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The Stereo's Jamie Woolford replies to our Pointless Questions
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Visit the Fueled By Ramen website for more information on the Stereo. You can also read Splendid's review of Three Hundred, or even buy Stereo CDs at Insound.

IF YOU WERE OFFERED A 60-SECOND SPOT DURING PRIME-TIME TELEVISION TO SAY OR PROMOTE ANYTHING YOU WANTED, HOW WOULD YOU USE THE TIME?

Jamie Woolford: Hopefully I could run some sort of spot talking about animal rights...that or plead with the world to ignore boy bands.

YOUR HOME IS BURNING DOWN. EVERYONE -- FAMILY, PETS, ETC. -- IS SAFELY OUT OF IT. YOU HAVE TIME TO GO IN AND "SAVE" ONE ITEM. WHAT DO YOU GO AFTER?

Jamie Woolford: My laptop... my life is on that thing! Everything else is trash and should burn anyway!

IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO PISS OFF YOUR DENTIST, WHAT FOOD WOULD YOU EAT RIGHT BEFORE HAVING YOUR TEETH CLEANED?

Jamie Woolford: Barbecue Fritos! Oh yeah!

WHICH WOULD BE MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU: FREE HEALTH-CARE FOR EVERYONE, OR A FREE COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE?

Jamie Woolford: College... Based on the theory that you give a man a fish he eats today; teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime. If everyone was a lot more educated, employment would go up dramatically and that would create an economy that could pay for health care more easily...not to mention, I believe a highly educated society would have less of the things we are trying to rid ourselves of anyway (crime, poverty, abuse etc etc). I could be wrong though. I have been before.

OTHER THAN PLAYING MUSIC, WHAT OTHER SKILLS DO YOU HAVE THAT WOULD ENTERTAIN A PAYING AUDIENCE?

Jamie Woolford: Telling stories of embarrassing moments. I've got plenty.

YOU ARE LOCKED IN A ROOM WITH A TICKING TIME BOMB. WITH 30 SECONDS LEFT, YOU'VE GOT TO DECIDE WHETHER TO CUT THE RED WIRE, THE BLUE WIRE OR THE GREEN WIRE. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHICH WIRE TO CUT?

Jamie Woolford: Cut em all. What the hell do I know about bombs anyway?

IF YOU HAD TO EAT THE SAME THREE MEALS EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

Jamie Woolford: Breakfast: tofu scrambler omelet with toast, banana & OJ; Lunch: tempeh sandwich (no onions), tofu dill dip with pita, vegan root beer float; Dinner: mock duck, potatoes, tofu & broccoli with tofu spring rolls & a Sprite!

IF YOU COULD REQUIRE A VENUE TO GIVE YOU ANY ONE ITEM, HOWEVER EXTRAVAGANT, BESIDES THE USUAL WATER/SODA/BEER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Jamie Woolford: Tie between polite security staff and MORE FUCKING VOCAL IN MY GOD DAMN MONITOR!

WHAT BAD HABIT DO YOU HAVE THAT WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE YOU TO LOSE A 9 TO 5 OFFICE JOB?

Jamie Woolford: My inability to see any reason to be there in the first place!

YOU'VE JUST FALLEN OFF A 200-STOREY BUILDING. THE FALL WILL TAKE AT LEAST 15 SECONDS. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ON THE WAY DOWN?

Jamie Woolford: Did I find true love? If this happened today and if I did find true love then humanity was suckered.

IF YOU COULD WALK INTO ANY PAINTING OR PHOTO AND ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE THE MOMENT IT DEPICTS, WHICH PAINTING/PHOTO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Jamie Woolford: The cover of London Calling -- that would rule!

IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE "SUPER POWER" (HEAT VISION, FLIGHT, ETC.), WHAT SUPER POWER WOULD YOU WANT?

Jamie Woolford: Any would prove beneficial I think, but I would like to be known as "Reason Man". I have the ability to make people see reason like never before.

IF YOUR FANS DECIDED TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION BY THROWING SOMETHING "USEFUL" AT YOU WHILE YOU'RE PLAYING, WHAT WOULD YOU MOST WANT THEM TO THROW?

Jamie Woolford: A pillow, or a gas card with no limit.

IF, IN ADDITION TO YOUR CURRENT RESIDENCE, YOU COULD MAINTAIN ANOTHER HOME ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE?

Jamie Woolford: New York City.

YOU'VE HEARD THE EXPRESSION "THEY COULDN'T PAY ME ENOUGH TO DO THAT JOB." FOR YOU, WHAT IS "THAT JOB"?

Jamie Woolford: Rocker. They still dont pay me enough...please help!

WHICH WOULD YOU LEAST WANT POSTED ON THE INTERNET: NUDE PICTURES OF YOU, OR YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER(S)? WHY?

Jamie Woolford: Nude pictures. I don't have a credit card.

SUDDENLY, YOUR DENTAL WORK HAS STARTED PICKING UP A RADIO STATION -- 24 HOURS A DAY. WHAT SORT OF RADIO PROGRAMMING WILL DRIVE YOU MAD THE FASTEST?

Jamie Woolford: Religious programming.

IF EVERYONE HAD TO WEAR A HAT AT ALL TIMES, WHAT KIND OF HAT WOULD YOU WEAR?

Jamie Woolford: Backwards baseball hat. Hey, isn't everyone doing that already?

WHAT WORLD RECORD WOULD YOU MOST WANT TO SET?

Jamie Woolford: World's Best Kisser.

WHAT ANIMAL SOCIAL TRAIT DO YOU MOST WISH HUMANS WOULD ACQUIRE?

Jamie Woolford: Self-reliance.

WHAT PART OF YOUR BODY WOULD YOU LEAST MIND HAVING AMPUTATED?

Jamie Woolford: Does unwanted body hair count?

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The Stereo's Three Hundred was a surprise favorite at Splendid HQ last summer. The band will release a new EP, New Tokyo is Calling, on Fueled By Ramen Records in July.

-- George Zahora



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