Michael Aston: Cried when Ronald sang Happy Birthday.

IF YOU COULD ELECT A MUSICIAN AS PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. (OR LEADER OF YOUR HOME COUNTRY), WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Michael Aston: Well, if we could be sure Keef would eliminate tarrifs on booze, ciggies and...erm...drugs, he's our man!

HAVE YOU EVER SHOPLIFTED? WHAT DID YOU TAKE AND WHY?

Michael Aston: I once "lifted" a pair of Adidas running shoes. They were too grand for a poor Welsh boy and besides, my Catholic guilt overwhelmed me so I SHOPUNLIFTED them (A lot more difficult than you might imagine!).

NAME A BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY, AND TELL US WHY.

Michael Aston: No book has made me cry, but an article (in the LA weekly a few years ago) about a young boy named Lance, battered and murdered by his father and his girlfriend (as a consequence of appalling judgment by the social services) broke my heart. Book would have to be Turn of the Screw (Henry James).

WHICH IS MORE EXCITING WITH A MEMBER OF WHICHEVER SEX YOU "GO FOR": A CLOSE GAME OF TWISTER OR AN INTENSE GAME OF SCRABBLE?

Michael Aston: It's impossible to beat me at Scrabble unless I let you win so we can enjoy a close game of Twister (is there any other kind of game of Twister?).

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF EXERCISE?

Michael Aston: Walking...Good for the body and soul.

WHAT DID YOU DO FOR THE MILLENNIUM?

Michael Aston: We're not really celebrating til' next year, tho' we did laugh at the Hollywood sign for a mo'.

NAME THREE SITUATIONS THAT WOULD BE MUCH FUNNIER WITH THE ADDITION OF MONKEYS.

Michael Aston: Dentist, taxes and airport lounges.

IF YOU COULD ISSUE ONE ALBUM OR ONE BOOK TO EVERYONE IN THE WORLD ON THEIR THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY, WHAT WOULD THE ALBUM/BOOK BE?

Michael Aston: 666 Aphrodite's Child -- A truly FANTASTIC album!

WHERE WOULD YOU RATHER PLAY: A CLUB THAT GIVES YOU LOTS OF GREAT FREE FOOD BUT HAS HORRIBLE BATHROOMS, OR A CLUB THAT DOESN'T FEED YOU BUT HAS HOT SHOWERS AND BIG FLUFFY TOWELS?

Michael Aston: Hmmmm, not a good question. If I must respond I would say the showers and towels as I have to be FRESH before i can perform.

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE SHOPPING ONLINE? IF SO, WHAT DO YOU BUY?

Michael Aston: I have no problem with the concept but prefer to touch n' Feel before I commit!

WHAT WAS THE WORST INVENTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY?

Michael Aston: That would have to be the automobile powered by gasoline!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH KIDS TODAY ANYWAY?

Michael Aston: Nothing a sharp and painful recession wouldn't sort out so they might learn to live without the all those toys -- 'puters, games, etc. -- that deny them of tuth beauty and love (and are so anti-social!).

IS A FEMALE PRESIDENT THE ANSWER TO AMERICA'S PROBLEMS?

Michael Aston: Two names...MARGARET THATCHER & JEZEBEL, NO!

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CELLULAR PHONES? LIKE THEM? HATE THEM? GRUDGINGLY APPRECIATE THEM? WHAT? WHAT, DAMMIT?!

Michael Aston: I loathe them and all that use them.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR PETS. IF YOU HAVE NO PETS, MAKE ONE UP.

Michael Aston: Just the Cobra, love. Lovely love.

NAME AN OBJECT YOU OWN THAT HAS LITTLE MONETARY VALUE, BUT THAT YOU WOULDN'T SELL FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.

Michael Aston: That would have to be my liver.

WHAT'S HARDER: PLAYING SOLO FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 1000 FOR AN HOUR, OR GIVING A 30-MINUTE SPEECH TO THE SAME AUDIENCE?

Michael Aston: A 30 minute speech, as long as it's rehearsed, would be easier.

IF YOU HAD TO BE TRAPPED IN A TV SHOW FOR A MONTH, WHAT SHOW WOULD YOU CHOOSE? AND WHY?

Michael Aston: I'll have to go with the masses -- Baywatch.

WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST LOOKING ANIMAL?

Michael Aston: The donkey.

IF YOU COULD HAVE THE "ORIGINAL" OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Michael Aston: The Ten Commandments.

NAME A COMMERCIAL JINGLE THAT, FOR YOU, WAS CATCHIER THAN MOST POP SONGS.

Michael Aston: Sneekers, "Making life a little sweeter".

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?

Michael Aston: Xmas Eve.

WHAT IS THE MOST FASCINATING SMELL?

Michael Aston: That would be telling, but the girl has it.

IF YOU KNEW THAT BY NEVER LISTENING TO LOUD MUSIC AGAIN YOU'D ADD TEN YEARS TO YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU DO IT?

Michael Aston: Pardon?

WHAT KIND OF PERSON WEARS THONG UNDERWEAR?

Michael Aston: Latent transvestite.

IF YOU HAD TO GIVE UP ONE SENSE (SIGHT/SMELL/TOUCH/TASTE/HEARING), WHICH ONE COULD YOU MOST READILY DO WITHOUT?

Michael Aston: Taste. Tho' aren't taste and smell directly related?

In case you just fell off the tractor, Gene Loves Jezebel have been around since the early eighties. Michael is the Aston brother who doesn't have a website devoted to him.