DP: Well, I listen to music probably more than I read books. I listen to a lot of music when I’m writing. To be honest with you, I often tend to use music from the year that I’m writing about. When I was writing Nineteen Eighty, I was listening to a lot of Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire. When I’m not writing, I like to listen to extreme music. I don’t agree with these bands politically, but the Norwegian black metal groups. I don’t know if you’re familiar with them…
GG: Not the bands themselves, but I yeah, I know what they do and what they are about.
DP: Yeah, they…
GG: Murderers and church burners.
DP: Well, I’m not going to defend them politically or anything. This band Darkthrone. It’s dark and extreme, and that’s the kind of music I like.