I Am the Messiah is the only album by MC Honky, released in 2002. Supposedly a middle-age disc jockey from Silverlake, California, MC Honky is a character played by Mark Oliver Everett (or "E") of Eels.
To support the album, an actor would open Eels shows as Honky, to "prove" that he and E were two separate persons. E and MC Honky also engaged in a comic feud on the Internet, in which E hoped MC Honky would catch SARS.
The creator of the MC Honky artwork and videos is Ivan Brunetti.
Guests on the album include Eels drummer Butch, Eels bassist Koool G Murder, and Joey Waronker. NME.com, 2003 An animated music video was made for "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)" and included on the enhanced CD.
Track listing "Sonnet No. 3 (Like a Duck)" (Sir Rock-a-Lot and Sir Whacks-a-Lot) – 4:25 "Hung Up" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:41 "The Object" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:20 "A Good Day to Be You" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:39 "Baby Elephant Rock-A-Bye" (Wally Gagel and Sir Rock-A-Lot) – 4:28 "What a Bringdown" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:50 "Only a Rose Pt. I" (Rudolf Friml and Brian Hooker) – 2:24 "My Bad Seed" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:36 "The Devil Went Down to Silverlake" (Gagel and Sir Rock-A-Lot) – 3:28 "Soft Velvety 'Fer"(L'il Fer, Sir Rock-A-Lot, and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:53 "The Baby That Was You" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 3:44 "3 Turntables & 2 Microphones" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 4:09 "Only a Rose Pt. II" (Friml and Hooker) – 2:00
Japanese edition bonus 7" single "The Object" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:25 "What a Bringdown" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Playboy Gigolo Bandit) – 3:51 "Hung Up" (Sir Rock-A-Lot and Sir Whacks-A-Lot) – 4:05 The Japanese release includes an unplugged set recorded for Xfm radio.
Personnel Musicians Butch – Drums and percussion Koool G Murder – Bass guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "A Good Day to Be You" Li'l Fer – Vocals on "Soft Velvety 'Fer" MC Honky – Vocals Joey Waronker – Drums and percussion
Production Curt Anderson – Programming and engineering Ryan Boesch – Programming and engineering Bernie Grundman – Mastering Francesca Restrepo – Art direction Joey Waronker – Programming and engineering
Release history November 4, 2002 (Australia) March 31, 2003 (Europe) April 8, 2003 (US) June 25, 2003 (Japan)
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