Talk:Blackie Lawless

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From what he said he likes those bands not necessarily influenced by those, I don't think you can hear much Beatles, Black Sabbath or AC/DC influence in WASP music. Also those sentences sound a bit awkward, two times influence.

--Delpino 22:42, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)

His last name must be Duren not Duran because his uncle's name is spelt like that, see entry.

--delpino 09:11, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

This article is atrociously written. Some editing is necessary, maybe. --User:bero6122 1:53, 11 July 2005 (EST)

""We Are Sexual Perverts." It is not known for sure if they were serious when saying it though. It is believed by many they said it for shock value, but that is the most frequently used meaning of the acronym known." I thought "We Are Satan's People" was the most common one?!

--I just added the part about the first W.A.S.P. album being actually, physically etched with the words "We Are Sexual Perverts." I HAVE THIS ALBUM in my collection, and I can PROVE that this is true. I don't know if it was a gimmick or what, but I DO KNOW that the band's first album (at least the pressing I have) has those words carved directly into the vinyl. I can't believe nobody's said this before. --JOlcott

[edit] Devil's Sign

Gene Simmons never used the "Devil's Sign", so he couldn't have adapted it from Lawless. Simmons often used the "hang loose" sign on stage, which was frequently taken to be some sort of occult hand sign. However, it was Ronnie James Dio who first used the "Devil's Sign" on-stage and he took from his grandmother. (The sign is, in fact, a common European folk sign, used to ward off evil and the Evil Eye). 220.233.178.130 (talk) 14:51, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I concur. This symbol is commonly attributed to Ronnie James Dio, and he sated in one of those VH1 metal specials that he got it from his Italian grandmother who used to waive it in his face when he misbehaved as a child. 141.149.179.80 (talk) 03:19, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Blackie was born in Florida

he moved to NY at the age of 6. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.131.210.166 (talk) 04:03, 5 May 2008 (UTC)