Chuck Klosterman is Hilarious!

You may know Chuck from his columns in Spin (among others), but then again, you may have read one (or all) of his books. I'm in the midst of "Fargo Rock City", which was his first, and I love it.



Two gems:

(Regarding Judas Priest)
"I don't know why two guys from Nevada would think that a gay British metal singer was telling them to kill themselves. I honestly have no clue whatsoever, and I can't even speculate. Sure, they were drinking a few afternoon beers and smoking some low-grade dope, but that's hardly an excuse for getting that confused about anything. In 1985, I listened to Stained Class at a friend's house, and that didn't even convince me to buy the goddamn record."


(Regarding Whitesnake)
"Their biggest hit (and their only No. 1 single) was 'Here I Go Again.' This song is interesting for a couple of reasons, but mostly for its video. Though the lyrics of the song are about forging one's own path and being a loner, the director of the video interpreted the song far differently: He seemed to think hits song was about watching a woman trying to fuck a car."

I laughed, but maybe I'm just a sick fuck....