Richard interviewed on KLOS radio.

-You brought your guitar.

R-I did, yeah.

-What was your plan with that?

R-I don't know. Somebody pushed it into my hands as I came through the door really, and said "Here, you like these things." The trouble is, I don't actually know how to play it. I was taught by Maoris in New Zealand. And Maoris play strangely play three chord stuff like (here he does a Maori song) Now here's the interesting part- see that? That's a jazz chord. That's a ninth. And it suddenly becomes Polynesian, doesn't it. Isn't that weird?

But if you put in- I've written a song using this same chord- Rhythm of the Heartbeat. (which he of course proceeds to sing)

-Of course I don't play guitar . . .

R-Well, I treat it like a drum. That's all I can do with it.

-Very very nice.

-Uh, Richard is there anything else that we need to know that we haven't discussed yet. Like future projects.

R- Future projects? I'll tell you, my avoidance skills are improving. I'm honing them, I'm working on them. In fact, I should have a PhD with Honors, I should have a PhD in avoidance. I'm very good at that. And I'm supposed to be writing something for January. And I think what I'm gonna have to do is when I get somebody else to come in and motivate me. So they say "10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, we work from 10 to 4."

-Now when you say writing something, are you talking about musically?

R- I'm talking about writing something for stage, a musical. And what I'm really supposed to be doing is Rocky's sequel. The monsters rising from the grave. And going back, truthfully. We did a film called Shock Treatment which was supposed to be a sequel, and the director said "No I don't want to do more of the same" So five drafts later, we'd lost the plot completely. We kept the- the songs are good, great soundtrack, but the storyline was completely confused and muddy. So what I'm going to do is go back, to the original story. Nine months later, Janet's having a baby, whose is it. Is it Frank's? Is it Brad's? Is it Rocky's?

I think we know damned well whose it's going to be, don't we. It's like- "Congratulations, it's a Transvestite."

-Sounds like a great idea. Why are you having trouble getting to it?

R-Because I'm slothful. Slothful as you say over here (he pronounces it slothe) I like Sloth better, though. And Sloth of course is supposed to be one of the seven deadly sins, but I can't see it, can you? Works for me . . .

-Do you work better under a deadline?

R-Yes, I think everybody does. You get pushed into a corner with a pointy stick you know . . . you gotta fight your way out.

-Now when you're hanging out. When you're doing whatever Richard wants to do, what is that?

R-Uh, um . . . is this a family show?

-Say whatever you want. What do you like?

R- Again, I do so little. I enjoy doing nothing. I enjoy painting and drawing. I'm not so good with the paint, but I'm alright with the draftsmanship, with a pencil . . . uh, and writing songs gives me a great deal of pleasure. I spend a lot of time just scribbling lyrics onto the backs of envelopes and things like that . . . that gives me pleasure. I enjoy doing the crossword very much, the cryptic crossword especially. Um, Daily Telegraph, if you're interested. You know, that kind of stuff.

-Well look. The album sounds great. Gonna grab a copy seeing as how we don't have to wait until the 7th, it's a perk of having your own radio show.

R-Uh-huh. I know what it's like.

-You'll sign it, won't you?

R-I will!

-Thanks again

R- Yeah, thank you for letting me into your uh- on your show . . . I was going to say into your homes, but you don't live here, obviously.