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hans-peter van velthoven posted these today in honour of matt's birthday 📸

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(un)fortunately, yes!

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So, our good friend Matthew Bellamy went:

"sweet, an 8-string guitar! I wonder what happens if I--"

"oops, looks like I accidentally a metal song, guess we're touring European metal festivals now 🤷‍♂️"

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pocket sized (extremely affectionate)

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how unravelling got me feeling:

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So Unravelling is finally out in France ! I almost died of hype waiting for it but it was worth it. I love it ! I heard a leaked version earlier in the day but now I can hear all the details. Special mention for Dom’s drumming, ugh, so good, I could literally feel my heartbeat aligning itself with the rhythm. And that breakdown !!!! 😩😩 Yes. Yes. Yes. I can go to sleep in peace now.

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It's nice to see the Muse fandom on Tumblr being awake and alive again. I get to see rehashed dramas again. New GIFs and videos get circulated around. I bamboozle everyone else with the existence of translated interviews and scanned pics from old magazines and write fanfic of Muse.

Truly, nature is healing :)

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MUSE Photo Session - Absolution 2003

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Welp, I chose the wrong lyrics to start this blog. Oh well. Let’s leave it like that. Let humanity remember that Matt Bellamy’s falsetto cannot be understood without subtitles. Thank god I didn’t start a blog when the fanbase first heard Micro Cuts. Now that would have been chaos.

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people in muse’s comment section are getting offended at the “no god” lyric in unravelling. have y’all ever listened to absolution? do you know who the frontman is

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MUSE in Rockfest 🔥🧡

📷 🔃👇🏻Repost from: @ miguelolano88 ❤️

🗓️ 14. Jun. 2025

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Muse and Shakespeare references : Hamlet

"May one be pardon'd and retain th'offence ? In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice. [...] My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to heaven go." — King Claudius, Act III Scene IV

"And burn, you will burn You will burn in Hell, yeah, you'll burn in Hell You'll burn in Hell, yeah, you'll burn in Hell For your sins" — Take a Bow, Muse

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*Showbiz* : Muscle Museum

*OoS* : so difficult but I’m going to go with Bliss

*Hullabaloo* : Map of Your Head

*Absolution* : Blackout

*BHAR* : Knights Of Cydonia

*The Resistance* : cheating a bit but I’m in love with the whole of Exogenesis

*The 2nd Law* : Explorers

*Drones* : The Handler

*Simulation Theory* : The Dark Side

*WOTP* : Kill or be Killed

musers im bored, whats your favourite track (1) out of every muse album

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📸 circusxhead via Muse Instagram

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New art inspired by the new Muse song Unravelling! Hope you like it ❤️

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Telling you a random story because you’re a muse enjoyer but my dad literally primed me for rpf in my youth bc he would always go on about how it was obvious that Matt Bellamy was singing about being gay in like every muse song 😭 I was 10 years old like you know what he has a point

Hello! I love Muse, random stories, and random facts so you came to the right place!

As far as I know, Matt, Dom, or Chris have never commented publicly on their sexuality (someone please correct me if I’m wrong!)

That being said, there’s been discussions and various interpretations of lyrics over the years such as:

“I have played in every toilet” - Muscle Museum. Explained as the band playing in tiny venues before they hit the big time. This could be interpreted as casual sex in public bathrooms.

“Come in my cave / And I’ll burn your heart away” - Cave. A song about men retreating into a metaphorical cave when they’re in a bad mood. This could also be interpreted in a… ahem. Fairly self explanatory way. Further context from Matt - “it’s a song about a friend. We’re not friends anymore.” I’ll leave that there.

“Why can’t we see / That when we bleed we bleed the same” - Map of the Problematique. A desperate song about loneliness and not being good enough for the object of your affection. Could also be interpreted as feeling unable to confide in anyone regarding your sexuality (or any other perceived difference) when at our core, we’re all just people with feelings.

Resistance. Obviously inspired by Winston and Julia’s love story from Orwell’s 1984. Could also be interpreted as referring to a different kind of forbidden (in some places love). Also to note when Muse played in Malaysia, where sadly LGBTQ people do not have sufficient rights, Muse were forced to remove We Are Fucking Fucked from the setlist and made a point of playing this song instead. When asked, Dom said on Instagram, “a more poignant message given the circumstances.” A class act. Still giving their fans in Malaysia a chance to watch them live rather than throwing a fit and getting banned (looking at you Matty Healy). Whilst giving a subtle middle finger to the Malaysian government and a positive message to the fans.

I’m sure there are many many more lyrics I’ve forgotten that can be interpreted in various ways. Regardless of their sexuality (which is of course their own private business unless they choose to comment), have some bonus content just for fun.

Dom

Lots of jokes have been made by Matt towards Dom over the years including his rainbow of “gay” trousers, love of leopard print and outlandish outfits, being “gay” for his huge “faff bag” of products (which in hindsight, was probably moisturiser and lip balm) which Matt proclaimed was so big, Dom needed his own tour bus, and of course Dom liking Brie which according to Zane Lowe, is a “gay” cheese.

Further examples include when they experienced bad turbulence on a flight and they thought the plane might crash, Matt and Chris joked in an interview they thought Dom would tell them he was gay just before they died. Another interview included a part where Matt volunteered to suck venom out of Dom’s arse if he got bitten by a spider or a snake. When Dom asked what would happen if it bit him on the nob, Matt answered “I’d let you die.”

It’s important to note that the early to mid 2000s were a very different time, and of course these kind of jokes are no longer acceptable. But from my observations, everything said was always in a jokey, friendly way and was always taken in good humour. As far as I know, the band have made no more jokes along these lines for many many years.

Bonus bonus

I loved the interview where the interviewer, I think due to a language barrier (but more likely how closely they were sat, let’s be honest) mistook Matt and Dom for a couple, and Matt said with a cheeky smile, “what us? No, we’re more like brothers.”

I have also witnessed Matt unzip Dom’s onesie on stage with my own eyes, as well as slap his arse numerous times walking past. And don’t even get me started on the drum straddling. But to be fair, who wouldn’t want to touch Dom at every opportunity.

In conclusion, I think Matt, Dom, and Chris are allies of the LGBT community and certainly wouldn’t mind a queer reading of any of their lyrics / comments over the years.

Not sure if this is what you wanted lovely anon but it was fun to ramble about Muse / Belldom for a little while! I’ll leave you with this…