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You can choose to have one -- and only one -- super power. Other than gaining that power, you remain exactly the same as you are now. What super power would you pick, and why?
Jeremy Daigle: To be able to get people in political power to tell the truth, because isn't everyone sick of their lies?
What was your favorite day job, and why? If you hated them all, what was the best (meaning most interesting) way you ever quit a job?
Jeremy Daigle: Working at Arby's, 'cause everyone there was fun and easy to get along with.
We've all heard variations on the phrase "there are two kinds of people in the world... Those who (do or think something) and those who (do or think something else)". What are the two kinds of people in the world for you?
Jeremy Daigle: Those that block progress and those that progress.
If money/ambition/significant others/et cetera were all non-issues, where would you choose to live and why?
Jeremy Daigle: Anywhere that is naturally beautiful; time seems to slow down in those kinds of places.
You've been given the money and resources to produce a movie biography of the most significant, influential person in your life. Who's it about, what's the story, and who plays the central character?
Jeremy Daigle: It would probably be a group of people, everyone that I know and love, doing whatever crazy stuff they want to do. I think it would be random with no plot unless the plot unfolds itself. Maybe that's boring but I don't really care.
Summarize your driving ability in 25 words or less.
Jeremy Daigle: Aggressive and defensive, mostly instinctive.
What is the function of your music in a capitalist society?
Jeremy Daigle: To create a space where capitalism doesn't exist.
You've just entered a contest in which the prize is an MP3 player loaded with the complete, exhaustive recorded output of any artist you choose. You win. Who do you choose?
Jeremy Daigle: Miles Davis.
What are you carrying on your person -- in your pockets, purse, et cetera -- right now?
Jeremy Daigle: A guitar pick.
You're on tour, you're in an unfamiliar city, you haven't eaten in 24 hours, and due to some poor financial decisions, you have only a single unit of the local currency -- one dollar, one pound, or thereabouts. What do you eat?
Jeremy Daigle: A bag of chips.
What was the last song you danced to? Who, if anyone, did you dance with?
Jeremy Daigle: The last song played at a Squarepusher show. I danced with everyone who was dancing.
Post-Schwarzenegger, are there any high-profile people you'd like to see run for governor or other high office? Who and why?
Jeremy Daigle: David Cross. He wouldn't take shit and he would be entertaining.
Apart from cheeseburgers, what is the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast?
Jeremy Daigle: Coffee.
You receive a series of e-mails stating that Grace Jones, Junior Brown, Missy Elliott, Ian Mackaye and Philip Glass are interested in a collaboration. How do you respond to each request?
Jeremy Daigle: Let's do something as weird as possible to all of them, doing a giant collaboration with all of them.
Have you ever seen a ghost? Or a dead body? Tell us about it.
Jeremy Daigle: My three year-old cousin in his coffin.
Everyone can do at least a couple of decent imitations -- of celebrities, maybe, or associates, friends and family. Who can you "do"?
Jeremy Daigle: I don't know if they are celebrities, but Hank Hill, Eek The Cat, Stan's sister Shelly, on South Park, Kermit the Frog, and some I forgot.
What was the last book you read and hated? Why did you hate it?
Jeremy Daigle: I can't remember. I know it was in High School, and because it was forced reading.
Let's assume that God is a DJ. What's on his playlist right now?
Jeremy Daigle: Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Mouse on Mars, Orb, Tortoise, Hum, Tool, Dream Theater, Dave Mathews, Frank Zappa...probably none of them and just complete silence.
Who was your favourite teacher in high school? Why?
Jeremy Daigle: Mr. Jones, 'cause he was open-minded (not that other teachers weren't), and I liked what he said one day: "It's foolish to be afraid of something you don't know, it's foolish to be afraid of death."
What is your favorite Meg Ryan movie?
Jeremy Daigle: The one where she's cute, I don't know.
What is your favorite "comfort food" when you're on tour?
Jeremy Daigle: Mountain Dew, in a can.
Tell us about the least likely place you ever sent a CD/demo. Why did you send it? What happened?
Jeremy Daigle: To a major label unsolicited. I was younger and didn't know anything about the business. Nothing happened.
What essential item are you most likely to leave at home when you're heading out on tour? What do you do about it?
Jeremy Daigle: My pillow. I find an alternative.
Aliens have just landed, and you get to select the earth's goodwill ambassador. Who do you pick, and why?
Jeremy Daigle: Ralph Nader. He seems honest and open-minded, and probably smokes herb and would be more likely to see the alien ship.
You wake up one morning and discover that you have dolphin telepathy. What do you do with it?
Jeremy Daigle: Go swimming, and get as many ideas as I can from them. We could probably learn a lot on how to help society.
You've just been hit in the face with a large chocolate cream pie. How do you react?
Jeremy Daigle: I'd taste it.
Assuming that you must choose one, which would you rather listen to for an hour: Christian rock, mainstream country or Jessica Simpson?
Jeremy Daigle: Oh, damn, I'm screwed no matter what. Christian rock.
What's the deal with those damn raccoons?
Jeremy Daigle: They're sneaky, man.
Where do you think Osama Bin Laden is hiding and what would it take to get him to come out?
Jeremy Daigle: He's probably hiding in Nepal, and he would have to have his own talk show to come out.
You're sitting in a pub when an errant dart from the games area strikes you in the leg. With the dart pointing out of your body, do you pull it out, shout for help or attack the jackass who hit you?
Jeremy Daigle: Pull it out, attack the jackass with it and then shout for help.
What would you consider to be the worst fate imaginable for your music, and which contemporary artist would you most wish this terrible end upon?
Jeremy Daigle: To be covered by Jessica Simpson. (I'd like that to happen to) Jessica Simpson. Hmmm, that might create an unstoppable loop. Maybe John Tesh or Kenny G.
What is sexy?
Jeremy Daigle: Sex.
What is the strangest thing you've ever had for breakfast?
Jeremy Daigle: Egg in a hole in the bread.
Which non-music related product (i.e. -- no instruments, microphones, etc.) would you most like to be a celebrity spokesperson for?
Jeremy Daigle: Medical Marijuana. If I can't do that, then any product that gets people buzzed.
Describe the skankiest, sketchiest place -- whether it's someone's home or a hotel/motel room -- that you've stayed in while on tour.
Jeremy Daigle: One show at a time isn't really a tour, but we did stay overnight in Rochester at our drummer's house doing a show up there. I guess none of that counts, so I got nothin'.
If you had an army of super-intelligent lab mice to do your bidding, what evil deeds would you have them do?
Jeremy Daigle: Find as many logical paradoxes as they can, and make as many people as they can as confused as possible.
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