I've given countless interviews over the course of my life, usually as a getting-to-know-you exercise on the first day of school or in self-help seminars. Regardless, this is far and away the best interview I have ever given.

20 Questions with Jim Dayton

by Casper Edwards

CE: Are you a historical figure?
JD: No. Nineteen.

CE: If you were to have lunch with Jesus Christ would you feel that it was the most hypothetically cliché thing you'd ever done?
JD: Yes. Eighteen.

CE: Have you ever been treated for severe depression?
JD: Treated?
CE: Are you going deaf?
JD: No. No. Sixteen.

CE: Do you own multiple albums by either Journey or Styx, or in lieu of multiple albums either band's greatest hits?
JD: Yes. Fifteen.

CE: Do you have information regarding the mysterious deaths of Bob Crane, Carl Switzer or Philip Marshall?
JD: No. No. No, he's not dead. Twelve.
CE: Twelve, that's only one question.
JD: Yes or no questions only.
CE: Shouldn't I still have fourteen questions left?
JD: No. Eleven.

CE: Are you an asshole?
JD: If that's a guess, you lose.
CE: It's a yes or no question.
JD: Yes. Ten.

NOTE: At this point I give up, yell multiple obscenities, but am compelled to return to questioning two hours later.

CE: Will you get me a cup of coffee?
JD:
No. Nine.

CE: Are we still playing that stupid game?
JD: Yes. Eight.

CE: Have you ever had the urge to punch someone in the mouth knowing full well that you'd get away with it but don't because it's not polite?
JD: Yes. Seven.

CE: Do you feel bad for anything you've written?
JD: Yes. Six.

CE: Would you like to apologize to the people you've hurt and offended?
JD: Hurt, yes. Offended, no. Four.

CE: Do you stay awake at night knowing that there is no original thought left in the world but continue to wrack your brain for a unique perspective on life?
JD: Yes. Three.

CE: Have you ever played this game by the rules?
JD:
No. Two.

CE: Will you ever give up the torture of trying to create something worthwhile, renounce all your creative friends and focus your energy on maintaining the status quo?
JD:
No. One.

CE: You're an idiot.
JD:
You were so close. I'm a jackass.

 
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