Did Les Claypool anticipate South Park to run for many years or warfare with presidents — to change into an important a part of his personal musical story? Did he assume the creators of the present would change into “superb mates?” He laughs. “We by no means thought it could get on tv, not to mention take over the world,” he tells Consequence.
The singer of Primus contributed the South Park opening credit track believing that almost no one would hear it: “We solely did it ’trigger we thought it was cool.” However he hasn’t been fazed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing success, neither is he stunned that Season 27 introduced the present again to near-record rankings.
“I feel it’s fairly apparent why the world is watching them,” he says. “As a result of they’re one of many few entities on the market that’s taking fairly aggressive stabs at this administration. Folks love to observe stuff like that.
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“The factor about South Park is we by no means thought they’d get on tv. After which they get on tv they usually’re extremely profitable. Then simply if you assume they’re beginning to fade, they put out the South Park film and it was enormous. Completely reinvigorated their complete factor. So now comes [Season 27] and it’s reinvigorated them as soon as once more. So they simply maintain going and going and going.”
In accordance with Claypool, Parker and Stone have “magical” chemistry, however “it’s simply a few dudes goofing on one another the entire time. They’re simply sitting there making an attempt to make one another chuckle. And it’s very endearing, but it surely’s additionally very goofy.”
“It’s an unimaginable factor to observe,” he continues. “Chemistry is a magical, magical factor. Whether or not it’s Lennon and McCartney, or Abbott and Costello, or Parker and Stone, it’s chemistry. Chemistry is an excellent, great factor.”
He provides, “ I’m very lucky to have chemistry with Larry LaLonde in Primus. I’m very lucky to have chemistry with Sean Lennon. You already know, if you get that chemistry, it’s a beautiful factor.”
Over time, Primus have change into “superb mates with these guys,” in accordance with Claypool. “They’re extremely intelligent, considerate, rational, insightful folks. It’s good to see folks like that succeed.” Nonetheless, the friendship has include a number of notable downsides, together with what Claypool calls “one of the crucial uncomfortable issues I’ve ever skilled.”
After a Brooklyn gig, “Each Matt and Trey have been backstage and my son was there and he was 12 or 13 on the time. They’re speaking to my son and Family Man comes up. My son’s speaking about, ‘I used to be watching Household Man.’ And so Trey says, ‘Ohhhh, Household Man! Properly, what do you consider South Park?’ And he says, ‘Properly, I’m not allowed to observe South Park but.’ And each Matt and Trey’s heads have been on the identical swivel. They regarded proper at me like, ‘What the fuck, dude?’ You already know? So after that, my son was allowed to observe South Park.