I was very lucky to have a bit of an intimate interview with Michael's friend Meg. She's very into this culture and very much feels that she is a part of it. With her kind heart she was able to spend her time answering the "why" questions in goth.
The main question is really why the darkness? This was the center of most of the interview. The darkness meaning why all the black? why the vampirism? the darker fetishism?
She basically traced back to the 1970s horror films which really created the look of goth culture. the films were based on the gothic literature written during the romantic periods around 1850. The films were such a popular hit that there were followers that has trickled down into the culture, which is why black and Victorian attire is still seen in the modern goth culture.
Meg also mentioned that German industrial music is a big part of goth culture. Their music is very melancholy and dark mainly because during the time it was written Germany was in a dark place which is why there was such dark music and this is also another main reason why goths are always associated with the dark.
Theses were the main reasons why for the darkness and theres further details to come during our presentation! cheers!
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fascinating - i had no idea. i hate to sound naive but i heard rumors that vampirism had something to do with it, do u know if that is true?
i liked that you got on the topic of why the "darkness". ive always wondered
I'm not sure if you already explained this, but how do most people get into this culture? do they also know about the history of how this culture began?
Yay Meg!
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