bonniegrrl | Jan. 22nd, 2006

In my ongoing series of interviews on starwars.com with bands and celebs who adore Star Wars, this was one of the coolest phone interviews I've ever had.

I spoke with Death Cab bassist Nick Harmer on the phone for over an hour and a half and I have to say we spent a lot of it laughing. He's hilarious and full of interesting stories about Comic-Con, his friends who make low-rent Hoth dioramas out of their freezers, and of course, thoughts about why Star Wars is such a fixture in pop culture. The article ended up being three pages, and we still ended up cutting quite a bit out about gaming, George's appearance on "The O.C." and more. So I hope both Death Cab for Cutie fans and Star Wars fans get a kick out of reading it. I know I had a blast writing it. ;-)

Here's a sample of the article for ya:
In addition to the intricate storylines and cues to the past, Harmer also loves the iconic characters throughout the saga. In fact, it's Han Solo's furry sidekick that he finds himself identifying with the most. "I feel like Chewbacca a lot of the time," Harmer admits. "In my life I'd sort of be like a support character for a lot of people that I know, especially being a bass player in a rock band. I like Chewbacca's dependability; he's solid and you just know he'd lay his life down on the tracks for Han and anyone who is fighting beside him. I feel the same way about my friends and family too. I find that Chewbacca is like the George Harrison of the group. He's the solid support. He doesn't need the front line like Luke and Han; it's not about his ego. He's just someone you know you can depend on for his strength and his presence and he's probably a heck of a guy to cuddle with."

Here's the full interview:
Death Star for Cutie