THE FLAKES

(February 2003)

1. You guys are from Sweden. Are you guys all blond?

The Flakes: You meant if we're all bald. Two of us are baldheads. I've got blond pubic hair and so does my mother, but my father is more brownish looking. Henke our guitarist is the only "Turk" in the band. He's got brown hair and got that really cute boyband look. Hmm... So do I, if I think about it.

2. Did you know there's a band from San Francisco called The Flakes too? Russell of the Mummies/Bobbyteens is in it.

The Flakes: Yeah, we've heard of them. We actually found a messageboard discussing all those The Flakes bands ha ha ha. I've found so far three The Flakes from US. One of them being from the 1980's and two existing today. I think there's an old 70's disco band called Flakes too. I've found a 12" of them at eBay. We took our name in 1993 so I think that was before all the other modern The Flakes bands! So to all the other The Flakes: Please change your names or expect a law suit pretty soon. No kidding!

3. Your song reminds me a bit of the great Psychotic Youth. Are you influenced by them?

The Flakes: I know them and have heard a couple of songs but nothing we've listen too that much. Now I only speak for myself, but our musical influences range more from bands like early Elvis Costello, No Means No, Descendents, Buzzcocks, Devo, XTC, Sum 41, The Police and 1000 of more old and new bands.

4. Do you guys know the Hives? They are from Sweden too!

The Flakes: Yeah, my old ska band was on the same label as them. The Flakes where actually about to be signed to the same label as The Hives and at the same time in 1996! We did a show together with my old ska band and the people from Burning Hearts sublabel Sidekicks Records were there and were quite impressed so they asked us about getting to Sidekick, but then we split up.

5. When Swedish people appear in American movies, all they say is 'Jah'. Can you say anything else in Swedish?

The Flakes: You know all the peolpe here are rastas that's why! Jah rules! Smorgasbord, fårafitta, klittfinger, pillenoppstänk på din fula matta Fredrik, flensost och kanske lite friterat hormens?

6. How cold does it get in Sweden during the winter?

The Flakes: This winter has been extremly cold even here in the south! Like -15 Celsius down in the south and about -30 up in the north.

7. Don't you think Bobby Manic sucks big black cocks in hell?

The Flakes: No, I think he sucks small dwarses assholes. I've also heard that he got a reggae band togheter with Hitler and Kurt Cobain.

8. We assume you must feel guilty about this whole Ikea thing?!

The Flakes: Fuck you! IKEA rules! It's cheap and really hard to fit togheter all their stuff. That's the way it should be. I guess you feel guilty about all the drugs floating around Europe causing our youth to stay away from rebellion?

9. Don't you think Sweden should become part of Russia? You sound the same.

The Flakes: Aren't we a part of Russia allready? If not we definitely should be! Russia is great. I also like raisins with some small bits of hash in it.

10. Don't you think Sweden should become part of Germany? You look the same.

The Flakes: Don't you think, don't you think? How about coming up with some clever questions? Look the same? In your first questions you assume that all swedes are blond. Do you think that Germans are all blond? You stupid prick, you're so ignorant. Anyway we won't be part of Germany! Never! Why? Cause that means we're coming too close to the Dutch border and those assholes at Fartdumb Records!