Q: Who is in NOFX?
A: Mike Burkett as FAT MIKE (vocals, bass guitar), ERIK MELVIN as himself (guitar, vocals), Erik Sandin as ERIK GHINT (drums), Aaron Abeyta as EL HEFE (guitar, trumpet, vocals).

Q: Where are NOFX from?
A: NOFX was originaly from Los Angeles but some of them consider Berkley their home while others still consider Los Angeles theirs.

Q: What does NOFX means?
A: Everybody thinks that name means No Effects. WRONG ! That means No Fuckin’ Straight Edge. Fat Mike says that he hate that name.

Q: When did NOFX start playing?
A: They started around 1983.

Q: Their age:
A: I don’t know. Ask them!

Q: Why do they hate MTV so much?
A: NOFX says that they don’t want to end like Green Day. They videos and songs became commercial, and at the end, we can say, the band "broke up". Fat Mike used to say: "…yeah, MTV sells records, but it destroys bands, and we want to avoid becoming a product, We’re band, not just a song…"

Q: Does Fat Mike have any aliases?
A: Yeah, Fatty and Mike Rakhabit.

Q: Why do they call him Fat Mike, he isn’t fat?
A: Well, he was. In the college he used to weigh 130 pounds. Next year on college he gained 35 pounds. Next year NOFX went on tour. Every town they stoped, people said: "Wow, you gained some weight !"

Q: Does El Hefe have any aliases?
A: Yeah, Hefe and El Jefe.

Q: Does Eric Melvin have any aliases?
A: Yeah, Mel and Melvin.

Q: Does Erik Ghint have any aliases?
A: Yeah, Erik Shun, Groggy Nodbeggar, Herb Reath Stinks, Seymour Butts, and Smelly.

Q: What is so special about August the 8th?
A: It is the day that the fat hippie Jerry Garcia died.

Q: Who is Don Ho?
A: Don Ho is a fat hawain guy that is famous for some odd reason.

Q: Is it right that NOFX has videos on MTV?
A: It isn’t true that they have been on MTV America. Their videos can be seen on Much Music and MTV South America. They released just 9 videos, just because they wont to become a commercial product.

Q: Did anyone in NOFX go to college?
A: Fat Mike went to college. He says it is because of him being raised Jewish.

Q: What is HOFX?
A: HOFX is a 12" or 10" on FAT, #526 of a limited edition of 8300?

Q: What is All Of Me?
A: All Of Me is another limited edition FAT 7". This one is U.S. only and no mailorder, you can only get this at you local punk rock store. Limited to 8000.

Q: What does "B/W" means on records?
A: But with

Q: Does Fat Mike own Fat Wreck Chords?
A: He sure does and if you did'nt know that, something's wrong with you.

Q: What's FAT's adress?
A: FAT WRECK CHORDS P.O. Box 193690 San Francisco,CA 94119-3690

Q: What's Mystic Records address?
A: Mystic Records - Doug Moody Mail Order P.O. Box 2314 Carlsbad, CA 92018

Q: Is Fat Mike in any other bands?
A: Yeah, Fat Mike plays bass in Me first and the Gimme Gimmes.

Q: Is Eric Melvin in any other bands?
A: Yeah, Eric Melvin has a punk rock karaoke band and he also in B.U.G.S.

Q: What videos has NOFX made?
A: Stickin In My Eye, S & M Airlines, Leave It Alone, Bob, Liza And Louise, The Cause, Lori Mayers, Freedom Lika Shopping Cart, I Wanna Be An Alchoholic.

Q: What did El Hefe do before NOFX?
A: He played in a jazzband.

Q: Does Eric Melvin run a coffee shop?
A: He shure does. It is called Spud Melvins and is in Los Angeles. 8205 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, 213-653-6118

Q: Does El Hefe run a club?
A: Yep, El Hefe runs a night club called Hefe's in Eureka, California.

Q: What does White Trash, Two Heebs, And A Been stand for?
A: The band. Erik Ghint is the white trash, Fat Mike and Eric Melvin are the two heebs, and El Hefe is the been.

Q: Who sings Kill All The White Man, Johnny Appleseed, Buggley Eyes, and Straight-Edge?
A: That's El Hefe!

Q: Who are that posers which sucks on back cover of CD So long and thanks for all the Shoes? They don’t look like NOFX !
A: Fat Mike is Serge from Limp, Smelly is Chuck from Good Riddance, and El Hefe is O from Fluf, and Melvin is John Burkshire (Little John) from the Swinging Utters.

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