Pop Quiz: John Butler Trio

Pop Quiz: John Butler Trio

Aidin Vaziri | John Butler is out to mess with people's minds. The Australian singer-songwriter calls his band the John Butler Trio even though the weirdo- space-reggae-funk-rock music they make sounds nothing like jazz. He wears dreadlocks but doesn't smoke that much weed. And even though his songs often stretch past the standard three-minute mark, he's become a top-selling artist back home, outselling even Jet and the Vines. Now the trio's "What You Want" EP is picking up major radio play here, and a full-length album, "Sunrise Over Sea," arrives early this year.



John Butler
Q: Are you a real pop star in Australia?
A: I don't think I'm a pop star.
Q: Are you popular?
A: The music that I play is pretty popular.
Q: Then you're pop star.
A: I'm not a pop star.
Q: Just because you don't look like Justin Timberlake doesn't mean you're not a pop star.
A: We just have the good fortune to have people support us on quite a large scale.
Q: Have you ever been in the Top 10?
A: Yeah, our album debuted at No. 1.
Q: You're so a pop star. I can't even believe how much you're a pop star.
A: When's the last time you saw me?
Q: I think I saw you break- dancing in a Burger King ad last week.