What is it like being married and playing music together?
Probably, exactly how you imagine it would be.
What kind of organ and drum set do you use? What year were they made?
Yamaha electone YC 45, ~1970
Gretch Round Badge, 1960
Why did you move to San Francisco?
It's better there.
How do you write songs? Who writes the songs?
We attach parts together until they make a whole song. We both write the songs. We are equals.
Has anyone ever compared you to the White Stripes or Quasi or ______?
Nope, not that we can remember and if they do, they probably haven't really listened to us.
Why the name, Mates of State?
It rhymes and it describes two like-minded people.
Why do you tour so much?
Otherwise we'd get bored. We love playing live. That's where it's at.
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