Got any juicy interviews from yer heroes? Here's one-

ian mackaye

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OK , 5 tries , and I got it to play. Was'nt expecting a verbatim reading , in costume. I guess I expected to hear " Beethoven can't meet our standards  , because he's not yet been born !".      Kidding.  It's the deadpan nature of their delivery that makes this funny.
 
John Battles said:

I've seen the Grundy disection. It IS pretty funny. The Amish Sex Pistols thing registered as one second long. I'll try it again , later. OR.....could it be , since they were living as if it were 400 years ago , this could not exist? Sorry , that was lame. Kaiser George was in a band called The Scottish Sex Pistols ! I asked him if they performed "God Save The Queen" as "SCOTLAND THE BRAVE !! THEY MADE US ALL SLAVES!!". He said , "NO! But I wish we HAD !"
 
Andy Climax said:

Kevin Eldon's brilliant take on the Sex Pistols, Bill Grundy interview. Chris Morris couldnae have done it any better. Enjoy

I've seen the Grundy disection. It IS pretty funny. The Amish Sex Pistols thing registered as one second long. I'll try it again , later. OR.....could it be , since they were living as if it were 400 years ago , this could not exist? Sorry , that was lame. Kaiser George was in a band called The Scottish Sex Pistols ! I asked him if they performed "God Save The Queen" as "SCOTLAND THE BRAVE !! THEY MADE US ALL SLAVES!!". He said , "NO! But I wish we HAD !"
 
Andy Climax said:

Kevin Eldon's brilliant take on the Sex Pistols, Bill Grundy interview. Chris Morris couldnae have done it any better. Enjoy

BRMC caught at totally the wrong time. This guy was passing them and thought he would get a real scoop. Brilliant. Either pissed or stoned...or both.

Kevin Eldon's brilliant take on the Sex Pistols, Bill Grundy interview. Chris Morris couldnae have done it any better. Enjoy

I met Gordon , briefly , in 1987. She told me she liked my handmade Cramps T-shirt , and that Ivy was her all - time idol. Years later , Thurston Moore said , in that Punk interview documentary , his first Punk Rock show , which changed his life , was Suicide with the live debut of The Cramps in 1976 at Max's.  Later , still , Keith Streng from The Fleshtones casually mentoned being at the same gig , describing it to a tee , just as Moore did , though , he said he never knew , previously , that
Thurston Moore was also there. 
sdave said:

Interview in Elle with Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)

KIM GORDON SOUNDS OFF

OH, I should add , if you want to ask me , how did I not know , after hearing the second line of "Next Big Thing", well , when it was readily available in the early 80's for $3 OR LESS , I did'nt realize how much I needed "Dictators Go Girl Crazy" . When it was'nt available for love or money by the Late 80's , that's when I realized I NEEDED IT , ALL ALONG. I finally scored a copy for $5 in '89 . I think. Such a deal.
 
John Battles said:

Looks interesting.    I was never a big fan , tho' I have some of his records. I was reading in "Heebie Jeebies at CBGS's" that Hell basically refused to talk about what being Jewish meant to him in relation to the formation of Punk. He was'nt raised Jewsh (His Father was an Atheist.) , so , maybe even being ethnically Jewish was of little consequence to him. IT STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN INTERESTING TO HEAR HIS THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT. This book will probably clarify none of that , and , that's his business. He acted like he was being "Outed", whereas Tommy Ramone stated that he only ever mentioned being Jewish  , and having relatives die in The Holocaust , at or around the time the book was put together , because he really did'nt think people would want to read about it. Personally , I thought Hell was Italian . Alan Vega , too. The Dictators , before I knew more about them , seemed straight - up Italian , also. But , they all tried to form their identity outside of their ethnic or religious identities , some eventually embracing their backgrounds.  
dave said:

Richard Hell Looks Back on Punk's Roots in Place

Looks interesting.    I was never a big fan , tho' I have some of his records. I was reading in "Heebie Jeebies at CBGS's" that Hell basically refused to talk about what being Jewish meant to him in relation to the formation of Punk. He was'nt raised Jewsh (His Father was an Atheist.) , so , maybe even being ethnically Jewish was of little consequence to him. IT STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN INTERESTING TO HEAR HIS THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT. This book will probably clarify none of that , and , that's his business. He acted like he was being "Outed", whereas Tommy Ramone stated that he only ever mentioned being Jewish  , and having relatives die in The Holocaust , at or around the time the book was put together , because he really did'nt think people would want to read about it. Personally , I thought Hell was Italian . Alan Vega , too. The Dictators , before I knew more about them , seemed straight - up Italian , also. But , they all tried to form their identity outside of their ethnic or religious identities , some eventually embracing their backgrounds.  
dave said:

Richard Hell Looks Back on Punk's Roots in Place

Richard Hell Looks Back on Punk's Roots in Place

Interview in Elle with Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)

KIM GORDON SOUNDS OFF

Q&A With Richard Hell-

Punk-Rock Icon Richard Hell Watches Kimmel Before Bed

Interview with CRIME from Ugly Things Sorry for the link, it was too long to stuff in here.

The Misfits piece (Which is very good.) reminds me of a Guerilla Interview session between The Late Brad Stiles (Hugh Beaumont Experience , The Eat.) and The late Wendy O. Williams.

Brad: Do you like Texas?

Wendy : Yeah.

Brad: What kind of soup do you like?

Wendy : I dunno.

BRAD: WHAT SORT OF THINGS BELONG IN YOUR BOTTOM?

Wendy: HUH?!!!

The interview , as it were , appeared in an issue of Throbbing Cattle , a xerox zine put out bythe members of Ft. Worth Teen Punks , The Hugh Beaumont Experience. Because they actually WERE teenagers , the zine had a more personal touch , including contributions by my good friend , the Late Keith Kaski. The HBE broke up after recording one amazing Psychedelic track and a funny Funk/Rap spinoff on the cool "Steel Rok Presents" cassette compilation. Drummer Jeff Coffe turned up , as King Vitamin (Already his stage name.),  in The Butthole Surfers , and Stiles RE-EMERGED , years later , with a great funny Hardcore/R'n'B BAND WITH A CONGA PLAYER CALLED THE EAT.  They quickly disapeared , which was too bad. I really wanted to do a show with them. Several years later , still , Stiles commited suicide.

I was on my sojourn through the metroplis when I spotted a tramp selling "The Big Issue". What caught my eye was the cover had a cartoon of Paul Weller, which, being a fan of The Jam, made me take notice. It was a really interesting feature where Weller talks about being a father and how it changed him, as it really was an eye opener on topics like how what happened after Red Wedge and its affect his songwriting, among other things.

Misfits Interview from 1983

Tour Dates Live Recordings Media Appearances Recording Sessions Time Line Song and Name Information Merchandise Fan Club Sources

CRETIN BULL, 2/83
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[This interview took place on 1/29/83 and features several photos
by Bill Daniels.]

MISFITS AT THE RITZ!

Like a tidal wave of white noise, the Misfits overwhelmed the throngs
of anti-punk humanity Saturday night (January 29th) at the Ritz.

The evening started out with the Droogs doing an unusually hot set.
They left the stage, however, on a seemingly angry note. The
Offenders took over next with JJ in prime form. His uncontrollable
animalism and maniacal mongoose energy reminded me of Henry Rollins.

Les Big Boys did their Big Boy stuff next. By this time the hall was
packed literally to the rafters, so the crowd got really jumpy when
the brass section made their first appearance in months.

And then, after all that, the aforementioned Misfits came on and took
over. Robo, ex-Black Flagger, pounded away with Roman Centurion
peacock pride. The Only brothers (Doyle and Jerry) thundered away at
their guitars, churning out the horror rock stuff that they're so
proud of.

At first, the terrible rhythms and anti-melodies were totally
indiscernable from one perpetual blast of droning thunder. But later,
as the ear became used to the onslaught of musical TNT, everything
fell into place, making for an excellent show.

The Misfits performed an extra long set with enough energy for seven
bands. It was the first time we've seen the Ritz in operation for a
while; I hope we get to see more of it soon. I hope we again see the
Misfits soon too.

Talked to the bassist Doyle Only after the show. Check it out:

Bull: How do you like playing in places like Texas?
Doyle: Tonight was great.
Bull: I heard that ya'll met in a gymnasium: is that true?
Doyle: Well, uh...
Bull: We want to know how much you can bench press. Do you bench?
Doyle: No.
Bull: I thought for sure...
Doyle: No. The last time we went on tour, the police down in New
Orleans stole all our weights. We had weights in our truck. They
stole that and our cameras.
Bull: Tell us what happened in the cemetary in New Orleans. Are you
planning to go to the graveyard here?
Doyle: No, we're not doing that anymore. (general laughter) It cost
us 300 bucks. We made 300 bucks playing in New Orleans and we had to
give it to the cops. We got good publicity out of it, but fuck that,
you know...
Bull: How did ya'll run in with Robo?
Doyle: Well, we were just in the market for a drummer. We were on
tour two years ago and our other drummer, Googy, he said that we was
going to split the band. He didn't get along with Glenn so well. They
didn't hit it off, so he said that after this tour he was gonna
leave. We just put out an APB for somebody and Robo called and said
"hey, it's Robo..."
Bull: When did ya'll meet the Big Boys?
Doyle: The first time I met them was when we played the Island last
time in Houston...
Bull: Ya'll seem to hit it off pretty well...
Doyle: Oh yeah, they're all great. Pretty much everybody that, you
know, is in the scene...uh, Black Flag, everybody...we're friends
with everybody. Except the Dead Kennedys; we hate them.
Bull: Why?
Doyle: They're a bunch of assholes; Jello's a jerk.
Bull: What do you say to people who say you're imitating Kiss and
stuff like that?
Doyle: Well, that just show the state of their knowledge of music.
Bull: How do you find Slash?
Doyle: Slash does nothing; they're a useless record company. Anybody
who deals with Slash is out of their fucking mind. We came to them
with a tape, the album cover; we gave them the whole thing in a
package deal. We just brought it right down, put it on their desk;
and all they had to do was have it made. They didn't kave to do
fucking nothing. And, you know, how they come up and tell us "hey,
you guys owe us money..." We owe you money? What the fuck are you
talking about? We almost tore up their office on them and stuff...
Bull: I noticed you got some bad press in California for a little
mishap or something; care to comment? (Notice the skillfull manner in
which Jake 2000 avoided actually naming any of the unpleasant
details...)
Doyle: Well, we don;t take shit like a lot of people take shit...
Bull: What happened?
Doyle: We were up there, busting our butts for the crowd, you know;
and then they start target practice with beer cans...People throwing
full cans of beer at you; eventually it came to the point where we
said "yeah, fuck you..." And...we handled it.

(Bull note: The tape ran out strategicall, but Doyle apologised for
what happened.)

by Jake 2000.
______________________________________________________

The Misfits have managed to assemble almost everything I dislike or
avoid -- their shells are huge and muscular, the result of much
he-man efforts, their rude leather and spikes lavishly expensive,
their live shows deafen the ears for about 30 hours, their daddy
flies them home after every weekend, they even beat up a kid in his
feable attempt to empathize with the band.

However, despite all these bad points against bad eggs, the Misfits
are still fun to watch; they transmit so much energy that you can't
help but enjoy their shows, (assuming you weren't part of the mass
exodus who fled with pained ear drums).

This is no horror rock as everyone claims it to be. This is just
loud, fast metal played with subtle danceable rhythms. Their music is
barely even disguised to conceal it's true nature -- heavy metal in
used leather drag. But it's good metal nonetheless.

But what they do conceal beneath their devilish appearance is the
fact that they're really nice guys with regular jobs during the week
who probably wouldn't ghoulishly rape you on the first date,
(assuming you would ever date a Misfit). This image I am
extrapolating from Doyle, the bass player, who was eager to talk,
friendly, articulate, a good egg.

We bombarded him after the show with questions, all asked at random,
hardly allowing him to answer. So it's a little jumbled and not much
is elaborated upon. Cretin Bull again exceeds the limits of
journalism.

by the Sister.

I don't know if this is really a punk rock interview, but it's Mojo freaking Nixon. This is the second time I've interviewed him. This one was about Rock n Roll Comics, a DVD in which he appears.

Antonio , I did'nt see , Hawkwind , personally , but , I did have plenty of chances when Dave Brock and Nick Turner had comperrting versions of the band going(Late 80's , 90's.). I went to one of Brock's Hawkwind gigs , only to find it had been cancelled.

No , what I wrote was a joke ,in reference to John Lydon. Lemmy said that he used to see Lydon at Hawkwind gigs in the early 70's , selling LSD.    The Sex Pistols still play "Silver Machine " , sometimes , if they have'nt hung it up for good.
 
antonio said:

Did you really see the Hawkwind?

John Battles said:

Always quotable. Johnny straddles the line , here , between intimidating and genuinely hilarious. OH, YEAH. He still does that. "Freedom . Something the Hippies spoke of...when I was selling LSD at Hawkwind shows....OH , SHIT. Edit that part out.
 
antonio said:

John...

Did you really see the Hawkwind?

John Battles said:

Always quotable. Johnny straddles the line , here , between intimidating and genuinely hilarious. OH, YEAH. He still does that. "Freedom . Something the Hippies spoke of...when I was selling LSD at Hawkwind shows....OH , SHIT. Edit that part out.
 
antonio said:

John...

Always quotable. Johnny straddles the line , here , between intimidating and genuinely hilarious. OH, YEAH. He still does that. "Freedom . Something the Hippies spoke of...when I was selling LSD at Hawkwind shows....OH , SHIT. Edit that part out.
 
antonio said:

John...

I did a cool interview with Vadge Moore from the dwarves, in 2001, its available for free in pdf from www.vadgemoore.com in the interviews section

SATAN'S GIFT TO WOMEN

from a zine i did back in the day

I used to write for a Greenwich based magazine and I interviewed Michael Graves from The Misfits, which I'll post up on here if anyonre asks.

The Damned, with awesome Captain Sensible video interview. http://www.rockerzine.com/index.php/2011/10/the-damned-35-years-of-evil/

John...

Henry Rollins Interview, Oct. 2011

Towards the end of this audio interview Rollins goes into the state of music today...