Interview techniques of the insane

[imomus]

Back in January Charles Hatcher (of this parish) attempted to interview me. At a certain point, frustrated by the inadequacy of text to convey tone, we decided to exchange mp3 files -- he with questions, me with answers. I thought it might be amusing to post this fragment of the exchange, in which I discuss my place within the music industry. The interview is quite... experimental. I think Hatcher (perhaps he can post a link to his original question?) was using Prinzhorn Technique, and I was responding with Munchausen's Syndrome. Or was it the other way round?

Fragment of an Interview (mp3, 8MB)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Are you a Boffin?

[imomus.livejournal.com]

(http://books.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/cpc_5101_ps_5778052_gs_16272944.html)

[charleshatcher.livejournal.com]

I think what may have started in the vein Hans Prinzhorn, soon fell into a phenomenalistic stupor. But 'twas fun. For constancy's sake, here's the original question:

Quainterview Question One (http://www.headexplosion.com/jamieaceytlcholine/questionone.mp3) (2.98MB)

I am keen on the idea of a vastly protracted interview, though. If you are game, I would like to dispatch a new question every January 29th, until one of us snuffs it.

[stanleylieber.livejournal.com]

You should have posted a donation button with this.

[charleshatcher.livejournal.com]

That suggestion is payment enough.

Life on the island

[(Anonymous)]

The most interesting thing about the Munchausen tales (which I read just last month) is that Baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen was really Rudolph Erich Raspe, a mountebank and swindler if there ever was one. Raspe no doubt assumed a variety of names, one of them probably being Lord Momus.

Which means I'm searching for the minotaur around the corner--and that Hatcher and Currie are neither you nor me. Which means we either swallow the tale whole or the tale swallows us.

*y*

Exquisite Cadavers

[lord-whimsy.livejournal.com]

Delightfully entertaining, gentlemen. I sincerely hope this dialogue might continue.

Off to feed my clowns,
W

Re: Exquisite Cadavers

[reggie-c-king.livejournal.com]

I do agree. T'is a very entertaining spar between two absurdist pugilists. Whyever was the interview discontinued? And can we not petition to have the exquisite corpse reanimated?

[junkerr.livejournal.com]

you are verily an interesting bloke!
i mean that in the best way possible.