It’s Jeff Pinkus of Butthole Surfers, Melvins, and Honky! It’s an episode of Protonic Reversal.

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Greetings protonic friends, time again for a thrilling new episode of Protonic Reversal. Today is Mr. J.D. Pinkus of Butthole Surfers fame, he also plays in the Mighty Melvins, Honky and has recently released a solo banjo record called: Keep on the Grass. Interview starts at: 14:40

Conan and Jeff talk about the following topics:

-Keep on the Grass, the story behind it and the involvement of Danny Barnes (bad livers)

-different sequences for different formats

-the concept of the full length In general

-the cassette comeback

-Pinkus Abortion Technician

-joining up with Buzz and Dale because of Jared’s impending fatherhood

-picking BHS songs for a Melvin’s set

-Paul Leary songs

-the incredible depth of the Melvin’s catalog.

-different lyrical approaches.

-John Prine

-lots of headphone listening of Chicho music

-live interpretations of Melvin’s songs and arranging the songs for two basses.

-playing with Steven McDonald

-bringing the “creepy old man” vibe to the Melvins.

-playing bass with fingers (a study in contrasts!)

-using a Dark Glass amp from finland

-opening for Sleep with a banjo set

-432 tuning frequency

-playing Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill in Melvins w/Teri Gender Bender

-Daddy Longhead, Skinny Leonard, then Honky

-the double edged sword of Butthole Surfers not listing credits in the records

-Playing with Helios Creed on Activated Condition and the journey of making that into a record.

-half machine lip moves talk

-trash talk about Lenny Kravitz

-On joining the Butthole Surfers and making those classic records.

-drugs and cycles.

-Buzz doesn’t do drugs and probably shouldn’t.

-the Butthole Surfers chapter of “Our Band Could Be Your Life” is total bullshit.

-working with John Paul Jones on Indepdnent Worm saloon and playing banjo on “ballad of naked men” while he plays bass!

-Being a mixture of Steve Martin and Dean Martin.

-banjo as a songwriting tool.

-Doing covers.

-Hairway to Steven, pictographs haven’t translated well for the iTunes age.

-taping fire ants to cardboard and sending them to Chicago “a Texas Trip”

-cockroach snuff movies with Jem Cohen

-talking with Ian Mackaye about weed expenditures

-Double Live BHS, a self released bootleg.

-P.S.Y.

-is it wrong to be weirded out by the fans of your band?

-The band name Honky, and how that can (and has been) misconstrued. Different times and all.