INTERVIEW WITH JIM STIENE:
By Chuck Klosterman
Chuck: I was a little hesitant about doing this interview after the last few you had with Rolling Stone.You're starting to get a reputation as a loose canon.
Jim: I don't know why, Chuck.
Chuck: Well you've said some controversial things in the past.
Jim: Such as?
Chuck: Didn't you say that 'people who put mustard on hamburgers deserve to die' at a symposium on partical physics at CERN?
Jim: I think you're taking that out of context.
Chuck: Okay. What was the context?
Jim: I was talking about people who put mustard on hamburgers.
Chuck: And...
Jim: And I thought it was a bad thing.
Chuck: But to suggest they deserve to die seems a bit extreme, don't you think?
Jim: First people are putting mustard on hamburgers, then they're taking drugs and having premarital sex. Where does it end?
Chuck: Does it have to end?
Jim: Oh God, I hope not. I just don't think everyone should do it. It would be a dangerous world if the guy removing your gall bladder was using the anethesia on himself.
Chuck: I guess I'm just trying to figure out where you're coming from.
Jim: New Jersey.
Chuck: I mean philosophically.
Jim: I've been reading a lot of Ludwig Von Mises lately.
Chuck: No, I mean you're general outlook on life. Your latest CD, 'Buyer Beware' is pretty dark.
Jim: Okay. But people who take my lyrics seriously are even dumber than I am. I mean, the only thing more frustrating than someone who can't take a joke, is someone who doesn't know you're joking. Then you have to sit there and explain everything to them.
Chuck: Why did you choose 'Buyer Beware' as a Title?
Jim: It's called truth in advertising.
Chuck: Okay, lets talk about some of your relationships.
Jim: I really try not to kiss and tell, Chuck.
Chuck: How about Brittney Spears?
Jim: I fucked her.
Chuck: Liza Gibbons?
Jim: Fucked her good. She used to do this thing with her...
Chuck: What about Kathy Lee Gifford?
Jim: Banged her.
Chuck: Jessica Simpson?
Jim: Bang.
Chuck: Rachel Sampos?
Jim: She banged my dog, Hildeguard. I lost interest after that.
Chuck: Kelly Ripa?
Jim: Still on the New Jersey Turnpike for all I know.
Chuck: Martha Stewart?
Jim: I was drinking a lot in those days.
Chuck: Sandra Bullock?
Jim: Could have. Would have. Don't know what happened there.
Chuck: Britney Murphy?
Jim: Check.
Chuck: I'm starting to see a pattern here.
Jim: I usually see funny colors. Or people turning into rabbits. My doctor says they're just flashbacks though.
Chuck: No, I mean you seem to have a reputation for loving and leaving famous starlets.
Jim: I'm a busy man, Chuck. Places to go, people to see. I'm not ready to settle down yet. Maybe when I'm on medicare.
Chuck: Let's talk about money. Rumour has it that you lost all your money in the stock market buying high and selling low. Doesn't that go against all conventional wisdom.
Jim: Chuck, Chuck, Chuck. You're so naive. How do you think the big boys make all their money? By following rules?
Chuck:Well there are some rules that are used because they're common sense. How can you possibly make money selling stocks for less than you paid for them
Jim: It gets pretty complicated, Chuck, and I'd rather not go into it now.
Chuck:Well, I guess I have enough information.
Jim: That's what the doctors said before they had me committed.
Chuck:Then it's a good thing I'm not a doctor.
Jim: That is is, Chuck. That it is.