How did the two of you meet?
Ming: Adrian phoned me one day and said, "Look, I've got this super duper equipment - fancy doing some recording?" I'd never even heard of the bloke or his crappy band.
Stout: I first heard Sexton in The Tasty Ones singing 'Mod Wank', a song of such violence and humour that I was simultaneously repulsed and intrigued. So when I finally met him I was keen
to collaborate, and I knew whatever we came up with would be unusual. For this record we drummed on guitars, played them with disposable lighters, then added children's percussion and musical saws.
Given your musical output over the years, you must have a lot in common...
M: No. Adrian is a squeaky clean, teetotal, devout Christian, whereas I'm heavily into pagan worship and obscure 'brown' sex.
S: We both enjoy fucked-up blues, absurd metal, outsider music and graphic artists such as Robert Crumb. We both perform in obscure, unpopular musical genres. We've both performed in drag. We both wear hats.
One of the album's best songs, 'Chutney', is about a tramp. What made you dedicate a song to gentlemen of the road?
M: Chutney is the sort of old-school tramp that existed before the Thatcher years. He has no teeth and holds his pyjama bottoms up with an old school tie. He's cheeky and resourceful, unlike today's young trendy things, slumped in their sleeping bags by the cash machine, feigning starvation.
S: Chutney is the last bastion of purity in a world ruled by celebrity whoredom. But I wouldn't want to sit next to him on a bus.
So, what's next for the Lillies and Ming?
S: The Lillies will be touring Turkey and Austria before returning to the US for our annual Halloween gigs.
M: The Lillies can sort themselves out. All I know is that I've got to put bread on my child's table.
A TASTE OF WOOD
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