Merrill Beth Nisker better known as Peaches will be performing at Zirca later this month on April 28th. As a little appetizer to the plumness of Peaches' live insanity, MetroWize Asia got the chance to rattle a off a few questions at the Canadian-born, electro-punk, glam-instrumentalist (I may have made that last one up) courtesy of organizers, Home Club.

MW: How would describe Peaches to someone who has absolutely no idea what to expect?

Peaches: I would describe Peaches as a very energetic, balls to the walls, absolutely gorgeous performer and songwriter.

MW: What kind of music did you grow up listening to?

Peaches: I grew up listening to disco, early hip hop, classic rock, and punk.

MW: I heard you’re now touring with Sweet Machine. What happened to your old backing band, The Herms?

Peaches: I'm actually not touring with Sweet Machine in Asia. I'm bringing my awesome solo show. The Herms was an all girl band that came together for the Impeach My Bush record. Each of the memebers of the band are by themselves fantastic producers, I'm very happy all of us came together for that tour, but we all needed to move on with our careers. Sweet Machine is a band themselves, and were a perfect choice for the I Feel Cream experience.

MW: Why is gender representation and sexuality such a prominent thematic influence for your music?

Peaches: I think its very important for everyone to explore and be in touch with who they really are. It is never a good idea to just accept what you gender is supposed to be , or how you should express sexuality.

MW: I’m curious of what you think of bands like Gravy Train!!! and Avenue D, who have similar reputations as your own. Have you heard of them?

Peaches: I know those bands were inspired by me. And I'm happy to be associated with them.

MW: What goes into a live Peaches performance? Obviously your fans are accustomed to something a little more outlandish than the average gig.

Peaches: What goes into it? 500% energy, blood, guts, and costume changes...aka pure Rock-N-Roll.

MW: Your costumes and props (like that infamous built-in pussy light) are amazing. Who designs them?

Peaches: It would be interesting for you to check out my official blog. You'll find all the answers there. I work with many cool geeks, freaks and innovators - like myself.

MW: What’s the status of your solo stage performance of Jesus Christ Superstar? Last I heard the production got a little tangled up by the German authorities. Is Peaches Christ Superstar going forward and if so, what can we expect?

Peaches: Actually, officially as of today I have the rights to perform it throughout Europe.

MW: As much as I would love to travel to Berlin to watch Peaches Christ Superstar, I don’t think I can. Are you planning on taking the show on tour?

Peaches: Do you have the rights for your country? Are you booking me? (Writer's note: Oh God, how I wish I could.)

MW: Indie lore has it that you were roommates with Leslie Feist. Are you two still close? I know she worked on Impeach My Bush, but are there any future collaborations that we can look forward to?

Peaches: We're definitely still close and we will always be.

MW: I’m a huge fan of The Bird and The Bee. You’ve worked with both Greg Kurstin on I Feel Cream and Inara George. What was it like working with them and how did you guys get together?

Peaches: Bird and the Bee helped with my parody of Alanis Morrisette's parody of Black Eyed Peas', 'My Humps'. Greg was introduced to me by Mickey Petralia who helped produce Impeach My Bush. Greg Kurstin is a genius.

MW: My Humps, My Dumps was so hilarious. What was the story behind making that little video parody of Alanis Morrisette’s video parody?

Peaches: A year before Morrisette had made that video parody of 'My Humps', I had made a direct parody of the Black Eyed Peas 'My Humps', called 'My Dumps'. It was the same beat as 'My Humps' - the original, with lyrics pertaining to taking a dump. One year later when I saw Morrisette's slowed down version of 'My Humps' with a video, I realized this was a perfect opportunity to create the first ever parody of a parody. This became quite popular in the art scene, and the video traveled as an art installation to Brazil, Mexico and Canada.

MW: You must get the Lady Gaga comparison a lot. Personally, I get flabbergasted every time I hear that because I think it’s a superficial analogy, much like when music writers compare every eccentric brunette singer out there to Björk. What do you think of Lady Gaga and being perpetually pegged as her musical predecessor?

Peaches: I agree with your interpretation of lazy journalism.

MW: This is a little random, but I was watching 30 Rock last week and “F*ck the Pain Away” popped up as Liz Lemon’s ringtone which made me laugh for ages. Did you know about that?

Peaches: I was actually watching the show on my computer with some friends and when the ring tone came up I thought that maybe my ITunes had accidently started to play. Me and my friends stopped the show and rewound about 5 times. We laughed our faces off.

MW: Actually, do you have any control over any of your songs popping up on TV shows like The L Word and most famously, South Park?

Peaches: No, they are just awesome happy accidents.