Metal Anarchy

Billy Morrison (Billy Idol, etc.) has premiered a new video for his new song “Take Me As I Am.” The track is from his newly released album “Hollow.” Notably, that effort features a number of guests including Marilyn Manson, Chad Gray (Mudvayne), Sully Erna (Godsmack), Dexter Holland (The Offspring), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), and more.

Morrison commented on the single:

“Life is a hell of a journey and we are all fallible beings, but we all have the capacity for change. ‘Take Me As I Am’ examines both the concept of change and growth as a human being, and the idea of arriving at a place of acceptance for one another. I believe that as long as we are aware of our faults, and we strive to be a better person tomorrow, then acceptance is one of the most healing attributes we can offer the world. And not understanding the power of judgement can be extremely damaging to others. Having been judged for one thing or another my whole life, finding those people that literally ‘take me as I am,’ that accept me for who I am, and allow mistakes to be part of a learning process, is a wonderful feeling.”

He also added the following about the video:

“I have had a photographer, Jane Stuart, working with me throughout both album cycles (the previous album, ‘The Morrison Project,’ and the new album, Hollow) and her aesthetic and ability to portray me in a way that others fail to capture drew me in. When it came time for the video for ‘Take Me As I Am,’ I asked her if she would consider making her directorial debut for me and she said yes! I literally just said ‘I have a yellow Lamborghini I want to use, and I’d like to have a black eye in this video,’ and left her to make sense of that within the track. And what a video she came up with, from creative concept to technical execution—she knew what she wanted. The color palate is very specific and the story captures the essence of the lyrics perfectly: a fallible man, learning from mistakes, and trying to make sense of his own shortcomings. The team she put together was fantastic and Jane knocked this one out of the park.”

[via Chaoszine]