Musicians Defend ROB ZOMBIE Over Interaction With Overzealous Fan

August 16, 2019

TMZ has posted video footage of Rob Zombie apparently reacting angrily to a female fan who reached across a barricade and grabbed his shirt in the middle of his show in London, Ontario, Canada.

In the video, which was filmed Wednesday night at the Budweiser Gardens, you see Rob singing and walking down an aisle in the middle of the packed crowd when the overzealous fan reaches her hand over the barricade and tugs at his shirt. Rob flies into a rage, yanking on her hair before pushing her back.

A number of other musicians — including members of SHINEDOWN, ALL THAT REMAINS and BAD WOLVES — have defended Zombie over his portrayal in TMZ's headline, which only focuses on the singer's actions and not those of the fan ("Rob Zombie Grabs Woman By Hair, Shoves Her During Concert").

SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers tweeted: "If this was a female artist you fucking twat monkeys would have a whole different headline ..:.:. You pricks are exactly what's wrong with media. Here's a headline 'Rob Zombie gets assaulted by female fan... reacts'"

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte wrote: "I've been literally groped by 'over zealous fans' more than once at shows. It's fucking gross and it's not 'ok' cause I'm a guy. TMZs framing of this is crap."

He added: "There was one time in particular, had I not been wearing pants, a certain part of my anatomy would have been in her mouth. I told her if she touched me again I would kick her."

Rob is wrapping up the current leg of his "Twins Of Evil" tour with Marilyn Manson and PALAYE ROYALE. The live show is filled with spectacle.

"I grew up loving the recording artists who invented rock showmanship," Zombie told The Gazette. "I grew up on Alice Cooper and KISS, and I loved what they did live when I was a kid just as much as I love their songs. That was a big influence on me."

Rob went on to say that "rock has always been about both" style and substance. "It wouldn't have been the same if Jimi Hendrix was fat and bald. There has always been a visual side of rock, and it connects with me, since film is obviously visual. But you also need solid songs. It can't just be about a look."

Find more on Rob zombie
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • reddit
  • email

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).