interview with atom

what have you been up to in the last couple of months or so?
I just returned from a two month European tour. I'm catching up on being gone.

is their any particular food you like to munch on while on tour? what places to eat do you avoid?
I love Indian food, so I try and find that a lot, while I'm on tour. I'm also a fan of good burritos.

word is you are coming to australia in february next year. is is true?
I am trying my best, but I have to make sure that the shows are set up before I buy a ticket. We'll see. I hope so.

you take extra special care of your package out on tour?
Absolutely. I take so much care of it, that I leave it at home.

do you take a shitload of friends out with you on tour? if not, ever get boring?
Sometimes friends come along, and sometimes I tour with other bands, and sometimes I travel by myself. They're all different ways of travelling, but I like all of them for different reasons.

what can people expect out of an atom show?
One can expect to hear the records that I've made, but louder. Also, I blab a lot and pace back and forth.

you got a favourite piece of clothing you like to wear out on stage or anything?
I like my baseball hats.

what's in your riders?
Are riders an Australian term for sneakers? In my sneakers are my feet, silly.

seen any good movies lately?
no, I haven't had a chance to go to the movies in quite a while. I miss it, and will hopefully see Amelie, this wednesday. i'm pissed that the David Lynch movie is out of the theatres already. Crap.

you don't eat fruit and not much vegetablebles right?
I like some vegetables, but no fruit. I suppose we'll see how long I live later.

how'd you get into this one man stuff? were you in a band previously?
I was in a band, but we broke up. A friend of mine played me a song that he wrote on his music sequencer, and it seemed perfect for me, since I no longer had bandmates.

do you make music for nerds?
I make music for nerds, and non-nerds and I suppose all flavors of people.

are piss-take lyrics your speciality?
I'm not sure what the term 'piss-take lyrics' means.

does your family like what you do?
They are supportive of what I do, and are happy that I"m doing something that I love to do, but I'd be very surprised if they liked the music I write.

man i love reading the hate mail page on your site. metallica fans paying you out, it's
funny shit. you get a lot of hate mail? yep.

what are the anti-atom incidents that stick out in your mind the most?
I think the best/funniest ones are on the website.

anti-metalhead? when slayer came out on tour over here all i saw was pony-tailed teens yelling out slayer every minute. you get many people like that out to your shows?
Not too many people yell out 'Slayer' at my shows. I wish there were more pony tails at my shows too. Sad.

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