Revolver
BERT MCCRACKEN
The Used’s Stringy-haired frontman on metal, Manson and, most importantly, why Kimmy Gibbler is better than Bob Saget.
Bert McCracken isn’t a dick, but right now he kind of has to be one. His band the Used’s tour bus is sitting in the parking lot at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, during a stop promoting his band’s latest album Lies For The Liars and apparently his fans don’t seem to think there’s anything wrong with asking for an autograph while he’s on the phone. “There’s been a nonstop crowd sitting outside of our bus the entire day,” McCracken explains with a sigh the third time our interview is interrupted, “it’s maniacal.” Despite these constant distractions from Mickey Mouse & Co., McCracken found a few moments to tell us about some of his favorite things.
FAVORTIE ROMANTIC COMEDY
Natural Born Killers
I love everything about that movie because it’s so genius. I love the fact that Oliver Stone makes you fall that hard for the protagonist in the movie, but still manages to make the bad guy the good guy, you know what I mean? It’s pretty amazing. Plus, Quentin Tarantino wrote it and it’s one of the best screenplays of all-time.
FAVORITE METAL BAND
N/A
Nah, fuck metal.
FAVORITE CELEBRITY TRAINWRECK
Flavor Flav
Oh man, he’s such a character. I mean he’s so fucking funny. I don’t know if you’ve seen his roast on Comedy Central but it’s one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. Flavor Flavvvvvv!
FAVORITE CHARACTER ON FULL HOUSE
Kimmy Gibbler
I love Bob Saget and think he’s fantastic, but my favorite character would definitely be Kimmy Gibbler because she’s the most annoying next-door neighbor you could have. She definitely reminds me of a girl who I knew growing up.
FAVORITE WEB SITE
Diabolic DVD
I like to order movies from this company called Diabolic DVD. They have a bunch of weird, classic and cult horror movies. I just recently bought a U.S. Region version of Dead Man’s Shoes. If you haven’t seen this movie you should watch it because it’s definitely up there with the greats.
FAVORITE SERIAL KILLER
Charles Manson
We all love [John Wayne] Gacey, but I think that Charles Manson is the man of all men, because he never killed anyone and yet there were plenty of people dead in the end.
FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING
New socks
That’s my thing on tour; I love having a new pair of socks. I like to put new socks on when I get up and then cruise around. Then I like to put on a pair fright before I go onstage—and finally, I love to put on a third new pair when I’m just chilling at night.
FAVORITE DOG
Gordon B. Hinckley
I have three dogs: a Chihuahua named Gordon B. Hinckley, a Yorkshire terrier named Poppy and their baby who is named Church. Gordon is my favorite because I’ve had him the longest and I think he’s a prophet. He’s always got the most pristine look on his face and seems deep in thought every moment of every day. He could be god reincarnated in a small dog’s body.