Kim Acrylic: So, The Dandy Warhols, Pete International Airport, Rebel Drones, and Radis
Noir. All your projects are amazing. How are they alike and how are they
different?
P. With the Dandys, it's all about adding a cool little part that takes
the song farther.The way we work now, the songs are fairly complete by
the time I get them so finding cool effects that add variation is what I
end up doing a lot of.That approach is similar to what I did on the
Rebel Drones recordings and what I get asked to do on other records,
though with the Dandys, I generally have more time to develop ideas With
PIA and Radis Noir I'm producing, so I'm playing most of the instruments.
Radis Noir starts with Herman Jolly's songs, PIA starts with my ideas.
Then I take them as far as I can before adding other musicians.
Kim Acrylic: You also composed music for your sisters theater troupe a bit ago, what
all went into that, and will you be doing more stuff like it?
P. I've done this for three shows now and it's different each time. It
usually starts with a chord change of mine, then I get some of my sister's
friends to play on it. I'd love to do more, it's a different way of
working and I'm always interested in discovering new technics.
Kim Acrylic: And to top off all your Endeavor's, you are into photography? What is
your favorite to shoot and to view?
P. Photography is just an easy way for me to mess around with visual
arts. Everyone always has a camera with them these days.
Kim Acrylic: You guys are from Portland, what do you think of the sudden Hipness' of
living there? I know it was weird for me when Seattle was suddenly the
place to be.
P. I'm actually OK with it.Portland was a weird little backwater for a
long time and that was cool. All the people that have moved here helped
make it what it is today. I wish there wasn't that inevitable cycle of
the artist types getting pushed out by rising rents. But that seems to
happen everywhere.
Kim Acrylic: You've been at this music thing a long time! What's the best and worst of
success for you, and do you dig meet and greets?
P. The best thing is the music, the worst thing is the business of music.
I like the meet and greets, because we get to meet the fans that don't want
to hang out after the shows. They are a different crew and all seem to
have interesting stories.
Kim Acrylic: How are you and the band for that matter, taking this whole Paris terror
attack?
P. All the "terror" attacks are awful and I wish there was an easy
solution. The Paris attack hit a little closer to home for us, we have
played that venue a number of times, we know the band that was there and
Paris is one of our favorite places to play.
Kim Acrylic: Do you think there will be a certain level of fear for bands to play there
again given it was a concert that was targeted?
P. I'm sure for some people there will be.
Kim Acrylic: How much has your influences changed since your first album in 1994, if at
all?
P. Our influences are always changing. There is a constant influx of new
music, ideas, books, movies, art, tv... It would be impossible not to be
effected. But saying that, there is a lot of looking back to some old
familiar things. For me a least.
Kim Acrylic: You've played some awesome festivals including Glastonbury and Coachella.
Any interesting tales?
P. Bowie watching us from side stage at Glastonbury was cool. So was the
rest of the festival, but that is very hazy memory that involves flaming
torches and and a couple of cute Welsh acid dealers.
Kim Acrylic: What are some bands that never fail to get you super excited to see live?
P. BRMC
Kim Acrylic: What kinda people are the Dandy Warhols, would you let your daughter hang
with them?
P. We are a fun bunch and if I did have a daughter, she would be totally
fine with us.
Kim Acrylic: Drugs and bands, how much is for creativity and having fun, and how much
is just toxic? How do you control which way it goes if at all?
P. I've never found drugs to directly help the creative process. But, me
and marijuana have never got along and that seems to work for a lot of
people.
Kim Acrylic: Do you still have your first guitar, and what was it?
P. Yes. The first guitar I ever played was a Japanese classics that my
dad brought home when I was 6/7. My first electric was a green sunburst
Tokai Flying V. Now it's raw wood with a new neck and all new hardware.
I plan on finishing it some color, no idea what yet.
Kim Acrylic: It's been noted that David Bowie is a fan. What did THAT do for your egos?
P. We felt validated.
Kim Acrylic: So what's this about working with 'Rhodes' from Duran Duran a while back?
P. Super cool. My high school would have freaked out about that one.
Kim Acrylic: What scares you about success?
P. Nothing
Kim Acrylic: You've been on quite a few film soundtracks, which are you most proud of?
P. Sleep is used in the perfect spot in Crazy/Beautiful. I don't really
care about the movie all that much, but the song really works well in that
scene.
Kim Acrylic: Musically, are you picky, I mean, are you a music snob at all? I know I
can be (laughs) what do you think of all this dub-step and auto tuned
music?
P. I'm very picky. Probably a snob too, but I try not to let that show.
I don't really care about auto tune. It's a tool, some people probably
have a strong reaction to the amount of effects I use on my guitar. I
choose to ignore most of the music that over uses auto tune instead of
greeting pissed off about it.
Kim Acrylic: What's something you are surprisingly good at?
P. Finding 4 leaf clovers.
Kim Acrylic: What's on repeat these days? Suggest to me some new bands to check out.
P. Liars, Suuns, Heavy Trash, Maribelle,
Kim Acrylic: Hypothetically you ask me to hang out, what do we do?
P. Hang out at a guitar shop where you get bored very quickly with all
the gear talk.
Kim Acrylic: I need a drink, what do you fix me?
P. Coffee
Kim Acrylic: And lastly, why should readers listen to the dandies?
P. We are trying to make interesting/cool music that makes you feel better.
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