Wil Andrews of Farewell

Food Is So Punk Rock: First off tell us who you are and where you are from

Wil: I am Wil I play guitar for the band Farewell and I’m from North Carolina

FISPR: Are you carnivore, vegetarian or a vegan?

W: Carnivore

FISPR: What’s your favorite genre of food?

W: Genre of food? Hmm…I like Italian a lot

FISPR: What do you like in Italian food?

W: Chicken Alfredo that’s my favorite. yeah. Pizza and Chicken alfredo. Oh and spaghetti.

(Buddy from the band interjects here): Tell them what you get at McDonald’s

W: Plain hamburger, medium fries..

Buddy: Just the bun and a sad little patty

W: Well you should see what I get for breakfast for breakfast it’s worse I just get the sausage patty alone

B: (laughing) he doesn’t even get any condiments!

W: I don’t like condiments

FISPR: How do you not like condiments?!

W: If you give me ketchup I’ll throw up and cry (laughs). I’m afraid of condiments.

FISPR: I’m going to write that in, that you’re afraid of condiments

W: do it. They freak me out.

FISPR: What is food fare like on the road? Do you guys bring your own food? And if so what is a staple on the van?

W: I don’t normally bring food on the road. Everyone else likes to go grocery shopping.

(random fan interjects): What about the Subway sandwich that’s been sitting in the van for days

W: Actually someone took it out today..but umm anyway yeah back to your question everyone else likes to bring food on the road but I don’t I eat a TON of fast food

FISPR: Yet you are still as thin as a toothpick

W: Yup!

FISPR: Is there a city or place you HAVE to stop at when you’re on the road?

W: Umm..when we go through North Carolina I have to stop and eat my mom’s cooking. You know it’s my mom

FISPR: Well I’m wondering about OTHER than at your family’s

W: Oh oh..hmm let me think (pauses) we ate a place called Fred 62 in L.A. one time it was really really good so I like it there.

FISPR: Well since you’re such a fast food connoisseur, do you have any regional fast food favorites? I.e. how Texas has Taco Cabana, California and a couple other states have In-N-Out etc.?

W: I don’t know if this is completely regional but I don’t see Chick-Fil-A that often

FISPR: Chick-Fil-A is my most favorite-st fast food place and they barely have any in California

W: Right? I usually see a lot when we’re on the road so that’s my favorite

FISPR: What was the last meal you just had?

W: A BBQ Chicken sandwich, fries and a medium Coke from Carl’s Jr.

FISPR: What’s the worst thing you’ve ever eaten?

W: The worst thing I ever ate was Thai food today.. it was sooo bad.

FISPR: What did you get that was so bad?

W: Pad Thai, there was just too much peanut in it. I like peanuts but there was just a lot. I was not a fan

(random interjection): If you’re ok with peanuts next time try a Chicken Satay it comes with like a peanut sauce

W: Yeah I don’t know if I’m going to be eating much Thai again

FISPR: What is North Carolina known for food wise? Is there anything prevalent there like how diners are all over the East coast or how Philly has the cheesesteak?

W: In North Carolina there’s a lot of BBQ places. Everywhere you go there’s tons of place to eat BBQ

FISPR: Do you have a favorite place to eat in North Carolina?

W: There’s a place right by my house called Gordy’s that I like to go to

FISPR: What makes it so good? Like if I went there what would you recommend I get?

W: Their fried chicken sandwich is amazing and it comes with crinkly fries and it’s my most favorite ever and that’s what I would tell you to get if you went there.

FISPR: And also you like your mom’s cooking like you mentioned earlier

W: Yes definitely my mom’s cooking

FISPR: How about you, do you like to cook at all?

W: I don’t really know how to cook. I mean I can make soup and macaroni & cheese but that’s the only things I can cook

FISPR: If you had to eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?

W: Velveeta Cheese and shells. It’s one of my favorite meals.

(random interjection): You would pick Velveeta and not Kraft?!

W: Velveeta all the way dude!

FISPR: If you opened your own restaurant right now what would the menu consist of?

W: It would have: pizza, burger, fries, macaroni & cheese — straight to the point. Everything in there would be plain — no mayo, no lettuce, no tomatoes — everything would come to you plain no condiments or anything. If you want any of the stuff on it you can ask. I hate when people ask to take that stuff out of it.

FISPR: I have a friend who’s just like you; if she gets a burger it has to be plain

W: Yeah it should just be the buns and a patty.

FISPR: Well this has definitely been interesting do you have any final thoughts?

W: I’m a weird kid but I like stuff plain.

Be sure to pick up Farewell’s newest album: Run It Up The Flagpole available now through Epitaph Records. For more info on the band visit: www.myspace.com/farewell