
And it doesn’t matter how tired or worn-down he is. Touching someone else’s life may not be something he traditionally discusses publicly, but it happens to be an undoubtable fact that he is compelled to provide one of the most amazing and unique live performances for his fans each and every night. I mean, I quit eating meat back in high school or whenever, but to actually watch somebody else change is amazing.” It could be muskrat for all you know.’ And he gave it a shot, and he honestly hasn’t been sick a day since. Stop eating deep-fried whatever the fuck it is from the truck stop. And I was just like, ‘John, you eat like shit. John 5, our guitar player, was in horrible health – he was always sick and feeling like shit. “But actually I was able to convince one person. “I mean, who am I to tell you want to do,” says Zombie. A supporter of animal rights, he’s been a vegetarian for the past three decades – though he doesn’t like to talk about it much. It’s always like everything’s colliding at once.”Īlthough Zombie might be a busy fellow, it does not mean that he doesn’t take time out of his constantly busy schedule to focus on matters that mean something to him. “I don’t ever really decompress,” says Zombie, “it’s just not possible. Between artistic works in disciplines of every medium you can imagine, there just isn’t much time for the man to rest on his laurels. And to say the man’s busy is, at the very least, stating the completely and ignorantly obvious. Granted, his legal surname actually is Zombie, and yes, he utilizes every ghoulish trick, antic and mind-blowing visual and aural stunt imaginable during his live permormances – certainly providing one of the most incredibly dynamic and entertaining live shows of any modern musician – but he really is a flesh-and-blood human being, complete with everyday concerns and a deep passion for what he does. The thing about Rob Zombie that many people seem not to understand is that – aside from having sold upwards of 15 million albums as a living dead rock star of epic proportion over the past quarter-century and helmed numerous films successfully – he’s really just a dude.

Spookshow Baby! Rob Zombie Cannibalizes Detroit by Adam O’Connor Rob Zombie will be in Detroit tonight (12 October) as part of the Twins of Evil tour with Marilyn Manson. Rob Zombie speaks to Real Detroit Weekly about the passions that keep him motivated everyday, whether it be in his work, at play or life in general. Spookshow Baby! Rob Zombie Cannibalizes Detroit
