WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARRASSING THING YOU'VE EVER DONE IN A FAST FOOD
RESTAURANT?
Kendall Jane Meade: Order a whopper without the meat somewhere in Illinois. They thought I
was a freakshow.
IF YOU COULD ELECT A MUSICIAN AS PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. (OR LEADER OF YOUR
HOME COUNTRY),
WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
Kendall Jane Meade: Joan Baez. She's smart, fair and has loads of experience dealing with the
yahoos of the world.
HAVE YOU EVER SHOPLIFTED? WHAT DID YOU TAKE AND WHY?
Kendall Jane Meade: Yes. I took gum from a health food store and my mom made me give it back.
WHICH IS MORE EXCITING WITH A MEMBER OF WHICHEVER SEX YOU "GO FOR": A CLOSE
GAME OF
TWISTER OR AN INTENSE GAME OF SCRABBLE?
Kendall Jane Meade: Scrabble, of course.
WHAT DID YOU DO FOR THE MILLENNIUM?
Kendall Jane Meade: I had dinner with an old friend because we were both in our home town. To
commemorate the occasion we drove around and sprayed that Silly Spray stuff
all over people's cars. Truly unexciting.
IF YOU COULD ISSUE ONE ALBUM OR ONE BOOK TO EVERYONE IN THE WORLD ON THEIR
THIRTEENTH
BIRTHDAY, WHAT WOULD THE ALBUM/BOOK BE?
Kendall Jane Meade: Album: Sleater-Kinney's Dig Me Out. Book: By The Shore, Galaxy Craze.
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?
Kendall Jane Meade: Hot shower, big fluffy!
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE SHOPPING ONLINE? IF SO, WHAT DO YOU BUY?
Kendall Jane Meade: I've tried to send a baby gift to someone but it is still lost in the mail.
WHAT WAS THE WORST INVENTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY?
Kendall Jane Meade: Advertsing.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH KIDS TODAY ANYWAY?
Kendall Jane Meade: Frustration resulting from a lack of love, methinks.
The government needs to cough up some dough to the schools and implement music and arts programs. Being creative helps you to love yourself.
IS A FEMALE PRESIDENT THE ANSWER TO AMERICA'S PROBLEMS?
Kendall Jane Meade: Duh.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT CELLULAR PHONES? LIKE THEM? HATE THEM? GRUDGINGLY
APPRECIATE THEM? WHAT? WHAT, DAMMIT?!
Kendall Jane Meade: I fought them for a long time, but when you're on tour, in the middle of a
cornfield and you run out of gas it is the greatest thing ever invented.
My friend once ordered a pizza while she waited for AAA to show up. The
pizza came before AAA.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR PETS. IF YOU HAVE NO PETS, MAKE ONE UP.
Kendall Jane Meade: I have a bird named Ollie, and she sings melody lines while I practice
guitar. She's my own two track recorder!
NAME AN OBJECT YOU OWN THAT HAS LITTLE MONETARY VALUE, BUT THAT YOU WOULDN'T
SELL FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.
Kendall Jane Meade: My video copy of "Don't Look Back".
WHAT'S HARDER: PLAYING SOLO FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 1000 FOR AN HOUR, OR GIVING
A 30-MINUTE SPEECH
TO THE SAME AUDIENCE?
Kendall Jane Meade: Playing solo, hands down.
IF YOU HAD TO BE TRAPPED IN A TV SHOW FOR A MONTH, WHAT SHOW WOULD YOU
CHOOSE? AND WHY?
Kendall Jane Meade: Living Single. Those gals are funny.
WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST LOOKING ANIMAL?
Kendall Jane Meade: Man. Have you ever really looked how weird our ears look?
IF YOU COULD HAVE THE "ORIGINAL" OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Kendall Jane Meade: Marianne Faithfull's wardrobe, circa 1965.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Kendall Jane Meade: Any day where I have no commitments.
WHAT IS THE MOST FASCINATING SMELL?
Kendall Jane Meade: Eucalyptus.
IF YOU KNEW THAT BY NEVER LISTENING TO LOUD MUSIC AGAIN YOU'D ADD TEN YEARS
TO YOUR LIFE,
WOULD YOU DO IT?
Kendall Jane Meade: Sure.
WHAT KIND OF PERSON WEARS THONG UNDERWEAR?
Kendall Jane Meade: Underwear does not a woman make.
IF YOU HAD TO GIVE UP ONE SENSE (SIGHT/SMELL/TOUCH/TASTE/HEARING), WHICH
ONE COULD
YOU MOST READILY DO WITHOUT?
Kendall Jane Meade: Taste. I'd miss hearing Joni's "Blue" more than chocolate cake.
