Web Feature 30 Things You Never Knew About Muse - nme.com [Archive]

Zemmm!! =D

15-08-2008, 10:07 AM

??

That doesn't make sense.

"When they first headlined the second stage at V, Muse were introduced onstage by Coldplay's Chris Martin in a hoodie. Since then Matt and Chris have regularly sent each other tongue-in-cheek 'abusive' text messages."

They said Matt lost his mobile phone and found life easier without one!!!

pffft.

And the one about his dreams! Aww!! ^.^

I don't know if people get hung upside down and beaten on their feet as a punishment though. :S

funkadelic

15-08-2008, 10:16 AM

Muse frotman Matt Bellamy is a keen scuba diver, and claims that on one excursion an instructor tried to kill him by only filling his oxygen tank halfway because he fancied Matt's girlfriend.

:stunned:

Zemmm!! =D

15-08-2008, 10:32 AM

:stunned:
It hurt me to read that one. :(

Tracybs

15-08-2008, 11:13 AM

"The shadows of flying people on the cover of 'Absolution' are real – art director Storm Thorgerson refuses to reveal how the shot was taken"

No they're not... and we know how the shot was taken. :rolleyes:

Emaaa

15-08-2008, 12:06 PM

well this article is made of lies

i bet they put a whole bunch of random points in a hat and picked out random stories to but muse in.

forevermusic

15-08-2008, 12:29 PM

Some of these we already knew, some of these are fake and some of these may (not) be new to us.

Zemmm!! =D

15-08-2008, 12:33 PM

Some of these we already knew, some of these are fake and some of these may (not) be new to us.

I noticed that.
I was looking through thinking...
'Wait... I already knew that... It's nothing new'

You would thought they would of like... actually interviewed Muse to ask some really weird bizarre random stuff that we didn't actually know such as what their favorite toilet paper brand is or something.

It would have made a god addition to all our Muse knowledges.

Poppy96

15-08-2008, 12:45 PM

What a load of old shit!

I can't believe I gave these fools nearly 4 euros yesterday at the airport cos our plane was delayed!

Aquamarin

15-08-2008, 01:11 PM

Maybe nothing new resp. some fakes in there but what a good laugh anyway :LOL:

At Reading 2002 Muse took to the stage several minutes late – risking a £1,000-per-minute fine if their set over-ran – because Matt had lost his 'lucky' belt with elephants on it, a gift from a fan which he liked to wear for the most important gigs.

Aww.:happy:

Muse turned down an offer to play at the environmentally aware Live Earth concert in 2007 since their schedule would have meant hiring a private jet to get them there on time.

:musesign:

And about that -
[...]
I don't know if people get hung upside down and beaten on their feet as a punishment though. :S
...to get beaten on your feet is one of the most painful forms of torture - ever since :stunned:

Zemmm!! =D

15-08-2008, 01:45 PM

...to get beaten on your feet is one of the most painful forms of torture - ever since :stunned:

Be it so?!??! :eek:

I've not yet endured this form of torture!

But still..I'm annoyed... They could of actually interviewed Muse.

I wanna know their favorite toilet paper brand, The width of their beds and how often they eat tomato soup

These are things we don't know!!!

Meep

15-08-2008, 02:01 PM

:stunned:
:LOL:

Astronoma

15-08-2008, 03:30 PM

'30 Things You Never Knew About Muse' was written by Mark Beaumont - looks out for his book 'Out Of This World: The Story Of Muse', which will be published in October.' - NME

After reading some of the crap on the 30 things you never knew about Muse, this book should be interesting.:LOL: That last one he did wasn't great anyway.

Cloud Cuckoo

15-08-2008, 05:08 PM

These are actually pretty cool (if they're true):

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f357/cloud_cuckoo/Muse/fgh.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f357/cloud_cuckoo/Muse/jhggg.jpg

except for the date, because it makes no sense.

dead-duck

15-08-2008, 05:56 PM

I noticed that date thing too and was like :erm: ;)

Elzapan

15-08-2008, 06:14 PM

The dates made me LOL:LOL:

Fucking hell, someone tried to kill matt!?:LOL::LOL: Im glad they didnt...

funkadelic

15-08-2008, 06:22 PM

It hurt me to read that one. :(

Heh, I wouldn't take it too seriously. ;)

alyssa_

15-08-2008, 06:25 PM

"Since the very first Muse recordings Matt has never allowed anyone other than the record's producer to hear him sing without musical accompaniment. Not even his bandmates are allowed to stay in the studio when Matt is recording his vocal tracks."

o rly?

funkadelic

15-08-2008, 06:28 PM

:LOL:

Yeah, I know. :LOL:

alyssa_

15-08-2008, 06:28 PM

"On September 10, 2001 Muse played a gig at New York's Mercury Lounge and went straight to the airport to fly to Boston after the gig. Had they stayed overnight and booked a flight in the morning they would have been staying in a hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side when the hijacked planes hit the World Trade Centre."

O rly?!

Shotdown

15-08-2008, 06:49 PM

Some interesting stuff but most crap and false there :) then again, what do you expect from Mark Beaumont :mad:

Cloud Cuckoo

15-08-2008, 06:50 PM

I love Dom's ability of always looking somewhat like a psycho:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f357/cloud_cuckoo/Muse/evil-1.jpg

Zemmm!! =D

15-08-2008, 06:53 PM

I love Dom's ability of always looking somewhat like a psycho:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f357/cloud_cuckoo/Muse/evil-1.jpg

Haha!

Same!

I find it quite adorable ^.^
Dom has a cute, little boy look about him I find. XD

Elzapan

16-08-2008, 10:39 PM

Haha!

Same!

I find it quite adorable ^.^
Dom has a cute, little boy look about him I find. XD

PEADOPHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILE!!!!!!!!!!!

I really really really really hope that Matt refuses to sing without music infront of anyone, , I really want it to be true. :LOL: What a freaking prima donna!

Zemmm!! =D

17-08-2008, 11:52 AM

PEADOPHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILE!!!!!!!!!!!

:O

I am not a peadophile...
... I'm a tiny, young girl who looks at this older (yet sexy =]]) guy who has a hint off being really... childish and cute.
^.^
Tis sooooo adorable...
*Floats into a daydream*

hipbones

17-08-2008, 02:10 PM

PEADOPHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILE!!!!!!!!!!!

I really really really really hope that Matt refuses to sing without music infront of anyone, , I really want it to be true. :LOL: What a freaking prima donna!

That would be so cool lol i wish it was true.

Black Absolution

17-08-2008, 03:15 PM

Be it so?!??! :eek:

I've not yet endured this form of torture!

But still..I'm annoyed... They could of actually interviewed Muse.

I wanna know their favorite toilet paper brand, The width of their beds and how often they eat tomato soup

These are things we don't know!!!

+1 :LOL:

forevermusic

17-08-2008, 03:30 PM

Burning_October

17-08-2008, 04:28 PM

Interesting read, though im pretty sure some of those arent true. I thought that some of the band members have stated that they've heard Matt singing some melodies for the new album during writing? In any case, im glad that there's more news on the book. But, seriously, "Out Of The World: The Story Of Muse"? I would have thought that they would have used a song title, like, I dont know "Hyper Music: The Muse Story" or something:LOL:.

Elzapan

17-08-2008, 05:08 PM

Muse were in Boston on September 11th 2001... Matt said that in an interview as to themes about Dead Star.

link to intervieeew\\ plz.

dead-duck

17-08-2008, 05:40 PM

link to intervieeew\\ plz.
I've read that too.... I don't know where the original interview is, but there's a quote on musewiki:
http://www.musewiki.org/Dead_Star_(song)

"I sort of got into that kind of thing, looking into space and all that - bit embarrassing, really. I'm a bit of a Star Trek fan in secret, but don't tell anyone (laughs). The song is about, let me think, it kind of how everyone reacted to the 11 September thing. We were in Boston at the time, we got stuck there, and that's when we recorded those songs. So, in some ways, the lyrics are a little bit about the hysteria around that time and how people were really quick to point fingers at everyone else when they should have pointed fingers at themselves."

20-08-2008, 04:31 PM

Fish Custard

20-08-2008, 06:30 PM

"Being such a small lad - he's 5' 7" - Matt Bellamy used to take advantage of his trips to Japan to have silk shirts specially tailored for him."

Awh :happy:

Fish Custard

20-08-2008, 06:39 PM

Hang on...it says Matt and Chris regularly send each other tongue-in-cheek 'abusive' text messages, but another fact told us he found life was much better without a mobile phone??

Starlight*Bliss

20-08-2008, 07:04 PM

Hang on...it says Matt and Chris regularly send each other tongue-in-cheek 'abusive' text messages, but another fact told us he found life was much better without a mobile phone??

Yeh we covered that one earlier! Half of the stuff on there is a load of rubbish. :stunned:

Fish Custard

20-08-2008, 07:12 PM

Yeh we covered that one earlier! Half of the stuff on there is a load of rubbish. :stunned:

oh right, sorry!

I guess some of it's true but I really don't believe the scuba diving one...:stunned:

Starlight*Bliss

20-08-2008, 07:24 PM

oh right, sorry!

I guess some of it's true but I really don't believe the scuba diving one...:stunned:

No need for apologies! ;) Not sure what I believe from the whole lot! Oh well, is fun to read it!

Liz0_o

22-08-2008, 07:11 PM

After Matt was famously shocked to be given a painting of himself naked with a heart covering his privates and with a crow on one shoulder, Russian fans made it up to him on his next visit to the country by presenting him with a full-sized astronomer's telescope.:LOL:

On September 10, 2001 Muse played a gig at New York's Mercury Lounge and went straight to the airport to fly to Boston after the gig. Had they stayed overnight and booked a flight in the morning they would have been staying in a hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side when the hijacked planes hit the World Trade Centre.:eek:

janine

22-08-2008, 08:18 PM

So much damage was done to equipment on the 'Origin Of Symmetry' tour that band and crew came to refer to it as the 'Origin Of Chaos' tour.

LOL

I miss the 'Dominic Howard is gay' part :').

The_Tourist

24-08-2008, 05:40 AM

These are actually pretty cool (if they're true):
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f357/cloud_cuckoo/Muse/fgh.jpg
.

FUCK YEAHHHHH! CYCLISTS FTMFW!!
I love Dom more now.

The_Tourist

24-08-2008, 05:41 AM

On September 10, 2001 Muse played a gig at New York's Mercury Lounge and went straight to the airport to fly to Boston after the gig. Had they stayed overnight and booked a flight in the morning they would have been staying in a hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side when the hijacked planes hit the World Trade Centre.:eek:

My friend was going to take one of those flights there to go to a wedding, but they decided against going... Insaaaaaane. /random

screwdriver

24-08-2008, 10:44 PM

"drummer Dominic Howard has a penchant for dressing up behind the drumkit, and has played gigs dressed as Spiderman and Gandalf."

ok when was he gandalf??

vibrantXhearts

25-08-2008, 05:42 PM

"drummer Dominic Howard has a penchant for dressing up behind the drumkit, and has played gigs dressed as Spiderman and Gandalf."

ok when was he gandalf??

I can't remember when exactly, but I definitely have seen a photo of it. Dom with a big grey beard :chuckle

Black Cherry

25-08-2008, 11:39 PM

Interesting stuff, but some of it is a bit dubious....nice to know there's a book on the way though:happy:

PEADOPHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILE!!!!!!!!!!!

I really really really really hope that Matt refuses to sing without music infront of anyone, , I really want it to be true. :LOL: What a freaking prima donna!

I've seen an interview where he said he did the falsetto vocals for SMBH on his own because he was too embarrassed to do it with the other bandmates around. Dunno if that was a one off or typical though.

oh right, sorry!

I guess some of it's true but I really don't believe the scuba diving one...:stunned:

Nope, that one is true, seen an interview where he tells that story as well:p

Now the one about Chris having an inflatable bedroom:wtf: in a warehouse....teh feck?

Fish Custard

26-08-2008, 04:38 PM

Interesting stuff, but some of it is a bit dubious....nice to know there's a book on the way though:happy:

I've seen an interview where he said he did the falsetto vocals for SMBH on his own because he was too embarrassed to do it with the other bandmates around. Dunno if that was a one off or typical though.

Nope, that one is true, seen an interview where he tells that story as well:p

Now the one about Chris having an inflatable bedroom:wtf: in a warehouse....teh feck?

:eek: ITS TRUE?? :'( poor Matt!

:LOL: an inflatable bedroom??

By the way, I LOVE your avatar :p

goalmez

28-08-2008, 05:24 PM

"Muse frotman Matt Bellamy is a keen scuba diver, and claims that on one excursion an instructor tried to kill him by only filling his oxygen tank halfway because he fancied Matt's girlfriend"

I'm so glad he didn't die:stunned:...good thing we got Megalomania out of it though:happy:

Fayth-in-Flyght

28-08-2008, 07:50 PM

I can't remember when exactly, but I definitely have seen a photo of it. Dom with a big grey beard :chuckle

I'd really love to see said photo :p

vibrantXhearts

29-08-2008, 04:23 PM

I'd really love to see said photo :p

God knows where it is, but I shall have a look for you!

29-08-2008, 04:44 PM

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/angellouise_01/dom/matthewbellamy--large-msg-116561756.jpg

vibrantXhearts

29-08-2008, 08:14 PM

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/angellouise_01/dom/matthewbellamy--large-msg-116561756.jpg

Beaten to it.

That picture makes me laugh every time I see it :LOL: