20 Questions with Jillionaire

Alright people if you don’t know who Jillionaire is, get familiar.  With over fifteen years of experience, Jillionaire has a unique sound which mashes indie dance with big room house, caribbean rhythms of soca and dancehall and moombahton. He is signed to Mad Decent.  He is good friends with Paul Devro and Toddla T.  Makes incredible mixes that make you long for the beach (as seen here) and he is playing at Camp Bisco in Mariaville, New York taking place from July 7-9, 2011. If none of that convinced you, then check out the hilarious answers he gave to our 20 Questions.

1. What is your dream of happiness? LITTLE CHILDREN RIDING BIKES IN THE STREET PAST SUNDOWN. CHOCOLATE COVERED GOLDEN RAINBOWS. EDIBLE EVERYTHING. STAR SHAPED SUNBEAMS. NON-FAT, YET DELICIOUS. LASAGNA FLAVORED CANDY CANES. AND VICE VERSA.

2. Blonde or Brunette? REDHEAD

3. What is the quality you like most in a person? I LIKE YOUR SMILE. NO TEVIN CAMPBELL.

4. What do you fear most? I’M IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. IT’S A COLD, DARK NIGHT. I DON’T HAVE ANY LUGGAGE. HOW DID I GET HERE? I CAN’T FIND MY PASSPORT. OH WAIT. IT’S A DREAM. INSIDE A DREAM. I’M OK NOW. THE SUN IS COMING OUT. I’VE CONQUERED MY GREATEST FEAR.

5. 808s or 909s? ROLAND TR-606. WHAT A CUTE LITTLE BOX.

6. What’s your biggest regret? I WORE SIZE 9 INSTEAD OF 9.5 FOR YEARS. DYING TO LIVE. LIVING TO DIE. OH TO BE A FASHIONISTA AGAIN.

7. What’s your fav bar or club in the world? THE CORNER BAR. YOU ARE NO MORE. WE HAD FUN TIMES. REST IN PEACE.

8. What’s the one thing you can’t live without? THOSE USB CABLES YOU USE TO CHARGE YOUR PHONE. CHARGE YOUR IPOD 1ST GENERATION. CONNECT YOUR EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE. WHEN WILL IT END.

9. What are the 3 musicians dead or alive you’d like to see perform? AMADEUS ON KEYS. MARLEY ON VOCALS. MIKE JACKSON DO THE DANCING. SUPERGROUP.

10. What is your favorite decade in music? RNB HIP-HOP OF THE MID TO LATE NINETIES. RZA. DJ PREMIER. PRINCE PAUL. SAMPLE TO YOUR HEART’S CONTENT.

11. If you had to choose, would you rather go blind or deaf and why? CAN’T WE JUST CHOP MY LITTLE FINGER OFF AND CALL IT A DEAL?

12. How old is too old? ONCE THEY GET TOO 25 IT’S A WRAP. NAG NAG NAG.

13. Where do you see yourself in 15 years? I’M ON A BEACH. NO. BUT IT’S SOME SORT OF WATERFRONT, WAVES GENTLY LAPPING AGAINST THE ROCKS. THE SUN HAS JUST SAUNTERED OVER THE HILLS, SPREADING A RAY OF LIGHT THAT WILL LAST SECONDS, IT’S WAVELENGTH AND INTENSITY LETTING YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALIVE. YOU ARE FREE. THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF BREAKFAST. THE SMELL OF EGGS. THE SOUND OF OIL CRACKLING IN A CAST IRON SKILLET. PROSCIUTTO EGGS BENEDICT ON A HOUSE MADE PASTRY. THIS ISN’T YOUR REGULAR ENGLISH MUFFIN. NO MORE COFFEE IN YOUR CUP? HAVE SOME PROSECCO. WELCOME TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE.

14. Who’s your hero? MY MOTHER. MY FATHER. AUNTS. UNCLES. GRANDPARENTS. THE ONES THAT CAME BEFORE THEM. SURVIVED THE JOURNEY ACROSS THE SEA. TOILED IN THE FIELDS. TAUGHT THEMSELVES TO READ. PUT YOUNGER GENERATIONS THROUGH SCHOOL. ACCOUNTANTS. LAWYERS. POLICE CONSTABLES. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. THE GENERATIONS THAT RAISED ME. THAT MADE ME WHO I AM.

15. What’s your favourite colour? MONDAY – RED. TUESDAY – WHITE. THURSDAY – BLACK. FRIDAY – BLUE.. A POP. JUST A HINT. A BREATHY WHISPER OF GOOD TIMES TO COME. NOT TO OVERWHELM THE SENSES. BUT TICKLE THEM THEM OUT OF THEIR SLUMBER.

16. What song could you live without ever hearing again? I HAVEN’T FINISHED IT YET, BUT I SUSPECT THAT IT WILL BE A MAGNUM OPUS OF ANNOYANCE. AN ANTHEM OF POPULAR CULTURE THAT WILL TRANSCEND BOUNDARIES OF RACE, CLASS AND RELIGION. AN ARIA THAT WILL HAVE US QUESTION TIME ITSELF. A SUPERBOWL COMMERCIAL, JUDD APATOW MOVIE THEME AND TWEEN FAVORITE. ALL AT ONCE. NO PLEASE, PLAY IT AGAIN, I GET A DOLLAR EVERYTIME IT RUINS MY EARS. I’M READY TO ANSWER QUESTION 11 NOW.

17. Metallica or Madonna? I’M LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD.

18. What’s your most hated vice? THESE LONG NIGHTS. PRESIDENTIAL SUITE. ABU DHABI. LIVING ROOM JACUZZI. CHAMPAGNE – WE NEED MORE CHAMPAGNE. THE VIEW IS RIDICULOUS. ARE THOSE THE ALPS? MOUNTAINS OF COCAINE. DEEP IN THE COLOMBIAN JUNGLE. COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THE FINEST CUISINE. ON A BOAT. NO, IT’S A WALLY. IS THIS A DREAM? THIS CASTLE IN THE SKY? I PINCH MYSELF. THE NEEDLE GOES SLOWLY. EXHALE. RONALD REAGAN.

19. Who is the most tragic figure in history? AT THE HEIGHT OF OUR EXISTENCE WE WERE THE LARGEST NATION ON EARTH. OUR CONQUEST OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE WAS MY MOST IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN. I WAS AMONG THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTIONARIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION. I WAS A CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY. POET. SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST. POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL LEADER. SATYAGRAHA. THREE BULLETS IN THE CHEST. MY STORY HAS BEEN TOLD, THEN RE-TOLD, TO THE POINT OF AMBIGUITY. NOW TELL ME YOURS.

20. What are the top three live shows you’ve seen in your life? STEVIE WONDER. TITO PUENTES. I GOT KICKED OUT OF PRINCE BECAUSE I BOUGHT BOGUS TICKETS. WAMP WAMP.