INTERVIEW WITH JIM STIENE:

By Chuck Klosterman

Close personal friend of Celine Dion. Arch nemesis of Scott Biao. Exactly who is Jim Stiene? Artist, Con Man, Orthopedic Surgeon? We caught up with him in his New Jersey flat the other week, after an unfortunate gig as a pool man for Missy Elliot and a painfull breakup with Jessica Simpson.

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.