Your Correspondent Speaks With NOFX - II

I was really floored by "Punk in Drublic". Let's say you put out a perfect album. What next?

You know what? Eighty percent of the people I talk to like "White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean" better. And when that album came out, everyone liked "Ribbed" better. I think "Ribbed" is people's favorite album still.

Uh-huh. Anyway, back to "Punk in Drublic". Just who is this "Happy Guy" you sing about?

I knew this lady in the pharmacy behind my house. She was like, she always used to give me shit about how I dressed and stuff when I was a kid, tell me I was listening to the devil's music, shit like that.

She was pretty screwed up, but the thing is, she was always happy, you know? If she found happiness in the way that she was brainwashed or whatever, who cares? If she's happy, that's what everyone's looking for. And if you can find that, you're set. It doesn't matter. There's no rules.

Wow. Agreed.

I went to college, you know? Got a BA. And every one of my friends - I have probably 20 to 30 friends that have gotten degrees from college - none of them have a job that's worth mentioning. Retail. Retail clothes. Used to be, you could get ahead. And you can't anymore. You need more than just an education. But you know, I don't think people realize that you shouldn't have to work very often. That's what I'm shooting for.