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Post by vickibonet on May 18, 2009 12:48:10 GMT 10
Anyone who heard Grabba interview Peter Rechiewski at his (Peter's) book launch at Bennetts Lane would not call that interview a "smooth suck up." It was polite but forensic and Paul certainly wasn't afraid to ask some hard questions. I reckon Grabba/Chindamo would be fascinating. I also can't imagine Guts bothering to suck up. Here's another idea, Yvette Johannsen interviewing Tim Stevens  OK I'm just being silly now... what about the other way round?? Yvette and Tim - now that's funny (sorry Tim). |
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Post by timothystevens on May 18, 2009 13:20:53 GMT 10
Did I miss something?
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Post by blimey on May 18, 2009 13:56:50 GMT 10
What about Serge Ermoll interviewing Peter Rechniewski?
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Post by gator on May 18, 2009 14:33:41 GMT 10
I'm not at all sure about this - Would an interview seriously be that different from two musicians crapping on at a bar? Whilst in conversation with other guitarists Ive seen the eyes of bystanders glaze over - and its not just my monotonous voice - the content is definitely "special interest"
I think the idea might be for you to design some 'prescribed' questions Miriam - and then let the interviewer add some too - or have a concept whereby a musician is interviewed by another musician in regard to a specific composition or solo - to talk us through his/her process - that could be compelling.
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Post by trumpetguy on May 18, 2009 15:11:13 GMT 10
I agree, it may be worthwhile having the interviewer and inerviewee being players of different instruments or have very different (apparent) musical aesthetic values? This may avoid having back slapping take place( ?) |
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Post by dodgy on May 18, 2009 15:34:43 GMT 10
I'm certainly not against musicians interviewing their own kind, but surely it is important to keep in mind who is going to be reading this and what they will find interesting. In one sense the "muso a muso" model is a gimmick (not necessarily a bad one) designed to interest the reader. But whether it works in each case will depend on how good are the questions and how good the responses.
Some people will be better interviewers than others (by that I mean that they will draw out more from the interviewee, perhaps by throwing them off balance so that they can't give stock responses, perhaps by finding common ground that will encourage the release of hitherto hidden or unspoken material). That probably has not that much to do with whether the interviewer is a musician or not.
My experience of interviews is that I try to probe new ground, that I try to ask some questions my readers would want answered and that (realistically) I throw in some questions that are my personal queries to satisfy my pet interests eg, the whole idea of how composition and improvisation takes place. Often it is the pet interest questions that produce the best responses, because the person interviewed senses these are genuine matters of interest rather than merely a set of standard questions.
But it is all about how much empathy develops, or how much constructive tension can be introduced, so that the responses are revealing and fascinating.
In short, whether musicians are asking the questions does not matter as much as what they ask, what responses they get and whether the reader will be interested.
I'm not sure if this furthers the debate. I suppose it means musicians who are good at interviewing should do it.
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Post by Trepidation on May 18, 2009 15:35:20 GMT 10
Oh trepidation......musicians interviewing musicians! This is not new. It's been happening in Downbeat Magazine for years and years and the results are invariably compelling. Go for it Miriam. You can always edit out any of the boring bits.
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Post by vickibonet on May 18, 2009 15:50:38 GMT 10
What about musicians interviewing door bitches?
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Post by sorry on May 18, 2009 16:13:53 GMT 10
What about musicians interviewing singers?
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Post by dodgy on May 18, 2009 16:36:48 GMT 10
What about musicians interviewing singers? Some singers may consider themselves musicians, which may complicate things. |
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Post by captain on May 18, 2009 16:37:06 GMT 10
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Post by timothystevens on May 18, 2009 16:58:57 GMT 10
Funny how that gets called a rim shot, when it isn't.
Look forward to this and other informed opinions, when musicians start interviewing musicians.
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Post by punter on May 18, 2009 19:47:23 GMT 10
i thought it was instan trim shot
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Post by vickibonet on May 18, 2009 23:24:02 GMT 10
What about musicians interviewing singers? Some singers may consider themselves musicians, which may complicate things. and visa versa some people who own instruments may consider themselves musicians then give up and become writers instead and then take to interviewing musicians and so now we are back to square one. I still want to read Yvette's interview with Tim. :-). It woud be great if these were presented like Interview Magazine (Warhol's magazine from years back when their policiy was to print every word of the recorded interview) e.g. "pass the sugar" and "that waiter is hot". So you get Cher in the back of the cab complaining that the cab driver put ink on her new Versace boots and threatening to kill him. Some of that reading was amusing and gave more insight than one might imagine. I'd like to read Mark Murphy's interview with Kurt Elling. The first question might be: So think you might owe me a few million in royalities? (or words to that effect .) |
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Post by justascoop on May 18, 2009 23:57:21 GMT 10
Oh trepidation......musicians interviewing musicians! This is not new. It's been happening in Downbeat Magazine for years and years and the results are invariably compelling. Go for it Miriam. You can always edit out any of the boring bits. I'm trepidous about having 'invariably' and 'compelling' in the same sentence.... |
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