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Yes.
Me, I was never too good at dating. So I was thinking maybe a couple of tall-boy beers on a hillside somewhere.
I'd prefer 'fuck and smash the state', because when you put the two together, you get crazy violent sex.
Overhaul me words, matey, for what I say be true. Blessed ye be with a strong character and a forgivin' nature. These shipshape qualities have steered ye safely through squalls to the captivatin' shores of the Magic Kingdom. I see favorable winds and a pleasant passage if ye charts yer course through the sea 'o life by this golden rule: Avoid common gossip and shun' the bilge rats what live by it. Mark well me words, matey: He who chatters to ye, will chatter about ye!
Question: Will you sign my sports bra?
I'd rather not.
Davey:Slipknot??? I don't know what the hell they're saying!
Adam:They want to take over the world.
I don't like photo shoots. At all. I'm a drummer, not a model.
Can I bum a smoke?
Cereal? Um, my favorite cereal of all time I haven't been able to eat for years once I stopped eating gelatin, and that um, those were the Monster cereals. I really really liked Dino Pebbles, which if it still existed, which they didn't, they discontinued them after like a year. I still wouldn't be able to eat them either, so um, the stuff I eat now.... I eat, um, Life...
Question: OMG,can I touch you???
Can you touch me? Well, um.....
Nick: And so like life, this interview must come to an end. Any final words for the Hit List readership?
Adam: Thank you if you've read this entire interview. You can scope out the website at www.punkmusic.com/afi (obsolete heh heh). You can write to us at P.O. Box 4522, Berkeley, CA. 94704. If you do not send me a stamp, you will not get anything. You can put that in bold.
Nick13: All right, Adam, you're usually hidden back there behind ht drums and, as a consequence, you're the least visible member of the band. What's Adam Carson all about? What kind of things are you interested in?
Adam: It's about all areas.
Nick: Let's see, that was my next question. Is it about all areas?
Adam: You know, at the time I'm not sure it was. But nowadays, it's definitely about all areas.
Nick: Is it now?
Adam: Yeah
Jade: We like to get stupid in the area.
Nick: Okay.
Adam: What was the question?
Nick: The question is, you know, who's Adam Carson? What's he into?
Adam: You know, I couldn't answer this question last time, and I'm gonna have a hard time with it again.
Jade: He's too biased.
Adam: I really couldn't nail it down.
Nick: Okay. Well, let's talk about me, then. Now, you've been a long time honorary member of Tiger Army. You play the drums on the self-titled Tiger Army album. What was it like working with Nick 13? Is he a genius, as some say?
Adam: Well...I think it was enjoyable. It was a little different because, with AFI, I have complete creative freedom. I mean, obviously, if I'm doing something crazy wack, they're going to tell me to tone it down. But usually, I try to strike a balance between playing the songs and really trying to find out what the songs are doing and making sure I don't get in the way, but also having a small part of my parts having a little bit of creativity and a little bit of flavor and doing something interesting.
Nick: And on the Tiger Army record, you just didn't give a shit?
Adam: No, with the Tiger Army record, you were very precise about what you wanted to hear, so I tried to sneak things in, but, inevitable, the drums were real stripped down. And I think, as a result, it worked really well. I think the songs really flow well, and I definitely don't get in the way. And also, it's more difficult with psychobilly - you have the stand-up bass providing a lot of percussion- and the drums can fuck with that balance, they can get in the way of what's going on rhythmically with the stand-up bass. So it was best for me to just put down a solid beat. I hope I did that.
Nick: You did. Enough about Tiger Army...but Adam is definitely a very versatile and talented drummer, and probably underrated. I don't know if drummers get the credit they deserve. [doorbell buzzes]
Hunter: Does that mean the time is up?
Jade: No, it was like "Wrong"
Adam: Survey says...
Davey: Survey says... [Davey makes buzzing sound]
Nick: Sorry. I tried, Adam.