Head On: All I Ever Got From You Was All I Ever Took From You (Exclusive Interview

Are you driving and texting?
Yep.

So no plans for tonight then?
No. I’m in the cave.

Didn’t I give you that phrase?
I think so!

Did you find Dilly’s rattly mouse in there?
Nope. [I] haven’t found shit in here yet.

Can I get in that cave with you?
Sure thing. It’s cold, dark and safe here. When you come out again you are clear and the sun feels so good on your face … with sun block 85.

Still in her cave, Brandy goes on an interesting tirade about men.

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[I was] just thinking about society and how the modern day single man thinks. How most women allow it and participate. Now someone like me has to put up with all this bullshit because men think I’m gonna be like all these all other stupid [women]. So I constantly struggle between my values and being forced to play these psychological games men think they are so adept at.

You know women won the right to vote long ago?
We can vote Jen, but to single men we are nothing more than a heartbeat and a hole.
Women have objectified themselves sexually to the point that a man only sees a a pair of spread legs. Do you know men don’t even want to take you out anymore?

Not all single men. If I was able to find someone ANYONE can.
How old is [Mr. JLG365]?

Twenty-four.
Stop it!

I know you were a huge Madonna fan back in high school. Who are your musical influences today?
Still Madonna, Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani

I hated Gwen’s solo stuff. I am still a Madonna fan. How about actors and actresses? Who are your favorites?
Scarlett Johannson, Charlize Theron

Theron absolutely blew my mind in “Monster”. And I think Christina Ricci deserved the Oscar for her role in that movie as well.
It was so crazy how [Theron] transformed herself.

Who are your favorite modern-day authors?
I don’t read fiction. I love Osho. [He is] my [favorite] philosopher.

Would you have joined his commune in the 1980’s? They believed the conventional world would destroy itself by nuclear war or other disasters sometime in the 1990’s.
No. In the 80’s I would have been busy in the music and fashion world.

Shall we do my question part of the interview? It’s to [gauge] how well you know me.
Uh-oh.

Okay, let’s begin. What state was I born in?
Jersey?

No. New York. What is my brother’s name?
[I don't know] that we ever discussed any of these things. I don’t remember meeting him. Did I?

Yes. You actually got drunk with him once. Should we switch to multiple choice?
(Laughs) perhaps.

How many tattoos do I have? Three, five, seven or ten?
When I knew you you didn’t have tattoos!

Alrighty then. I think we have adequately gauged that you have no memory. Do you work tomorrow?
Yep, [I am] booked solid again! I have nothing open for the next two weeks and I am going in early to accommodate people! Go Me!

You stole that one from me!
Go me?

Yes! I always say that!
Me too!

Brandy starts to snack on berries while reading up on “emotional detachment”. —

You are like our squirrel named George.
Did George master mental manipulation while gathering his berries?

Did he ever!
Spectacular.

Why do you read such shit?
Its fascinating to me. [It] arms me against people who do what they do without knowing they are doing it. Most people are unaware of themselves and their actions.

After Brandy and I went on a bit about the guilt and/or innocence of MJ, our conversation somehow moved on to auto insurance. And that is when I actually picked up the phone and called Brandy. We talked for the first time in over fifteen years. It was not weird or awkward. It was, to quote Brandy, “real”. Cheers, my old friend. You may be miles away, but I know you are always right beside me. I just forgot to check for a very long time. It will not happen again. Promise.

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Want more? Oh, I bet you do! Read part one of Brandy’s interview here and part two here. Do you have a members only password? That you can enter here. No password? That’s too bad. You don’t know what you are missing!