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VO: “Are we not men?” was the question raised
by Devo on their first LP.
MTV spent the day with them in Miami
to find out, as mechanical
as they appear onstage, not only are they men,
but they are most articulate on various subjects.
Like, for example, devolution:
>> People will probably end up needing mechanical superstructures
to support their bodies
as their inner skeleton
turns into more like Jello or cartilage.
VO: Or their popularity in Japan:
>> Some of the language barrier is covered by fact
that the universality of our images
appeals to them in a really direct way.
They’re more genuinely excitable,
rather than, you know, some jaundiced, jaded drug-induced thing.
>> Is there any truth to the rumor
that you guys were potato farmers in Ohio
before you started the band?
>> No, we weren’t potato farmers;
we were potato observers.
VO: Before hitting the stage at Gusman Hall in Miami,
the boys had these final words for MTV:
>> Spud.
>> Spudfit. >> Duty.
>> If the spud fits. >> Whip it good.