Stephin Merritt Interview for The New Gay

This is an interview Stephin Merritt did for The New Gay recently. While the interviewer is clearly excited and enthusiastic about interviewing one of his heroes, he botches it royally with unimaginative questions and a lack of research on his subject.  Despite the weakness of the interviewer, Merritt manages to throw in a few thought provoking concepts in reference to the gay community, as well as quick overview of the gender neutrality of his lyrics (a theme I explored in an essay I wrote a few months ago, All His Little Words). Aside from any educational value, the interview is just funny to watch as Merritt does nothing to mask his contempt for the noble, but misguidedly jittery interviewer.