Pop Quiz: Greatest Hits, Vol. 04

Pop Quiz: Greatest Hits, Vol. 04

Aidin Vaziri | OK, just one last bit of last year, and we're done with '04 for good: On our Pop Quiz page, we proudly present the best of Aidin Vaziri -- memorable moments from our pop critic's patently quirky Q&A conversations. Fans and haters, let the e-mails begin.



Pop Quiz: Greatest Hits, Vol. 04

Jonathan Davis of Korn:
Q: The first time I met the band, you guys were sleeping in bunk beds. You probably don't do that anymore.
A: No, not anymore.
Q: Do you miss it?

Harry Connick Jr.:
Q: Did you run into anyone interesting over there at the Capitol studios?
A: When we recorded the album? Like who?
Q: You know, like Burt Bacharach or Tony Bennett?
A: Not really.
Q: Those guys don't just hang out there all day sipping martinis?
A: David Cassidy was out there doing something.
Q: Janitorial work?

Brandon Boyd of Incubus:
Q: Did you actually see Janet Jackson's breast?
A: Yeah. What was up with that?
Q: Do you think it was worth watching 17 hours of football just for that part?

Kylie Minogue:
Q: Would you ever get a tattoo on your stomach with flames shooting out of it like that guy from the Darkness?
A: No, but I just love the Darkness. I mean, we could definitely swap a few wardrobe tales.

Kelis:
Q: On the back cover of your album there is a photo where you are in your underwear literally sitting on top of a giant milk shake. Was that cold?
A: No, it's not a real milk shake.

Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs:
Q: Why did you film the video for "Maps" in a gymnasium?
A: It wasn't a gymnasium. It was the basement of a church.
Q: It wasn't a gymnasium? My next 15 questions are about gymnasiums.

Ralph Hutter of Kraftwerk:
Q: Didn't you almost die on a bicycle?
A: No. It was just a very normal fall and a couple days in the hospital. It was nothing to worry about.
Q: Nothing to worry about? You were in a coma.
A: That's how it goes. I just forgot my helmet.

Al Green:
Q: What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
A: First of all, I look around and be thankful that I woke up.
Q: That seems like a good place to start.

Caroline Corr of the Corrs:
Q: What are some baby names you're considering?
A: We haven't thought about anything because I haven't found out what we're having yet.
Q: What about Apple? I think Apple Corr makes much more sense than Apple Paltrow-Martin.

Queen Latifah:
Q: You can actually become a queen on the Internet now.
A: Yeah?
Q: I already did it.
A: What the hell? Why not?

Billy Corgan:
Q: Since you quit the band you've been writing poetry and keeping an online diary. When did you turn into a 14-year-old girl?
A: I don't know.

Peaches:
Q: What's your stage show like this time out?
A: Insane. I've got two dancers coming. (pause) Hello?
Q: Oh, I thought there was going to be more.
A: What do you need?
Q: You've got two dancers and what else?
A: And me. What else? What do you need? You've got me. I'm a f -- virtual Kiss concert on my own. I don't think you need much more.
Q: But is there more if someone wants it?

Regis Philbin:
Q: Be honest now. Are you just getting back into music for the hookers?
A: Ah-ha-ha! What a crazy guy you are. The hookers wouldn't be caught dead with me if they heard some of these songs.
Q: I knew it was that or the drugs.

Ryan Cabrera:
Q: In the past 24 hours, how many times have people asked you about the Ashlee Simpson lip-synching debacle on "Saturday Night Live"?
A: I'd probably say 30 or 40 times.
Q: That's it?