Roll Call - Robyn Hitchcock

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For today’s Roll Call we call out Robyn Hitchcock.-

Who are you?-

I am me.-

Describe yourself in three words.-

I am him.-

Who - dead or alive -would you most like to meet?-

Janis Joplin.-

Who would you most like to slap in the face?-

Daytime television.-

What song do you wish you had written?-

“The Main Thing” by Bryan Ferry.-

Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?-

Presley as a singer, Costello as a songwriter.-

LP, CD or MP3?-

They are all different stages of the same thing. But only an LP will survive the digital age. And sheet music, of course.-

If you could start one trend, what would it be?-

Turning off the lights when you aren’t in the room.-

If you could end one trend, what would it be?-

Male violence.-

With whom would you most like to playa game of spin the bottle?-

Jim Morrison.-

Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 play the Variety Playhouse on Tues. April 7. $17.50 (adv). $20 (door). 8 p.m. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. 404-524-7354.-

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(Photo courtesy Yep Roc.)