I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer. I've noticed that in the past, definitely. Is it true that Brits have terrible teeth compared to Americans? You can't go to another dentist, but your dad doesn't really want to deal with it. Like, my mom would make appointments under fake names. Dad didn't really want to ever see anybody in the family. You know how they say, "The cobbler's son has no shoes"? It's kind of like that scenario. When journalists started writing about it, then you realise what people think you're doing.ĭid that make you want to do it more to annoy them? But I didn't even realise I talked slow until people started telling me. Yeah, I mean … obviously I seem stoned all the time and talk slow. No, but if we did play to country audiences I'm sure they'd be appalled.Īre you really the slow- and soft-talking stoner slacker of early-'90s renown, or were you just winding journalists up and when the interviews were over you'd talk at a regular pace and volume? Have you ever played the Grand Ole Opry? (5 ) Our initial concept for Dinosaur was "ear-bleeding country". Not really, but I think of Mudhoney as grunge and everybody else is part-grunge. Deep Purple (4 ).ĭo you ever consider the importance of Dinosaur Jr in the scheme of things?Īre you the godfather of alternative rock? Which was the most important in the development of American rock? Nirvana, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr and Sonic Youth are the four horsemen of the grunge apocalypse, though, aren't they? How good are you on guitar? Up there with the greats?ĭinosaur Jr were the Chuck Berry to Sonic Youth's Elvis. Do you know who you were sandwiched between?Īndy Summers of The Police and James Hetfield of Metallica. You were voted the 86th best guitarist in a Rolling Stone poll. He had a song called I'm Gonna Rape You and he'd say, "This is where I go out in the crowd and rape the girl so keep playing the guitar solo till I get back onstage." The fact is, he wouldn't have to because these girls were happy to give themselves to him. Everyone was against the back wall of the club. I mean, it definitely had an effect on people. Do you have a moral position on degeneracy of that order?Ī moral position? It was quite an unpleasant experience.Ĭan such behaviour be defended on artistic grounds? He was described as "the most spectacular degenerate in rock'n'roll history".
They threw him out of the club after four songs. He rammed the mic up his butt, cut himself everywhere, he was covered in blood and shit within minutes. You once played a show with legendary coprophiliac GG Allin. She'd walk around coughing and at dinner time she said: "What do you wanna eat?" and I said: "I don't care," so she said: "If I put some shit on a plate, would you eat that?" I said: "No, probably not." I'd stayed over the night at her house and she basically tortured me. What's the rudest thing you've ever said to anybody?
There's a track on your new album called Rude. Atari Teenage Riot sampled one of our songs. Reggae and dub I like, but I haven't dived in yet. I listen to oldies like Kraftwerk, but nothing new. But I probably wouldn't do too much electronic stuff. Well, somebody made an electronic Dinosaur Jr album this year with lots of songs from You're Living All Over Me and Bug (2 )so. Have you ever considered making a dubstep album? I'm in London doing interviews for the new Dinosaur Jr album (1 ).Īh, yes.