Be yourself. “When they want me to wear a bunch of clothes for a photograph, it’s one of those things I hate doing. If people want to have a picture of me, maybe it should be a picture of me wearing the clothes I woke up and put on. I also tell them to bring extra-large, and they never do. ‘Oh, Mac’s got a beer gut!’ See, I told you! But for this shoot, I liked the white T-shirt because it’s the same as a shirt I was actually wearing.”
Keep it fresh. “I’ve been wearing the same clothes for two weeks now, but I’m changing the socks, the T-shirts and the underwear. The pants have been on for a long time, and this jacket all winter. The important thing to staying fresh is: pants you can get away with for a long time, but shirts get disgusting, especially after playing every night. And socks — these shoes stink.”
Wear many hats … “I used to never wear hats, and then I started wearing them a lot when I started cutting grass. You had to wear a hat because of the sun. But now I’m used to it. Plus, it’s made my hair sketchy. It’s easy — you don’t have to think about anything, you can just pop it on and you’re good to go.”
… and hold onto them. “A lot of people assume I have a great hat collection, but kids steal my hats at every show. I’ve had all these hats that I’ve loved, but now they’re in some little kids’ possession. It’s difficult to replenish. I don’t think the kids realize this. But a kid traded me a really crappy one I had on for the one I’m wearing now. It’s a lot about the shape, and what’s on it. I don’t like new hats. You could go into some fancy urban-wear store and get like a five-panel, but screw that, I don’t care. It’s got to have some character. Every hat has to have a little story. If I’m going to be wearing it every day, it might as well have some significance.”
