This week Japanese Motors’s Alex Knost lands in The Hot Seat and fills us the in on, why he’s interested in studying underwater basket weaving, among other things.
Q: Tell us about your craziest touring experience.
Alex: It always gets good when every cd that we have in the van gets scratched.
Q: What type of college class would you’d most want to take and why?
Alex: Underwater basket weaving, so I could weave all of my baskets in the sink.
Q: What city in America is the most fun to visit and why?
Alex: All of the places we haven’t been.
Q: What’s some of the best advice you were ever given?
Alex: “There is nothing in the world that matters less than opinion”
Q: What’s in heavy rotation in your MP3/CD player right now?
Alex: Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted, Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
Q: The last good book you read or TV show you’re addicted to.
Alex: I don’t watch tv really, and doing one thing for a long period of time that usually involves isolated thought doesn’t interest me.
Q: What’s the first concert you ever saw - how was it?
Alex: KISS, they were one of my favorite groups when I was 17, when I saw them I was on cloud nine.
Q: What are three items you can’t live without on tour?
Alex: Pens and paper, sunglasses, coffee.
Q: Who are your major musical influences?
Alex: All the bands in our hometown that are better than our band. .
Q: Any random messages or tips you’d like to give to mtvU watchers?
Alex: You can use tooth paste for zit cream.
