That's easy: Gene fucking Simmons. Total douche. Will.I.Am—also pretty awful.

We definitely consider not running interviews if they don't turn out well. In fact we've killed a couple of biggies with huge icons (both of whom are dead now, strangely enough).

He was very tired. The interview ended when he wandered away to feed his baby. I got the sense that he hadn't gotten much sleep the night before and was a little distracted.

I don't know who this gaybin person is but I only ever delete double posts. I think it's terrible that someone is silencing this important voice. They must be heard! They have much to teach us.

The Grinch made just under 350 million dollars in theaters alone so I wouldn't describe its success as modest.

to be fair his comment may have been tongue-in-cheek. He's a funny guy but as in 30 Rock, his delivery is awfully deadpan.

My dad and I like to chant "USA! USA!" (especially when not in the U.S, on account of we some patriotic motherfuckers) so I called him up and we shared a moment.

I believe the publicist felt this item was newsworthy and should be disseminated broadly for the edification of our readers.

shit, I don't. Yet I'm blown away by how much she enjoyed receiving free things.

Not really. They just call it a remix.

I originally planned to devote two weeks to Hank but my editors encouraged me to stick to more of a one-artist-per-week schedule

Oh, we talked about Pinnochio but that's a tale for another time and place.

That's true. Good beef jerky is expensive. My half-assed theory may in fact be at best quarter or eighth-assed.

Yes. We are some lucky devils.

I'm taking this week off. I left that option open when I started the project and it's proven very useful. It should be up Tuesday of next week.

yeah, the editorial cartoon is one of the most controversial and misunderstood parts of the site, which I think means they're working almost too well.

He actually mentioned at one point that he was talking to an editor about doing a memoir. It was neat.

After the interview
Napier called me up out of the blue the next day and talked for another half-hour, so this piece is from two interviews conducted over two days. It was completely unexpected and so very welcome.

yeah, his voice adds so much. It was definitely stream-of-consciousness but there are much worse ways to spend ninety minutes than rattling through Napier's memory.

I was not, sadly enough.