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Melvins mainman Buzz Osbourne recently gave Decibel carte blanche to ask him any question on our minds (no matter how ridiculously stupid), so we polled posters on the Decibel message board and added a few of our own interview topics. In honor of Independence Day, the true American hero shares his responses:

'''What were your favorite albums in high school?'''<br/>
In 1978, I was in 8th grade and I was already into the Sex Pistols, The Ramones and a bunch of other English punk bands. I got into these bands through CreemMagazine. Before that I was into The Who (still a big fan), Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Led Zep, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, The Doors, David Bowie, Kiss, Black Sabbath etc… By the time I got to high school, I was well into the American punk bands and, as a result of the Sex Pistols, I got into the Stooges and, as a result of the Stooges, I got into the MC5. As an instant Stooges fan, I quickly understood how important they were to everything that punk rock had become. I also, even at my young age, saw a direct connection between Jerry Lee Lewis, Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and Johnny Rotten. In the early ‘80s, I finally got to start seeing a lot of the bands I’d been listening to for years. This changed me forever.

'''Did you record a separate commentary tracks for the new Fantomas/Melvins Big Band DVD, or were you in the same room with Danny DeVito?'''<br/>
I was in the same room. It was great to be able to ask him all sorts of questions about everything and I tried to not hold back. He’s a big Hollywood star and I think his kids are big Patton fans, so I’d imagine he was doing it to score points with them. He was very patient with my questions about who the biggest asshole he ever worked with was and about working with Andy Kaufman. To hear his answers you have to buy the DVD or at least wait for it to be put on the internet.

'''How do you get your hair to look like that? No, really: do you use any styling products?'''<br/>
Again with the hair questions. First off does it LOOK like I DO anything to it? Do you imagine I spend ANY time making my hair look like this? Do you think I would actually PAY to have my hair look like this? It does what it wants. I like it because it makes me look weird. Duh.
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How do you feel about sabermetrics?'''<br/>
Oh yes, a baseball fan. I pretty much love baseball and could care less about watching all other sports. Sabermetrics changed my outlook on baseball and made me love it even more. It’s pretty much right on as far as I can tell.
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How often do you wear a pair of Melvins Nikes?'''<br/>
Never. I saved a few pairs but I can’t imagine wearing them. I also don’t wear our tee shirts much either. Big surprise.

'''What is your favorite dessert, and why? And what’s your favorite desert?'''<br/>
I’m pretty much for any and all desserts. I’d say my favorite desert is the Mojave because of Death Valley.

'''Are there any plans for the Melvins to collaborate with Lustmord or Jello Biafra again? Have you ever considered doing a record with Isis?'''<br/>
We might play live with Lustmord at some point but who knows. I’d imagine we would do a record with Jello at some point but who knows when. There is talk of us doing a split of some sort with Isis but who knows when again.

'''Who is the “sexiest” Melvin?'''<br/>
Oooo yuck.

'''Aside from the “Your Choice…Live” record, what is your least favorite Melvins release?'''<br/>
Uh, I guess it would be… I can’t think of just one, so let’s say Houdini, Ozma andThe Crybaby.

'''What is David Scott Stone up to these days?'''<br/>
I don’t know really. I think he might be playing in a band somewhere but that might not be true.

'''What makes you cry?'''<br/>
April 15th… Idealists… The Mayan calendar… The Dodgers… Nerdy know-it-all chickless creeps… And……………… the cost of internet porn.

'''The Melvins are awesome in comic book form. Has anyone ever explored the idea of doing a Melvins cartoon?'''<br/>
Not to my knowledge. One of the guys from Jackass thought it would be a good idea to follow me around and see what my day consisted of so he could try to BE me but he lost interest when I told him I got up early and didn’t drink, do blow, screw brainless groupies or enjoy getting kicked in the nuts.

'''Are there any bands making music right now that get you truly excited?'''<br/>
I like a lot of bands but none that come to mind right now. Besides I would clearly forget someone and that might hurt their feelings.

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