Listen to the extemporaneous ditty "Brains and Pussy, Too" by Tenacious D
THE 21ST QUESTION:
You both quit smoking for this movie. How's that working out?
JACK BLACK:
I originally quit because I wanted to stay alive to see the movie released. But then we finished it and I went to New Zealand to do King Kong and started smoking again. So now I'm in a very foul mood because I'm trying to quit again.
KYLE GASS:
Do you have any Nicorette® gum?
BLACK:
Yeah, but only no. 2. It's the lightweight stuff. It doesn't have the same wallop. But if you chew two no. 2s, it equals a no. 4.
GASS:
I don't know about that.
BLACK:
You think it only equals a no. 3? Dude, two 2-milligrams equals a 4-milligram.
GASS:
I don't know. I think it's the same. Do you chew them at the same time?
BLACK:
If I drink a Tab one-calorie soda, and I drink two of them, how many calories have I just had? Two calories. End of the subject. I rest my case. I win!
GASS:
I've also been trying to quit smoking pot. My tolerance just got so low. I was like a chemo patient. I did so much of it, I just wasn't getting high any more.
BLACK:
That's terrible, Kyle. It's like a betrayal of the fans.
GASS:
It probably is. We did an informal poll, and roughly 63 percent of our fans are smoking weed. I'm saying, "Kids, there's a better way." I'm getting on my soapbox now. I'm only eight days in, but I'm saying there may be a better way. I actually think it's important to try and quit at least once. I was getting to a point where I felt like I was in the Wu Tang Clan. That's not good for anybody.
