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Mirror: What started your infatuation with porno rock? Virgin Slut (guitar/vocals): It’s pretty simple really, we like punk rock and we like to fuck! M: Was it your original intention to sing about sex exclusively, or did it just kind of work out that way? Dirty Mary (bass/vocals): Before we started the band, we already had the name the Horny Bitches. At first, we tried to be like most of the punk bands and sing about things that make us angry in life or something more related to politics in some kind of way, but after a while, we just realized it was pretty lame. Punk is definitely about anger and revolt, but punks aren’t some kind of robots programmed for the revolution either. There is always a place for fun and partying. So we chose to push it to the limit of what the band name could promote. We started to write some dirty lyrics, spent a lot of time reading porn magazines and seeking the sickest porn vids on the net to inspire us. VS: If we do have any kind of message, it would be to just have an open mind and enjoy sex. M: Punk rock has always been known as a political force but has been a bit neutered when it came to talking about sex. DM: There have been some underground bands that talked about sex before us such as [pro-gay hardcore band] Limp Wrist, Rockbitch—they were having sex live on stage with random dudes from the crowd at every show—and GG Allin. Compared to him, we may sound like a Disney movie soundtrack. M: Have your sexually explicit lyrics ruffled any politically correct feathers? VS: Honestly, we were expecting people to be more shocked about it. I’m also very surprised that most of the people who approach us and tell us they don’t agree with what we do while delivering a feminist speech are usually men. We just want to report the hyper-sexualization by exaggerating it and deriding it. People who tend to get pissed off with what we do definitely don’t understand our concept or see the humour. M: Are your parents upset that their fine, upstanding daughters are in a band called the Horny Bitches, singing about the joys of having a Cleveland Steamer or a Dirty Sanchez? VS: I must confess that it’s not the type of subject that they like to talk about at a Christmas party. My brother came to see us in concert and kind of felt embarrassed because I “urinated” in the mouth of Dirty Mary with a plastic penis in front of him, but he understood it was all fun and games. M: If any wallflower librarians who may be reading this might want to find their inner Horny Bitch, what steps should they take? VS: Brush their teeth with cum every morning. WITH ROCK ’N’ ROLL TELEVISION AND |
