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Tim Presley Is In A Million Bands

We woke up the overworked garage rocker to talk about Jay Z.

Tim Presley (a.k.a. White Fence) just released a collaboration LP with Ty Segall. He's also in, like, a million other bands, including Darker My Love and Strange Boys, and his tour with Segall and The Men stops by Webster Hall tonight. We woke Tim up this morning to ask him about Jay Z.

Noisey: The newspaper headline this morning said "Jay Says Yay," meaning that Jay Z is cool with gay marriage. Who cares and why is this news?
Tim: (Laughs) It's not. But it's cool 'cause he's popular, and homophobia is pretty big in the rap community. It's not news, though.

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Nope. How's the tour going so far?
Pretty good, I'm in New York City. This place blows my mind. I can never enjoy it - too many noises

Have you eaten breakfast?
No. I never eat it anymore. You sound like you did though.

I did. This interview is early. Have you gotten any bruises on tour yet?
No, no bruises. Someone threw a beer at me though. Why, was that you?

No… Do you even like Ty Segall?
(Laughs) Yeah. Why?

Just asking questions. What was the last movie you guys watched together?
We've never seen any movies together.

Had any cool dreams lately?
Yeah, but I can't remember them. I had to wake up for this interview.

Same. Okay, if you could have any person's wardrobe, but they have to be dead, who would it be?
Guy Fieri. Oh, he's not dead, is he? Can I just have his anyway? Or Liberacci.

What should I wear to the show tonight?
A pompadour.

Will do. I've been asking this to everyone I interview-- Do you remember the first time you saw someone you knew in a porno?
Yeah! I think that dude…No…I was gonna say that dude Mac DeMarco?

Sure, he counts. Favorite albums right now?
Nothin, really.

I've been listening to all my old Against Me! records. Did you hear about their lead singer going transgender?
Yeah, man. I actually know his wife!

Sweet! Okay, what would you do if your significant other went transgender?
I would love them and accept them. But I would probably have sex with other people. (Laughs)

Good answer. Tim plays as White Fence tonight at Webster Hall with Ty Segall and The Men. We'll be there.

White Fence & Ty Segall Tour Dates:
05-16 – New York, N.Y. - Webster Hall
05-18 – Philadelphia, Pa. - Johnny Brenda’s
05-19 – Raleigh, N.C. - King’s Barcade
05-20 – Atlanta, Ga. - The Earl
05-21 – Nashville, Tenn. - The End
05-22 – Memphis, Tenn. - Hi Tone
05-23 – Little Rock, Ark. - Whitewater Tavern
05-24 – Houston, Texas - Walter’s
05-25 – Austin, Texas - Mohawk Outside Stage

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