Pop Quiz: Greatest Hits 2007

Pop Quiz: Greatest Hits 2007

Aidin Vaziri | Here's a look back at some of our favorite conversations from the past year.


Feist
Q: Are you posing topless on the album cover because you are using sex to sell your music?
A: Americans get right to the dirt. No, I am wearing a shirt. It was the summertime, so it's one of those shirts that just wraps around your body. Sorry to disappoint you, you sensationalist journalistic pervert.

Adam Levine of Maroon 5
Q: Are most of the songs on this album inspired by prostitutes?
A: Watch it, buddy. Be nice.
Q: Wait, you're still with this girl?
A: Yes.
Q: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you just met her in the lobby bar of Caesars Palace and it was like, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."
A: Caesars Palace? Do they even have Caesars Palace anymore? Man, you're out of the Vegas loop.
Q: I know. I need to go meet some prostitutes.

Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance
Q: You recorded "The Black Parade" in a haunted house.
A: Right.
Q: You lost your girlfriend of six years.
A: Right.
Q: Your brother nearly had a mental breakdown.
A: Right.
Q: And you pretty much became homeless.
A: Yeah.
Q: Was it worth it?
A: That's a really interesting question.

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