BORN OF OSIRIS’ TOSIN ABASI WEARS WOMEN’S SHORTS
Friday, July 24th, 2009 at 11:00am by Axl RosenbergBorn of Osiris are making it very hard for those of us who like their music to defend them against the tr00est of the tr00. Next week we’re going to run an interview in which many members of the band admit to some pretty serious lapses in basical Metal 101 knowledge; now New York Magazine, of all fucking publications, has a video of guitarist Tosin Abasi (also of Animals as Leaders), well… just read for yourself:
Tosin Abasi is on tour with the heavy metal band he plays in, Born of Osiris. On stage he wears all-black, but when he’s not working, he likes classic men’s formalwear. The day our Video Look Book cameras caught him he wore a fitted vest from a thrift store and carried a camel leather bag he bought for half-price at Marshall’s. He also wore women’s shorts from Banana Republic and a vintage Schiaparelli hat his girlfriend gave him. “Actually I had dreadlocks and I cut them and I was like, ‘What the fuck do I do with my hair now?’ And she was like, ‘You should have this hat.’ So I’ve been wearing it every day.” Watch the Video Look Book to find out where he got his pink paisley scarf.
I really, really don’t like to judge people solely for what they wear, but… what the fucking fuck dude. Women’s shorts? I’m at a loss for words. Truly.
Click on the screencap below to watch the video. It’s supposed to be embeddable, but New York Magazine is essentially a douchie tabloid for rich people who like to pretend they’re above reading tabloids, and whomever runs their website obviously has no fucking clue what he or she is doing.
-AR
douche, almost seems embarrased to say he’s in a metal band, should be the other fucking way round.
Yeah! What a douche… that’s fucking shreds at guitar
i agree 100% phenominal guitarist, just seems to me that he feels he has to wear black during his concerts, kind of un-metal to do somthing just because its the norm, or to fit in.
I’d be embarrassed to be in a metal band as well.
Bunch of little shits like you for fans who actually care how a dude dresses in a genre thats all about “being yourself”.
Ha.
Fuck all you guys…WHO CARES WHAT WE WEARS!!!!
HE FUCKING SHREDS!!
Fuck yes Owen!
I don’t think the wearing is so much of an offense as that quote up there…
Maybe I’m just out of the loop…but since when did Born of Osiris have this guy?
Their page doesn’t acknowledge him outside of having Animals As Leaders on their top 5, Wikipedia doesn’t list him as a member or ex member.
So yeah, I was asking that as well.
Natch, heres the blabbercocksucker article about it.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BlabberMouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=120650
That photo is taken outside of Lucky Cheng’s, so he maybe also be a tranny Chinese food waitress.
Christ. May also be.
That hat is ballin’ though
I agree
Okay, so I’m really really confused. I really don’t think this guy is with Born of Osiris, this has to be a joke. I try my hardest not to judge solely off of clothing, but after watching the video – this guy has crossed a metal taboo threshold…
I thought crossing the metal taboo threshold was metal.
was I misinformed?
…if so I have a scuba suit I need to get rid of.
read the article, we also have to remember, Born of Osiris is good, yes. But they also appeal to scenesters unfortunetly.
::Clears throat::
…..BOO(OOOOO)!!!
Thank you, happy commenting!
Since when was it metal to give a fuck what someone likes to wear?
Exactly, he can wear whatever the fuck he wants to wear.
Yes, he can wear whatever the fuck he wants to wear. Article = FAIL.
Where does the suprise come in?? All of these trend-core bands wear women’s clothing. Probably because the music is ment for ladies on their periods!
I couldn’t care less if the dude mud wrestles in wading pools with midget tranny hookers between sets at their shows, or if he writes music while wearing a garter belt with stillettos and nipple clamps for inspiration, just so long as he keeps ripping. Keep your hang-ups to yourselves and off of everyone else.
dam fucking straight, dude.
i didnt know their was a black guy in BOO (not rascist just saying) if he lost the shorts i realy wouldnt care, let him wear what he wants. but it makes you think how many other guys who dress like that are into metal
I don’t give a shit what he wears, this dude fucking awesome at guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-lv9ltZ2cw
people from metallica (they’re rich), gojira (they’re french), and born of osiris (haven’t even heard of these guys til now) and whichever band’s members can wear whatever the fuck they want.
still, i like stories like this one because first, i think “crap that’s horrible” but afterwards, i’m “not like its anyone’s business telling him what to wear”.
besides, i’d take that outfit over yngwie malmsteen’s anytime. maybe.
The band really annoys me but good on him for not bending over backwards just to appease the metal sector of the fashion police. I guess not everyone cares what fat web-geeks bicker about on their nerdy elitist blogs.
A little too Sartorialist-style for me. The cut of those shorts isn’t really the best, it makes him look wider.
Haha you snatched the words right out of my mouth dude. Love the bag, shirt and vest though.
“I guess not everyone cares what fat web-geeks bicker about on their nerdy elitist blogs.”
Like you?
Nope, I don’t blog, I’m not fat, and I’m only ever on a couple of internet sites.
Although it seems that you are a little butthurt about something in my statement. Cheer up jackass.
THIS ARTICLE IS NOT FUCKING METAL
Homeboy looks fresh as fuck, if I saw him on the street, I’d be making fun of him because he’s in BOO, not because he’s dressed like a fashion designer. Then I’d ask him for guitar lessons.
At least someone here knows what they’re talking about. BOO is awful beyond words. “FUCKIN BOW DOWN LULZ”…no. Keep that deathcore tripe away from me.
my beef with this is that he feels the need to “dress up” on stage. and not costume and makeup kind of dress up. If you wanna where women’s shorts and carry a handbag, at least have the balls to wear it on stage.
Pretty fucking metal. I mean it’s so un-metal that it actually becomes more metal. Besides the dude is a gifted genius on the instrument so who the fuck cares.
He’s a really fucking nice guy too, very intelligent as well. I accept his choice of dress as long as he continues to rule at the gwee-tar.
I can’t speak for BOO, as I haven’t listened to them, but Animals As Leaders’ album is fucking phenomenal. He can wear whatever the fuck he wants if he makes more albums like that.
No sarcasm here: this is just as metal as Gaahl being gay.
This is metal as fuck.
(and i’m seriously not being sarcastic here. Props to the man for being a badass)
Gaahl is gay? Fucking kvlt!
I’m not one to pick on what someone wears. I don’t give a fuck what he wears, but those shorts….damn. Come on he is black- he has to have like a 2′ cock to begin w/, how the fuck does that work. Props to him though for not caring what everyone else thinks
I personally found his outfit hilarious. I’m sure there’s some underlying joke behind it all.
I mean, the dude hangs out with Bulb* for Christ’s sake. You can’t take Bulb seriously…..ever.
*Misha Mansoor, guitarist of Periphery
amazing guitarist…
i don’t care what he wears…
but still, those shorts are lame hahaha
but that scarf is in. he should wear that onstage.
A question for the other commenters: Would anyone have guessed that they were women’s shorts if the article did not say so?
I would have at least said he stole them from a 10 year old.
Marc Bolan was prettier
He looks like he is on a safari for some weiner.
He wears women’s shorts, which is so far from metal that it’s actually the most metal thing on this site right now. What’s not metal is people giving a shit how he dresses, because in the end it’s all about the music. You guys probably don’t give a shit when you get picked on for dressing like goths, and he sure as hell doesn’t give a fuck about what you rednecks think of his badass scarf. Would it make you feel more comfortable if he wore FUBU? lol @ the kids who comment this stuff. Get a life!
Extremely entertaining thread. Runs the gamut of impressions about this only-in-2009 metal story…
tosin abasi is the new man to watch in metal
What he wears is his own prerogative. Women shorts are a bit odd…. but that guy absolutely annihilates guitars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt8IwLeFM38
In case anyone is curious.
Wearing whatever the hell you want = metal.
I saw him wearing that hat backstage and loled.
This dude OWNS. He could wear a ball gown as far as I’m concerned and he’d still outplay every metalhead in existence today.
The metal scene needs more people like Tosin. He is the man!
Tosin Abasi fucking rulez !!!
his shorts are too short, only attractive women should wears short shorts. I fine with everthing in is cloths but those fucking shorts are sooo short it is fucking creepy.