do you feel more and more drawn towards writing?
not really
you never considered moving to norway?
i have probably considered it
what instruments do you play?
i play the piano but only the white keys, i don't understand the black ones, i play harmonica, i like to drum with my fingertips on wooden surfaces, i can play bird on a wire on the guitar
have you spent a good part of your writing life ‘getting even’?
not really
where do you live and why?
i live in italy kind of because i followed a girl here
when do you type/think/visualize ‘absurd’?
when i say ‘i live in italy kind of because i followed a girl here’
what is a good metaphor for ‘fiction’?
‘i saw in the light from the streetlamp that the rain had stopped‘
when do you type/think/visualize ‘hehe‘?
i think i use haha
can you name some important books, films, records?
through being cool by saves the day
what is your website like and what is the best/worst thing about it?
it is a blog that is white with black text and links to stuff that has something to do with me
what will happen with the music industry?
i don't know, i think it will stay the same maybe
what do most people type/think/visualize when they read your prose?
most people think, ‘there is no real voice,‘ ‘there are no crisp clean narrative sentences,‘ ‘there is too much wandering dialogue‘
when is the right time to read your stuff?
i don't know
what kind of education do you recommend?
i recommend a full classical education
what is a good metaphor for ‘hysterical realism‘?
‘there is no real voice, there are no crisp clean narrative sentences, there is too much wandering dialogue‘
do you have a job and what do you think about it and how did you get that job and for how long will you keep doing it and why?
i don't have a job
when is the right time to say ‘just kidding‘?
i think always or anytime you are worried about how what you just said might be interpreted or if you are reading the facial expressions of the people around you and they make you feel insecure, or if you are kidding
when is the right time to write a novel?
i don't know
when will we meet in concrete reality?
someday
when do you feel ‘lucky‘/‘creepy‘/‘infamous‘?
on the internet
how many times do you check your email inbox during a day?
if i have an internet connection, probably 10-15 times
what is you facial expression like when you find out that you have no unread items in your inbox?
it is blank i think, it doesn't change i think
what do you usually type in the subject line?
nothing or 'hi (name)' or something about lemon danishes
how old do you want to be?
8, 72, or middle aged
what is the best ‘mood‘ to be in?
alright

matthew savoca wrote + made a video for issue two of GUSTAF, he is the author of TOUGH! (2009), and he has a blog
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