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Interview
with Adam, Davey, Geoff and Mark AFI got interviewed in a converted mental hospital in the east Berkeley foothills by Lilly. This is right before Dave was forced to shave his mohawk due to a court order. MRR: OK, let's start off with
who's in the band and what they do. M: I'm Morkissey. I am the reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix. All kneel and praise me. A: Adum. Drums. G: I'm Geoff. I play bass and sock Adum when he makes fun of me. MRR: What are your influences? D: Other than skateboarding and Little Debbies (laughter), donuts, milk, Angry Samoans, The Germs, Minor Threat, Misfits.... A: Descendents. D: 7 Seconds M: Punk Rock A: Cindi Lauper. D: I like some Glam. MRR: What kind of Glam??? D: Poison, Mötley Crüe. M: Twisted Sister. MRR: What have you released so far? G: Our fist release was a split 7" with another band (LOO$E CHANGE), which was a limited pressing of 210 copies. Our second release was Behind The Times 6 song 7" with a first pressing of 400 copies. That was in '93. Our new one is a limited pressing of 200 on pink vinyl and it's a live 5 song 7." D: It wasn't supposed to be pink vinyl, it was supposed to be peppermint vinyl, so it's suppossed to look like one of those peppremint candies with the red and white swirlies. They fucked up, so it's pink. What's the name of that pressing plant? Well, whatever it is...don't use it!!! You'll be on frilly pink and you'll be forced to buy flowers from Adama's flower shop. Oh, our second 7" is on clear black vinyl...did you know that? (discussion follows) G: Someday we hope to surpass a landmark pressing of 500 copies, but that will take some extra-terrestrial assistance. D: Yeah. MRR: Do you have any plans to go into the studio? G; Hopefully by the time this comes out, we will have gone into the studio. M: If we can find somebody to pay for it for a change. MRR: Don't you do a label, too? G: Yeah, I run Key Lime Pie Records. So, unless people give me money, I pay for everything myself and I get nothing in return!! D: You get a kiss every once and a while. G: Not from you! D: I try. (laughter) MRR: Do you have any tour plans? M: We are going to play a bunch of places other than the Bay Area all at the same time, since we're going to be in the neighborhood. D: Ignoring Rhetoric Boy, yes we plan on touring next summer. MRR: Do you care that you don't play what everyone else is playing nowadays?...such as emo-core, pop-punk, etc.? G: No, pop-punk is neither pop nor punk. We play punk. (Adama laughs) Like 80's style punk. A lot of bands now play pop stuff and it's just like new wave, but with guitars instead of synthesizers. M: We basically play the same kind of stuff we listen to and always have, the same stuff that's been around since the early 80's. D: I mean, Rites of Spring were pretty good and Fugazi's cool, but all those clone bands...there are too many of them and they all sound exactly the same. At least to me. I don't know. MRR: Do you eat donuts? M: What? No. MRR: What are your favorite kinds of donuts? M: I told you I don't eat donuts. Can't you hear? D: I like French Cruliers. There's a donut that they make in this donut shop in Ukiah, it's called the "Chocolate Fuck You," or the "Fuck You, I'm Chococlate" or something. You know what I'm talking about Adam? It's this big chocolate bar. A: Uh, no. D: What's wrong with you? A: I like chocolate old fashioned. They're all I eat. G: Besides shit (laughter from the gang). D: If you're ever in Ukiah, there's this donut shop across the street from Taco Bell on State Street. They have these donuts about 9 inches long: they're chocolate covered, chocolate chips on top, and they're fucking awesome. G: Yeah, that donut shop is in a prime location: about three blocks away from a store that sells liqour and firearms. (laughter) M: "Whiskey John's Guns & Liquor" MRR: Closing comments? M: Macaroni & Cheese. D: Oh! Monster Cereal. A: Oh, I must kill myself. D: Jello B. Mothra. G: Buy our records, buy our shirts, and write to us. If you send us a SASE, we'll send you a patch. D: We'll have buttons and stickers soon....I've gotta pee.
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