Exeter Interview by Jana, May 2001

Which bands influenced you the most in your early years?

Type O Negative, Crowbar, Godflesh, Ministry, Melvins, Fuckemos, Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, Metallica, Sleep, Gary Numan, Bauhaus, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Van Halen, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Giorgio Moroder, Boston, Kraftwerk, Fate's Warning, Slayer, Entombed, Weezer, Pavement, Sebadoh, Carcass

What are your five favorite bands of all time?

Led Zepplin, U2, Roxy Music, David Bowie, ABBA

What are your favorite cd's from recent years?

Nile, Mortician, Air, Daft Punk, Placebo, Hate Eternal, Deicide, Exhumed, Cannibal Corpse

Were you in any bands before Deadsy? If so, which?

No

What are your favorite songs on the first 2 Deadsy releases?

Commencement and The Macroprosopus

What is your favorite new Deadsy song?

Dreamcrusher

What are the best and worst aspects of having famous parents?

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What song (so far) has been your favorite to perform live?

Winners

How do you like potatoes done?

Medium rear

What inspires you when writing lyrics?

the spirit of my child self fused with the Brain of my future self, for articulation purposes, in response to being an experiment of the everythingness and a heirophant of the nether-zone.......and sometimes weed**

What are your 5 favorite movies?

Rushmore, Fast times at Ridgemont High, The Empire Strikes Back, The Hobbit, the Dark Crystal

How did you hear of The Urantia Book?

My friend Corky Nemec turned me on to it

What is your ultimate goal in life?

to have perfect circulation and to release all inner tensions, and to find my best

What are your favorite hangouts in L.A.?

My House, The Glen Center, and Cross Creek

What other careers would you like to pursue, if you could choose any?

Film making, art installations, theme parks, architecture, theatre, scoring

What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Bubble Gum

What’s your favorite kind of pizza?

Patsy's Pizza   Brooklyn, NY

What tattoo(s) do you have?

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