THE ASYLUM - Emilie Autumn's Official Forum

See, this is an odd topic simple because of the generation gap. Very few artists translate over generations, especially when the music is new and "heavier", if you will. Emilie's Opheliac is not the "friendliest" of records and her appearance is also against the accepted norm, so parental disapproval is almost inevitable.

It's the kind of thing to take with a grain of salt.

I'm happy they take interest in me. It can be annoying sometimes, but their just trying make sure I don't screw up life before I get a chance to actually live it. It's nice to know they care.


I hope for the same, it would be amazing to see her live! I could drag my older brother along with me so I don't get squashed or something.


Yes, I realize that. I was just curious about other people's parents. Different people, different reasons for disliking something. I was also wondering if anyone's Ps liked EA. You never know until you ask.

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I don't mean to imply your thread was silly. I do apologize if it came off that like!



And I certainly do know what you mean about the parents situation. I have parents like that as well. You're still their little girl, but I can tell you, little by little, they will let you grow up and become your own person.

My parents are mixed. My mom likes her more softer sounding music, but doesn't care for the more rougher stuff. However, she recognizes that Emilie is extremely talented and unique, and completely respects that. My dad, on the other hand, always has something stupid to say about her whenever I'm watching a video of her, listening to her music. etc. For instance, he called her a witch once, which baffled me a bit. However, I think he really just does that to spite me because I make fun of him for liking Celine Dion, who I genuinely don't like.

My friends are mixed as well. Some love her, think she's okay, or just can't get into her music. No one has said they hated her though.

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You're always their little girl. I'm X and my mom still very much thinks that. I'm told it gets better when you move out, but I can't vouch for that yet. But even after I was away at uni for 5 years, she's still the same.

Here's a tip: don't move back home after graduation
(Well... unless it makes more financial sense, like it did for me. Damn NY for being so bloody expensive!)

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I know what you mean. I have a older sister, but she's strongheaded and tomboyish. So when I came along, the cute little girl who liked dresses and dolls ect. I was to forever be their little girl.

My poor mother is going to loose it when I leave for collage. With my career choice though I'm going to need finacial help from her, and I think, secretly, that makes her really happy.

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My parents don't even know that I listen to Emilie Autumn. But I can imagine in my head what my mom would say about EA if she heard or saw her: "Terrible!"
My mom doesn't like at all my taste of music and I know that Red-haired people makes her mad. She thinks that Red is the colour of warning so she doesn't use red at all.

My boyfriend thinks that EA is ugly and her voice is quite bad but he still likes song Swallow (because he listened to it about 50 times on my myspace profile )

But all I know is if my mom doesn't like about something it is fine for me. And my boyfriend is boyfriend.... He just doesn't undrestand me sometimes and that is fine for me.

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My mother hates "Unlaced" (the album) and "Liar". I haven't played anything else of EA in her presence though. I guess she would like Enchant. My father hasn't heard anything of EA.

My sister don't like what she calls - electronica - so she doesn't really like Opheliac, but she likes Willow, What if and songs like that. (I insist that she calls EA Industrial and not Electronica by the way.)

I don't share my music (I don't share EA) with any of my Real Life friends, I'm an egomaniac (is that a word?). Though most of my MSN/Online friends like her/like her a lot
The one friend who's heard of her I have in Real Life thinks she's okay, but not her style of music. I'm fine with that.

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I'm X, but I don't really share my music with my parents. My mom's heard only a little of Emilie (because my mom loves classical music). My dad has only seen what she looks like and has heard little from me about her, but he isn't into anything unusual (to put it lightly).

I just keep to myself.

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I always refer to Emilie as "the lady with the red hair" when I talk to my mum. She never cared too much about what I listen to, and since I'm X and moved away from home a while ago, I don't bother her with my music, anyway. (I do, however, annoy my new housemates. Hah!)

My mum worries a bit about Emilie's lyrics, though. I used to be quite depressed and fond of sharp things, thus my mum's concerned that Emilie's music is "self-destructive". I'm way past all that, though - I don't see Emilie's music as "self-destructive", but strong. Anyone who've seen her perform Liar live will know what I mean. What a brilliant way to focus and release your frustration, rage and hate! It's not self-destructive - it's survival. Release.

But I'm really rambling now. Sorry. o.o;

(When reading the last paragraph, it sounds kinda fanatic. I'm not sure if I managed to get my point across at all.)

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no Engwannuniel you are so right! My mother also said that all her songs are so depressed. I once said that a Cure? is such a happy song. This kind of music should not be good for me but that's not how I see it.

I think the music is very strong and it's survival not self-destructive or anything. It's all the anger you feel, hate pain everything that you can release trough her angry painful and hateful lyrics and music.

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Like me, except I'm X lol ^^

When I see my parents we talk about many things but music is not the priority.
But in the car I take a EA'cd and my mom can listen. She doesn't say anything, just drive, but she do like EA's cover, especially "A Bit O' This & That" and "Laced/Unlaced". She loves the book and she loves the "Once upon a time is now" pink shirt.

The next time I'll take in the car "Laced & Unlaced"

My boyfriend likes EA, the first time he saw her he said to me "Umm I'm pretty sure you like her hair", the same thing when he saw plague rats^^. And I think my sister loves "Enchant" with all the faerie stuff but she'll never say that

I don't really share my music tastes but it can be guess and the little I show my parents likes.

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My parents are completely worried that I'm becoming a 'Child of the Night' or something. So they don't really appreciate most the music I listen to... But my mom heard Opheliac, and was rather creeped out. The lyrics aren't that scary, so I guess she's just not used to Emilie's Style. But yeah, most people don't get it.

My mother knows I dabble with the Cure and bands with wild hair and makeup. She only head a bit of enchant and she liked it, and I have classified Emilie Autumn as "that violonista". So she thinks it's just yet one of those artists who doesn't know what they have to do to sell or be original and she basically lets it be.

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