Rock-star monk turns his back on the devil
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November 14, 2009, Saturday
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ITALY'S "Brother Metal," a 63-year-old monk who became famous for singing in a heavy metal band - habit and all - is hanging up his microphone, saying the devil made him too much of a celebrity for his own good.
The white-bearded Cesare Bonizzi, a Capuchin who fronted the band Fratello Metallo (Metal Brother), said the devil was up to his usual mischief.
"The devil has separated me from my managers, risked making me break up with my band colleagues and also risked making me break up with my fellow monks. He lifted me up to the point where I become a celebrity and now I want to kill him," the monk said in his farewell video, which shows a band member shaving off Bonizzi's long mane of white hair as a sign of his turning a new leaf on life.
For years Bonizzi performed at concerts wearing his traditional Franciscan brown robe, sandals and white rope around his waist.
Bonizzi, who fell in love with heavy metal at a Metallica concert 15 years ago, still thinks it can help spread the message of peace and love.
"I think that metal is the strength of music itself. Metal is a brother," he said.
The white-bearded Cesare Bonizzi, a Capuchin who fronted the band Fratello Metallo (Metal Brother), said the devil was up to his usual mischief.
"The devil has separated me from my managers, risked making me break up with my band colleagues and also risked making me break up with my fellow monks. He lifted me up to the point where I become a celebrity and now I want to kill him," the monk said in his farewell video, which shows a band member shaving off Bonizzi's long mane of white hair as a sign of his turning a new leaf on life.
For years Bonizzi performed at concerts wearing his traditional Franciscan brown robe, sandals and white rope around his waist.
Bonizzi, who fell in love with heavy metal at a Metallica concert 15 years ago, still thinks it can help spread the message of peace and love.
"I think that metal is the strength of music itself. Metal is a brother," he said.
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