While I was working on Downward Spiral, I was living in the house where Sharon Tate was killed. Then one day I met her sister. It was a random thing, just a brief encounter. And she said: 'Are you exploiting my sister's death by living in her house? 'For the first time, the whole thing kind of slapped me in the face. I said, 'No, it's just sort of my own interest in American folklore. I'm in this place where a weird part of history occurred. ' I guess it never really struck me before, but it did then. She lost her sister from a senseless, ignorant situation that I don't want to support. When she was talking to me, I realized for the first time, 'What if it was my sister?' I thought, 'Fuck Charlie Manson.' I went home and cried that night. It made me see there's another side to things, you know?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Someone living where Sharon died realized the impact of their actions on her family. This shifted their perspective from historical interest to personal empathy.
- In plain terms
- Living in a murder victim's house seemed normal until the victim's sister questioned it.
- What can you take from it?
- Empathy often comes from imagining how you'd feel in someone else's place.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you see another side of a story?
- How do you handle history?
Another view
The speaker initially dismissed the concern until confronted directly.
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