But according to Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy, the reality of the videos impact was more complicated than that. Speaking by phone from Minneapolis, where the band is based and was rehearsing for a July 10 Tonight Show appearance and a comeback tour for its first major-label CD in eight years, titled The Silver Lining, Murphy explained that even the best of intentions can go wrong.
Some werent the best scenarios. I met a fireman on the East Coast whose daughter was in the end of the video, and hed been in a bitter custody battle with his wife over her, Murphy said. It turned out the girl hadnt run away, but was killed and buried in her backyard by her mother. Then on tour, another girl told us laughingly You ruined my life because she saw herself on the video at her boyfriends house and it led her being forced back into a bad home situation.