Recently, Mr.
Biafra stopped in Vancouver to express his views, which are many.
For those
of you who have forgotten, Nardwuar had one other fateful encounter with
Jello,
lasting only
seconds before Mr. Biafra tossed him aside like used tissue.
Well, this
time Nardwuar was determined not to let some ‘has been’ get the best of
him and accosted Jello after his show.
But instead
of having egg on his face, this time he got ink. Here are the transcripts
of these two interviews, which Discorder managed to get a hold of.
May 1989
Mr. Biafra,
can we ask you a question?
Real fast.
Okay, what
is the difference between an American and a Canadian?
That’s for
you to decide.
What right
does the media have to pry into things?
Well you’re
prying right now.
And is that
allowed?
I’m allowing
now against my better judgment because your questions are awfully stupid.
But the thing
is wouldn’t it be nice to suck up to nice little cub reporters and lick
them? What are your thoughts in regard to that: people phoning you, hounding
you, trying to track you down. How do you deal with (people) since you
have been elevated in society?
Well, kinda
like this: I say farewell to you sir.
November 1991
Hey, Mr. Biafra
can we ask you a question?
Oh my god,
it’s Nardwuar with a camera! And I’ve got a marker too!
I was wondering
Jello...(Mr. Biafra proceeds to put jiffy felt zebra stripes all over Nardwuar’s
mug)
He’s speechless
and he’s gotta go to work tomorrow.
Jello Biafra,
do the American people have the government that they deserve?
I would say
they have the government that some people deserve. but the ones that deserve
it are inflicting it on us and not obeying their own laws.
Are you a Democrat
or an anti-fascist?
I would say
some of both.
Could you be in the same vein of speakers, as artistes, such as, and you mentioned their names this evening; Rollins, MacKaye and the Zappa? Are you in that league of these gentlemen, Mr. Biafra? Are you in the league of these artistes? Oh, I would say as much as you are in the league of Rush Limbaugh.
Finally, I
was wondering, looking at your belt buckle right here. I’ve charted the
progress of this star belt buckle, throughout the years. What is the true
story behind your metallic waste-supporter, Jello Biafra?
Well, I got
it when I was fifteen years old because I thought it looked like Jim Dandy’s
buckle of Black Oak, Arkansas.
And you’ve kept wearing it since? Could there be actual Dead Kennedy’s spit on it? Yeah, it probably has some of yours too.
Finally, we
have a nice Canadian present for you Jello Biafra - a lucky chestnut.
Thank you,
it looks like a chocolate covered tumor.
Oh Jello, say
good-bye.
Goooood bye.
You’re gonna be sure to put me on the same compilation as Caesar et ses
Romains, aren’t you?
Yes sir!!!!