Clement: What Bret means to say is the people are friendly.Ĭlement: We're Flight of the Conchords, from New Zealand. McKenzie: Paying taxes to George Bush is a real treat. Interviewer: So what's the coolest thing about living in America? Clement: People are friendly. Interview with Mike McDaniel of the Houston Chronicle, HBO's Conchords takes flight. Jemaine: We got this from a pawn shop in the future. Boom!, Bret gets out a futuristic-looking guitar-like instrument: Bret: This is the DG20. Just changing the attitude towards AIDS from being "Eww AIDSy" to more like "Ohh! Fun monkey disease."īefore singing She's so hot. And we just wanted to deal with that issue-just a couple of points. Jemaine: Yeah because it was believed that AIDS was contracted from the monkeys. Think, think about it: Bret: There was a bit in that song where we were dealing with the issue of AIDS. Bret: It's called, Think About It - Think, Think About It. Jemaine: But this song is more about the real world issues. Much-she's a much better kind of woman than some of the women that I've imagined. The kids take after her in that sense, but she is-she's very beautiful. Bret: No she's-yeah, she's imaginary, yeah. Jemaine: Bret's wife is unable to have children because she's not a real woman. And it's actually been incredibly rewarding, you know. My wife and I weren't able to have children, so we chose to imagine them. Jemaine: Okay, so-there's lots of things that I haven't thought about, I guess. And they have to deal with all the imaginary stuff, like rogue unicorns, for example. But they still have issues, that don't get taken seriously. Bret: Yeah, yeah, okay, but- Jemaine: Do you see the distinction? Bret: Yeah, yeah, sure. Well in some ways, I think your children aren't going to be affected by a lot of things that affect other children. Jemaine: Have you met my kid? Have you met their little kids? And then, it's just going to be-Hmm. And- Jemaine: It's just going to get into this ridiculous Russian doll situation. And as far as your children's children's children, I think, you know, where does it stop? When the-When the children are having children, you know, it's just-how small are they going to get? It's going to be- Bret: Too small. When I think about your children, and your children's children, I actually think your children are too young to be having children. And my children's children, and- Jemaine: Well, you know- Bret: My children's children's children, you know. Like- Jemaine: That's just one of the things. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.įrom HBO One Night Stand special īefore singing Think About It - Think, Think About It:īret: If there's one thing that we as a band want to deal with, it's the issues. This comedian or humorist article is a stub. The Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand folk/pop/comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
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