Anyway, it's somewhat entertaining, and suggests--to me, anyway--Seth Putnam's coma began much earlier than anyone suspected.
Seth Putnam
of ANAL CUNT
1. is society evolving or devolving? is there a difference in your
view?
i don't really pay attention to what goes on in the world very much.
i'm not that interested. i've had times when i had some interest
here and there, but not in a long time. i think the worst thing
going on is forced multiculturalism and wiggers. if you compare t.v.
and popular things now to even as short as 20 years ago, everything
is completely different.
2. it seems that recent generations celebrate frustration, futility
and fatalism over such ancient values as "changing one's situation
in life" or "enacting change through mass death." of which
perspective would you be more inclined to speak favorably?
it depends what mood i'm in.
3. one great philosopher once suggested that outside of the fear of
death, the only real agenda on most people's minds was finding a way
around their self-confidence issues. do you think this is true, and,
if so, what did you or do you do to strengthen your self-confidence?
i don't think that's the only real agenda, i'm not sure what is
though. one think that's easy to strengthen your self confidence
that works for me is drinking alcohol. some people might think
that's lame, but it works for me.
4. your music seems to be demonstrative in that there is not focus
on finding musical devices as much as making blasting, battering,
basic songs that hammer home the sardonic nature of the title used
as chorus line. what is your attitude toward music, and what makes
one band great and another shit, in your view?
i hate music and can't live without it at the same time. it's not a
very easy answer. i basically like every kind of music, but a very
small amounts of each genre. as to whether bands are good or not,i
take bands on a band by band basis. it all depends on what mood i'm
in. also, after listening to a band, say like black sabbath, for
many many years, i'll like them, but if a new band sounds just like
them, or maybe even better, i probably won't like them because they
are too much of a ripoff, or i heard them too later on. i think some
bands get "grandfathered" in if you've listened to them forever.
i've loved negative approach for about 20 years now, but if a new
band sounded like them, i might not like them. over time also, what
was considered extreme 20 years ago is nothing compared to what's
out now. one newer band i like, that i wouldn't have liked 20 years
ago is buckcherry. everything they do is a complete ripoff of
something else, but they are ripping off bands no one else does
anymore, and they're really good,if not better at it. basically,
there is no "cut and dry" approach to what i like and dislike. a lot
of bands i originally hated end up being some of my favorite
bands(village people,culture club,morbid angel,etc). i tend to not
like too much after 1985 though.
5. of the metal to which you listen now, which bands do you think
have surpassed what possessed and sepultura did in 1985, - and/or -
is there a way to surpass the past, or has music remained unchanged
and only the perceptions of the crowd changed?
i am very unfamiliar with most metal stuff after 1985(also, i never
liked sepultura). to much boring shit started coming out around
then, and i got disinterested. there might be some great bands after
1985, but i wouldn't know. i also don't trust anyones opinion on
music. i thought some of the early morbid angel stuff (thy kingdom
come demo)was hilarious when it came out, but i ended up liking it
after hearing it enough. i'm sure there are tons of heavier bands
since 1985, but i don't care that much. the only comparison i can
give would be some older person saying everything after the beatles
is horrible. some people seem to have an end time period to what
they listen to, and maybe only a couple newer bands might escape
into being liked. i kind of lose interest after 1985, with a few
exceptions.
6. how often do you think of your own mortality, and what is a
typical meditation regarding it?
i have anxiety problems every now and then, and think about death
for no reason at all. it stems from when i used to do cocaine
constantly. i got a prescription for buspar (spelling?) and it went
away pretty much. lots of times though, i hope i'll die, like when
i'm on a plane, or when certain situations happen. i really don't
want to, but there's a subconcious part of me that always wants the
worst things to happen to me.
7. do you have a wife and family? if so, why? <-- meaning: you seem
like a more alienated guy than that
i was married for 3 years, now i'm divorced. luckily, i have no
children. me and her were HEAVILY into drugs, and we were both out
of our minds. that's why we probably got married. i don't think i'd
ever do that again.
8. what's the most overrated metal band currently getting heavy
rotation in the underground?
i have no idea what's going on in the underground. of the top of my
head, i'd say dillinger escape plan,pig destroyer/agoraphobic
nosebleed (i haven't really heard these bands, but i can't imagine
them being as great as reviews i've seen),neurosis,nile,and any band
that NEVER gets a bad review.
9. do you think the internet has "democratized" music too much,
making it so that there's a flood of bands but a dearth of
variation?
i don't know much about the internet. i mostly just use it for
email. i never look for stuff to "download". i go to a couple of
message boards now and then and keep up with the dumb things going
on.
10. what do you think of postmodernism as a philosophy and as a
basis for art or music?
i think you were wearing a beret while you typed that question.
11. one aspect of recent faddish academic theory suggests that as
various ideals from the past are worn down or "disproven," humans
will gravitate toward an "end of history" in which democratic and
liberal values have come to dominate. others claim this end of
history is an end of the decisionmaking process in humanity. what do
you think on this issue?
i'm not stupid or anything, but i hate when people talk in this way.
i know some writers try to sound "smart" and like a "good writer",
but i hate the way most of these questions are being asked. my
favorite writers are people who talk the way they would normally
talk and not try to sound like they stare at a thesaurus all day. if
you normally talk like this, you remind me of chin-scratching know-
it-alls who sit in a coffee shop and discuss boring,pompous shit.
12. certain academics have made themselves famous by suggesting that
anyone who is harshly critical of something secretly longs to be
part of it, including "homophobes" (those who hate fags) and
"racists" (those who don't think every race/individual is equal). i
would reply to these academics that the same applies to people
obsessed by extreme action who can't undertake it themselves. what
are your thoughts regarding this issue?
that whole thing about "homophobes" secretly wanting to be gay is
bullshit, and just as prejudiced a remark. i hate people and i try
to be not involved with society as much as possible. just about
everything anyone says makes me angry. the world has gotten so much
gayer in the last few years. i try my best to have no idea what's
going on in the world.
13. in the 1980s, it seemed metal (except Slayer) had a total hippie
mentality regarding its ideology. has this changed and, if so, why?
what was so "hippyish" about early sodom,bathory,mantas/death, blood
death,etc.? like i said earlier, i really have no idea about what's
going on in the "underground" for the last few years.
14. if you were the beltway sniper, who would you shoot next? why do
you think this guy is doing this stuff; are range fees that
expensive?
if i knew i could get away with it, i'd kill tons of people too. i
just don't want to lose my "freedom" by going to jail.
15. f.w. nietzsche unleashed a world of horrifying introspection for
humanity when he peeled back the visible layer of conscious
interaction and suggested that, despite our social justifications,
all human interactions boil down to a transfer of power. how do you
think our current society has adjusted to this revelation?
i don't know anything about f.w. nietzsche.
16. when you compose a song, do you "sing" (lack of better word) a
riff along to the sentence of the main theme in the lyrics, or are
these riffs pre-created and later mated to a conceptual background?
i don't have a uniformed way to create "songs".
17. what changes do you think will occur in underground music now
that it has become mainstreamed by bands like slipknot, sepultura,
slayer, etc?
who gives a shit. things about the underground have always been gay.
caring about stuff like that is useless. everything becomes overrun
by morons and gets popular eventually.
18. why is it that suddenly every joe fanboy out there has a
"webzine" with "everything in the world you need to know about
underground extreme music" until his or her fascination with the
genre is up after two years, and the website fades? how much useful
information do you think is lost in the process?
actually, i have NEVER looked at a webzine. i didn't even look at
yours. anyways, there will always be people into extreme things,
especially when they are younger. 99.99999999% grow out of it. for
example, it's a miracle if i see anyone at an "underground" show
that i'd see in the early 80's. whether you like it or not,
underground music is a fad for most people. the ones who stick with
it are the ones that i will usually talk to(if i am friends with
them). getting upset about people not "being into it" anymore is
useless, because i know most of these people will be lawyers in a
couple of years. i don't know anything about you're background, you
might be an executive in a few years and talk about the "crazy"
stuff you were into when you were younger. i think anyone who is
still wasting their time with this type of music after age 30 will
most likely be into it forever (i'm 34,born may,1968).
19. how would you implement a "peace process" in the middle east?
blow it up.
20. if al-qaeda and china invaded tomorrow, what would you do?
you'd have to be more specific.
21. what do you think of shemales (ex: ladyboylovers.com) and how
they're changing the traditional dimensions of "gayness"? will this
affect your lyrics?
i've never seen that website. i really don't care about things. i
don't sit around all day and care,or think about things. i'm sure i
don't like them, i don't like much of anything to begin with.
22. are you a hedonist?
i forgot the definition of that.
23. is anal cunt ever going to do a "just to prove we can" straight-
up death/grind album?
if we wanted to prove we can be just as boring and unoriginal as
everyone else, maybe.
24. which american president had the longest penis?
your boyfriend.
25. do you believe in astrology? if so, is the world deterministic
(all conclusions are predetermined by initial input data)?
no.
26. what supermodels would you most like to impregnate so you can
beat them to an abortive state?
i don't really know about many supermodels. maybe claudia schiffer.
27. is martha stewart still hot, after sixty years and what looks
like an upcoming conviction?
i don't know shit about her either. i seriously barely know or care
what's going on in the world.
28. what's your opinion of relapse records? is it true they won't
sign a band unless its members have at least one maternal jewish
ancestor?
i haven't really heard much that they've put out. everything i can
think of sucks, except the repulsion "horrified" cd. they are a
great label to get ripped off by, and get fucked around by. most
people i know on that label hate relapse. they put out an a.c.
release, and there's not any jew in my or tim's background (me and
him are the ones who played on the relapse release). well, i'm just
assuming that about tim, i hate him though.
