Legendary music interviewer Nardwuar is understood for a few signature logos. However his squeaky voice, unpretentious enthusiasm, disarming multi-patterned retro golf outfits, and kooky curly hair belie a bottomless effectively of historic information about music’s hottest stars. And, after all, the cheerful and compulsory sign-off, “Carry on rockin’ within the Free World! Doot-doola-doot-doo,” permits his confused visitors to fill within the “doot doo” as Nardwuar stays frozen in glee. Nardwuar is a litmus take a look at for celebrities, proving who will get it and who doesn’t. Surprisingly, Rob Zombie falls within the latter class.
Within the scorching seat for a change, Nardwuar spoke to Vulture about his greatest and most uncomfortable interviews. It’s full of data for the Nardwuar devoted, reminiscent of how his interview with JAY-Z got here collectively and why Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach stole Nardwuar’s toque mid-interview. However the actual meat is Nardwuar’s expertise with Rob Zombie, whom the Human Napkin decided was the worst “doot doo” of his profession.
“One time I did an interview with Rob Zombie over the phone, and I went ‘Doot-doola-doot-doo,’ however he simply walked out of the room and didn’t reply,” Nardwuar tells Vulture. “And so I’m on the cellphone and saved going, ‘Doot-doo, doot-doo-doot?’ Lastly, about ten minutes later, a cleansing individual got here by and mentioned, ‘Hiya?’ I’m like, ‘Oh, is Rob Zombie there?’ She mentioned, ‘He left ten minutes in the past. I’m simply cleansing the room.’ I used to be like, ‘Effectively, doot-doola-doot-doo,’ and the cleansing individual went, ‘Doot-doo.’” ”
The Zombie interview happened in April 1999 and was already beset by technical difficulties and a disinterested topic, not less than per the transcript. We couldn’t hearken to the interview as a result of our Actual Participant is busted, however the transcription didn’t current a easy dialog. After providing one-word solutions to such scintillating questions as “What do you need to occur to your stays?” and “Who’s bought higher tattoos, you or Henry Rollins?” The road goes lifeless. 5 minutes later, their dialog continues, charting the identical rocky waters as the primary half. Right here’s an instance:
Nardwuar: Rob, do you want intercourse, like movie star intercourse?
RZ: Do I prefer it in what sense?
Nardwuar: There’s that legend that the man from the Bathroom Boys really screwed Traci Lords, and I assume I used to be simply questioning, from studying in Kerrang! and stuff, that you simply like movie star intercourse.
RZ: I don’t suppose that was me.
Maybe feeling the strain, Nardwuar decides to present it again and calls Zombie’s “Dwelling Useless Lady” video “a Cupboard Of Dr. Caligari rip-off.” Zombie yawns off Nardwuar’s antagonism, however nobody commits to a bit just like the Human Napkin. With that, Nardwuar launches into his sign-off and refuses to cease for minutes on finish:
Nardwuar: Carry on rockin’ within the free world. And doot doola doot doo…
RZ: Okay.
Nardwuar: Rob, doot doola doot doo…
RZ: (silence)
Nardwuar: Rob Zombie? Doot doola doot doo…
RZ: (silence)
Nardwuar: Hiya, Rob? Are you there?
RZ: Yeah.
Nardwuar: Doot doola doot doo…
RZ: (silence, Rob places on speaker cellphone, and walks away)
The outline of the interview’s ultimate section greater than paints an evocative image:
Rob will need to have left the room with out hanging up the speakerphone as after 5 minutes of unanswered “Doot doola doot doos” a girl from the Korn manufacturing workplace lastly informs me that Rob Zombie is nowhere to be discovered.
Learn the entire interview at Vulture.
