Shannon: "Well, I knew the melody line I wanted to sing, but as far as subject matter and lyrical content I hadn't arranged it. And I was sitting there and reading about serial killers – I'm inspired in a surprising way by them – and I was intrigued to read about
their mentality. Obviously not condoning what they do, but they're fascinating. Ed Gein – do you remember the movie Silence
of the Lambs? Part of his story was used in the film. He was kind of like an Indian – he would make use of everything he
killed. He would use parts of human bodies for everything. He would make furniture out of their bones and use skin to make
lampshades. At the time of his arrest he had three full bodies of skin in his barn! He just peeled them off and he would dress up
in them and dance around.
It was horrible, but I believe there are two sides to everything. To find the humor in things can keep you going. Obviously
things like crimes against children I can’t find any humor in, which is the subject of ‘Car Seat.’ Because children are so pure,
and being a new father now I can really see it that way."
Shannon: "Well, I knew the melody line I wanted to sing, but as far as subject matter and lyrical content I hadn't arranged it. And I was sitting there and reading about serial killers – I'm inspired in a surprising way by them – and I was intrigued to read about their mentality. Obviously not condoning what they do, but they're fascinating. Ed Gein – do you remember the movie Silence of the Lambs? Part of his story was used in the film. He was kind of like an Indian – he would make use of everything he killed. He would use parts of human bodies for everything. He would make furniture out of their bones and use skin to make lampshades. At the time of his arrest he had three full bodies of skin in his barn! He just peeled them off and he would dress up in them and dance around.
It was horrible, but I believe there are two sides to everything. To find the humor in things can keep you going. Obviously things like crimes against children I can’t find any humor in, which is the subject of ‘Car Seat.’ Because children are so pure, and being a new father now I can really see it that way."