and Bel Biv Devoe at the same time. In 5th grade, I got turned on to Nirvana, and that flipped my world. By 8th grade, I discovered noise and electronic music. I was in weird experimental bands in high school. I've always been down with pop music my entire life though, even during the experimental phases."
There's a picture on your MySpace page: It's you holding Paris Hilton in your arms. Explain!
"She came out to dance on stage with me when I performed at Coachella. I didn't know she was a fan. We met the next day in the artists' parking lot, and I embraced her for a photo."
Right now there's remix contest inviting people to mashup video material and create the ultimate "girltalk" video clip. Tell us more about this.
"These guys from Montreal are doing a documentary movie about copyright. They have filmed a bunch of stuff with me over the past few months. They want to open it up to the public and allow people to have a hand in making the movie. So, they're doing this video remix contest."
Your 3 albums are available from www.illegalart.net. How illegal is your music, and how do you feel about copyrights in general?
"It's a grey area legally. According to the Fair Use doctrine, it is potentially completely legal. I think copyright laws are necessary to a certain extent. I think the way the laws are currently set up do not factor in all the different types of art and music that can be made from pre-existing materials."
Tell us everything about your love affair with your laptop.
"I have a Toshiba and a Dell. I spend lots of time with them, probably too much. I like watching DVD's on them."
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