The recent film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is the embellished tale of how Tenacious D was formed and centers on the duo's fabled quest for the Guitar Pick of Destiny. In an amusing recent interview with UK magazine Word Tenacious D founders Jack Black and Kyle Gass talk about the film and the legendary Pick - and mention Rush:

Word: The legendary Pick Of Destiny. Who's had it before you?

JB: Mozart had it. Beethoven had it. Robert Johnson had it. The Beatles had it.
KG: Chuck Berry didn't have it, he was just really good. Did not need it. Elvis had it and tried to eat it.
JB: Little Jimmy Morrison had it. Richard Marx did not have it. A-Ha had it for like one song.

Word: Who's got it now?

KG: Silverchair.

Have moustachioed prog-metallers Rush ever had it? Their 1976 album 2112 has a pretty similar story line.

JB: No. The truth is, the pick has never made it to Canada. They just wouldn't know what to do with it. I'll tell you this though. If Rush had had it, their lyrics would have been a lot better.

This is no doubt a friendly jab at Rush as the pair are big fans. Thanks to reader Neil C for digging this up on this Silverchair blog.

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