Totallymag Interview with PIZZA!
tm: so why do you call yourselves pizza!?

Geoff: Because we just don't care, you know? It's fun. Band names are
stupid, but every band needs one.

tm: if you were a topping what topping would u be?

Tyler: I'm a very intrinsic person.

tm: how did you meetup.com?

Geoff: We met when we were in college studying the biology of swamps.
Tyler: Fight on, Stafon!

tm: how would you describe your sound? i notice you go many directions.
would you compare yourselves to anyone?

Tyler: Pop is a genre. All of our attention spans can be short at times, so we don't like to play the same kind of music over and over and over and over. That's why we have rock songs, pop songs, dance songs, slow songs, country songs, and even a rap song. Gotta keep things fresh and interesting.
Geoff: We go in many directions because we're interested in many things. We
don't want to be in a small box, we want to be in a big box.

tm: are you guys single or looking?
Tyler: Depends whom you ask. Both.
Geoff: I'm friendly, just shy. The other boys are happily married, and
werewolves.

tm: whats your favorite fast food value meal? like 99 cent red burrito
del taco? any dollar item you love?

Geoff: I stopped eating meat, and since I did that my favorite has been bean and cheese burritos from Taco Bell, which I order with "baja sauce."
Tyler: Anything from Chick-fil-A, especially on a hungover college football watching day.

tm: what do you look for in a babe?

Tyler: Excellent genetic make-up and a deep sexual hunger.
Geoff: Pure brawn.

tm: the smell or the echo?

Geoff: We've had great times at both. I'm partial to the Smell, because the ethos appeals to me and because I think that it's been such a positive forcefor the neighborhood around it and the youth. It inspires volunteerism. It tells people that if they want to get involved they can actually build their own scene. I always feel honored when we get to play there. The Echo has a great sound system, and it feels cool to be on a "real" stage. It's also an honor to play there because whenever we do it feels like
someone respects us enough to think we belong!
Tyler: One serves booze and the other totally bans it, so really it depends
on what sort of night I'm after, but serious mad props to Jim Smith for doing something rad being real nice to me every time I see him.

tm: la record or la weekly? yes they're comparable. haha

Geoff: I'm pretty partial to LA Record, myself. I've been reading it for awhile; I like their sense of humor. Recently, though, the Weekly has seemed to be a lot better than it used to be.
Tyler: I never watch movies.
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> tm: where do you see yourselves in five years?
>
> Tyler: Hey, it's like Tom Petty says, "The future is wide open." I'm a
> pretty stable guy, though, so I'll probably be doing similar things.
> Hopefully with more money and success and an entourage that includes Luda
and Teddy Pain.
Geoff: None of us will be old enough to run for President yet, but I'm sure that one or two of us will be in Congress.

tm: what has been your wildest show?

Tyler: The Qwesi was the house that Alex's then-girlfriend lived in by USC, and they let us build a stage in their garage so we could have shows, and boy did we have shows! We'd get a keg, throw a party, then play for the audience help captive by the keg. It was great until some people who lived in the house decided they didn't like us anymore, at which point we were no longer allowed to have shows/parties there.
We also recently played at the Manimal Festival in Pioneertown (Joshua Tree), and that was some crazy-ass fun! Thanks, Paul!
Geoff: Onetime we had a show at a friend's apartment in Long Beach and had so much fun that we got sued afterwards.

tm: any other interesting talents you possess?

Geoff: Alex will beat you at any video game, even if he has never played it.
Duncan is an exceptional lover. Rand is not actually human but made of machine parts, and those parts give him extraordinary strength.
Tyler: I can cook real good, I can throw a curveball and a slider, and I can make most animals like me.

tm: favorite color?

Geoff: What color is blood? People always say it's red
but sometimes it's blackish and sometimes it's rust-colored. I'll just
say "blood."

tm: favorite song right now? even if its your own.

Geoff: "Extra Connection" by Hecuba.
Tyler: "Extra Connection" by Hecuba, "One More Drink" by Luda f/ T-Pain.

tm: finally plug anything you want promotions tour plans word to the fans be
clever.

Geoff: Buy our digital release "Bogus Rimshots from the Fourth" on iTunes or Amazon. It's cheaper on Amazon, but I think we make more money if you buy it on iTunes. So buy it on iTunes. We like money. After that, buy our upcoming LP, due next year on Manimal Vinyl.
Tyler: Also, we love playing baseball. We try to get a baseball game going
every Sunday near Chinatown. Keep in mind that it's baseball, not
softball. If you want to play softball, go somewhere else. If you want to
play baseball, hit us up through myspace (myspace.com/honkifyoulovepizza).

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