Saw a few minutes of this on HBO last night. I really love this guy; it’s terrific, the way he manipulates his voice, modulating the pace and tone—he reminds me of a Pixies song, like Debaser. (So great.) And I love the way his anger channels into weirdly-located obscenities which surprise you with their unexpectedness while suggesting that he is so pissed off, he can’t help the swear words from bursting out in awkward places. At the same time, Black clearly has a big heart. He’s angry because he’s outraged at the obscenities in the real world—like teaching a kid that if they dropped an atom bomb, he should hide under his desk.

Well—best not to dissect this sort of thing too much. Here’s Black reminiscing about his childhood fears of nuclear holocaust. Great stuff.