She: Do you prefer your government name or what everyone calls you, "Fashion Tashjian?"
FT: Fashion Tashjian easily. It's me in frank form. David is too common of a name. Fashion is a title, a precedent for my grandeur that a stranger is soon to be introduced to as.
She: So what happened to Chords of Fame? Wanna talk about it?
FT: Alex is emo as shit. He went off the deep end when his girlfriend broke up with him. It's just plain silly. He became a bore at work, at the apartment, at rehearsal. So we didn't have a person to scream, we played a final show with everyone singing and then we broke up afterwards. Joe's in some bands, Dave's in Animal Blood, Brad's in New Haven at school. I'm doing my own little thing over here.
She: What other projects are you working on?
FT: crafting up hiphop beats. High Fashion. I'm cataloguing a collection of beats to pass off to mc's I enjoy. I'm also doing my part-time jazzy grindcore band because we can't rehearse too often. Everyone lives all over the place so it's hard. I also do avant-garde electronic remixing and novel pieces solo as Plato Visionary Philospher. It's rather hard for most people to listen to. And once I get a decent drummer I'm gonna unleash my baby unto the world: Christopher & Zachary. It's a drone collective improv loudness groove band, where volume is as important as the tone.
She: I want to thank you for everytime I hold a party, you show up! You rock. I know you like to drink, what's your poison?
FT: Topshelf: gin, singlemalt scotch, bourbon, vodka, beer.
Middle: beer, syrah wine, whiskey
Well: whiskey
She: You mentioned you're in Ohio right now. What the fuck are you doing there?
FT: Working, I do nonprofit organizing for local environmental issues. I'm senior staff so I travel every now and then to help out new and struggling offices. I was in Cleveland in the summer and their nightlife rules, I saw Panthers and saw Peanut Butter Wolf do a DJ set at another place. Here in Columbus I'm gonna be missing Count BassD cause I leave on the day of the show. It's pretty rad here so far and similar to New Brunswick. Take the hiphop outta there and it's Columbus generally.
She: Do you miss Jersey?
FT: Only Katy my girlfriend. I'm back in two and a half weeks so the only thing that's missing is a couple shows.
She: Where did you grow up?
FT: I first lived in Hawaii, moved to San Diego, moved to Jersey when I was 7, and moved all over bergen county for years: Leonia, Ridgewood, Emerson, then back to Ridgewood. Moved out after a few years to Englewood, Then stayed with my girl at the time to Franklin Lakes (it ruled, her family was crazy rich), then I moved into my own place in Montclair, then to another place in Montclair. Been her for a while, so I mostly grew up in Bergen County. Essex county kills Bergen.
She: For those who don't know you, don't get you, or whatever the fact. Break down the science to them!
FT: I'm great, I'm way into music, fashion, fun, friends, the grand party of life. And I probably will leave an impression on you if you meet me. I'm very diverse culturally, socially and mentally. I'm an expert on sympathy and empathy.
She: Why do you think people will most likely not like you?
FT: Cause I'm honest, intelligent, and enjoy what is conventionally unpopular in the arts.
She: What's your state of mind right now?
FT: I have anxiety but am aware of it so it works out fine. So right now I'm convincing myself not to be anxious.
She: Your Myspace status says, "Fashon Tashjian going to be president in 20 years." How would you make-over America?
FT: Federal: The Ten Commandments
State: Fiscal
County: Social
Municipal: Personal
I would pass a law that states that the President cannot be paid anything over $78,000 from taxpayers money and accept no outside finance.
Every member of congress needs to own a business that is only exclusive to their county at home. This would have to remain entirely for their elected time in office.
She: Do you believe in socialized medicine?
FT: No but it still exists. I believe in Capitalism. Hard work should be rewarded. Doctors that don't work hard should not be paid the same as the better ones same for any profession. There will always be affordable healthcare using that system. It's complex to get into the details so I won't.
She: I enjoy reading conspiracy books because I'm a weirdo. What's your thoughts on New World Order?
FT: The band? Never heard of 'em. But this is how I would describe my thought on the theory: The parties with power have always been working for more and have been getting stronger and will continue to to advance in the boundaries of technology.
She: I see that you like to read a lot about philosophy, I like asking people about their thoughts about religion. I took a Philosophy class in college and I loved it. It made me think more outside of the box and saw that religion..organized religion, It should be and can be somewhat like a cult. But that's neither here or there. What's religion to you?
FT: Religion fills a spiritual void in all of us. Organized religions have the potential to be used in foul political manners and have been for years. In the same breath however as long as politics and religion have no reliance upon one another we can avoid that phenomenon. I was raised by a Christian, my step-dad was Muslim and I follow Judaism. Most of my friends are Agnostic including Katy. As long as a person feels a connection between our world and our life then they are of healthy spirit. It's all personal choice as in "What's your favorite color?" I only disagree with atheists.
She: It's 8 am. How would you end this interview?
FT: It's two days later and 1:24 am. I wonder where all the time went? Thanks Sheena see ya soon!!
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