Is it tragic or wonderful that fledgling bands consider Spinal Tap heroes?
MM: I think it’s great. We’re not real heroes like, oh, Lemmy from Motorhead. That’s a real hero. There’s a lot of bands out there that just hang in there and don’t sell a lot of records. Marah — nobody knows that band, but they’re a great band. I just think that everyone has to look beyond the big headlines and the hype and find their own crush. If people feel that they’re changing music by voting on Tuesday or Wednesday nights or whatever they do, they’re kidding themselves. Kids who come up and have some disappointments and are told their stuff isn’t commercial and they’re never gonna make it, they’re the ones who should hang in there the most because they’re probably different enough to be special. 29-95: Switching to A Mighty Wind; is there something inherently funny about folk music? MM: I think that anything that is sufficiently earnest is ridiculous. 29-95: A Mighty Wind has some sad moments. Is it hard to balance a character like Mitch (played by Eugene Levy) with comedy? A M
