Q: Why isn't GP playing anywhere in the southeast? Namely ATLANTA....or at least somewhere relatively nearby.
A: I will be playing the Point in Atlanta before the end of May.
Q: 1.) What are GP*s favorite places to play in the U.S. and 2.) why?
A: My favorite places to play are places that are full of people who are there to hear me.
Q1: Any chance Razor will publish his books and stories? We hear
he's prolific and want to read his prose.
A1: My new novel "The Thylacine's Nest" is being shopped at various
publishing houses at the moment.
Q2: Some writers he's mentioned include Hesse, Kerouac, and Least
Heat Moon. Who else has he been reading lately?
A2: I am reading "The Way Things Aren't" by Steven Randall, Jim Naureckas, and Jeff Cohen, and
rereading "The Best of Myles" by Flann O'Brien.
Q3: Any chance razor might release a live GP CD like the fine
Marshall Crenshaw Razor live CD?
A3: We will record a show, with the band, at the Bottom Line in New York
on June 3rd and 4th. If it turns out well. keep your eyes and ears open.
Q4: Could GP tell us if there's a chance Razor or Dakota might
release more demos on CD like the good ones on the _Christmas
Cracker_ EP. Is he planning any future EPs or holiday releases
for Dakota?
A4: No further Christmas records are planned and no demo releases in
the immediate future.
Q5: We like his work on the Richard Thompson, Otis Blackwell,
and "In their Own Words" projects. What's his next tribute or
collaboration?
A5: My next tribute is a G.P. tribute, which, of course, I won't be
appearing on. It's being put together by an obscure New Jersey label
called Buy or Die Records. The working title is "Piss and Vinegar".
I believe Pat DiNizzio (Smithereens) and Marshall Crenshaw are among
the artists contributing.
Q6: Will he be on Letterman at the end of March? What date?
A6: My "open invitation" for Letterman seems to have been nixed due to
Letterman's increased ratings.
Q7: Hoping for a more eclectic and rare collection of b-sides and
demos than the Rhino "Passion" set. Razor?
A7: Ask Razor
Q8: What about releasing the Smithereens unplugged collaboration?
A8: Ask Razor
Q9: Any chance VH-1 America will air the Whistle Test?
A9: VH-1 airing the Whistle Test performance? I doubt it. It would frighten people--me included.
A1: The novel is called "The Thylacine's Nest" and is at several publishers at the moment. Don't hold your breath. These people move slowly. A novel I wrote, "The Great Trouser Mystery" was released in the UK in the late 70s. Don't ask me how to find a copy. Also, I have some short stories written, one to be published later this year in something called "Rolling Stone's Alterama" on Dell. I don't know about fitting in with anything else. I just do it.
A2: The current touring band is (or was): bass: Kenny Aaronson, drums: Denny McDermott, keyboards: Mitch Margold. As you can tell by "12 Haunted Episodes", Brinsley's playing would be entirely inappropriate. I don't count anything out, but again, don't hold your breath.
A3: I am listening to "Swear to Tell the Truth" by Paul Rishell on Tone-Cool Records.
Q: Perhaps you could ask both Razor and Tie and GP why there are no tour dates in Texas ? GP did a great "unplugged" set in Austin last year and I was hoping to catch GP plus band on the spring tour.
A: The attendances in Texas are, overall, so poor for me generally that it's not worth the cost of bringing a band there.
Q: ya want questions, ya got 'em.
-how can copies of GP's books be obtained?
-any chance of the Marble Arch elpee being reissued on CD?
-any singles/b-sides/videos coming out to promote the new album?
A1: My first novel "The Great Trouser Mystery" was published in the UK in the late 70s. No idea how you'll ever get a copy. My new novel "The Thylacine's Nest" is being shopped around.
A2: I believe Razor & Tie are looking into the possibility of releasing "Live at Marble Arch".
A3: No singles. No b sides. No videos.
Q: The usual Guitar Player questions:
What guitars are you playing on the new disc/tour?
Is there an interseing story behind the telecaster?
What do you listen to these days?
Have you ever thought of production?
A: On the new disc I use a Guild D55 circa '78 and on one track ("The First Day of Spring") my newly acquired Gibson J200 circa '92, which I have been using on tour for all open tuning songs. The Tele I purchased from Seymour Duncan after my 59 Tele that I bought from Nick Lowe in 1976 got stolen. I listen to "Swear to Tell the Truth" by Paul Rishell on Tone-Cool Records. I have been producing my records since 1988 but am not thrilled with the idea of producing anyone else. Songbooks? I have no idea.
Q: How come Graham played solo here in New Orleans when he did his show recently? (He was opening for the Jayhawks). Why didn't he play with a band?
A: I played solo in New Orleans because I had not started rehearsing with the band at that point. We began a few weeks later in preparation for the tour.
Q: I have one. Will Mr. Parker and Elvis Costello ever do a project together? Pleeeease...!
A: Me & Costello "doing a project together"? Two overwordy, self-important nerds whining continually at the same time? I don't think so!