Drummer Benny Horowitz has some opinions about MTV’s hit show. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias The Gaslight Anthem Photo: MTV News As you can probably tell from virtually every single thing every written about them, rough-and-tumble rockers the Gaslight Anthem are from New Jersey — and proudly so. So, of course, after they field the obligatory Bruce Springsteen question — something they’ve always brought upon themselves, especially with their new album, the just-released American Slang — the follow-up question always seems to be about MTV’s hit show “Jersey Shore.” Rather to their chagrin … “People say it’s this ‘movement,’ but is it really a ‘movement?’ ” drummer Benny Horowitz laughed backstage at the Hard Rock Calling fest in London. “As somebody from Jersey, that sh– has been there forever. So to me, they’ve been the reason I’ve stayed out of Seaside Heights, New Jersey, for about 15 years. “It’s funny,” he continued. “Literally, now, entertainment-wise, all people can associate with New Jersey is ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Jersey Shore.’ And as a proud Jersey-ian — as somebody from the Garden State, the beautiful place it is, with our beaches and our ‘Jersey Fresh’ corn , the Bouncing Souls and all these amazing things — there’s actually a Web site called ReclaimNewJersey.com.” However, what seems to get under Horowitz’s proud New Jersey skin more than anything, it’s that some of the castmembers aren’t even from New Jersey. To him, it’s a matter of authenticity. “[Some] of the are from, like, Long Island,” he laughed. “I don’t know … it’s different there now. If they still drove El Caminos, I’d be cool with it.” Related Artists The Gaslight Anthem
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The Gaslight Anthem Rate ‘Jersey Shore’
