By Pat Sisson

During Louis XIV's reign, the decadent French monarch slept with innumerable mistresses, lived lavishly and kept a crowd of hard-partying sycophants on hand for wild binges at his Versailles pleasure palace. According to legend, he was still banging his wife twice a day when he was 72 years old. Now that's someone a rock and roll group can look up to. The members of the hot San Diego band Louis XIV named themselves after the debauched ruler, but can they truly live up to the Sun King's legacy? In this candid conversation about sex, Louis XIV lead singer Jason Hill talks about groupies, girl-on-girl make-out scenes and doing some body work on the hood of a car.

1. How old were you when you lost your virginity and what were the circumstances?

Jason Hill: The first time I can truly and honestly say I had sex I was between 14 and 15 and at a party with my girlfriend. We went upstairs to this guy's bedroom and went in and had sex. We'd been drinking a little bit. Afterward I had this moment where I was like, this was the greatest thing in the world. What was I worried about? From then on out, you couldn't stop me. It was like several times a day, you know. I wasn't old enough to drive at that point but she was, so I totally remember having sex on the hood of her car.

2. Do you live up to your namesake in terms of debauchery?

Hill: That's a question that's going to get me in trouble. A gentleman never kisses and tells.

3. What does a girl need to do to become a Louis XIV groupie?

Hill: It's just a matter of walking up to us. There are many ways to catch our eye. I'm sure you could probably find certain members of the band in the right mood depending on what point of the drinking process they're at.

4. Have you guys ever experienced the Tom Jones treatment on stage?

Hill: Oh, yeah, all the time. We get panties and bras thrown at us, of course. But one time someone threw a can of tomatoes at us. I thought they would have just thrown the tomatoes.

5. You sing some pretty dirty songs on the album. Do you like to talk dirty while you make love?

Hill: I do, I do. I'm a pretty vocal guy. I'm into the senses; I like the lights to be on and I like to see. I don't think that the bedroom is any place to be timid. I haven't met a girl yet who enjoys men being timid and fragile in bed. I just like to get adventurous -- Lewis and Clark-style stuff.

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Photo: courtesy of Atlantic Records