BOB SANSEVERE

Reacting to a news item about New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski being shirtless in a bedroom when he had his picture taken with a porn star, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe tweeted, “What’s the big deal about Gronkowski taking a picture with a porn star? They’re people, and fans, too.”

I asked Kluwe on Thursday if he has a relationship with any porn stars. We also discussed plenty of other things, including his dim view of the world and a new song his band, Tripping Icarus, soon will debut that rips Wall Street bankers.

BS: Do you have any porn-star fans?

CK: Not that I know of.

BS: I bet they’re out there.

CK: I’m sure they are.

BS: You’re a bright guy and, as a punter, you have a lot of time to think. Do you think things will get better with Christian Ponder?

CK: I thought you were talking about the world.

BS: We’ll go to the world next.

CK: With Ponder, yeah, I think so. It’s obviously hard to get worse when you’re 1-6. Granted, you can always lose the next game. I think it’s good because it lets us see what Christian can do and show what we have in the future. He is the face of the franchise in the future. He’s the guy we’re going to be relying on. Everything he showed in the game last week (against Green Bay) was good. Obviously, he had a couple of things he’d probably like back. No one wants to throw a pick, but he did a good job out there, and I’m excited to see him play this week.

BS: How about the world? Are you hopeful for the world?

CK: Noooo.

BS: No?

CK: Not at all. There’s a very solid social inequality going on right now in terms of distribution of wealth. And I’d like to apologize for the rest of the 1 percent, as one of the 1 percent. (Laughs.)

BS: What happens if there’s an Occupy Vikings movement?

CK: I will join them. (Laughs.)

BS: You’ll be out there?

CK: I will be out there picketing. We’ll write a song for them. Actually, we just finished one that I think the Occupy Wall Street people will enjoy.

BS: Can you give me a line from it?

CK: “Recession. Bankers scum. They get all. We get some. Rise up. Occupy. Rich stay rich. Sick. Die.”

BS: Your lyrics or someone else’s?

CK: Our singer’s lyrics. But I approve.

BS: Do you sing backup on something like that?

CK: Yeah, actually, in the chorus.

BS: What’s the chorus line?

CK: The chorus line is, “Punish various people back to the house of pain.” It’s kind of a shout out to the “Island of Dr. Moreau.” “Those who don’t obey the law must be punished, back to the house of pain.” So he goes, “Punish such-and-such, back to the house of pain.” Then I go, “Back to the house of pain!”

BS: When are you going to debut this song?

CK: Hopefully, at our next show. We have one coming up Dec. 1 at The Entry (in Minneapolis). It’s actually going to be our CD release party. It should be a fun show.

BS: What are you, like a racehorse? You need six weeks between gigs?

CK: We have a very limited schedule we can perform on because of my schedule. We’d like to do other shows.

BS: Isn’t The Entry part of First Avenue?

CK: Yeah, it’s part of First Avenue.

BS: That’s kind of your home base. (Tripping Icarus performed at First Avenue earlier this month.) It’s like Bruce Springsteen with the Stone Pony (in Asbury Park, NJ).

CK: I’ve become pretty good friends with Sonia (Grover), one of the head people there (who books bands for First Avenue). She’s a huge Vikings fan, and she’s a good person.

BS: I notice you’re still wearing No. 4. You gave Donovan McNabb your No. 5 when he joined the team. He’s not going to be playing much now. Have you thought about going to him and asking if he wants to switch numbers?

CK: No. That would be kind of disrespectful. However Donovan performed this year, he has been a very good quarterback throughout his years in the NFL. I mean, he has been to a bunch of Pro Bowls. He has been in NFC championship games and the Super Bowl. He’s definitely a veteran guy who has put in his time. It’s one of those things where, yeah, I’ll take 5 back when it becomes available, but I am not in any big rush to get it back.

BS: Bernard Berrian is gone. Chris Cook is suspended. Can you play wide receiver or cornerback in a pinch?

CK: I can, but I wouldn’t play it well.

BS: What about guard?

CK: I like my chances at punter.