I already have a vagina-neck that fucks my penis-leg…or… How I email interviewed one of my favorite songwriters and learned that phone interviews are better! Adam Green has been a favorite of mine since I saw him perform as part of the Moldy Peaches in 2001. I dare you not to fall in love with his albums Friends of Mine, or his newest work, Minor Love. He has a little Lou Reed, Andrew Dice Clay, Sesame Street,and Peter, Paul and Mary in his lyrics and delivery. He plays at Chop Suey on Friday April 2nd, and I was lucky enough to get to ask him some questions.

I first learned about you when I saw the Moldy Peaches open for the Strokes in my hometown of Tacoma, WA in 2001. I was blown away by the Moldy Peaches. I am pretty sure that Kimya Dawson ended the show by saying, “Let’s go shit in some condoms!” Could this have actually happened?

Yes that’s the last line of “Rainbows” which was released as a B-Side.

How do you write songs? Do you start with a title? A melody? Chords?

Most of my songs I’ve written singing into a digital recorder while I’m walking around. It helps to be walking because there is a natural rhythm to that type of moving. Mostly I’ve made up the words and the melody at the same time but there are many exceptions.

 

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Adam Green has recently released his sixth solo album, Minor Love, and he's coming to town. Newly signed to Fat Possum Records the new album is at once haunting and playful. The lilt in his sparse vocals, reminiscent of Lou Reed, on the first half of the album is accompanied by finely place organ, guitar and bass, the drums skittering around in the background. The second half of the album takes on more of a Leonard Cohen feel, growing a bit darker and unfolding a seriousness that flatters the singer/songwriters skills while expanding his scope.

I can only imagine how the slight kitsch of a song like “Goblin” and the video game sound clips on the lo-fi “Oh Shucks” will translate to stage. Find out by emailing us for these tickets!

Send an e-mail to tig@threeimaginarygirls.com by Monday, March 26 with "AdamGreenWonder" in the subject line. If you win these tickets, I'll see you there and together we can wonder whether or not Greg Rogove of Megapuss is going to be playing on this leg of Adam Green's tour.

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Sixes & Sevens is full of light, enjoyable, stream-of-consciousness experiments which hit dead center at least as often as they misfire and even the less interesting songs have enough personality to overcome complete dismissal.

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