Strange things happen to the female species when you say the name "Quinton Flynn" amongst the right batch of video game or anime loving girls. There's an immediate widening of the eyes, the release of that trademark fangirl squeal, and an exciting scrambling to tell about—and in great detail—her favorite, bad boy role of his.

I know this is how it happens because I've, more or less, just described myself upon hearing his name.

Voice actor/writer/singer/comedian Quinton Flynn, best known for voicing Reno in Final Fantasy: Advent Children and Crisis Core, Axel in the Kingdom Hearts series, and Raiden in Metal Gear Solid 2 and 4, is living the life most rock stars only dream they could. Convention and expo halls around the world pack quite quickly and tightly when Quinton with good friend, fellow jack of all trades, and partner in convention adventuring Jeff Nimoy grace the pages of a scheduled appearance pamphlet. And with Q's sharp wit, abundance of natural charm, and 60's era dipped vocals, it's easy to assume it's not far removed from the lifestyle the Ohio native would be living even if he was giving his soul to rock and roll each night and not lending his voice to hot heads and cyborg ninjas.

He does fortunately get to more satisfyingly scratch his writing, musical, and comedy itch with the web series he co-stars in with Jeff Nimoy called Adventures in Anime, an almost traditional shaky cam tour documentary with a quirky twist of sketch comedy spirit that chronicles their experiences in the beautiful madness of making their rounds on the Con circuit.

I recently (and finally) snagged some phone time with Quinton as he talked openly about the truth of being freelance in Hollywood, why he works better with no motivation, and what he'd like to see in the future for Adventures of Anime. He even took the time to drop some serious music knowledge on me that had me working overtime on Google and Wikipedia.

http://www.backroominterviews.net/quinton-flynn-interview-october-2008/