October 04, 1997 (Issue 668)

The Last Word

The ultimate questions on life, sex and previous lifetimes' crimes. This week, INCUBUS surf dude Brandon Boyd gets out of bed for Paul Travers...

Last weird dream you had?
"That would be every night! I don't remember what I dreamed last night, but a few nights ago I dreamed that I'd died and I went up to this weird halfway place. There were extra-terrestrials everywhere and I could see through their bodies - I could see their organs, or their lack of organs, through their translucent bodies.
"They handed me this paper with all this encrypted writing on, which was my life's history. And then I was ushered someplace else, but I don't remember where..."

Last time you got into a fight?
"That was when we were in Amsterdam on the Korn tour, earlier this year. But before that, I hadn't been involved in a fight since I was 12 or 13 years old.
"I got into a verbal argument with a bouncer outside a coffee shop, and he socked me. That was the end of the fight, so I didn't really fight him - he fought with me. He actually punched me in the back. It turned out he just didn't like Americans, so he decided to take his anger out on my spine!"

Last person you fantasised about?
"That would be a girl named Ginger Hendrix, who lives down the street from me. She's a very beautiful girl, and I fantasised about her last night..."

Last band who inspired you?
"Well, she's not a band, but I think that would be Björk. She's just totally rad."

Last time your own band was compared to the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Faith No More?
"The last review we got - which was in a US magazine called 'Music Station'. When people do try and compare us, it's usually with those two bands!"

Last time you lied to a girlfriend?
"I've had the same girlfriend for six years and I can't ever remember lying to her. We have a very open relationship."

Last time you were arrested?
"In my last lifetime, I robbed a bank in the 1800s. They caught me at the crossroads and threw me in jail, where I was befriended by a large cellmate named Biff (Surely, that can't be Biff Byford, legendary Lord Of Saxon? - Ed). He had a very interesting cowboy hat, as I recall..."

Last time you got completely wasted?
"That would be when we were in Holland again. Pretty much all the time we were there!"

Last time you embarrassed yourself onstage?
"I do that every night, so three nights ago in San Diego, California."

Last time you said something you regretted afterwards?
"It hasn't really happened in recent memory. Boring answer!"

Last really bad movie you saw?
"'Spawn'. Great soundtrack - we're on it! - but it's a REALLY shitty movie!"

Last time you were asked for your autograph?
"At our last show - San Diego again."

Last time you had sex outdoors?
"About a month ago, up on a hill near my house, on top of a car. Nice..."

Last thing you'd save if your house was on fire?
"My art, my drawings. There's a lot of year's work on my wall in my room, so I'd be frantically ripping that down - I wouldn't want it to kindle the flames."

How long can you last?
"About 30 seconds!"

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