Interview with Vivian
Why did you give up a professional music career to pursue writing?
I wouldn't exactly put it like that. I escaped the music industry with no clear destination in mind. My only goal
was self-preservation. You have to understand, in this line of work you're forced to wallow in the filth that comprise
the lowest common denomator of society.
What do mean, "lowest common denomator?"
You're obviously not a misanthrope, or you'd be lovingly familiar with that term. I've never understood the personality
who lingers in whore-infested casinos when nature's sublime glory beckons just outside that slime-crusted door. When
LIFE beckons for God's sake! These sheep would blow hundreds in one night for the privilege of hanging out with other
sheep and the chance of getting "lucky." Absolutely horrifying! And the music was really nothing more than a back-drop to the depraved activity. Granted, the Top 40 garbage I played wasn't exactly morally uplifting - but that's all they wanted to hear. That's how the herd is, you see. If they haven't already heard it ad nauseum on the radio, you can forget about it. I could have pursued a nice, solitary aspect of the
industry and wrote jingles or something like that. But oh no, the young and stupid side of me had to be on stage. It took me years to realize
that sort of thing didn't jive with my introverted, true nature.
I would ask if you miss playing music for the
masses, but apparently that won't be necessary.
Don't get me wrong. I LOVE music, it was all that human contact that did me in. As it turns out, I also LOVE writing,
and it's something I can enjoy in solitude without people draining every drop of vital life force I have. I can accomplish so much more when I'm not forced to endure the life-sucking presence of the herd. They're a needy, parasitical lot and it takes a similar personality to provide what they need. Speaking of parasites, I can't fathom why anyone in this day and age would willingly procreate and subject themselves to the presence of these hideous, bald little creatures women seem so fond of. Where is it written I have to adore babies just because I'm female? I mean, how are you supposed to react when someone shoves this drooling, screaming monster in your face? Kittens are much cuter, don't you think?
Uh, ok. So what do you write about?
I wrote all the promotional and website material for my act while I was performing. Now, "the enlightened misanthrope"
persona dovetails a myriad of subjects from an individualist, Libertarian perspective. The only thing I won't touch is sports - well,
I take that back. I should probably write a piece on how the elite have used organized sport as means to control the masses since ancient times. I think people have been conditioned to do lots of things that aren't necessarily in their best interest, like eating dead
animals who've suffered miserable lives on factory farms, procreating when they're not cut out for parenting, or working their entire lives at jobs they hate with the promise of retiring when they're too old and feeble to enjoy their so-called golden years. Still, most people seem quite comfortable with the prospect of falling into collectivist oblivion. I write for the few who aren't.
What are you working on now?
I'm currently working on a series of entertaining essays that tackle the issue of Big Brother messing with the food supply and my personal efforts to avoid their chemical attacks. I've managed to stay healthy all my life despite working awful hours in some pretty nasty environments. Staying up all night, limited sunlight - it's no wonder musicians often die younger than most! I figure I must have been doing something right to have maintained good health through all that chaos - and I'm pretty sure that something had a lot to do with my peculiar dietary choices. That's where The Sovereign Cook comes in. She is not intimidated by the Nanny State's dietary dictates nor led astray by flashy packaging. The first of the Sovereign Cook series made it's debut on Lew Rockwell's popular Libertarian site last year, and the response was absolutely insane. People know the corporatocracy is poisoning them, but they feel overwhelmed by the massive chemical onslaught. Hopefully, readers of The Sovereign Cook series will leave with some practical ideas and have a little fun in the process.