Nile guitarist/vocalist, etc. Karl Sanders doesn’t appreciate when fans film bands during live shows. He recently told ‘Metal Wani‘ (around 25 minutes in) of the practice:
“When you are taking your phone, cell phone, or your video camera, or whatever it is, and you’re busy filming the show, you are not in the show. You are no longer a part of the experience.
When people are involved in the show, when you’re listening to the band, you’re watching the band, your fist is there, you’re headbanging, you’re moshing, you’re involved. Then you are part of the singular community experience.
All of us are focused on the same energy, and that’s an incredible experience. You can feel that, it’s real, the band and fans they unite, they’re together.
So when I see people out there you know with their cellphones, texting or you know ‘filming the show’ or whatever; they’re missing out on a incredible, wonderful live experience that they could be part of.
And that hurts me, that discourages me. You know, what if you are in bed with your girlfriend, and you are making love with her and she’s texting…”
He continued:
“It bothers me so much that if people do it right in front of me, I will take their cellphones from them.
If they’re going to like stick a camera, or a cellphone camera or a video camera right in my face I’d say ‘fuck you, go away. Go twenty feet back’. Because that place right in the front. That should be for someone who really wants to be at the show, who wants to get involved. And if you are texting or whatever, you’re cheating that fan out of a place where he could be enjoying music.”
He also mentioned later in the conversation that two songs have been written for the bands next album, which he says won’t be out until at least late 2014. Current dates for Nile‘s spring North American tour can be found here.
