1. Your "Feed The Animals" album was one of my favorite albums of 2008. Everyone I played it for absolutely loved it. How did you go about creating an album so instantly likeable and catchy?
It has many familiar reference points. 95% of the album is composed of Top
40 elements that you could hear on the radio at any time. I just spent a
lot of time cutting up pop music and trying out different combinations of
it. Then I tried to put it together in a way that's progressive but still
enjoyable.
2. I loved the mix of Dee-Light, Nirvana's Lithium, and Salt and Pepa's Push It. That and Jay-Z rapping over Radiohead. What is your favorite mix or track on the album?
I like the 0.5 seconds of Veruca Salt's "Seether."
3. Your live show is a massive party. Do you feel pressure to keep
topping the live show? Is there anything new you are thinking about trying?
There's definitely a standard in my mind of what the shows should be like.
I'm critical with myself about it, so if I feel like a particular show
isn't intense enough, I'll do all I can to take it up a notch. I'm also
very dependent on the crowd. They are not just watching the show; they are
the show. As this project has grown bigger and more people have come out,
the shows have naturally gotten more insane. So it's not completely about
me topping myself, it's about everyone taking it to the next level
collectively. At some recent shows, I've had some people with physical
props, like air guns that shoot toilet paper and confetti, helping out.
Anything to make it more festive. I wish everyone would start coming in
costumes and bringing their own party supplies, that could be amazing.
Thanks for the time Gregg, keep rockin!
