It’s gonna be really hard to unring this bell, but…
Back in June, Marijus Adomaitis, aka Ten Walls, expressed some extremely homophobic thoughts on a (now deleted) Facebook post. Here’s a quick summary.
“I remember producing music for one Lithuanian musician, who tried to wash my brain that I don’t need to be so conservative and intolerant about them. When I asked him “what would you do if you realized that your 16-year-old son’s browny (anus) is ripped by his boyfriend?” Well he was silent…
In the good 90s… these people of different breed where fixed…
One of my first gigs in Ireland, on my way to [my] hotel I saw a church with a fence decorated with hundreds of baby shoes. Naturally I wondered why? Unfortunately a priest’s lie for many years was uncovered when children were massively raped. Unfortunately the people of other breed continue to do it and everyone knows it but does nothing.”
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That effectively ended Adomaitis’ career, with nearly ever festival canceling his performances amidst a huge outcry. Ten Walls’ tour agency and distributor also backed out, though Adomaitis is now apologizing, and blaming a period of ‘anger and stress’ for the hateful comments.
Everyone deserves a second chance
Never heard of him. EDM?
Trying to get some press, it seems. I have no idea who this person is, don’t care and won’t remember after I write this.