Plenty of cool kids claim to be nerds, but how many of them play regular games of D&D and write songs about Anakin Skywalker's home planet? Messersmith is the real deal.

Q: Do you identify as a nerd? If not, it will be awkward for our cover.

A: Yeah, I definitely identify as one. Kind of a musician nerd.

Q: When did you play your first game of D&D? Were you always a Dungeon Master?

A: No, not always a Dungeon Master. In fact, I played my first D&D game at 19. I was working as a computer tech and a bunch of the other guys played, so one day over lunch we turned the break room into a D&D office.

Q: Do you remember your first character?

A: Ah, yes. My character was a Halfling warrior named Smackie.

Q: Your song "Tatooine" was a big hit with the "Star Wars" crowd. Do you have anything in store for Trekkies?

A: No, not at this point. I started a song about McCoy, but it never really got there.

Q: Were you ever contacted by George Lucas about "Tatooine"?

A: No. I may have been slightly harsh on him when I first posted the video and called him a "victim of his own success." But I would still love it if he contacted me.

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