MY FAVOURITE ROCKBAND


Muse is a rockband from Devon,which is in southwest of England.The band consists of Matthew Bellamy,Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme.They always surprise their fans with fancy stage costumes, performances and fascinating songs.

All the members of the group,lived in the same town and they were in the same school.Matt says that the town that they lived,was like a hell and really painful place.He says:”Our years were wasted there.Young people chose to be a drug-addict or a musician.But we have elected the second way.”

In early years,although every member of the group were in the same school,they used to play in different bands in school.Dominic was the drummer of the most famous band in school.Matt wanted to know him and they met each other.They both knew their skills,so they decided to come together.Matt wanted to write their own songs rather than doing covers.They wanted one more member to the group who'll play bass guitar.They asked it of Chris and he accepted.The three came together this way.The band used to have various names at first,such as Rocket Baby Dolls,Youngblood,Fixed Penalty..In the end they agreed on name 'Muse'.They attended to a contest in school and they won 'surprisingly'.Because they shattered all of the equipment during the performance.”It was supposed to be a protest,a statement.” Matt says ;”It was a real shock,a massive shock.”After the contest,the three decided to keep on their music career anstead of stdying at a university.

At first,they recorded a song named :'Gothic Plague'.They covered the 90's song by their own sound styles.But this didn't bring success.Then they promised to not do any other covers.They wrote their own songs.But nothing changed.They performed without audience.They took themselves serious and worked harder..Practised more than ever.Music became a passion more than a necessity.They didn't miss a chance to perform.They performed nearly everywhere.Their first two singles became a bridge of becoming famous.People really liked what they do.After that,they released the first album called 'Showbiz' in 1999.Showbiz was selected as 'The Album of the Week' on a magazine named 'New Musical Express'.The title on the magazine was:”Look at Muse! You will wonder how these three yong men can do such touching songs!”

It's true what they say.They do really touching songs.And music is fit for everyone.Even for romance lovers.Matt says:”I have no idea about where these lyrics come from.I guess it comes from somewhere inside me but I don't know how. In fact, I don't wanna know.Because I'm afraid of losing it.”

They never concede that they're post-Britpop rockband.They usually describe themselves as a mixture of British bands such as Queen,Radiohead..But we can say that they're the best modern rockband ever.

Some people say that Muse is a copy of Radiohead. But that would be so ruthless.Because Muse's songs are unique.They mix different kinds of music and sounds.

Muse released 5 albums so far.They got 92 nominations and 34 wins on various award ceremonies.They won 'Best Rock Album' award at Grammy Awards on 14th February.And they also performed at Grammys.

Everybody has a muse in them.Mine is MUSE.

by KERIME NESLIHAN CAGLAR