Kat Chow does a great job interviewing Fred Ho. Fred opens up about his family life growing up, and gives a surprisingly positive view of life and the prospect of dying. Joseph Yoon gets a few words in as well.
When I first walked through the door of Fred Ho’s apartment in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn, I asked, “How are you?” And he said, “Not good. I’m dying.”
Fred used this photo on the cover of his albumCelestial Green Monster, and his book Wicked Theory, Naked Practice.
Robert Adam Mayer/Courtesy of Fred Ho
Ho has always been matter-of-fact and in-your-face. He painted himself green and posed naked for the cover his album, Celestial Green Monster. In the photo, he has a baritone saxophone placed strategically between his legs. He looks strong — like the Hulk.\