mixbreed

Interview by mosophresh

Triops, dogs... Tell me Mike, what WON'T you eat?
I refuse to eat a filipino delicacy called dinuguan aka chocolate meat aka pork blood stew. My mom always tries to get me to eat it, but the thought of having pork stewed in pig blood makes me shiver. BLAH!

As a child, what were your dreams/goals? Have they changed much over the years?
When I was younger, I thought life was about going to school, graduating, getting a job and making money. I wanted to get a good job so I could buy all the things that make me happy. As I get older, I realized you can't buy happiness. Happiness comes from pursuing what you love. So that's what I hope to do with my life. I hope to pursue the different things I care about while making the most of my time here.

And while we're on the topic.. Tell us about the last dream you had.
Last night, I had a trippy dream. It must have been the Alleve I took before I went to sleep. I was at my neighbor's house. As I walked in this house, random people were telling me the house was possessed by ghosts and demons. In order to rid the house of all the ghosts and demons, we had to spend the night in the house. For some reason, they would leave if we made it through the night. We were all spooked. I never saw any of the ghosts or demons, but the house would make weird noises and the place had an eerie feel to it. I ended up getting locked in a room with this filipino chick with a shaved head and a long "I Dream of Jeannie" pony tail. I know, it's random, but you can't really control your dreams. We ended up talking the night away to ease our fears. Then I woke up. I was bummed when I woke up, because the chick was hot in a strange "I Dream of Jeannie" type of way.

What were the last 5 cds you've purchased & rate them on a scale of 1-5.
1 being suck ass, 5 being kick ass.
To be honest, I've been burning more than I've been purchasing. But here's my list:

1. Mark De Clive-Lowe - Tide's Arising
   Mark De Clive-Lowe is ill! He's this producer/dj/pianist from West London. I was fortunate enough to watch him play live @ this year's San Jose Jazz Festival. His music is classified nu-jazz, but he also plays stuff that can be condsidered funk, house, breakbeat and soul. The whole album is kick ass, so he gets a 5.
2. The Rebirth - This Journey In
   This is some grown folks soul. I love this album! If I ever get married, The Rebirth needs to play at my wedding. Another 5.
3. Little Brother - The Chittlin Circuit 1.5
   Another banger from the Little Brother crew. These dudes are sick. I've been a fan since their first album, The Listening. If this is just their mixtape, I can't imagine how good their new album will sound. Another ass kicker, so LB gets a 5.
4. DangerDoom - The Mouse and The Mask
   This isn't even out in the stores yet, but the good people at okayplayer.com hooked me up. DangerDoom is a concept album by MF Doom and DangerMouse. The whole thing is based around Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
   This CD was stuck in my deck for the longest time. I finally had to take it out, so I would be sick of it when I buy the retail version. Definitely a 5.
5. Paul Wall - The People's Champ Mixtape
   Paul Wall is one of my guilty pleasures. Even though is lyrical content isn't the greatest, I really dig his laid back flow and production. He also has a lot of charisma and swagger on the mic. It's good stuff to play in your car. I'm giving this one a 3.5. He'd get a higher rating, but the second half of the mix is chopped and screwed. I can't really get into that sound.

I like big butts and I cannot lie... What do you like?
I like big butts too! But I also like big boobs (actually all boobs except manboobs), music, sports, movies, texas hold 'em, traveling, bushmills irish whiskey, and interacting with friends, family and other interesting folks.

How does Mike woo the ladies?
I don't really spit "game" or anything like that. I just try to be myself and give the woman the respect she deserves.

Describe your ideal woman.
Ideally, she is someone that is kind, sweet, attractive, honest, open-minded, intelligent and tied to my bed naked.

What are 3 things you would rid the world of?
Racism, War & Lil Jon

And finally, how many trees could a wood chuck chuck, if a wood chuck could chuck trees?
HELLA!