That time John Doe from X couldn’t believe that I’d seen the Viggo Mortensen horror flick Prison

 

By Steve Newton

Just heard recently that L.A. punk-rockers X were back together, so to celebrate I figured I’d digitize my old interview with X vocalist-bassist John Doe from 1990.

At the time Doe had just released his debut solo album, the alt-country/roots offering Meet John Doe.

At one point in the conversation, for the sake of journalistic integrity, I asked him if John Doe was his real name. Then I started asking about some of the dedications on the album’s liner notes, which led to a mention of actor Viggo Mortensen and talk about late-’80s movies like Salvation! and Drugstore Cowboy.

Have a listen:

 

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