Daily Discovery: Chris Staples, “Black Tornado”

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June 10, 2014 3:33 pm

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ARTIST: Chris Staples

SONG: “Black Tornado”

BIRTHDATE: 12/12/1978

BIRTHPLACE: Fort Walton Beach, FL

AMBITIONS: More focused on what I shouldn’t do.

TURN-OFFS: Ayn Rand, people who get really annoyed at others who can’t use your/you’re correctly. I say, can’t you understand context?

TURN-ONS: Boobs.

DREAM GIG: Perform at Mount Olympus among the Flames of Olympus… spontaneous fires that seep out of the ground. Maybe cook a hotdog there.

THE LAST MOVIE THAT MADE ME CRY: Moonrise Kingdom.

CELEBRITY CRUSH: Elizabeth Hurley

WHAT MAKES A WOMAN SEXY: That certain something.

5 THINGS EVERY MAN SHOULD OWN: A dovetail jig, The Complete Book of Knots, Craftsman wrench set (metric and standard), Willie Nelson’s Stardust, and a weed grinder.

I NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT: locking the door behind me.

I WROTE THIS SONG: during a bout of Jungle Fever.