Q Questionnaire: Chris Isaak

May 1993

It prods, it probes and, on a good day, it penetrates. It gets straight to those difficult- to-access parts of the pysche and dissolves the grime of dishonesty on contact. Would this month's bequiffed customer make himself comfortable on the couch...

What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
Go home.

What was the first gig you went to?
I think it was a Morrissey gig. I was just a kid.

Which song do you wish you had written?
Pretty Woman.

What's the best advice you've ever received?
Don't pick it, it'll never heal.

What is your most treasured material possession?
Guitar.

Who was the last person you slept with?
Guitar.

What do you think of Bob Dylan?
I think he's got a good chance of making the championship if he can make the weight.

When did you last cry and why?
I don't cry - I'm a real man.

What characteristics do you think you've inherited from your parents?
A sense of humour and an ability to take a punch.

What is the biggest myth about fame?
That there's a lot of suffering and angst involved. It's pretty much one big party.

What are you like when you're drunk?
I don't know.

Who would you have play you in a film?
Rutger Hauer.

Pick five words that describe yourself.
Someone who's not very good at math, I guess.

Is there one piece of criticism that sticks in your mind?
I think a very insightful critic yelled, "You suck!". I think it came from the drummer.

Do you believe in God?
Yes.

What is your most unpleasant characteristic?
I guess my mania for breaking plates.

What is your greatest fear?
Typhoid.

What ambitions do you still have to fulfill?
I don't have an ambition.

Are you afraid of failure?
Sure. I hate having them around.

What do you never leave home without?
Guitar.

Who is your best male friend and your best female friend?
Kenney and Kenney, but I don't want to go into that.

Who would you most like to meet?
Most people I want to meet are dead or in jail.

What music would you have played at your funeral?
Minihaha medley waltz.

When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see?
Yeah, if she's standing right next to me.

Do you have anything to declare?
No declaration.

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