Long ago, before I became a journalist and then a fired journalist, I was a fiction writer with a few published stories and a nice agent-boy on Broadway named Giles.
I haven't written a word of decent, cohesive fiction in a nearly a decade. But, now, I'm going to try to find an agent to help me publish a compilation of some interviews I did for the media.
So far, I've interviewed a lot of famous people and in all but one case, published them. (Ryuichi Sakamoto - sorry, fella, no one at the paper I worked for cared about your solo career or your days in Japan or Yellow Magic Orchestra).
The list includes:
TORI AMOS
KEVIN BACON
MARCIA BALL
HARRY BELAFONTE
TONY BENNETT
SANDRA BERNHARD
CLINT BLACK
FRANK BLACK (of the PIXIES)
CHRIS BOTTI
GARTH BROOKS
CARRIE BROWNSTEIN (of SLEATER-KINNEY)
WILL CALHOUN (of LIVING COLOR)
BELINDA CARLISLE (of THE GOGO's)
EXENE CERVENKA (of X)
JIM CARROLL
DEANA CARTER
DAVID CASSIDY
TRACY CHAPMAN
MARGARET CHO
HARRY CONNICK, JR.
ALICE COOPER
ELVIS COSTELLO
LENNY DEE
C.C. DEVILLE (of POISON)
BETH DITTO
KEVIN DUBROW (of QUIET RIOT)
BARBARA EDEN (of 'I DREAM OF JEANNE')
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO
JAY FARRAR (of SON VOLT)
WILLIAM FINN
DAN FOGELBERG
ARETHA FRANKLIN
CHRIS FRANZ (of TALKING HEADS)
JANEANE GAROFALO
AMY GRANT
KATHY GRIFFIN
PETE HAMMILL
KATHLEEN HANNA
MICKEY HART (of GRATEFUL DEAD)
RICHIE HAVENS
CHRISSIE HYNDE (of THE PRETENDERS)
CHRIS ISAAK
DANIEL JOHNSTON
CHERRY JONES
WYNONNA JUDD
ALLISON KRAUSS
K. D. LANG
CYNDI LAUPER
TOMMY LEE (of MOTLEY CRUE)
HUEY LEWIS
LITTLE RICHARD
L.L. COOL J
LISA LOEB
MIKE LOVE (of A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS)
DAVID LOWERY(of CRACKER and CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN)
BARRY MANILOW
MARILYN MANSON
MIKE MC CREADY (of PEARL JAM)
BRETT MICHAELS (of POISON)
MOBY
JOHNETTE NAPOLITANO (of CONCRETE BLONDE)
VINCE NEIL (of MOTLEY CRUE)
YOKO ONO
DONNY OSMOND
JEAN-LUC PONTY
MIKE RENO (of LOVERBOY)
NICK RHODES (of DURAN DURAN)
LEE ROCKER (of STRAY CATS)
HENRY ROLLINS
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (of JAPAN, YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA)
CARLOS SANTANA
PETE SHELLEY (of the BUZZCOCKS)
NIKKI SIXX (of MOTLEY CRUE)
PATTI SMITH
JILL SOBULE
STEVE - O (SUM 41)
BEN STILLER
JOHN TESH
RICHARD THOMPSON
LILY TOMLIN
PETER TORK (of the MONKEES)
JASON TRACHTENBERG (of THE TRACHTENBERG FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS)
ROBIN TROWER
CORIN TUCKER (of SLEATER-KINNEY)
IKE TURNER
UNCLE KRACKER
LARS ULRICH (of METALLICA)
JIMMY VAUGHAN
JOHNNY VEGAS (THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES)
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
BILL WARD (of BLACK SABBATH)
GENE WEEN (of WEEN)
ANN WILSON (of HEART)
BRIAN WILSON
KAIA WILSON (of TEAM DRESCH and THE BUTCHIES)
STEVE WINWOOD
TRISHA YEARWOOD
WARREN ZEVON
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Wow, Gina. That's an impressive list. David Cassidy? Really?
David was a little thorny with me, but yes, he is a conquest. Sorry, "conquest."
David called. Left a message: "I THINK I LOVE YOU."
Wow! It would have been quicker just to list the ones you haven't interviewed. Good job. And what were they thinking? Ryuichi Sakamoto is a god!
My cousin just met Rollins in the UAE where he was, I suppose, playing for the troops. He said he was very nice and gave him some signed pics.
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