What was the speech you had prepared for your fans at Darlington, but didn't get time to read?

"Donington was very hot and very surprising. I was expecting one-tenth of the people to turn up for the glorious half-hour we got to play. It is very important for us to play shows here for our fans and not leave them feeling neglected.

"I didn't have a speech prepared. It was just my crude attempt at humour. It was just something to say beetween songs."

Why do Type O Negative choose cover versions of songs such as 'Cinnamon Girl', which people would never imagine you to do?

"Always expect the unexpected from Type O Negative."

What is the one thing that you and the other members of Type O Negative agree about?

 "Which songs to include/exclude in our 75 minute headlining set."

Have you ever had an AIDS test?

"Yes, when I worked for the New York City Parks Department, I was stuck with a hypodermic needle while cleaning a playground. Fortuenetly, the test result was negative. I do, however get tested periodically."

Do you believe in capital punishment?

 "I certainly do. These crimes definetly warrant it: those involving children, crimes that are premeditated murders, and the method of how the murderer killed the victim. I am not going to say every crime of passion is automatically the death sentence or anything.

"There are definetly some things that warrant death. I would think that anyone that was definetly a menace to society. If I had me own political party, I would call it the 'Pro Death Party'. There is Pro Life, Pro Choise; I am no pro death, because I am pro capital punishment, I am pro abortion, pro eutanasia and pro suicide. If people want to kill themselves, we'll help you. If you are going to kill someone, then we'll kill you.

"The only reason I am pro abortion is - first and foremost, I will say that I think abortion is murder. However, there are so many unwanted children is this world, there are definetly things worse than death and so I think this is almost a mercy killing."

Do you think everyone has the capacity to kill?

 "I know I do. If I didn't have to suffer the consequences for killing someone, there are many people in the past, and I must say, presently, I would like to kill with my bare hands, and it wouldn't be like for some sadistic satisfaction.

"These people who fucked me and are laughing about it, and who think they have got away with it. Maybe they have....

"There is no karma, no spirit, no after-life, no before-life, no heaven, no hell, no God, no Satan. There is dirt before, and there is dirt afterwards. What is beetween is that we can pull ourselves from one mound of shit to the other, and that's life."

Is there anything you wouldn't do for money?

"I wouldn't hurt myself, someone I care about or an animal, for money."

Do you think marijuana should be legalized?

 "I believe pot to be on the same level as alcohol. Marijuana should be legalized, regulated by the goverment, taxed and should only be used in permitted areas."

If you saw someone getting beatem up, would you walk part or intervene?

"If it was a fair fight, I would not intervene. If I was a man beating a woman, I would stop him."

Have you ever tasted human blood?

 "Yes, past girlfriends have asked me to taste their blood and visa versa. I don't consider menstrual blood to be offensive."

Do you prefer sex with lights on or off?

 "I prefer sex by firelight."

If you were to die tomorrow, is there anything you would wish you'd done that you haven't?

 "I would still like to see my ancestral homelands of Iceland and Russia."

Do you have Sisters Of Mercy albums?

 "I do have 'Floodland'. I've never seen them live. I think they're great, but I don't consider them to be an influence, and no, I was never a goth!"

Is it comfortable wearing a chain guitar strap?

 		"It is not comfortable, but as readers of Metal Hammer know, you have to suffer for fashion. I've just gotten used to it over these part 15 years. A five foot lenght of chain costs about £5. A nice comfortable leather strap might cost as much as £30 or £40. I'm just a cheap bastard."

What's your favourite Metallica song?

 "I don't have one... I was never really a fan and I don't have their new album."

In your opinion, what is the worst trait of human nature?

 "1) The fact that homo sapiens believe that they (we) are superior to other species. 2) Name dropping."

If you won the National Lottery tonight with a jackpot over £1 million, what would you do with the money and how would it change your life?

 "I would take care of my family and friends. I would probably put a lot of that money into Type O Negative."

Do you have traditional values / morals apart from you foray into nude modelling?

 "Oh, definetly. When I talk to poeple in other bands, especially women, they find it shocking just how pro-goverment I am. I consider myself to be a conscientious conservative. I am a Republican back in the States, which is like your Conservative Party here, but I don't fully agree with everything they stand for."

Is there any famour character from the history you can identify with?

 "Frankenstein's monster."

Why is physical fitness / working out so important to you?

 "Low self-esteem, vanity and insecurity. A stong mind produces a strong body."

Would you rather go to a strip club or go for a walk through a forest?

 "I'd rather go to the woods with a woman and we'd strip each other. I am one with nature."

What has been the best gig of the 'October Rust' tour?

 "So far, every show has been great."

How important is good management to the success of a band?

 "There are many factors that go into the success of a band. For example, you can be the best band in the world, but if your management sucks, you won't go anywhere."
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