reading that made me want to die.
--zzz
03/08 |
Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm fascinated, but perhaps not obsessed, by the construction of adjectives from nouns--especially proper nouns. And ESPECIALLY proper in cases where the newly constructed adejective forms itself in an irregular manner, i.e., "Shavian" from "[George Bernard] Shaw", due to the fact that, formed in a regular manner, the resultant adjective would sound awkward (i.e.. "Shawian"). To wit, it's just occured to me that "Malkmussy" is a pretty funny word. My question is this: what adjectival form of his surname does Malkmus prefer?
I would be most grateful if you could ask him and pass along the results to me. Thanks for your time and efforts on my behalf.
Cheers,
Dr. Andrew J. Madigan
Professor of English Literature
Zayed University
Dubai, UAE
--AJKM
05/14 |
What a great interview. I love Stephen Malkmus and have for ages and ages and have never read an interview where he is as open as he was in this one. To the reader who thought the questions stupid, I think you missed the point. They were having fun, so that we can have fun reading it. And I for one, had a blast. Sure, sex is smart and literate and all that, but it's also fun and funny and silly too. Thank you miz Strayed. You went right for it and got it.
PS. Also your story "Good" killed me. It was incredibly honest and well written.
--DAR
05/06 |
Anna - read this - interesting marker/spin for the Chat Pad segment. By the way, Steven Malkmus is a complete and utter spunk
--KG
04/21 |
I think his girlfriend comes off sounding incredibly unintelligentm but I think it's a really cute idea for a story. I love Stephen Malkmus, and it's definitely the most revealing thing I've ever read about him. Good job.
--LR
04/16 |
Eons ago as a college frosh, I tried interviewing him after a Pavement show for a college radio station. The only thing I have on tape is his flat response, "I don't feel like talking about myself or my music."
I felt affronted that evening but after reading many later interviews I realized that that was one of the best things he could ever say. His distant and introverted persona was what kept people like me interested. William Safire recently quoted Napoleon which seems oddly appropriate here: "From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step."
--wp
04/09 |
The questions weren't the most thought provoking, but that's fine because I can't concentrate on the text. I'm too busy having sex fantasies about that photo of Malkmus.
--xf
04/07 |
I've been a fan of Stephen Malkmus since high school & I've never seenan interview like this....where he was so open about his sex life. What an awesome article!!! Kudos!
--MP
04/06 |
pathetic. stomach-turning. BORING. makes me question humanity.
--AS
04/05 |
I'm sorry, but could these interview questions be any more high school titillation lame?
I mean seriously...what's literate smut about:
I heard you play Scrabble. If you had to spell a Scrabble word that would describe you as a lover, what would it be?
Geez...that isn't even prurient
sigh...where's the psychology? This is more like a did you do it in a box? Did you do it wearing sox?
--D
04/05 |
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