Q: The thing with this record is that, much like Tenacious D, the music itself is quite good. The guitars shred and the vocals are good. Everything seems to be tight. Do you ever write a song and say, ‘Let’s write some serious lyrics over this and make a gold record?’
A:Well, I always want to make a gold record. You know, they come out like they do. There’s a lot of serious music out there. I just think it’s a little more reflective of me and us, and it’s just humorous. You kind of have to do what you do. I don’t think it negates the quality of a song if it may have a humorous angle or content, or devalues it at all. Once in a while one will pop out that might be a little serious, and it just kind of sits there.
Q: Are you an entertainer and a comedian first or a musician?
A:For me, the comedy thing’s just kind of there. The music thing is the challenge — to come up with something interesting. There’s been so many songs and so many different bands. There’s only so many chords and putting them together with riffs and things — if you can come up with that, that seems to be the real chassis of the car. Lyrics are next. If you can find a good angle and some content that way, that’s usually how it goes.
Q: Lyrics are another thing I find interesting in this album because it seems like it’s more of a concept. You have the song “TV Theme” which really does sound like a late-80s, early-90s action TV theme.
A: Oh, thanks. I thought so, too. I’m really happy with that one, just to evoke that feeling of a TV show.
Read the full Q&A at the Montana Kaimin.
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