Q<\/u><\/strong>: “Let’s talk about your success. You’ve sold over a million records…”
Mike<\/u><\/b>: We’ve sold over a million records?
Chaz<\/u><\/b>: We did?
“Have you?”
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Whoa!!<\/p>\nChester<\/u><\/b>: And at the venue after soundcheck, we did four photo shoots, one after another.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: It was like a photo shoot buffet!!<\/p>\n
Chaz<\/u><\/b>: When we’re not on tour I like to stalk the guys.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Yeah, he follows us around like a lost puppy dog.
Chaz<\/u><\/b>: Woof, woof!!<\/p>\n
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Our fans are intelligent. They know their s**t.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Yeah, most of them know more about us then we do!!<\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Thank you, Brad. Brad is so kind. He’s here for my moral support. Without Brad I think I’d be pretty bummed out on tour, because he’s the only one who gives me any moral support. Everyone else makes fun of me – especially Mr. Hahn!!<\/p>\n
Chaz<\/u><\/b>: We kind of just like ninjas and dark tunnels and fire.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: And guys with big hair that look like werewolves.
Chaz<\/u><\/b>: Grr! Arr!<\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Rob!
Rob<\/u><\/b>: Hi, hows it going?
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Any thoughts, concerns?
Rob<\/u><\/b>: No, just chilling with Big Ben.<\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: We are renaming the band to Blinkin’Sync- 182.<\/p>\n
Adam<\/u><\/b>: Okay Chester, I just have to ask you this, but what’s up with your hair and your pants?
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Dude, don’t make fun of me or I’ll have my wife kick your ass!
Dr. Drew<\/u><\/b>: Huh?
Chester<\/u><\/b>: I’m serious, she’ll whip out some mean karate moves on you. She packs a mean punch!
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Judo chop!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Raaaar!!! <\/p>\n
Brad<\/u><\/b>: Jones soda rules!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: I like the green apple.
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Hehe green froggie apple!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Crushed mellon is good!
Rob<\/u><\/b>: Hehehe you said mellon!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Mellon…Mellons…Bozoooooms! <\/p>\n
Ryan<\/u><\/b>: Those Linkin Park boys are crazy.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Yeah and so are those Orgy guys. They’re scary.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Very scary. <\/p>\n
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Joe and the guys keep on threatining me that on my next birthday they’re gonna kidnap me and let orgy give me a makeover!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Awwe stop whining!
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Yeah you know you want to get all dressed up and be glamarific! <\/p>\n
Joe<\/u><\/b>: What the hell is it with you and Jiggly Puff’s?
Chester<\/u><\/b>: What the hell is it with you and frogs?
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Don’t disrespect the almighty froggie!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Oooooh I’m scared! Should I run?
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Yes very, very fast. <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: We’re not like other bands you know. We actually visit our website and care about our internet fans. We visit as many fansites as possible.
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Yes and I like to send threatending emails to people.
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: No you don’t.
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Yes I do! Shh, its supposed to be a secret!<\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: My walls are about three inches thick and my neighbours must have thought people were dying in my house! The whole neighbourhood could hear it!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: And you’d hear someone go, “You fucking SUCK! Shut up!”
Mike<\/u><\/b>: I think we were subliminally influenced for the bridge on ‘One Step Closer’ by my neighbours; “SHUT UP! I’M TRYING TO SLEEP!”
Chester<\/u><\/b>: At ten o’clock every night, we’d hear (he bangs his fist against the wall) and that was our alarm, so we almost ended up naming the band ‘Ten PM Stocker’, ’cause we recorded on Stocker Street every night and at 10 PM, we had to stop.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: That’s a really well thought out answer. Possibly because he’s answered that question 500 times in the past week? <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Ryan (Shuck) drank Chester under the table one night and Chester was yarfing everywhere.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: I am the yarf king! I can do anything! <\/p>\n
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Have you ever played the Penis Game?
Cane<\/u><\/b>: WHAT?!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: The Penis Game!
Cane<\/u><\/b>: What the hell is that?!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Wanna play it with me?
Cane<\/u><\/b>: Uh, no thanks!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Oh come on, you know you do!
Cane<\/u><\/b>: Would someone mind telling me what the hell the Penis Game is?
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Its where I slap you with my penis!
Joe<\/u><\/b>: No its not! Someone says Penis really quietly and then someone else repeats but in a louder tone and then it keeps going and going until it gets really loud and the louded person wins!
Cane<\/u><\/b>: Oh, okay.
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Penis!
Brad<\/u><\/b>: Phoenix has no penis!
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: Now that you mention it, my name kinda ryhmes with Penis!
Joe<\/u><\/b>: No it doesn’t! <\/p>\n
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Shutup when I’m talking to you before I whip my friend out and give you mushroom stamps!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Yeah you’re little friend haha!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Oh you would know wouldn’t you.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Oh baby, you know it! <\/p>\n
Joe<\/u><\/b>: When we’re on tour, we like to pick on each other just for fun.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Yeah we make fun of Chester’s big ass.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: I don’t have a big ass!
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: No, you have a ghetto booty!
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Haha ghetto booty! I like that one haha! <\/p>\n
Chester<\/u><\/b>: When we’re not on tour I like to stalk the guys.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Yeah he follows us around like a lost puppydog.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Woof, woof!<\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: (in a southern drawl) Ya’ll come back now ya hear!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Yeah so we can have some eatins and fixins!
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Pork n beans! <\/p>\n
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: Chester likes to grab his package like Michael Jackson.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: I didn’t know Chester had a package?
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Yeah its somewhere down there. <\/p>\n
Joe<\/u><\/b>: I want to get a pet frog and name it kermit! Or barky larky!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Barky larky?
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Yeah got a problem with that? <\/p>\n
Chester<\/u><\/b>: I’m a big dork.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: You have a big dork too.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Yes I know. <\/p>\n
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Chester has a bad mouth.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Fuck, fuck, fuck?
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Bagawk!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: I said fuck, not cluck! <\/p>\n
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: Oh my God, they killed Kenny!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Huh? Lenny?
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Lenny Kravitz?
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: No I said Kenny! Southpark, you know!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Mr.Hanky rules! Pooooooopoooo! <\/p>\n
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Scott Weiland is a God!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Yeah we know, you talk about him 24\/7!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: You’re just jealous! <\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: So how do you guys like fame?
Mike<\/u><\/b>: We’re famous?
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Are you sure?
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: Subfamous!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: That’s craptacular! <\/p>\n
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Brad has stinky feet! It smells like a skunk died in both his shoes!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Yeah Chester likes to smell people’s shoes.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: My shoes smell spiffy! Wanna sniff? <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: And sometimes you feel like my nuts. <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: I’m going to sprout wings out of my ass one day and fly around the world.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Sounds like fun, can I join you? <\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: Speaking of which, the band recently enlisted former bassist Phoenix back into the group after having not played with him since your Xero days, how is the chemistry with him, and who handled the bass duties during the tracking of your latest album?
Mike<\/u><\/b>: We wanted someone in the bus to beat up on. Since we hate Phoenix so passionately, he was the only logical choice. <\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: While performing live, band guitarist Brad is usually wearing large headphones, is there a distinct reason behind this or is he trying to make a fashion statement?
Mike<\/u><\/b>: I don’t know. He won’t say. It’s just a big mystery. <\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: The video for your first single “One Step Closer” is quite eclectic and getting heavy rotation as of late, where did the whole kung fu ghost monk theme come from and is it actually you guys in the make-up?
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Our DJ, MISTA HAHN, wrote the treatment for the video. It’s a scary look into his head, isn’t it?
Q<\/u><\/b>: Nah, it’s completely normal to think of flying kung-fu ghost monks.. I do it all the time. <\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: With the way things are going, the possibilities seem endless for you guys, what should we expect from the band in coming months?
Mike<\/u><\/b>: You shall see soon, my friend. <\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: do you do that pelvic thrust thing to hold it up?
Mike<\/u><\/b>: that’s the only way to hold it up. you don’t understand, like people do that and it’s not like a style thing
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: it’s a neccesity, really
Mike<\/u><\/b>: yah, it’s functional. like the pelvic thrust is functional adaptation
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: it’s called “going shotgun”, that’s the technical terminology for that rock and roll move ( mike has a fit of laughter in the background)
Mike<\/u><\/b>: WORD <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Most of us met a long time ago. Brad and I met in junior high and we met Rob in high school, we met Joe in college
Chester<\/u><\/b>: and they made me in college in a chemistry class. They copied Frankenstein’s work and used pieces of dead people, which is why I have to wear this (touches his spiked collar), to hide the scar tissue.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: except we were in art school. That was the whole problem. In art school, and there were no really good chemistry classes – so look what we came up with! <\/p>\n
Metal-is<\/u><\/b>: Well, it’s great to have a million-selling album – but then you have to follow it up
Mike<\/u><\/b>: We’re just starting the first one, so when we get there, we’ll worry about that!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: It’s only been two months!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Besides that, we know that we’re going to do a 150 hour jam session on the second album, so it won’t be able to compete with the first one, because it will be so entirely different, you won’t be able to compare it.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: And we’re actually going to change the name again to the Ambient Guitar Tapping Group. Brad won’t actually be playing, he’ll just be tapping the body of the guitar, so the pick-ups pick up the vibration of the strings and it’ll be like “Mmmmmmmm\u00d6.”
Mike<\/u><\/b>: For 150 hours! And we’ll release it in 150 hour long CDs. And you’ll have to buy all of them to get the full piece.
Metal-is<\/u><\/b>: You know, I don’t think I should print this, in case Pearl Jam see it
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Waaaaagh! (Narrowly misses taking metal-is’ journalist’s eye out with his spiked collar as he jumps up and hugs her!)
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Oh, that’s no dig on Pearl Jam!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Oh, you’re my favourite person – and I didn’t mean to turn you into a shish kebab! <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: You wouldn’t believe how dangerous it is to drive around with scented candles lit in the bus, but it’s necessary.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: We actually got smart and bought sticky velcro and put on either side of the candles, so they wouldn’t roll around. <\/p>\n
Metal-is<\/u><\/strong>: You just mentioned (hed) Planet Earth and you toured the States with them and Papa Roach recently. Was that all young-lads-out-on-the-road type fun?
Road<\/u><\/b>: Yeah, that was a great tour. We actually became really good friends with all those guys.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Except for that damn Coby! He’s real mean to us! He has nothing nice to say, and he always makes fun of me and Chester! And BC from (hed) Planet Earth calls us a naughty word! BC kept calling me and Chester ‘vaginas’!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: You know what else I noticed about BC? I kept seeing him kissing other men! (All laugh uproariously.) He even kissed me on the mouth once; I was like, “Dude, back off!” <\/p>\nJoe<\/u><\/b>: I have a nice ass!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: No,you have a bigass.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: A big fatass
Some Person<\/u><\/strong>: Awwe, don’t make fun of Joe’s ass!
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Hehehe you said ass! <\/p>\nChester<\/u><\/b>: And here is our bedroom
Brad<\/u><\/b>: yeah it’s our bedroom
Chester<\/u><\/b>: No, it’s not our bedroom, it belongs to my wife and I <\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: Do you have any wild stories or embarassing moments to share, while living on the road?Mike<\/u><\/b>: I almost ran over Chester with a golf cart when we were in Florida.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: That was pure evil <\/p>\n
Chester<\/u><\/b>: For some reason we like each other.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: He likes me alot, and I can’t stand him.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Oh, I guess not then. <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: I think Chester is full of himself and I think thats really hot!
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Yeah, sometimes at night, your full of me too. <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Yeah, Chester is helping Ryan Shuck (of Orgy) out with his clothing line called Replicant.
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Yeah, Chester is a fashion whore.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Fashion bitch! Its Fashion bitch, not fashion whore! There’s a big difference.
Joe<\/u><\/b>: There is? Oh, I didn’t notice. <\/p>\n
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: Chester likes anime porn.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Yes, and Chester likes other things too
Phoenix<\/u><\/b>: Why are you talking in third person?
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Because Chester feels like it. Now shutup and be a good boy and go clean your room. <\/p>\n
Brad<\/u><\/b>: I’m getting a new tattoo. It’s going on Chester’s left arm.
Joe<\/u><\/b>: I’m getting flames on my wrists.
Brad<\/u><\/b>: I’m getting Joes on my flames
Mike<\/u><\/b>: I’m getting water on my wrists.
Brad<\/u><\/b>: I’m getting wrists on my…I give up <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Rob?
Rob<\/u><\/b>: hi how’s it going?
Mike<\/u><\/b>: any thoughts, concerns?
Rob<\/u><\/b>: no, just chillin with Big Ben <\/p>\n
Joe<\/u><\/b>: Mike walked over there, put a cd in, looked at the t.v, sat on the table, and broke it in half!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: OMG im so bummed
Joe<\/u><\/b>: stupid rock star!
Mike<\/u><\/b>: How funny is this? I put my fatass on this table and broke it! <\/p>\n
Brad<\/u><\/b>: What’s up, Linkin Park stuck in a ditch tour 2000.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: We were on our way to where? Witchita but we ended up in Ditchita! <\/p>\n
Mike<\/u><\/b>: I met chester in a strip club.
Chester<\/u><\/b>: Yeah we were both trying out for a job there.
Mike<\/u><\/b>: Yeah but, my butt wasn’t big enough…… <\/p>\n
Chatroom Quotes<\/u><\/strong>: <\/p>\n<joe<\/u><\/b>> Do not upset Mr Hahn!<\/p>\n
<Mike<\/u><\/b>> moo!<\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: when did you really start considering singing as a career?
<Chester-<\/u><\/b>> When I was born!<\/p>\n
<Chester-<\/u><\/b>> Favorite song to play is Papercut
<Chester-<\/u><\/b>> so I guess thats my favorite song<\/p>\n
<Chester-<\/u><\/b>> my favorite movie that I have seen recently is Vanilla Sky<\/p>\n
<Chester-<\/u><\/b>> No you cant join the band if you murder us it has to be by natural causes you butthole!<\/p>\n
<Chester-<\/u><\/b>> My favorite stone temple pilots song off their new album .. shangri-la di da.. is WONDERFUL<\/p>\n
<Chester-<\/u><\/b>> Yes.. I want to tatoo my entire body.. but.. unfortunately.. Im so skinny.. that wont be too hard<\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: Chester, Will The Morning After be on your new CD
<Chester-<\/u><\/b>> Probably not. That was a song that I wrote about 6 years ago and I just play every once and a while .. just for fun.<\/p>\n
<Phoenix-<\/u><\/b>> I started playing in high school when I was 15<\/p>\n
<Phoenix-<\/u><\/b>> Anytime we’re in LV, we always hit the tables a bit<\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: Do you plan on touring with Orgy?
<Phoenix-<\/u><\/b>> Touring with Orgy is always a possibility, but we won’t be touring after March for a while<\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: What do you think of Staind?
<Phoenix-<\/u><\/b>> Staind’s greaT<\/p>\n
Q<\/u><\/b>: do you still keep in contact with Mark Wakefirld?
<Mike-<\/u><\/b>> Mark is a close friend, were getting together tomorrow night<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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