Pekmezmed & Ninja Tiger are not only our good friends, but great artists as well. The young couple lives in Rijeka, Croatia, in their spacey loft on the hills just above the harbor. From their terrace one can see the whole town of Rijeka, and a good part of the Kvarner Bay. When they are not making a barbecue with friends or playing guitar hero, they can be found in their basement, doing art. They have been doing art for a long time now, focusing mainly on drawing, photography, tattooing and obscure performances. They are strange, wicked and above all interesting. However, this interview will not be about their art, but about their personal life.
Your happy family has a third member, a little German shepherd Pic. If you had to describe her in one sentence, what would it be?
Pic is a giant rabbit looking bloodthirsty beast with secret ninja skills.
How is it like to live in Rijeka? It is the most depressing city in Croatia, is it true that it is impossible to live there without being hooked on drugs?
N: if you have enough marijuana then IT'S GOOD TIME!
P: Good. And no- the most depressing city in Croatia is Senj..
What is up with all the piercings? You guys trying to break the world record or something?
It's kind of a dress code in Rijeka. We just want to fit in.
You are married, how is it working out for you?
It's a lie. We're not married - we are both guys trapped in porcupine's body- from outer space... so it wouldn't work...
I have noticed that you guys have a good number of tattoos, what is the story behind them?
As we both agreed before on piercing issue... we just want to be popular. We have tattoos of all the major brands on our body (nike, diadora, serđo takini, chanel, vegeta...) so we are popular where ever we go.
You have become well known for your strange music taste. Could you list some of your favorite music heroes?
There are so many, but after a few minutes of thinking it over we decided to sum it up in just one band- Modern talking (we love you guys!!!), Pekmezmed likes the dark haired one and Ninja Tiger has his eye on the blond one
Have you got any long-term plans in life? Any goals you want to achieve, maybe some regrets about what you could have but had not done?
No regrets. Plans- yes! The biggest one at this time is to feel good, do the things we love and maybe not worry about money so much...
You are both vegetarian. Why? Do you really hate animals that much?
We are to lazy to go hunting so we just eat and smoke plants.
What is you typical day like? Is there a typical day in your life?
P: Get up around 7, drink coffee and smoke, stress about the stuff that might happen today, take a dump, go to work (stressing out driving through thick traffic while listening to fast music) at work-check my mail, myspace, flickr etc. crack jokes and drink coffee all day, go home, stop at the supermarket to buy some food, get home- wake up Ninja Tiger and drink more coffee and smoke. Have conversation with ninja about masters of the universe, tattoos, zombies, games, dogs, markers and stuff. After Ninja cooks something and we eat, a few friends come over stressing out about their jobs...then we fight (xbox 360) meanwhile drinking sodas and smoking. Here is the part where I usualy get bored and since there's nothing on the internet left to look at (I did that at work) I go to the basement or just stay in the living room and try to draw something- get frustrated with my drawings, scare away our friends, watch tv and fall asleep on the couch with cookie crumbs all over me and markers under me.
N: random: x360,smoke,draw,shit,eat,sleep,you tube,masters of the universe....
What gets you down?
N: dinosaurs and crushing buildings.
P: other people's shit.
What was the most depressive situation you have experienced so far?
P: I couldn't take a dump for 4 days!
N: I'm not a depressive person, I'm just angry all the time! fuck you!
Why do you have such a strange sense of humor?
We are serious.
If you could change something in you life, what would it be?
N: hairy body.it's fucking hot!fuck you!
P: I'd like world peace :D
Are you afraid of death?
P: No
N: are you serious?!
Have you got any material possessions you would like to take to your grave?
N: xbox360, masters and all other action figures, my dog, pomes frites, some ganja, psp and a few markers
P: no. but it would be fun taking a camera (so someone can watc me decompose later)
If one of you dies, should the other one be killed so you could be buried together?
And what about Pic?
Definitely. And Pic will never die.
Have you ever been in a fight or seriously hurt someone?
P: Yes but nothing serious
N: I'll hurt you!
Do you believe in hell?
P: No
N: Yes and no,but i like the idea :)
Why is Jesus so lame, and why does Devil rule?
It's probably because Jesus looks like a fucking hippie (If he had some stylist that could have helped him with his choices the future would look soooo much different!) and Mr. Devil is just cool- always listens to good music, hangs around with cool people and is all around a nice guy! Or to sum it up- Devil- yay! Jesus- nay
How many times have you been to hell so far?
N: all the time because it's hot with all that hair all over me
P: Once, it was nice.
Why do you hate old people?
They smell and have false teeth! Hello?!
What is your favorite psalm?
N: Jesus said: I will jump on Ninja Tiger's dick my brothers.
P: Shit njinja tiger! that's my favorite too!! :D Jeeee!!!
When did you join the Mormons and why?
P: A couple years ago- because of their home made butter.
N: 10 years ago. I was attracted to their cyber technology.
Is it true that you used to run an illegal plastic surgery clinic in you basement?
That's a complete lie! But we did have an network of underground bakeries and shoe stores (2 in 1!) so you could try on your favorite shoes (sexy miljenko fashion was the name of the brand) while eating a pretzel! The idea was as you can see genius, but because of high taxes on such luxury shops we had to sell our business to elviton and started drawing... that's the story!
