Why Randy Blythe Doesn't 'Get Nervous About Going on Stage'

Even the most important and finest rock and steel superstars – similar to Ozzy Osbourne and Eddie Van Halen – can get a bit nervous earlier than taking part in in entrance of giant crowds. That mentioned, Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe isn’t considered one of them; in actual fact, he’s “exhilarat[ed]” by the “adrenaline junkie side of it.”

On a newly uploaded episode of Knotfest’s The Electrical Theater with Clown – posted on July 19 and hosted by Slipknot percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan – Blythe spoke about his perspective on acting on stage.

Particularly, Crahan introduced up the “concern that we’re hooked on of the unknown, of our dream” earlier than clarifying that he’s “by no means nervous to get one stage.” In response, Blythe rejoiced, “I do not get shook in any respect,” including:

I can keep in mind the final time – and I wasn’t actually scared; I used to be simply greatly surprised. The primary was the primary time we performed the principle stage at Obtain [Festival], which was I do not even know what number of years in the past. And I keep in mind being within the automotive, and so they took me across the racetrack to the stage and I got here round after which I simply noticed that large crowd. I used to be like, “Woah!’ And the motive force was like, “Are you all proper?” And I used to be like, “Yeah, man. That is lots of individuals.” And he was like, “Yeah. Yeah, it’s.” After which I used to be cool.

He continued: “It had been years earlier than that that I had been even barely nervous about happening stage. I do not get nervous about happening stage in any respect.” From there, he touched upon Crahan’s comment relating to concern, saying, “I feel that’s actually insightful.”

Blythe elaborated:

It takes me again to why we began doing this within the first place. Performing, you understand, getting – being prepared to get on stage and take this factor that we have created and current it to different individuals. And there may be that form of — I do not know — virtually adrenaline junkie side to it. Significantly at first, whenever you’re simply beginning, you are like, “Okay, right here we go. That is some shit we have labored on. and now it is time to put it on the market. That is the place the rubber meets the street.”

And it is exhilarating whenever you do it, you understand? Completely exhilarating, and I feel that side of concern – past my love for simply creating artwork basically – I feel that is tremendous insightful. And I feel that’s one motive why I get pleasure from doing different issues, as a result of there may be that side.

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Crahan agreed, doubling down on his prior sentiment:

We’re at all times looking – I might consider {that a} true artist . . . [is] at all times looking and [is] at all times going to go looking and we are able to’t reside with out that concern as a result of that concern is what the dream is. [It’s] so untouchable, it appears, and even when we expect we’ve acquired it, we haven’t as a result of we’re nonetheless looking. . . . I make it obligatory that I take one thing from each efficiency.

You’ll be able to hearken to the complete interview under.

Final weekend noticed Slipknot headline the 2023 version of the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Competition, and you may take a look at loads of pictures of the three-day occasion right here. Slipknot followers have additionally given the band’s mysterious new member a nickname.

As for Blythe, he proved his fearlessness in one other method earlier this month by slicing off his trademark dreadlocks and revealing a freshly shaved head. Naturally, the band posted photos from the July 12 present (in Canada) to Instagram, garnering a variety of reactions from followers.

On that observe, Lamb of God are nonetheless embarking on their summer time tour in assist of their newest LP, Omens (which Loudwire named as considered one of 2022’s finest rock and steel albums). You’ll be able to take a look at the remaining tour dates right here and buy tickets right here.