DROWNING POOL: Listening To Our Music Does Not Make You A Bad Person

January 11, 2011

Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL have released a follow-up statement in response to news reports that the 22-year-old man under arrest in Saturday's massacre in Arizona had listed as a "favorite" on his YouTube channel a video featuring the band's song "Bodies" as its relentless soundtrack.

The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, fatally shot six people and injured 14 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who was holding a public event in Tucson for constituents.

Loughner had an unofficial video featuring "Bodies" playing in the background while a masked man burns the American flag listed as a favorite on his YouTube channel, leading some media commentators to speculate that the killer was influenced by the song.

In a new statement released online earlier today (Tuesday, January 10),DROWNING POOL said: "We'd like to thank our fans for all of their support yesterday, and once again offer our thoughts to the victims and their families.

"Jared Lee Loughner is clearly a very disturbed individual.

"The Washington Post ran an article on 'Bodies' and the Tucson shootings today. But instead of telling the whole story, the writer decided to edit what we had to say in order to make it seem like we were somehow responsible for what happened last weekend. He left out some really important facts.

"Where did the part about us performing for the troops go? Where was the mention of us helping to pass a bill in support of our soldiers?

"If you want to let readers form their own opinions of who we are and what we support, include all of the info!

"We find it inappropriate to imply that our song or rock music in general is to blame for this tragic event. It is premature to make this assumption without having all the facts in the case. It is just as likely that this horrible act was caused by the irresponsible and violent rhetoric used by mainstream media outlets such as the Washington Post.

"Listening to DROWNING POOL music does not make you a bad person. Misleading people does."

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