Has “Marky Mark” retired for good?
As far as I’m concerned, yes. I’d love to make music but as far as going out and pulling down my pants and running around in my underwear, I don’t think I could do that. [Maybe] for a 20 year anniversary I’ll come out with my beer belly and pull down my pants. You had no qualms about contributing songs to the soundtrack of The Big Hit? Yeah, I love making music. I mean, my record company really didn’t even call me and then Boogie Nights came out and they called me every day saying “we gotta make a record”. That’s not my thing. I’m not using one career to help the other. They need to be able to stand up on their own. I love making music and I want to continue making music but I can’t continue under those rules. We’ve always read about the rush that performers get on stage. Is that something you miss? Well I always want to do it. I remember the last tour, a European tour three years ago, a friend of mine had produced this album that was successful in Europe and I wanted to be back making