Matt Traxler: The CD collection...

IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO PISS OFF YOUR DENTIST, WHAT FOOD WOULD YOU EAT RIGHT BEFORE HAVING YOUR TEETH CLEANED?

Matt Traxler: A shit hoagie.

WHICH WOULD BE MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU: FREE HEALTH-CARE FOR EVERYONE, OR A FREE COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE?

Matt Traxler: Health care...school is boring.

IF YOU HAD TO EAT THE SAME THREE MEALS EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

Matt Traxler: Pasta / marinara sauce; authentic mexican...burritos or something; curried tofu from the feve.

IF YOU COULD REQUIRE A VENUE TO GIVE YOU ANY ONE ITEM, HOWEVER EXTRAVAGANT, BESIDES THE USUAL WATER/SODA/BEER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Matt Traxler: Back rubs.

WHAT BAD HABIT DO YOU HAVE THAT WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE YOU TO LOSE A 9 TO 5 OFFICE JOB?

Matt Traxler: Staying up late / sleeping in late.

YOU'VE JUST FALLEN OFF A 200-STOREY BUILDING. THE FALL WILL TAKE AT LEAST 15 SECONDS. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ON THE WAY DOWN?

Matt Traxler: Are my sins forgiven? And I hope I die instead of barely live.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE "SUPER POWER" (HEAT VISION, FLIGHT, ETC.), WHAT SUPER POWER WOULD YOU WANT?

Matt Traxler: To be invisible on command.

IF YOUR FANS DECIDED TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION BY THROWING SOMETHING "USEFUL" AT YOU WHILE YOU'RE PLAYING, WHAT WOULD YOU MOST WANT THEM TO THROW?

Matt Traxler: Nice guitars.

IF, IN ADDITION TO YOUR CURRENT RESIDENCE, YOU COULD MAINTAIN ANOTHER HOME ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE?

Matt Traxler: Maybe Germany, or somewhere in Europe, or northern California.

YOU'VE HEARD THE EXPRESSION "THEY COULDN'T PAY ME ENOUGH TO DO THAT JOB." FOR YOU, WHAT IS "THAT JOB"?

Matt Traxler: Any sort of factory work... It's suicidal. I tried once. Never again.

SUDDENLY, YOUR DENTAL WORK HAS STARTED PICKING UP A RADIO STATION -- 24 HOURS A DAY. WHAT SORT OF RADIO PROGRAMMING WILL DRIVE YOU MAD THE FASTEST?

Matt Traxler: Spanish talk radio. It's humorous to a point, very fast paced... but man, once you hit the breaking point of having to change the station, it's very important to do it right away.

IF EVERYONE HAD TO WEAR A HAT AT ALL TIMES, WHAT KIND OF HAT WOULD YOU WEAR?

Matt Traxler: You know those truck stop hats with the foam front, and the plastic mesh back? Well, I'd have one of those. It would be black, with lettering that faded from baby blue, to pink, and said "that's for damn sure".

BRANDTSON is Myk Porter (vocal, guitar), Jared Jolley (vocal, drums), Matt Traxler (guitar) and John Sayre (bass). Their latest album, Fallen Star Collection, was released late last year. An EP, Trying to Figure Each Other Out, is due soon.