In 1997 I saw the Manics at what was then the Nynex Arena in Manchester. The gig was really disappointing, and I wrote a anotty, arsey letter to the NME complaining that the band weren't as good as they used to be, using the (somewhat embarassing) pseduonym 'The Empty Vessel of Omnipotence'. And I like to believe that Nicky Wire read this letter and that it inspired the lines 'I'm talking rubbish to cover up the cracks / An empty vessel who can't make contact.'
I know this is actually very unlikely, but it's what the song means to me.
@ntwjones You know what? I don't think that that's 'very unlikely'. It's definitely a possibility. I think you can be pretty sure that Nicky read your letter. I think it's a distinct possibility.
@ntwjones You know what? I don't think that that's 'very unlikely'. It's definitely a possibility. I think you can be pretty sure that Nicky read your letter. I think it's a distinct possibility.
In 1997 I saw the Manics at what was then the Nynex Arena in Manchester. The gig was really disappointing, and I wrote a anotty, arsey letter to the NME complaining that the band weren't as good as they used to be, using the (somewhat embarassing) pseduonym 'The Empty Vessel of Omnipotence'. And I like to believe that Nicky Wire read this letter and that it inspired the lines 'I'm talking rubbish to cover up the cracks / An empty vessel who can't make contact.'
I know this is actually very unlikely, but it's what the song means to me.
@ntwjones You know what? I don't think that that's 'very unlikely'. It's definitely a possibility. I think you can be pretty sure that Nicky read your letter. I think it's a distinct possibility.
@ntwjones You know what? I don't think that that's 'very unlikely'. It's definitely a possibility. I think you can be pretty sure that Nicky read your letter. I think it's a distinct possibility.