BILL: When I saw the remarkable photo of you with the blood, it reminded me of two things, rock music and horror…
DEBBIE ….There is a LOT of horrible rock music out there today…
DEBBIE: Actually it’s really refreshing. I fucking hate talking about poetry. I mean, sometimes I get the words right, sometimes I don’t. I dunno. Talking about it is kinda boring. Yeah I love Iggy Pop, I especially love how ever car commercial in the world now has Johnny Cash and Iggy Pop Muzak.
BILL: Have you seen Delamorte Delamore? It was released in the U.S. as “Cemetary Man.”
DEBBIE: No, I haven’t caught that one yet. Maybe we could do a swap. I’ve got Last House On Dead End Street which is a killer horror flick. We can swap.
BILL: I think you are a really amazing poet and your words are what really floored me.
DEBBIE: Thank you very much.
BILL: I really like this verse in your poem “Anarchy in the Trenches”:
“At the mission in Chicago
We had to safety pin our money to our T-shirts
Seriously,
To keep us safe as individuals
and protect us.
It was merely one more way
for us to be Put in Classes
And fall fall fall in line.”
Would you like to comment or elaborate on that verse?
DEBBIE: Heh, well don’t ever go to the mission in Chicago may be the message. Actually, I didn’t have any paper bills. So I had to put all my loose change in an envelope and safety pin it to my shirt. This made it virtually impossible to steal from blind and sleeping people. I dunno, I guess it kinda means that if you treat people like animals, they will act like animals.
BILL: Some of your imagery is just so incredible, it’s hard for me to even describe like:
“When my skeleton is put back together
Will you draw a red crayon heart on it?”
I think that’s one of my favorite lines.
DEBBIE: Yeah, I like crayons.
BILL: What poets and writers do you like to read now? What music do you like?
DEBBIE: I’ve recently developed a deep rooted hate for most poets and poetry. My number one favorite is JJ Campbell. I also LOVE Jeffrey McDaniels, John Sweet, and Bucky Sinister. Music, erm. Last five albums I played today: The Dwarves, Turbonegro, Dead Boys, Johnny Cash, and The Rezillos.
