For this Throwback Thursday, I'll answer the question often posed to me: What was the best interview you ever got? It was done on this day many years ago...
I have interviewed literally over 1,500 artists in my career (yes I kept track), and I have certainly interviewed more famous people than my choice of best interview: Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, Sting. Morton Gore, Robert Smith just to name a few....
The best interview I ever got...based on CONTENT (I had better discussions and have interviewed some artists so many times we have become friends (Mike Peters, Dave Wakeling, Stan Ridgeway) is the late great Malcolm McLaren who sadly passed away a few years ago....
The man who created the careers of the Sex Pistols, Adam Ant, Bow Wow Wow and more, was the most amazing story teller! The interview was pre-recorded in the studio, and I set up the interview by telling Malcolm I'd like to do the interview in chronological order of his experiences...starting with his "Sex Shoppe" where he first met the Sex Pistols......
He stepped up to the mic and talked for 45 minutes straight! The most fascinating story of the "Great Rock & Roll Swindle" ever complete with character voices and laughter....
Below is some of Malcolm's own solo work.
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