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Published : 8 months, 2 weeks ago (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:30:49 PDT)
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Usually I ignore the writer's blocks things, but this one I couldn't pass down. I sometimes wonder what i'd say to or ask certain people, if I run into them ... the possibility isn't that tiny after all.
Two modes of answer:
Reading the question literally ..... "Like to do to him or her"? Well, now you mention it .... *grins greasily and cracks fingers*
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Back to reality.
I suppose it should be interpreted as which questions would I ask. :P
My current two favorite celebrities are Mike Ness of Social Distortion, and Billie Joe of Green Day. I think generally i'd try to avoid questions everybody's asking, and simple questions ... as "What's your favorite song" or "where were you born". I'd like to get them actually talking, not just answering questions. It's tempting, but I think i'd also avoid asking those pseudo-philosophical questions, such as "what's the one thing you've never done but really wanted to" or "what's the most important thing in the world for you". The questions are interesting to answer, but it'd make me feel like a teenage reporter for a school zine, and it'd be like talking up to people, giving a celebrityish feel I wouldn't like to have in the conversation. I want to be talking with the person, not the celebrity.
I'm also really bad at asking such questions, it makes me feel put-upon and .... pretentious in some way.
Ness first:
I'd ask him what it feels like to be so small. Ha ha! *two inches taller*
Of course i'd ask all the stuff about being a punk in the beginning of the 80s, and how the scene has changed. I think back then everything was more anarchistic, more like ... gang-ish so to say. I think all the mess about TSOL is pretty wild, i'm not so sure if it's like that today - and if it is, it's in another way.
I think i'd specifically ask him about his background, how he ended up doing heroin and being fucked up - I know he came from a dysfunctional home, and that he was a user as a teenager, and later got into jail, but I don't know any details .... i'd like to know that. I want to know how he got into it, and what motivated him to get out - and what it's meant to him. Would he do it over again? Sometimes I wouldn't be too surprised if people say yes, they'd do it all over again, because it's what made them what they are today.
Then i'd ask how he combines nostalgia for the 50s and earlier with punk rock - punk is rebellious, thinking for yourself and so forth, whereas the 50s were reactionary, materialistic, with clearly defined racial and gender roles. Is it a longing towards innocence, or is it a celebration of original rock'n'roll?
I think i'd also ask if he enjoyed reading, what his hobbies were. In general, get him going talking, so I could lap up his delicious accent and voice. :3 And then finally i'd probably blush and giggle (arr... the though of it) and ask him to do a tattoo design for me.
Billie Joe:
The first thing i'd do would probably be to pat his head. *also two inches taller here* What's with me and dwarf Americans?
Whew, he's been a favorite of mine for thirteen fucking years. I think .... i'd tell him what Green Day's meant to me. Then i'd ask him how he feels about being mainstream and popular - when you started out as a punk band living in a squatted house, it must be pretty fucking weird playing large venues for tens of thousands. How do you combine the DIY of punk rock with being mainstream, and probably at least to some degree having to abide by certain rules?
I'd be tempted to ask about certain songs and the interpretation, but I know these are questions asked very often, and are trivial ... I could get that info off the internets.
I'd most likely ask him about bisexuality and relationships. I have a vibe that he must have some kinda deal or open relationship with his wife, i'm curious as to how that's working out. No, really. Not because I want to get into his pants. 0=) His early lyrics are very romantic, later on there came quite a few references to others, and i'm quite sure that most of the lyrics are the real deal, it's not fiction. Possible excepting some of the stuff on American Idiot. I'd ask about his views of sexuality and fetishes, SM, the works. I think he has some pretty interesting thoughts on those topics.
I'd also ask him about culture and literature. He seems pretty intelligent, I have a hunch he's into something else than music. |
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