Davey Havok Says It's OK

So, this past weekend, my six-year-old niece and I were painting each other's nails when her eight-year-old brother bounced over to watch us. I dared him to let me paint his, and he did. It was funny.

However, it dawned on me that his mom did not take him home (to Orlando) until 8 or 9 p.m. and that the chances of her getting up to remove the nailpolish before he left for school at 6:30 a.m. was slim to none. What if he went to school with nailpolish on? Would he get ragged on? Tortured? Laughed at? Did I just subject my nephew to the most traumatic day of his life? I needed reassurance. So I asked AFI's Davey Havok about it:





These days, it's probably normal, says Davey, who called from a hair salon in west Hollywood, California. "His little friends probably all do it." He remembers "being as young as five or six years old asking my mom if I could try on her lipstick. As a means to get part of me expressed, I did it. Plus being part of the alternative music culture – there's a lot of makeup in that."

Wow! So do you, like shop for makeup? Like, go into Sephora and stuff?
"Sephora is like a candy store for me – there's just so much in there! I usually use MAC, a little of the Sephora brand. Chanel makes really great lip glosses!"

If you and Jared Leto got into a fight over an eyeliner, who would win?
"He can have it if he wants it – I'm definitely not gonna fight."

So, you're coming to Boca on February 3 -- what do fans have to do to get your attention?
"Tattoos definitely get my attention... Especially if it's a lyric or AFI images–"

People have AFI tattooed on them?
"Oh, yes, I've autographed tattoos on people many, many times. It's fairly common, relatively speaking. A lot of people get AFI tattoos."

That doesn't creep you out, like they're stalking you?
"No. If they stalked me, it would creep me out. I find it flattering. I have a ton of band tattoos -- Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, Joy Division, The Smiths, Morrissey..."

It's been fun talking to you. I'm surprised. Some writers have said that you are a serious dude, no sense of humor.
"Jay just made me laugh... The TV show Arrested Development may very well be the funniest thing I've ever seen.... I smile, I like cute things: small furry creatures, glowsticks, unicorns..."

Ha ha!
Well, we can't wait to see you saunter into BOCA, among all the stucco shopping plazas, rich people, and pastel buildings!
"That’s no problem, we don’t wear dark clothes every day. I’ll put on my pink!"

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