JOHANN: So, tell me how you came in to the band?

DJ KILMORE: They all knew each other since elementary school. They started the band about seven and a half years ago. That would be Alex, José, Brandon and Mikey. Two years ago they got a DJ. That brought a new element to their band. Seven months ago they started having problems with him. They got rid of him and they got me. I have been in about seven months.

JOHANN: How do you like it?

DJ KILMORE: It's different. My background is pretty much hip-hop. Being a DJ obviously, I'm more of a battle DJ and I do a lot of complex scratches. The reason that I like it so much is that the guys are so cool. We have the same personality. When things go wrong from my standpoint, I can talk to them and I don't have to hold a grudge. I look at it as me reaching a different audience.

JOHANN: It is probably really strange going from a DJ atmosphere to an Ozzfest atmosphere.

DJ KILMORE: I was one of very few black people at the Ozzfest. And I was one of two DJs. The only problem that I have with it is that rock people jump around more than hip-hop people do. It affects my needleson my turntables.

JOHANN: I never even thought about that.

DJ KILMORE: It's actually really cool. No other problems than that.

JOHANN: I noticed at the Ozzfest, there were a lot of people wearing those Incubus masks. Where did that guy come from?

DJ KILMORE: It was actually Charles Mulhulland. Brandon found a picture of him in his garage.

JOHANN: I heard he was like a porn star.

DJ KILMORE: He is like a seventies sex symbol. We think he was in porn movies, but we know that he narrated those sex ed films. You know in high school when you have to get your parents to sign something.

JOHANN: What do you think you can do for the world of music?

DJ KILMORE: Whoa man. I'm here to teach and redefine. I know Brandon speaks with his vocals. Everything that is written lyricwise on the album comes from Brandon. Pretty much, it speaks for itself. As for me, like I was saying before, I'm one of the very few people/instruments in the rock world. I'm just here to say that the turntable is an instrument.

JOHANN: I noticed that a lot more people are turning to the turntables.

DJ KILMORE: I don't know exactly why that is. I've been DJing since 1984. I've been doing that for about thirteen years. I think a big influence in that is the Beastie Boys. They were like hip-hop crossovers. Just like Run DMC, they were rock/hip-hop crossovers. Kids my age, I'm 25. Brandon and the rest of the crew is 22. We grew up seeing the Beastie Boys become insanely popular.

JOHANN: They still are.

DJ KILMORE: Yeah, their new record is insane. You gotta hear it. They had DJ Hurricane. Run DMC had Jammaster J. Our generation is starting to come in and take over the industry. Grew up watching DJ's. Whether you're black or white, you have seen a DJ. I think more and more people are going to start having DJ's. I would love to do work on metal albums. At the Ozzfest, I was watching Ozzy and I thought I wish he would ask me to come up and DJ.

JOHANN: DJ on Crazy Train.

DJ KILMORE: (laughs) Yeah, I think that is a big part of our culture.

JOHANN: What's been the most exciting thing to happen to you Incubus so far?

DJ KILMORE: Playing in front of the largest amount of people I have ever played for. When the Ozzfest met up with the Warped tour in Sommerset, there were like fifty-thousand plus. There were probably about thirty or more watching us. When we played the rock tour which is like this huge heavy metal, rock, satan thing. We played for about thirty-thousand people. We got a good rush. We did our thing and right on after us was like this full on hair band. 'We love Satan' type band. They like to do that in Europe. They like to put different genre bands together and have fun.

JOHANN: You really can't do that in the U.S. It doesn't happen very often.

DJ KILMORE: I've said this before. In Europe if they like it they'll dance to whatever. Here, you have to look to see what your friends are doing. You can't just be yourself.

JOHANN: Where did the name come from?

DJ KILMORE: Actually Mikey found it in a thesaurus. He said damn that's a cool name.

JOHANN: I heard there was also a death metal band called Incubus.

DJ KILMORE: Yep, there was. From what I understand we have legal rights to it. Mikey picked it out and then got a dictionary to find out what it means. It really has no reflection on us. It's just a cool name.

JOHANN: When do you guys plan on putting out a new record?

DJ KILMORE: Not for awhile. Sometime next year depending on how things go. We are actually going to try and go to radio. That happens on September 1st. We hit the markets with 'New Skin'.

JOHANN: That is my favorite song.

DJ KILMORE: It is? I think the plan is to get the foot in the door on radio. We are more of like a touring band. We are like a full album band. We're not here for one smash hit. We are here for the duration. We might follow it up with Anti-Gravity. We are just going to see how that goes and then maybe work on an album in the beginning months of next year.

JOHANN: Do you plan on releasing 'The Fungus Amongus' at any time?

DJ KILMORE: That was put out on an independent label. It's out of press. What we are going to do when we release 'New Skin' we are actually going to go back and redo it and put it on the B-side. In the future we might repress it up. The best way to get it is to go to our website. I guess some places are selling it for fifty dollars and up. A lot of people are chatting about it. The more in demand it is the more the price goes up.

JOHANN: What bands do you get along with the best?

DJ KILMORE: Actually we get along with System Of A Down. We have the same type of personalities. We met them at the Ozzfest. We heard about them earlier. They are really cool. Ultraspank are the greatest guys in the world. We are actually going to try and take System Of A Down and Ultraspank out on tour with us.

JOHANN: I'd pay massive amounts of money to see that show.

DJ KILMORE: Right now we are doing Soulfly dates. Tickets are like seventeen dollars. We would like to keep our ticket prices down. Far are also very cool. All of the bands really give us respect. Surprizingly, we heard a lot of bad things about Limp Bizkit, so we were prepared for the worst. Again, they are like one of our best friends now. We had no problems. Great guys. I have a whole new respect. Besides that, everyone besides a couple of bands that I won't mention, have been really cool. We are all really nice guys so we're real easy to get along with.

JOHANN: Here's one that everyone hates. If all the records, tapes, mini discs, etc. were burnt in some sort of freak fire, but you were able to save only three, what would they be?

DJ KILMORE: Oh man. It would have to be Public Enemy 'It Takes a Nation of Millions' because that is a classic 'fight the power' record. I would have to save one of Marley's records. Probably his box set. Probably the Beastie Boys. Maybe Portishead.

JOHANN: Portishead are one of the top ten bands in the world in my opinion. Almost unworldly.

DJ KILMORE: Their DJ has the same scratching style that I have and I have never met him. Hopefully in the future I get to meet him.

JOHANN: I assume you guys are influenced by movies pretty heavily?

DJ KILMORE: Oh man. You don't even know. Mikey's favorite movie is probably 'The Karate Kid' as you can hear that on the album. Alex and I are heavy in to kung-fu flicks. We are actually stocking up on kung-fu movies. We also like the classic 'Billy Madison' and 'Happy Gilmore'. The movie we have watched on the bus the most is probably 'Happy Gilmore'.

JOHANN: There are a lot of comic elements to your music.

DJ KILMORE: Yeah, we are really fun loving guys. We are not pissed off at the world and screaming and preaching. I know Brandon is trying to keep everything on a positive level. He likes to inform. If there is a bad situation, he'd like to take it and present its good side. There are like two sides to every story. If there is something bad happening, it's happening for a reason. I believe in a unity, a superior being. I think there is a unity conscious running through everybody. Everything we do affects something else.

JOHANN: Are you ashamed of any records that you've purchased lately?

DJ KILMORE: No, I am very selective. I don't even own a CD player. I only buy records. Actually there are a few of the records I am ashamed of that were given to me. I choose my records carefully. I know what I am buying before I buy it.

JOHANN: Have you met any childhood idols or heroes?

DJ KILMORE: Yeah, I met DJ Homicide from Sugar Ray. We went on tour with them for awhile. I met him and he was just like the coolest guy in the world. DJ's have this thing where they stick together. Lethal, when I met him, we started hanging out. The most influential person I met would be Ozzy. Even more influential than that was his wife, Sharon. She runs the whole thing. The woman behind the man. She put together the whole Ozzfest.

JOHANN: What is the most sacred thing in the world to you?

DJ KILMORE: I can answer that a couple of different ways. The first thing that is most sacred to me is myself. My consciousness. I think that if I'm putting out a good vibe and I'm looking at life in a positive way, I will project that on to others. It will come back around. All that is sacred to me is me getting through this lifetime with as least problems. I have a girlfriend at home and she is very sacred to me. And my turntables. Ultimate, it is myself. I look out for my well being. I try to be wholesome inside. If I achieve that I will be wholesome outside. People are going to see that and realize this kid is pretty cool. When you start getting famous, and you start getting more money, money changes people. I don't want to be one of those people. I just want to be down to earth. A cool guy the rest of my life.

JOHANN: What would you like to tell someone about Incubus that maybe hasn't heard you yet?

DJ KILMORE: I would say just to keep an open mind, our music is very ecclectic. It's got all different types of influences from Faith No More to Björk to straight hardcore hip-hop. I think if you listen to our album, it's tough to categorize it. Keep an open mind. Take it for what it is. Hopefully it will influence you so that you will want to listen to it again and again. If you don't like it, don't listen to it. It wasn't made for you. Don't bash it or anything. Music isn't music unless you put your whole heart in it. I have my heart and that's all I have.