display a skeleton in the floor and have it all lit up? Unfortunately, he’s residing out in the shed at the moment. We have to have a pump because our kitchen is underneath the water level—we have to have a pump to pump the water up— and a plumber went to affix something to it and forgot to put it all back properly, and it leaked and it flooded up all our skeletons. At the moment, there’s a big rug over where he used to live, and he’s just relegated to the shed.
I’m an aspiring singer. How did you
learn to sing the way you do?
—Kevin H
I learned from screaming as a baby,
so you could say it was natural. It was
something I grew into. And since then,
I’ve had lessons to keep it. Recently, I
went to a really strange doctor. I got,
like, a vocal massage. It sounds really
relaxing but it isn’t. It’s very painful. It’s
like peeling an onion, but the onion is
your face. [Laughs] If you can imagine
such a horrible thing. Since then my
vocal range has expanded.
I read that you have a five-octave
range. Is that true?
—Tiff
Really? I must have said it if you
read it. [Laughs] If that was the
case, then dogs would just appear
when I opened my mouth. [Makes
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high-pitched noises] Suddenly hordes of dogs come to my bidding. I was able to command moths for a little while, so I don”t know if that”s the same thing.
What”s the weirdestthing a fan
has donefor you?
—Kelee Pace
One fan gavemeher grandma”s
thighbone. It”s on my desk in
my office. It might be from a hip
replacement. She might not actually
bedead. If she reads this, she
should know that part of her body
has found some loveina different
part of the world
—Nick Veazey Mydadusedtobeareggae collector—a proper reggae collector. He used to have record-collector magazines. The attic would be full of boxes of things like Desmond Dekker. All these old Clay records. That”s where my hatred of reggae came from. I can”t bear even the smell of it. My mom was into pop music. She bought me Slayer”s Reign in
Blood. She used to shout, “Turn that rubbish down!”
Strangely enough, my mom now fancies Tom Araya and has met him and has got all Slayer’s records, which is really weird. It was a weird turnaround. I think she had a heavy-metal moment specifically when Bon Jovi came out. Obviously my parents appreciate what I do now. If they ever hear me playing, I don’t know, the first Bathory album or whatever in my car, they don’t moan quite so much.
“My mom fancies Tom Araya.” ” —FILTH
How would you describe your ideal girl? —Keami [Laughs] Blonde. Long legs. Funny. Pretty. A bit like my wife, really. I’m just mad about blondes. Gentlemen prefer them. I’d say I’d like Sienna Miller or possibly Charlize Theron. People imagine me going out with Morticia Addams, but I like blondes. I think blondes can be goth.
—Naomi Nataret Yes, I was. In fact, I went to a baptism recently for my friend’s son. And, you know, I didn’t turn into dust. When I was young, they were trying to get me to go to communion, to get me confirmed, which for Christians is a big happening when you’re about 12. And I desperately tried to get out of it—which I did in the end. I think that must have been the thing that started my love affair with Christianity. [Laughs]
Do you consider yourself a Satanist?
—Sean
No. I’m more like a Van Helsing–
type character. I have a big occult
library, and I just finished co-writing
a book with Gavin Baddeley, called
The Gospel of Filth, which is a bible
of decadence and darkness. The
term “Satanist” is too confining.
I’m interested in Hinduism. Some
of the Hindu gods and goddesses,
their attributes far outweigh those
of the Devil. And I think, basically,
you’d have to be an idiot to choose
the Devil over God. Because God is
omnipresent, I think God represents
everything, including the Devil.
So I would say I’m not a Satanist.
It’s true that I do whatever I want,
which is the core of Satanism in
many ways, but I’m too nice of a
guy. I just don’t fit the criteria.
I read that Anton LaVey contributed
to your book, The Gospel of Filth. Did
you meet him?
—Rick
I believe, though I am not 100
percent sure, that we have the last
interview with Anton LaVey in our
book. Gavin Baddeley conducted it
just prior to Anton’s death. There’s a
special edition of the book, which is
leather-bound, hand-signed, hand-
numbered, with an extra chapter
about the mischief we’ve gotten up
to over the years, which is coming
out only through our website at the
time of our album at Halloween.
What’s your favorite scary movie?
—Billy Loomis
Off the top of my head, I’d say Night
of the Demon. Dana Andrews stars
in it. It’s got a bit of a nasty-looking
demon in it, but I like it actually. It’s
the same character that GWAR’s
Oderus Urungus modeled himself
off—minus, of course, the silly
underpants he wears. But the film
itself is really evocative. It’s great.
When people think of black-and-
white films, they think of them as a
bit boring, but it’s not.
If you died today, what would you
want it to say on your gravestone?
—Madeline Martin
“I told you I was sick.” Or if I died
today, it would be, “Take me back to
England. Please!”
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