]

The entire reason he said that was mostly as a joke. AT the end of the video he says

"And with that song this songs about hitting people. Tom Waits."

Trust me hes not just saying it to be a fag.

[ilovedamets]

thank you thomas

[Glitterykoala]

no, odn't hit people. we don't kick people either. we don't hit people.

lol that was funny. whyw as he saying all of that though?

[nosocks4life]

i think someone was like "i like to stagedive" and while stagediving he punched and kicked several babies.

[jimmijamjimmer]

Your there to listen to music not beat eachother in the face......though it is fun.

[williammurderface12]

what tom said kinda sounds like something that dane cook would say

[sweepman6667]

sounds like a mom

[IAmChrisKaman]

Not fucking exceptable no you dont hit people

[person1343246]

...does anyone have the video where tom shoves the guy of stage?

i think it was at this show...

[TheMiracleTheSleeper]

A bit preachy, but his values are good.

At The Drive-In was the same way. Equal opportunity band. Moshing leaves the ladies and the little guys out.

[snOwBL1nD]

So was Fugazi.

[KBITheCrowing]

the fall of troy is awesome

haha and the last line

priceless

[im2nttolast]

I fuckin love Thomas

fuck that hardcore dancin shit

[friedmarshmallow]

tom waits..

[friedmarshmallow]

lol he got pwned

[friedmarshmallow]

tom waits..

[TomYeeha]

I like it when people hit each other at shows just not when they hit me. In fact, I do a lot of the hitting. Mainly the smallest people I can reach but I'd take Thom Erak if he tried to tell me what to do.

[thrash632]

if you are actually serious about that comment, then it's people like you that ruin shows and deserve to get your ass kicked by everyone else.

[TomYeeha]

i carry a knife for such occasions.

[Blacklabel1011]

lol FAG!

[SwimspoozWAyy]

i wish i couldve been there for that lecture

eraks amazing

[drumnskate45]

I think it's kinda crazy. I mean, pits happen. If someone ends up punching you, move over to the side, grab security, and get that person in control. I'd much rather see people just groove and dance to music than mosh, when pits happen, thats when bands get rushed, and that's fucking SCARY.

[TaylorIsFantastic]

funny shit. :D

[lunarkry312]

ha

tom erak is the man

[MaliceGrind]

hey buddy-don't hit people

LMAO

so much respect

[Str8Uprage]

ew FAG

[sloppypoppy12]

how would you feel if you got hurt by a huge chunky white guy in a metal concert

I thought so

[TheMiracleTheSleeper]

If I went to a metal show I would mosh like a metalhead. If I go to a hardcore show I, circle pit. If I go to a Fall of Troy show, I listen. Their music is too complex to mosh to anyway.

[sloppypoppy12]

yeah

I actually agree

I listen to metal my myself

what I said was unmetal

if you

wil

but still

The Fall of Troy is awesome

[Swiftwin]

totally agree 100%

When I went to see them, he pretty much told people not to mosh, and that he didnt want any of that "circle pit bullshit". Which was good, because nobody was moshing anyways.

Dont get me wrong, I love moshing, but the fall of troy is just one of those bands where you wanna enjoy the music, and maybe a little bit of moshing at the right time in songs. but no circle pit crap.

[TheMiracleTheSleeper]

Yes! But you cannot deny the fun that lies in circle pits at other hardcore shows. Hardcore music covers all the bases (progressive, punk, metal, ect). Thats what makes it such a great genre.

[TomYeeha]

i totally agree.

[eaglesbsh12]

one of the best guitar players in the world

[loosebroose]

STOP THIS MADNESS

[TemperatureIndicator]

madness?

THIS...IS...SPARTA...i mean tom (my bad) ^_^

x

[jonesage18]

bahaha

the last thing he says:

please love each other, dont hit people end of story, dont hit people *tunes guitar fast* and with that this song is about hitting people, its called "tom waits"

[Ismashguitars111]

That's great!

[kevinvsshark]

haha he has a point but he is trying to be like At the Drive-In. they used to always lecture people about this kind of shit.

im kidding, i love ATD-I and TFOT. :)

[marleyo1]

nobody hits people, we dont fuckin hit people. XD lmao. hes so awesome

[friedmarshmallow]

lol Don't hit kids. No seriously. They have guns now. thomas rules!

[THISisSTEPHENryan]

Dang! Thomas is so Awesome!!!!!

[sickomcflippo]

You don't hit people. YOU! Don't hit people! We don't hit people. Thomas is awesome.

[dekanbackward]

i don't like double cut les pauls

[slickvader310]

double cuts don't like you =/

[marleyo1]

lol

[slamminspam242]

i do like you however

[FFTLbabe18]

Thomas Erak <3333333333333

[aldude91]

It would be immature and irresponsable if he saw someone hit another person and dident tell them whats up, its his fucking show he makes the rules its not right to do fucking spin kicks and flail your arms if other people are trying to enjoy the show, if your in the mosh pit thats what its for and you dont hit people anyways thats not acceptable.

[twodayslatertdl]

dude its cool if you want to dance and shit but leave people who aren't spin kicking and flailing their arms around out of it. great speech.

[arbitermatt]

He later goes on to say "I think it's a very very sad day when the only way you can express yourself is through slam dancing. Are you all typically white people?"

[guitaoist]

its funny that the creators of the craziest music are really the calmer human beings- aphex twin or squarepusher as well

[imtanneryo]

and with that this song is about hitting people its called tom waits ahahha best shit ever

[zoombooma]

Thomas Erak speaks like a woman, I enjoy his guitar style. But he's kind of a pansy

[alexh889]

yeah cedric and thom know whats up. Moshing and acting crazy is A OK at a concert but you dont ever hit people. You guys who think otherwise can take that crap to your Lamb of God concerts.

[Bitchcake]

I've been hit so many times at concerts. It really does suck. Though it's funny how Cedric Bixlar Zavala and Thom sound really alike here, they are right. Hitting people sucks, especially when it's you who's getting hit.

[DangerRifai]

You can shut up about 'your Lamb of God concerts'. Its a select few who spoil it for the rest. If you want to mosh, mosh. If you don't, make sure you stay away from people that are because there's always going to be Señor Dickhead somewhere in there that wants to flail his arms and legs and catch as many people in the face as possible.

Peace.

[consumingtheeyeballs]

shut the fuck up

[BallpointAddiction]

This reminds me of Cedric Bixler's anti-mosh speeches. Good men.

[poopsalot3245]

he sounds like my mom

[silviaslider09]

lol!! this is great=D

[ampirez12]

he just dosent wanna get in trouble or sues cause some idiot punched another guy in the face.

[lovelyemergency]

Lmao.

That was so ftw.

[iownallnoobs]

lol this guy is a pussy, so i guess this isnt a rock concert its an emo one

[yeaarrghh]

yeah what a pussy, people should definately hit each other. you're such a badass....

[gitlow2]

haha thomas is a good man, lol

[xmeltedfirex]

you have the worst taste in music EVER

[RyanunderslashGlam]

that video where the throws the kid off the stage is the same show and its the same kid that hes yelling at.. he jumped on stage and started singing then thomas threw him offf

[jacobyoung]

hmm he sounds kind of gay

its not fucking acceptable

haha c'mon.

[sabian545]

yeah, but what else is he supposed to say?

[pastitillalla]

thomas erak it's god.

[Kerpop]

br00tul

[zombiejoel]

nvm

[zombiejoel]

Everyone talks about the video where thomas hits someone . Where is it i cant find it anywhere

[miggillicuddy]

Thomas Erak is such a fucking god!!

Yeah, I think this is the show where he shoves someone off the stage. I think its the one that's sometimes shown on 'rockworld tv' channel 368

love him! <3

[imtanneryo]

not fucking acceptable

[person1343246]

wasnt this the show where tom shoved the guy of stage???

where can i find that video!?

[neildavid]

over there.

[SyphaUno]

YOU

I SAW WUT U DID THAR!!!

lol. Tommy is right though, hittin folks is bad guyz. dont itz

[justjess1986]

i have that guy on my msn...

[xXRawrMonsterXx]

It sounds like he's talking to little kids

He should be a pre-school teacher

:]

[TeamAllison]

Hahaha, that's a lot of "fucking"s and "bullshit"s to be talking to 5 year olds, though.

[VendettaxRed]

fucking scene kids

[Ilovebukake55]

It's funny, in the before this. Some DB runs on stage and messes with his Effects. But when does he slap someone?

[bodaget]

This is right.

[discodino]

its true, the mosh crowd at tfot shows is just wild.

[bigpimpco]

that was when he seattle slapped that one british kid

[ckyisgod]

"Not fucking acceptable"

HAHA

[b0vine]

The fall of troy doesnt like crowd surfing

they will explode you with a guitar solo if you do