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Interview with Kid Carson...

Kid Carson: the man behind the music. Radio never looked so good.

On Fame
Me: Any on air-horror stories?
One time [DJ] Cory [Kimm] and I were broadcasting live-to-air at Helium on a Sunday night, and we decided it would be fun to re-enact a scene from Zoolander where that guy who's the head of the modelling agency turns around and yells 'toochie-squeeze' and grabs the model's ass. So I yelled, 'toochie-squeeze' and made the sound effect pretending I was grabbing someone's ass. I got e-mails for a week, people saying I grabbed Cory's ass on the air. So that's pretty embarrassing. I've had worse ones, but I don't know if I can repeat them because they're actual horror stories, but that's one.

Me: Have you ever been star-struck?
Alicia Keys.
Me: Oh yeah? What was that like for you?
I went to see her at Massey Hall downtown, and I don't know why, but I was emotional throughout the concert. She's so good live. I think it's because she didn't act like a typical star, she's so down-to-earth and I really respect that of her. She just spoke to the audience and she sounds good live.
Me: Any interviews that you'd kill for?
It would probably be Alicia Keys…if I could contain myself, if I could talk properly.

Me: Do you consider yourself a celebrity?
Not a celebrity, no. I may be a local celebrity, but obviously there's difference in celebrity. I mean, people in Toronto know who I am. Whenever I go to the mall people come up to [me] when I'm shopping, or at the grocery store. It's kind of funny. It's different because I'm not on TV. Like Tarzan Dan was on TV for so long that people know his face. I've only been here for a year or two, and it usually takes a few years to get really known.
Me: Any strange fan encounters?
I guess just people following [me] through the mall. You're kind of freaked out a little bit. Or people looking into your grocery cart at the grocery store to see what you're going to buy. But basically everyone I met is pretty cool. People will come up to [me] and say, 'Hi, how are you doing?' People are so nice to us, they're so nice to me when they meet me that I just want to be super-nice back, you know. That's what it's all about. I hate people who try act like they're super cool and perfect and tough, especially at clubs and events and whatever. I think we're all normal people, just different jobs. I could lose my job tomorrow and be working as a clerk at Aldo. Who knows, you know?

On Groupies
Me: If you weren't a DJ, what would you be?
Hmm. Maybe [I'd be] in a rock band.
Me: Do you sing?
No. But I would try to.
Me: So you'd be a groupie or a roadie.
No. I'd be in the actual band.
Me: But what would you be doing?
I'd be the lead singer.
Me: But you don't sing.
I don't because I'm in not in a rock band.
Me: So if you were in a rock band you'd learn to sing. [laughs] What would you call this rock band of yours?
Hmm. [Pauses] I don't know.
Me:There's something to think about…just in case.

The Life of a Celebrity
Me: Describe a typical Kid Carson day.
I get up, go to Tim Hortons right away. Go to the mall, walk around. Maybe come in, possibly interview a band. Have a meeting with my boss, run over my last show and talk about the things she liked and didn't like. Go to the gym, work out. Come back [to the studio] and sit and read the paper. Do some prep for my show, figure out what's going on. Go on the air, do my show, get off, and go home. That's like a typical day. But on top of that there's different things like different events that we go to, public appearances and stuff like that.
Me: What do you do in your spare time?
I like to watch movies, watch DVDs, go to the theatre. Listen to music. Just chillax. I like to snowboard, hang out with friends. A lot of my friends live in different cities, so I like to get out of Toronto and go visit them.

On Sexiness
Me: What is sexy to you?
[Talking to another person in the room] Hear this? What is sexy to me? [Back to us] Like in a girl? Or like sexy style?
Me: Yeah.
[KC points to poster of Britney Spears] Just kidding. Hmm. [Pauses] In a person, I would say just being themselves, not trying to put on a fake show. It depends. If you were talking about physical things I would probably say smile is the biggest thing. Teeth, I like teeth. I think it's something that's raw and real. I'd say that [girl group] Tuuli is sexier than someone like that [points to posters of Mandy Moore and Britney Spears].

Twenty Questions
Anything else you want to know?
Phan: Yeah, I got some…
[KC grabs the tape recorder and whispers into it] This isn't going too well. They're going to cancel it. They're going to interview a bum on the street, and he's going to give a better… [KC puts the tape recorder back down]
Phan: [Laughs] Favourite hot spot?
Helium on Sunday nights.
Phan: Favourite food?
Japanese.
Phan: Favourite hobby?
I'd say probably music and movies.
Phan: Sexiest celebrity?
Alicia Keys.
Phan: Type of car you drive?
I don't have a car.
Phan: Dating status?
Single.
Phan: Longest relationship?
Two years.
Phan: Something you can't live without?
Rolling Stone. I guess I shouldn't pick that because it competes with you. Tim Hortons.
Phan: Any tattoos?
No.
Phan: Okay, I see you have three piercings. Do you have any other ones?
What age group is this for? [Laughs] No, no, I don't have any other ones.
Phan: Role model?
I think my role models are just positive people around me. I can't think of one specific person. I'd say that the secret to success is to surround yourself with people who are positive and encourage you, and keep negative people at their distance. Just kind of take the best qualities of all the people you know. It helps you decide, you know, what kind of person [you'd] want to be. Use that to better yourself, and try to do that for someone else.
Phan: Favourite DJ, either than yourself?
[pauses] I'll say Rick Dees. Now no one at the station can say, 'Why did you pick Tarzan Dan? Why did you say Mad Dog?'
Phan: [Laughs] Innie or outie?
Innie.
Phan: Boxers or briefs?
Boxers.
Phan: Best asset?
Best asset? Umm…[thinks] Personality wise?
Phan: You can do personality and a physical one.
Oh geez. Ass, maybe. Just kidding about that. My mother might read this. Easygoing…I don't know. That's a tough thing. What's your best asset?
Phan: [Blushing profusely] The questions are for you.
It's a tough question, sure, when it's flipped around on you! I don't know. How much tape do you have left?
Me: It's a sixty-minute tape. You have time.
Having fun, I guess. My friends and I go out to have a good time. We really party a lot and have a good time. I guess we have fun and [we're] spontaneous. There, there's an answer.
Phan: You didn't name a physical [attribute] yet.
A physical one? That's so…I don't know. I would say my feet.
Phan: [Pauses] Your feet?
Do we have to have that question?
Phan: Yes we do!
All right. [Pauses] My hands. I give good massages. I wanted to say something kind of clean, you know. ¤ C.Ho.

[ On meeting Kid Carson. Part I of the interview. ]