I think on a fundamental level, it reads funny and I enjoy that."
“I think he’s an incredible dresser,” Homme quips.
“He dresses like a gangster on vacation.”
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Besides teaming with Ronson, Homme has a lengthy history of high-profile musical unions.
Naturally, he draws on an even broader slate of influences.
Those were the days when you would let cassette tapes just flip over and play.
It put me in this understanding of Elvis Presley and Sun Records all in one swoop.
It was an eye-opener for me.
I bought it purely for the cover.
I knew when I heard Charged G.B.H.
But honestly, I had my first crush in kindergarten and there was no music there.
But in this hypothetical, you’re forced to go see a concert, huh?
Let me ask you a question: Is it cool if after the concert, I go see dinosaurs?
That would definitely prime the primordial pump.
It’s a very strange bite.
At the time, I believed in doing something singularly, one thing so much that it was yours.
And they believed in disregarding any rules that were available, everywhere.
I don’t have guilty pleasures, because I don’t really feel bad.
The Violent Femmes' “Blister in the Sun” is incredible.
Songs about masturbation like that are hard to forget.
I like Dean Martin.
I like country music.
I like Britney Spears.
I like the Spice Girls.
I listen to a lot of Afrobeat compilations.
There’s one calledLegends of Benin.
Compilations are great because they’re like going to a really wonderful buffet.
What if you went to Hometown Buffet but it was delicious?
I’ll try some of this, I’ll try some of that.
There’s that beauty in Bon [Scott] guiding your way through an evening.
I’m also an avid disciple of Lemmy [Kilmister] and Motorhead.
But I don’t look at it in this sport, get-pumped-up way.
I like to set myself on stroll and strut around so, T. Rex.
It’s crushingly beautiful.
If Mark Lanegan sang about toothpaste, I’d wanna brush.
