Steve Burns Rocks!!!

Five Questions With...

You might recognize Steve Burns better if he put on a rugby shirt and sang the "Mail Song." He won't, but that's because it was his job for six years as host of the phenomenally successful children's series Blue's Clues. Now he's a musician with an album, Songs for Dustmites, a collection of sweet Flaming Lips-inspired pop songs about science and love. On Saturday he brings his "multimedia video and rock hootenanny" to Hailey's, along with openers Modulator and El Gato. We tracked him down for a game of "Five Questions With." Ready? Let's play.

So you're the Blue's Clues guy. Are you OK with that, or are you ready for everyone to forget it already?

It would be unreasonable for me to try to erase my character from the American media landscape. It's sort of indelible. I know this and am fairly comfortable with it. I'm very proud of that show. It does sort of get under my skin when I'm onstage performing and someone asks me to sing the "Mail Song." Ooooh. That's bad. If you're planning on attending my multimedia rock-and-roll extravaganza, please, please try not to do that. Please.

Last time you toured, the Starlight Mints were your backing band. Who is it this time?

I'm touring with just a drummer. It's a two-piece so that we can feature the 10-foot video screen more. Yes. A 10-foot video screen. Come. Behold.

A while ago, there was a rumor that you were dead. Recently, a former member of the Polyphonic Spree was rumored to be dead. What advice would you give him?

Casket choice is very important. Also, don't deny the rumor. Go with it, and expound. I've taken to telling people that I died in a whaling accident. Before that, I died fighting lions in the Congo.

Who's hotter: nannies or groupies?

The absolute hottest are nanny-groupies with tattoos.

Your name is a complete sentence. How cool is that?