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What is your least favorite article of clothing, and why?

Christian Kruse: Headsocks. I look like an idiot wearing one.

What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

Christian Kruse: It's hippie shit. That ain't funny.

If you could remove 20cc's of fat from one part of your body and inject it into another, where would the fat come from/go to?

Christian Kruse: From: my belly. To: our guitar player Claus' belly.

What three essential accessories would be in your dream tour van/vehicle?

Christian Kruse: A hotel, a restaurant and a stereo.

Which is more frightening: a venue full of people who don't like your music, or a room full of two-year-olds? Why?

Christian Kruse: A room full of two-year olds who don't like our music. Because unhappy two-year-olds don't taste good.

Name three activities that would be more interesting/entertaining/enjoyable with the addition of monkeys.

Christian Kruse: 1. Watching a mosh pit at a Tough Guy show (if these monkeys happen to be gorillas).

2. Watching a mosh pit at a Limp Bizkit show (if these monkeys happen to be gorillas).

3. Sex (if these monkeys happen to be gorillas).

What are the best venue you've ever played? What's the worst? Why?

Christian Kruse: Best: can't remember. Worst: A youth center in Paderborn, Germany. I played there with my old band seven years ago and no one (I'm not kidding, not one single person!!!) showed up.

What was the last thing you watched on television? How did you like it?

Christian Kruse: Simpsons. Great, like always.

Describe your dream vacation.

Christian Kruse: Just some vacation, I don't care. I haven't been on vacation for nine years now.

Does everyone need to own a computer? Why or why not?

Christian Kruse: Yes! Because of www.rotten.com, www.fleischmuetze.de, www.fiese-scheitel.de and www.slayerized.com.

What activities (or whatever) are currently illegal, but in your opionion shouldn't be? What activities are legal, but should be outlawed?

Christian Kruse: Illegal but shouldn't be: not paying taxes. Legal but shouldn't be: paying taxes.

Who should be the leader of the free world?

Christian Kruse: Hey, you're asking a German! I will not answer this question. I recommend my lawyer and will not say anything without him.

You have an eight-hour trip to your next gig. You're not driving, and you're not sleepy. You have the option of reading a book, listening to an album, watching a movie or playing a video game. Which do you choose? And what is the book/album/movie/game in question?

Christian Kruse: I'd listen to my Slayer tapes. And sing along so the others can't sleep either.

What was the best live rock show you ever saw?

Christian Kruse: Tool.

Scientists have suggested that trainspotting (the hobby of obsessively traveling rail lines, watching trains, cataloguing engine numbers, etc.) is a form of autism. What other so-called "hobbies" might actually be deep-seated psychological disorders?

Christian Kruse: Soccer. Golf. Watching Formula 1 car races on TV. Rollerblading. Playing keyboard. Having your own DIY fanzine.

You're in an elevator with Mariah Carey, Marilyn Manson and George W. Bush. The elevator becomes trapped between floors. What happens next?

Christian Kruse: Marilyn Manson and George W. Bush discuss Baudelaire while I give Mariah singing lessons, show her how to dance really sexy and eventually cut her throat.

You've been given the opportunity to play -- all expenses paid -- in a foreign country that bands don't normally get to visit. You get to pick the country. Where do you go?

Christian Kruse: GDR (remember Top Secret?).

What food item do you always eat, even though you shouldn't? And why shouldn't you be eating it?

Christian Kruse: Pizza. I shouldn't be eating it because removing fat to Claus' body doesn't work.

Why are frogs amusing?

Christian Kruse: Because French people eat them. Harhar!

Your favorite broken-up band is going to reunite for one show only at the venue of your choice (yes, we know this is implausible. Who cares?). Who's the band, and what's the venue?

Christian Kruse: Venue: CBGB's. Band: Quicksand. Support: Waterdown.

Is the Internet destroying the English language?

Christian Kruse: Jes.

Several US states have adopted "three strikes and you're out" laws, which basically mean that after you're found guilty of three felonies, you're imprisoned for life. How do you feel about that? Is it effective lawmaking, or needlessly harsh?

Christian Kruse: If the judge is wearing a baseball uniform in court, it's good ol' sports tradition.

From the Victory Records website: "Waterdown is an amalgamation of throaty harsh screaming and some of the most euphonic vocal melodies you will ever hear. Their music provides an uplifting underscore that moves you sonically and emotionally. These guys bring a refreshing and redefining sound to the hardcore music scene that keeps it vital and continually evolving." Christian is their bassist. Splendid's Jason Jackowiak called their album, Never Kill the Boy on the First Date, "an adrenaline-fueled shot in the arm for a genre that sorely needs fresh energy." He knows about these things.