Dave Alvin Questions and Answers: 5Jun98

I was wondering about your role in a film a couple of years ago where you played a gangster. Is it on video?

Mike Smith St. Louis MO

Dave: A Gangster? Well, I played a cop. It was a "post riots in L.A." movie called "Floundering." We were the bodyguards for the chief of police, this kid tries to kill the chief of police, and we tell him he's doing it all wrong. We're wearing suits, so maybe we look like gangsters.

Could you clarify why the Pleasure Barons album did not come out on XXX records. I thought Mojo himself owned the label?

Iain Tucker, Wiltshire England

Mojo didn't own the label, his manager did at the time of the first tour. I don't know why it didn't come out. Dick (Montana) really owned the tapes and put up the money to put it out. Dick had the control more than Mojo.

What tracks did you play acoustic guitar on the Derailers Reverb Delux album?

B.J. Huchteman Omaha, Nebraska

I did the high string guitar. It's a guitar that is strung with high strings to make it sound like a harp. Very ringey. I'm on a lot of them strumming away happily.

Tell us about the significance of a picture of Phil Alvin's unsung stories album appearing on your first solo album?

Tom Wilk, Pitman NJ

I thought it would be a good gag. A little plug for the brother. (laughs)

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