Chael Sonnen (MMA) chooses "How Soon Is Now?" as his #1 song to walk out to before a fight

Chael P. Soonen writes about his top 10 songs to walk out to before an MMA fight. Number 1 is "How Soon Is Now?"
Mr. Sonnen Writes: "The first time I heard this song I thought it must come from another planet; yet at the same time I felt it had come from a portion of my soul I was afraid to access for fear that it would drive me mad. Easily the single-most original, astonishing, and brilliant song of the last quarter-century. It confronts and describes issues that fighters are the living, breathing incarnations and victims of. The song is a throbbing, relentless, inexhaustible welter of loneliness, insecurity, and morose self-pity, sonically crystallized and packaged, then disguised as a brilliant pop song. If fighters could be captured in a song, it would be this one."
I knew there was a reason I like watching this guy fight.

Gosh, nobody responded yet?

I thought this was fantastic.

A little overwrought in places, maybe ("a portion of my soul I was afraid to access for fear that it would drive me mad"), but he's an MMA fighter, so I guess it makes sense.

If I were to object that I don't hear "morose self-pity" in "How Soon Is Now", would Chael kick my ass?

 

[MozAngeles818]

Chael's awesome.
Enough said.

 

[theytookit]

In his book "The Voice of Reason", Chael P. Sonnen writes about his top 10 songs to walk out to before an MMA fight. Number 1 is "How Soon Is Now?"

Mr. Sonnen writes: "The first time I heard this song I thought it must come from another planet; yet at the same time I felt it had come from a portion of my soul I was afraid to access for fear that it would drive me mad. Easily the single-most original, astonishing, and brilliant song of the last quarter-century. It confronts and describes issues that fighters are the living, breathing incarnations and victims of. The song is a throbbing, relentless, inexhaustible welter of loneliness, insecurity, and morose self-pity, sonically crystallized and packaged, then disguised as a brilliant pop song. If fighters could be captured in a song, it would be this one."

I knew there was a reason I like watching this guy fight.

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The Voice of Reason: A V.I.P. Pass to Enlightenment by Chael Sonnen - Amazon.com

 

[ksenalex]

ahhahahhaahha.. anyway he still got his ass kicked by silva

 

[Miss Garden]

ahhahahhaahha.. anyway he still got his ass kicked by silva

nothing will erase his loss to Silva, but the song is really fabulous

 

[starless]

Two losses mind you.

 

[bored]

His description of the song is far more eloquent than I would expect from an MMA fighter. I think it's a great quote.

 

[Deleted member 1074]

ahhahahhaahha.. anyway he still got his ass kicked by silva

All thanks to Steven Seagal, of course...

 

[Guernie]

His second to last sentence is spot on ! Your quite right bored that quote is brilliant .

 

[Anonymous]

This fighter is clueless. The song is about being gay. Everybody knows that!

 

[Anonymous]

Fantastic quote!

 

[Marc Smiths]

Very sensitive and sensible from him!!!

 

[Marc Smiths]

And please the anonymous show yourselfs!!!

 

[Anonymous]

This fighter is clueless. The song is about being gay. Everybody knows that!

Well MMA is gay so they go hand in hand.

 

[Anonymous]

it doesnt matter who we are, what matters is our plan

 

[ground fighter]

What a surprise! I love Chael's ridiculous antics and his fighting is amazing. He is so quick witted and hilarious albeit a tad over the line. The fact that he is a Smiths fan crystallizes my love him. Chael's first fight with Silva was a one sided beating until he got sloppy in the last round. The rematch was fantastic though, and as much as I hate to see Chael lose credit belongs to Anderson Silva for an amazing performance.

 

[Anonymous]

Surprising eloquence from such a brutish man. I still am not a fan of the human cockfights though. At the rate our society is degrading , it wouldn't surprise me if Roman gladiator-style battles to the death will be regular television fare.

 

[Anonymous]

MMA = Moronic Macho A-holes.
Not sure what is worse the "fighters" or those that watch such idiocy.

 

[ground fighter]

MMA = Moronic Macho A-holes.
Not sure what is worse the "fighters" or those that watch such idiocy.

Judgemental & uninformed much?

 

[ground fighter]

Surprising eloquence from such a brutish man. I still am not a fan of the human cockfights though. At the rate our society is degrading , it wouldn't surprise me if Roman gladiator-style battles to the death will be regular television fare.

And the slopes are slippery for this pseudo intellectual twit.