MEDIA HORDE
Ellen
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“The first album I really
threw myself into was
Radiohead’s Amnesiac.
I remember hearing
‘Pyramid Song’ when
I was in grade eight,
and I went crazy for
it. I would listen to it
when I woke up, all
day during school, and
then when I got home.
I love Radiohead.
I fucking love Hail to
the Thief, and I like
Thom Yorke’s solo
album [The Eraser].”

The guide to how entertainers entertain themselves. This month: The star of Juno talks acoustic guitars and flying elephants.

“I play guitar, and
my new acoustic is a
Durango that [director]
Jason Reitman gave to
me as a really sweet
gesture. It means a
lot to me, because
it reminds me of
working with him on
Juno. My old guitar
is now sitting in the
shadows. I hope it
doesn’t feel neglected.”

“I went backpacking
in Eastern Europe
earlier this year and
saw CocoRosie play
in Vienna. It was in
this supertiny venue,
and you could pretty
much touch them. In
a lot of their music
there are noises that
sound like toys, and
they have all of those
noisemakers laid out
on a big table [at their
shows]. They actually
use children’s toys.”

“I’m not good with
comedies for some
reason—I tend not to
have a great attention
span for them—but
Waiting for Guffman
is one of my favorite
movies of all time.
I consider myself a
Guffy; I’ve seen it more
than 30 times. Parker
Posey cracks me up.”

“I’m on a big nonfiction
kick right now, but I do
love Haruki Murakami.

“My character in Juno is
a big fan of classic punk.
I’m not crazy about a
lot of it, but I do love
the Slits. They’ve never
really gotten the respect
they deserve, but they
are really rhythmic and
genre-bending. And
I’m a colossal Patti
Smith fan. I love Horses,
obviously, but I also
read her poetry. There’s
something strong and
beautiful about her.”

His writing is really
weird and dreamlike,
but also unbelievably
realistic and sincere.
Kafka on the Shore is
such a beautiful book.
It’s like a modern
fairy tale—everyone
can connect to it.”

“Growing up, I watched
a ton of Disney movies.
Dumbo is my favorite.
I think it’s the only
Disney film where
the main character
doesn’t speak, and
the story is just so
devastating. Even
today, if I watch Dumbo,
it shreds my heart to
pieces, even when he
makes it at the end.”

“There was a time
when I drove a lot, and
it should have been
illegal for me to listen
to Sleater-Kinney’s The
Woods while I was in
the car. That album is so
raw and so rocking, and
I just go crazy every time
I hear it. Chicks who rock
are the best. I would
love to know what it’s
like to be [Sleater-Kinney
drummer] Janet Weiss
or Karen O—to be a cool
chick who rocks out.”