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Right now, with no advance notice, and for reasons we're not going to bother explaining, you must get rid of one album from your record collection. Which title gets the chop?
Anthony Lopez: I'd have to say White Zombie. Hahaha.
You wake up one morning and discover that you've grown two feet taller overnight. How does it affect your life?
Anthony Lopez: That'd be creepy! I'd prolly join the NBA or call Ripley's and Guinness Book of World Records.
What three things must a town or city have in order for you to be able to live happily there?
Anthony Lopez: Lots of people, lots of places to hang out, and nice weather!
What's more important: good music or good food? And why?
Anthony Lopez: That's tough. I'd have to say good food, cuz you can't help having bad music out there but you can help whether you eat good or bad food.
Would you rather be anal probed by aliens or have a root canal without anaesthetics? Explain your choice.
Anthony Lopez: Root canal... I wouldn't know how bad it felt but it's definitely better than taking it up the butt, I'm sure!
Why does the wheel in the sky keep on turning?
Anthony Lopez: There's a wheel in the sky?
You've just been elected to the US senate (if you're not a US citizen, please either pretend you are or move forward on the assumption that you've taken a similar government-type position in your own country). What's on your agenda legislation-wise?
Anthony Lopez: Rule the world!
If the moon were made of cheese, what kind of cheese would it be made of? Please explain your reasoning.
Anthony Lopez: Mozzarella...cuz it's white like the moon and yummy.
You've just won a contest in which the prize is your "dream car". What make and model of car do you choose? (And no, you can't just take the money.)
Anthony Lopez: A TVR Tuscan. Wow, that car is amazing. You can check 'em out here and you'll feel the same.
You can go back in time and kill one person without disrupting the space/time continuum, creating a paradox and causing the universe to collapse upon itself. Who would it be?
Anthony Lopez: Hitler.
As an experiment, you spend an entire day with a stick of butter duct-taped to your forehead. What do you learn?
Anthony Lopez: Butter burns your eyes.
What's the best way to spend a rainy day?
Anthony Lopez: Blockbuster!
What is the coolest animal to watch a nature show about?
Anthony Lopez: Sharks.
What do you do now, as a result of widespread internet access, that you didn't do ten years ago?
Anthony Lopez: Download free music!
Who did you last give flowers to, and why?
Anthony Lopez: My ex-girlfriend, cuz I was feeling nice.
The thong: instrument of social change or harbinger of dark times?
Anthony Lopez: Instrument of social change.
The police have just nailed you for some kind of minor infraction. What were you most likely to have been doing?
Anthony Lopez: Peeing in public.
Would you shop at a supermarket run by ninjas? Why or why not?
Anthony Lopez: Yes! Cuz I'd always try to get them to teach me how to be a ninja.
What article (or articles) of clothing do you wish you never had to wear again? Why?
Anthony Lopez: Briefs! Cuz I discovered boxers!
Taking into account all current political, social and economic situations, which country would you most like to be and why?
Anthony Lopez: USA. No country like it.
Tell us about your weirdest experience with a fan.
Anthony Lopez: One time a kid asked me to sign a plastic cup that I had spit in.
When was the last time you had an entire day to yourself, and what did you do with it?
Anthony Lopez: Every day being home from tour! Nothing!
Ever written a letter to the editor? What publication, and on what subject?
Anthony Lopez: Nah, no time for that.
What's the stupidest thing you've ever done while drunk? If you're a non-drinker, please limit your self-righteous response to 25 words.
Anthony Lopez: Took a pee and passed out and fell on my head and knocked myself out.
What's your favorite thing to do when you can't sleep?
Anthony Lopez: Watch Family Guy episodes on my computer.
What are your fellow band members' most irritating habits? If you have no fellow band members, what are your own most irritating habits?
Anthony Lopez: One of the guys in my band smells horrible and has really bad hygiene. You know who you are!
You're making a guest appearance as yourself in the TV show of your choice. What's the show, and how do you fit into the plot?
Anthony Lopez: Jerry Springer. I'd be the jealous ex fighting for his girl.
In three sentences or less, please give your opinion on the current state of the world.
Anthony Lopez: Conspiracy.
A National Guardsman from Ohio recently changed his name to Optimus Prime, after the Transformer. If you could change your name to anything, what would you change it to?
Anthony Lopez: Sly Casanova.
We're considering lobbying the government to pass a law banning the use of certain overplayed words -- for example, "New", "Flaming" and "Electric" -- in band names. What other words should be banned?
Anthony Lopez: "The" and any bands that misspell words, like Staind and Disturbd or whatever. And anything with "insane" "intense" "clown" or "posse".
Would you rather tour the world for a year, living out of hotels and minibuses, playing to sellout crowds but estranged from all meaningful interpersonal contact, or be crowned the next indie god(s) but be damned to a lifetime of college radio airplay, widespread obscurity and eventual golden years filled with soundtrack work?
Anthony Lopez: Yuck. Neither. I'd rather break up.
What's the most un-rock and roll hobby or interest you have?
Anthony Lopez: Mountain biking.
What's the stupidest thing a reviewer ever said about you or your band?
Anthony Lopez: That we sound like New Found Glory.
Some of us have side gigs bartending. Help us out by making up a drink that we can name after you and sell to underaged girls in midriff tee-shirts.
Anthony Lopez: It'd be called the A-LO and I don't know what it'd do, but it'd be dark grey in color, if that's even possible.
Which is a better reason for an r rating -- pointless, arbitrary violence or over-the-top kinky sex that has nothing to do with the story?
Anthony Lopez: Violence!
Which would be worse -- going three rounds with Mike Tyson, or having sex with Anna Nicole Smith?
Anthony Lopez: Either way, I'm destined to die.
What's in your fridge right now?
Anthony Lopez: Milk, OJ, cranberry juice, chicken pot pies and lots of leftovers.
What advice would you give to Michael Jackson?
Anthony Lopez: To lend me lots of his money.
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Glasseater's newest album, Everything Is Beautiful When You Don't Look Down, hits stores August 26th. It's on Victory.
-- Questions by The Splendid Staff
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