ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Well, while we're on the topic of body parts. You seemed to take the news of your balls being all over the Internet pretty well, all things considered.
CISCO ADLER: Honestly, that week was so gnarly that when that happened, it was the funniest thing on earth. I couldn't believe it. First of all, I'm sure it has something to do with my dad and being raised in hippie culture, but I'm like a naked dude. So I was thinking, ''Damn, it took them that long to get a naked picture of me?'' I didn't give a f---, really.
Was it ever an issue for you growing up?
Obviously not. It's like, look, I have big balls, but I'm sure other dudes have big ones, too. Mine just happen to be the most famous.
So you're known for that, for dating famous starlets like Mischa Barton and sometimes rolling out of clubs with friends like Paris Hilton. Does it bother you that so much of the attention the band gets is on your social life?
Well, that's the trifecta, right? [Laughs] I've come to terms with it. I know what I am — I'm a musician. That's what I do by trade. But for some reason, the world is obsessed with what everyone does socially. And I cannot help it if the laws of attraction are working for me.
Do you think this tabloid-crazed mentality will ever die down?
I'm sure it'll blow up at some point. It's cyclical. You look back at when it was Jayne Mansfield or Marilyn Monroe and all those chicks were going crazy. People were obsessed with what they were doing, who they were f---ing and what drugs they were snorting. It just comes back around. But believe me, there are those people who go out and ask for it sometimes. Then again, sometimes you just find yourself drunk in front of a camera.
What's been the reaction to the show?
Our MySpace [page] is going crazy. Last week, we played [a show in] Phoenix on a one-off just by ourselves and sold it out. It was crazy, that was just two days after it aired and you could see all the people who made their way from that. As far as our families and friends, everyone loves it and laughs and knows we're crazy mother f---ers. We're also happy we made an agreement to let it flow. We don't care that out of 30 minutes, 10 are going to be an argument — that's good television! But hopefully people will see it and go, ''Damn, these guys are kind of wild, and holy s---, they can play their asses off!''
Do you feel like rock music is too tame these days?
It's too tame for me. People are worried about my balls, but what the hell happened to rock-n-roll?!
You produced Mickey Avalon's hit jingle, ''Jane Fonda.'' Are you still working with him or any other artists?
Yes, Mickey Avalon, the world's first glam-rock rapper. His record came out six months ago and I did two songs on that, and we're gearing up for the second one right now and I got maybe six or seven songs on it. And then I have this guy Schwayze, who's actually sitting in my living room getting stoned right now. He's a kid I found through hanging out in Malibu who I just thought was extremely talented. We teamed up and made a record without any pressure at all, just for fun. I produced the whole thing and sing on it, too. I don't know how to explain it. It's kind of like a Gnarls Barkley thing, just two worlds colliding in music.
Any other plans?
Me and Rainbow are always talking about doing a sequel to Cheech and Chong, where we play their kids who never met each other, because they were never even acknowledged. We're still working out the logistics, so I can't really tell the world about it yet.
What TV do you watch?
I'm a Seinfeld guy. And I was a diehard Law and Order fan for years. I'm a reality junkie. I'm sorry all you cut-rate actors, it's just better TV! I'm kind of into Hell's Kitchen, and totally into America's Next Top Model, just to look for my next girlfriend. They gotta be making their way to L.A. after the show wraps, right? And I love Top Chef. Whoever that hostess is, she's the hottest girl ever!
That would be Padma Lakshmi, who recently announced she's divorcing her husband, Salman Rushdie.
Padma, call me up, baby!
