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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?
Andy Cabic: (The ability to) Talk to animals; life becomes much more interesting.
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?
Andy Cabic: Where I work now...Aardvark Books, 227 Church St. SF CA 94114...come visit.
If money/ambition/significant others/et cetera were all non-issues, where would you choose to live and why?
Andy Cabic: Bahia, Brazil...the most beautiful music in the world comes from there.
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?
Andy Cabic: Biopics very often tend to come out kinda shitty, don't they? I would like to see an animated film done by Marc Bell of the book Macunaima by Mario de Andrade...that would be wonderful.
Summarize your driving ability in 25 words or less.
Andy Cabic: Infrequent.
What is the function of your music in a capitalist society?
Andy Cabic: CD becomes coaster for beverage.
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?
Andy Cabic: Caetano Veloso.
What are you carrying on your person -- in your pockets, purse, et cetera -- right now?
Andy Cabic: Keys, wallet, scraps of paper with book titles on them, directions to mechanic's garage, fuzzy lint.
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?
Andy Cabic: A couple of apples.
What was the last song you danced to? Who, if anyone, did you dance with?
Andy Cabic: "Se Correr O Bicho Pega" by Ed Lincoln, alone, in my living room.
Apart from cheeseburgers, what is the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast?
Andy Cabic: Tea and honey.
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?
Andy Cabic: I would put them in touch with one another and encourage them to work it out between them. That sounds like the makings for a wonderful record!
Have you ever seen a ghost? Or a dead body? Tell us about it.
Andy Cabic: I saw the ghost of a healthier broccoli plant beside the wilting dying one in my garden and I felt better for it.
Everyone can do at least a couple of decent imitations -- of celebrities, maybe, or associates, friends and family. Who can you "do"?
Andy Cabic: I can imitate Michael McDonald singing "what a fool believes".
What was the last book you read and hated? Why did you hate it?
Andy Cabic: If I hate a book I stop reading it. Life is too short for that shit.
Let's assume that God is a DJ. What's on his playlist right now?
Andy Cabic: "The No.1 Song in Heaven" by Sparks.
Who was your favourite teacher in high school? Why?
Andy Cabic: Montell Jordan...great motivational speaker.
What is your favorite Meg Ryan movie?
Andy Cabic: Joe Versus the Volcano.
What is your favorite "comfort food" when you're on tour?
Andy Cabic: Sleep.
Aliens have just landed, and you get to select the earth's goodwill ambassador. Who do you pick, and why?
Andy Cabic: Wendell Barry, because is humble, eloquent and informed.
You wake up one morning and discover that you have dolphin telepathy. What do you do with it?
Andy Cabic: Learn all the good dolphin jokes.
You've just been hit in the face with a large chocolate cream pie. How do you react?
Andy Cabic: Wipe pie off face and smile.
What's the deal with those damn raccoons?
Andy Cabic: The deal is they could give a shit about you and your questions, they want your food, and I for one don't blame them.
What is sexy?
Andy Cabic: The curve of a cloud and the smell of spring.
What is the strangest thing you've ever had for breakfast?
Andy Cabic: Whiskey.
Which non-music related product (i.E. -- no instruments, microphones, etc.) would you most like to be a celebrity spokesperson for?
Andy Cabic: Hot carpet.
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Vetiver is a SF-based psyche-folk collective, led by Andy Cabic, whose regular members include Devendra Banhart, Alissa Anderson (cello) and Jim Gaylord (violin).
-- George Zahora
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