Inspiration for The Lotus Eater

[Slaydon]

Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lotus_Eater
There is a Somerset Maugham short story by that name. Could this have inspired Mikael to write TLE?? Maybe he just liked the title...

 

[Nasty-Fire]

I don't think it has inspired him, but the context of the story looks the same, strangely.

 

[Vivören]

WOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[in_my_time_of_disease]

Decided against a poll as to whether this story is the inspiration did we?

 

[Slaydon]

Decided against a poll as to whether this story is the inspiration did we?

Funny.

 

[atlantis19]

Lotus eaters are from Greek mythology, right?

 

[Labyrinth of Blindness]

Hmm, thats really interesting. It seems incredibly relevant.

"the narrator is told of how Wilson exhausted all his resources. He continued living on the goodwill of the landlord who owned his cottage and did so for a year. By then, the landlord demanded that he pay the rent. In desperation, Wilson shut himself in his cottage and lit a charcoal fire in an attempt to kill himself."

That fits the mood and the context of the song so well.

 

[Taran]

The song is inspired by this short story. Mikael said that in a Metal-Hammer-Interview

 

[Korlich]

Wow didnt know SW used to be a bank manager.

 

[in_my_time_of_disease]

the narrator is told of how Wilson exhausted all his resources.

Steven Wilson, PT, Blackfield, Bass Communion, No-Man, IEM, Continuum, producer and reviewer. Looks like SW workaholism goes back to 1913 lol.

 

[clay1oh]

this doesn't have much to do with this thread but has anyone notice on the back of the Watershed CD case it says The Louts Eater? I thought of course the actual CD would say the right songs so I thought millions of people had typos,

 

[Stilgar]

this doesn't have much to do with this thread but has anyone notice on the back of the Watershed CD case it says The Louts Eater? I thought of course the actual CD would say the right songs so I thought millions of people had typos,

It's been discussed several times. If you use the search function, you'll find those discussions.