Shadowing Practice: Mike Muir - Interview 1990 - Suicidal Tendencies - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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What other people are, they don't know anything about the band and they're telling me suicidal, this is satanic, it's this, it's on drugs and stuff.
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What other people are, they don't know anything about the band and they're telling me suicidal, this is satanic, it's this, it's on drugs and stuff.
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And I go, yeah, okay, what is this about drugs and stuff?
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I don't do no drugs, I don't even drink, you know.
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That's not saying other people shouldn't do it, that's me personally, you know.
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I'm the type of person, what is suicidal?
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Suicidal is when you get kicked out of school in the 10th grade like I did.
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It's like, okay, it's like they think that they got one on me, I go to college, you know.
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That's what suicidal is.
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We were on the show with Tipper Gore, you know, from the PMRC and they had this psychiatrist.
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And he's going to me, he goes, Michael, you don't know it, and you don't understand this, but I'm a psychiatrist.
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He goes, just by you having the name Suicidal Tendencies, that's bad.
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And you don't, and try to understand this.
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He goes, there's 20, 25% of the world people are vulnerable.
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And just by having the name Suicidal Tendencies, they might kill themselves.
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And I go, now wait a second.
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If that's the case, then what about these TV shows when they're having people raping people, when they're robbing banks, when they're murdering?
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If our name just having a suicidal tendency is going to influence, when they're watching these TV shows, then they're going to go out raping, robbing, and murdering.
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So if that's the case, then isn't it better that they kill themselves than going out and killing someone else?

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You're practicing English with "Mike Muir - Interview 1990 - Suicidal Tendencies" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

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Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.