John Grant: Worst Interview EVER!

@TheSTMagazine: Hello @johnwgrant What’s happening?

@johnwgrant: Hi there! Just came in from the rain here in Reykjavík :)

Is Iceland’s climate the secret to such a luscious beard? 

Perhaps. Plus a dash of resolve and sloth.

You moved there to record your last album, Pale Green Ghosts with GusGus. What made you stay? 

The people, the language, the landscape. Many things. Plus, I didn’t really know WHAT to do at the time.

Like the food? I tried Hakarl (pickled shark) and Svið (singed sheep head). What else would you recommend? 

There are great vegan places, and the fish is always good here. I have a few favourite places… one is Garðurinn, which has the best carrot cake in Iceland, just like mom’s.

If you were to form an Icelandic Über Band Supergroup, who would you team up with? Björk? Sigur Rós? GusGus? 

Hmmm, I’d have to say Samaris or the Icelandic legend Megas. He’s like Bob Dylan + Silence of the Lambs + Wendy O'Williams + Dean Martin.

Have you ever been on a night out with any of the aforementioned Icelandic musicians? What are they like? 

[Snip] Falls asleep...

The Sunday Times Magazine.

FFS!

I mean, what did we learn here?

Thanks again generic posh intern!