Comments on: Missing in Action - the sound girl … http://www.groundviews.org/2007/08/31/missing-in-action-the-sound-girl/ groundviews is an award winning Sri Lankan citizen journalism initiative Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:12:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: des http://www.groundviews.org/2007/08/31/missing-in-action-the-sound-girl/#comment-1137 des Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:46:41 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/08/31/missing-in-action-the-sound-girl/#comment-1137 I read an interview where she said she blames the govt and LTTE equally for suffering the civilians go through and is trying to be a voice for the civilians if at all. I thought that was a really interesting point of view, if the interviewer transcribed verbatim. Here it is: Q There is definitely a consistent continuity between your art, your music and of course your music videos. One item that I’ve noticed in your art and your videos is the tiger. I’m sure you’ve been asked about this before….. A. Yeah!!! People are all like Whoohahahaha! If I wear a Bangles Tigers jersey or an American football team shirt with a tiger on it people think that I’m a Tamil Tiger supporter. That is really interesting because people just think that Tamil equals Tiger, even though I do not have Tamil Tiger logos. Its like I’m sitting here in this Ukrainian club and the two people who came to photograph me are wearing tops with a tiger on the hood and a tiger print t shirt. They do it and no one is photographing them and putting them on the internet saying they support the Tamil Tigers. I’m not some manufactured propaganda machine by the Tamil Tigers, but I think people assume that I am. I’m like, hell no! Tamil Tigers fucked my life up and so did the Sinhelse government. They both fucked my life up. I was just a kid skipping around the street in Sri Lanka totally oblivious to politics and anything that was going on. Everyday at school we had to sing the Sri Lankan national anthem, and it just changed one day to drill lessons every morning, like how to duck bullets. I don’t have any affiliation to either of those entities. The statement I try to make through my music is that it’s the civilians and refugees that get caught up in the cross fire of politics. It is the civilians and refugees that get affected by two middle aged men sitting somewhere fighting over some ego addiction to war bullshit, money, and oil, or whatever the thing is. http://www.egothemag.com/archives/2005/04/mia.htm I read an interview where she said she blames the govt and LTTE equally for suffering the civilians go through and is trying to be a voice for the civilians if at all. I thought that was a really interesting point of view, if the interviewer transcribed verbatim.

Here it is:

Q There is definitely a consistent continuity between your art, your music and of course your music videos. One item that I’ve noticed in your art and your videos is the tiger. I’m sure you’ve been asked about this before…..

A. Yeah!!! People are all like Whoohahahaha! If I wear a Bangles Tigers jersey or an American football team shirt with a tiger on it people think that I’m a Tamil Tiger supporter. That is really interesting because people just think that Tamil equals Tiger, even though I do not have Tamil Tiger logos. Its like I’m sitting here in this Ukrainian club and the two people who came to photograph me are wearing tops with a tiger on the hood and a tiger print t shirt. They do it and no one is photographing them and putting them on the internet saying they support the Tamil Tigers. I’m not some manufactured propaganda machine by the Tamil Tigers, but I think people assume that I am. I’m like, hell no! Tamil Tigers fucked my life up and so did the Sinhelse government. They both fucked my life up. I was just a kid skipping around the street in Sri Lanka totally oblivious to politics and anything that was going on. Everyday at school we had to sing the Sri Lankan national anthem, and it just changed one day to drill lessons every morning, like how to duck bullets. I don’t have any affiliation to either of those entities. The statement I try to make through my music is that it’s the civilians and refugees that get caught up in the cross fire of politics. It is the civilians and refugees that get affected by two middle aged men sitting somewhere fighting over some ego addiction to war bullshit, money, and oil, or whatever the thing is.

http://www.egothemag.com/archives/2005/04/mia.htm

]]> By: niran http://www.groundviews.org/2007/08/31/missing-in-action-the-sound-girl/#comment-1136 niran Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:30:14 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/08/31/missing-in-action-the-sound-girl/#comment-1136 just google it up mate. there must be tons of material online on eros, eros arular and mathangi's father- the eros guy. just google it up mate. there must be tons of material online on eros, eros arular and mathangi’s father- the eros guy.

]]> By: sam http://www.groundviews.org/2007/08/31/missing-in-action-the-sound-girl/#comment-1135 sam Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:25:13 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/08/31/missing-in-action-the-sound-girl/#comment-1135 Hi Niran, I did some brief research and worked out he was with PLOTE. But thanks for the new information. It's appreciated. It would be great to get a write up on EROS if you had the time. Ta, S. Hi Niran, I did some brief research and worked out he was with PLOTE. But thanks for the new information. It’s appreciated.

It would be great to get a write up on EROS if you had the time.

Ta, S.

]]> By: niran http://www.groundviews.org/2007/08/31/missing-in-action-the-sound-girl/#comment-1134 niran Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:03:53 +0000 http://www.groundviews.org/2007/08/31/missing-in-action-the-sound-girl/#comment-1134 Her music is quite refreshing. She's fast becoming Sri Lanka's most famous person if she isn't already - at least among the younger generation of outsiders who don't follow cricket. Also, Rolling Stones is closer to the truth than you are. Mathangi's father was with EROS - the only militant movement that cast their lot with the LTTE. He's not PLOTE. The guy who writes P's speeches is EROS Balakumar. Arular is Balakumar's right hand man. Her music is quite refreshing. She’s fast becoming Sri Lanka’s most famous person if she isn’t already - at least among the younger generation of outsiders who don’t follow cricket.

Also, Rolling Stones is closer to the truth than you are. Mathangi’s father was with EROS - the only militant movement that cast their lot with the LTTE. He’s not PLOTE. The guy who writes P’s speeches is EROS Balakumar. Arular is Balakumar’s right hand man.

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