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Editor's Note: We're not sure which of the Bonk guys actually answered these, so we're just attributing the answers to "Bonk".
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?
Bonk: Be able to travel in the speed of light. Avoid rainy days and cold winters in the matter of seconds.
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?
Bonk: Working in a skate shop. I was really into skateboarding and each shipment of gear to the shop was like Christmas day.
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?
Bonk: Those who love and those who don't.
If money/ambition/significant others/et cetera were all non-issues, where would you choose to live and why?
Bonk: I would not choose to live at all. Those are part of human nature.
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?
Bonk: He is definitely not the most influential person in my life, but I would like to see a biography on Hitler. You just don't become the incarnation of evil overnight.
Summarize your driving ability in 25 words or less.
Bonk: Poor.
What is the function of your music in a capitalist society?
Bonk: Joy. The feeling of being a part of something good.
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?
Bonk: Sound Dimension.
What are you carrying on your person -- in your pockets, purse, et cetera -- right now?
Bonk: A chainwallet.
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?
Bonk: Chocolate.
What was the last song you danced to? Who, if anyone, did you dance with?
Bonk: "Upside Down" with Diana Ross. (I danced with) myself. I was drunk after a night on town and the nightcap ended with a little spin.
Post-Schwarzenegger, are there any high-profile people you'd like to see run for governor or other high office? Who and why?
Bonk: The guitar player in my band, Dez. He has the ability to stay independent and unpopular, if necessary, when everyone else follows mainstream ideas just to avoid confrontation.
Apart from cheeseburgers, what is the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast?
Bonk: Fried potatoes.
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?
Bonk: Go ahead.
Everyone can do at least a couple of decent imitations -- of celebrities, maybe, or associates, friends and family. Who can you "do"?
Bonk: I used to do a film reviewer from Norway. He is high-pitched and uncool but has been in the game so long that all the stars want to talk to him.
What was the last book you read and hated? Why did you hate it?
Bonk: This really famous "roadtrip to galaxy" or something like that. (The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy? -- Ed.) Everybody told me it was brilliant but I didn't see that so I felt stupid.
Who was your favourite teacher in high school? Why?
Bonk: My history and religion teacher. When Frank Zappa died, he talked about his lyrics and music for two hours.
What is your favorite Meg Ryan movie?
Bonk: The one where she fakes an orgasm.
Assuming that you must choose one, which would you rather listen to for an hour: Christian rock, mainstream country or Jessica Simpson?
Bonk: Mainstream country.
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?
Bonk: Pull it out.
What is sexy?
Bonk: Black magic women.
Which non-music related product (i.e. -- no instruments, microphones, etc.) would you most like to be a celebrity spokesperson for?
Bonk: Jaguar cars. Having my own Jaguar would probably improve my driving skills.
Describe the skankiest, sketchiest place -- whether it's someone's home or a hotel/motel room -- that you've stayed in while on tour.
Bonk: An apartment in Dresden. The guy who lived there owned the whole building. The city just gave it to him for a symbolic rent on the condition that he looked after it. This was a building that had been abandoned after the wall came down so there where no people living in this big block except for this guy. He had turned the top floor into a hippie penthouse.
If you had an army of super-intelligent lab mice to do your bidding, what evil deeds would you have them do?
Bonk: I would have them to remove all the idiots who work in music/instrument shops in Oslo who charge you ridiculous prices unless you know them personally.
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From the official bio:
"A British journalist described Bonk as 'The sound of the Ramones on heat playing gospel in a flaming church and is as much raucous soul as joyful punk-rock. The world is set to Bonk!'"
-- George Zahora
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