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I wanted to look forward before I look backward, because I heard next year you have a new album coming out with

Claypool Lennon Delirium. Yes, thank you for noticing it. I'm excited because I love the last one.

Oh, thanks, man. Yeah, Les Claypool and I, Les from Primus. We have a band called the Claypool Lennon Delirium,

which is kind of a whimsical, Prague, rock, experimental

psych band. It's fun. And I've had a lot of fun doing it. And we have a new album coming out.

Sometime early next year, I think. And it's called The Great Parrot Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy.

That's a great title.

Yeah.

There's a photograph of the two of you.

It looks like you're out in the desert somewhere with like crazy hats and holders.

It's one of my favorite pictures.

Thank you.

Yeah, I have a lot of fun with him because Les is a great musician, but he's also really funny, so we can play around.

Yeah.

What was the inspiration for that combination?

Well, I toured with Primus with my other band, The Ghost.

Ghost, yeah.

And yeah, we just got along really well.

And Charlene and I, my partner and bandmate, were kind of like struggling a little bit

with having a band at a relationship.

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