Ron Jarzombek: a man after my own heart

News:
12-11-2008:
Ron Jarzombek comes across like a man possessed, deeply knowledgeable and Matt Johnsen gets up close and personal, asking the questions that matter... I only wish more interviews were like this:

No, I think it’s an extra advantage when they are aware of it. And another thing - with all of the downloading going on these days, a lot of people listen to this stuff and they don’t know why certain things are written a certain way, and they’re losing out on a lot. And that’s just so rampant these days. People don’t read liner notes, they don’t pick up the full CD; they just listen to what’s there on their mp3 player and think they’re getting everything; but they’re missing out. They may be missing the whole point. When I was a kid, I wanted to pick up the albums, see all the bands’ pictures so I could get the full information about what’s going on. But nowadays, people just don’t care about that stuff...

MJ: Oh! One last question: where is the “brain Jello mold” on the CD?

RJ: It’s actually on the CD face itself but DiscMakers had a problem with the coloring on it. That label on the CD came very close to being pink! I Photoshopped in a real cool, ugly brownish-orange tint but they sent me the proof and it was pink. And I said, “We can’t have a pink CD,” so I had them make it greyscale. It’s supposed to be color; it’s a Jello mold that my wife made.

MJ: What flavor was it?

RJ: Strawberry.

MJ: Did you eat it?

RJ: Yeah, it was awesome!

Read full interview