Post by IRON BALLS on May 17, 2006 18:46:47 GMT -5
Punky Mendoza
Q&A by: Rikki Rampage
Date: 8/01/05
1. NAME?
The Right Honourable Punky Mendoza.
2. PLACE OF BIRTH?
A nature reserve in Scotland.
3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
Watching the final of the World Cup (IX Copa del Mundo 1970)intermittently on a colour television my dad found in a dustbin. It was the first time I had seen colour on television and, in between horizontal lines and white noise, the Brazilians and Italians looked like GODS.
4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?
The Latvian Philharmonic Trio.
5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY NOW?
First musical instruments were the mandolin and bongo drums. Instruments now are all virtual (VSTi) except electric and acoustic guitars.
6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?
Birds’ eggs and the sky at night.
7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?
Attended school.
8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER AS A MUSICIAN?
Virgin Mega Store, Glasgow.
9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?
Some place in Chicago, 1984.
10. WORST TOUR BUS OR ROAD STORY?
None.
11. YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PERFORM AT?
Women’s bedrooms.
12. NAME A FEW OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE ALBUMS.
Harold Budd ‘The Room’
Brian Eno ‘Apollo Atmospheres & Soundtracks’
Vasks ‘Chamber Music’
13. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC NOW DAYS?
Reading neurology journals and listening to the sound of running water.
14. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?
Chana Dal and Drambuie.
15. WHAT ARE A FEW OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES & TV SHOWS?
Movies
KOYAANISQATSI
POWAQQATSI
NAQOYQATSI
TV
Channel 4 News
Newsnight
16. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
A gorilla named KOKO
17. PEOPLE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET?
James Moon the visible man.
18. WHAT IS THE BEST BAND YOU HAVE EVER SEEN IN CONCERT?
Four guys from New York dressed in make-up and seven inch heels. Can’t remember the group’s name.
19. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Argyll Farming Boots.
20. WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?
‘My Very Own Organised Sound Waves’ by the Right Honourable Punky Mendoza
21. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO LATELY?
Observing dirty movies as part of an ongoing investigation into the neuronal activity and manipulation of testicles of the self as a
virtual voyeur.
www.punkymendoza.com
Q&A by: Rikki Rampage
Date: 8/01/05
1. NAME?
The Right Honourable Punky Mendoza.
2. PLACE OF BIRTH?
A nature reserve in Scotland.
3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
Watching the final of the World Cup (IX Copa del Mundo 1970)intermittently on a colour television my dad found in a dustbin. It was the first time I had seen colour on television and, in between horizontal lines and white noise, the Brazilians and Italians looked like GODS.
4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?
The Latvian Philharmonic Trio.
5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY NOW?
First musical instruments were the mandolin and bongo drums. Instruments now are all virtual (VSTi) except electric and acoustic guitars.
6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?
Birds’ eggs and the sky at night.
7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?
Attended school.
8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER AS A MUSICIAN?
Virgin Mega Store, Glasgow.
9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?
Some place in Chicago, 1984.
10. WORST TOUR BUS OR ROAD STORY?
None.
11. YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PERFORM AT?
Women’s bedrooms.
12. NAME A FEW OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE ALBUMS.
Harold Budd ‘The Room’
Brian Eno ‘Apollo Atmospheres & Soundtracks’
Vasks ‘Chamber Music’
13. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC NOW DAYS?
Reading neurology journals and listening to the sound of running water.
14. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?
Chana Dal and Drambuie.
15. WHAT ARE A FEW OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES & TV SHOWS?
Movies
KOYAANISQATSI
POWAQQATSI
NAQOYQATSI
TV
Channel 4 News
Newsnight
16. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?
A gorilla named KOKO
17. PEOPLE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET?
James Moon the visible man.
18. WHAT IS THE BEST BAND YOU HAVE EVER SEEN IN CONCERT?
Four guys from New York dressed in make-up and seven inch heels. Can’t remember the group’s name.
19. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Argyll Farming Boots.
20. WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?
‘My Very Own Organised Sound Waves’ by the Right Honourable Punky Mendoza
21. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO LATELY?
Observing dirty movies as part of an ongoing investigation into the neuronal activity and manipulation of testicles of the self as a
virtual voyeur.
www.punkymendoza.com
