“I'd say the vast majority of my interview experiences have been pleasant, better than pleasant. But sometimes there will be people who will size you up. There can be that "rock star" thing where they think it's cool to pull back.” PeopleThinkingSometimesRock Star Author:Anthony DeCurtis
“I think younger artists are often "students" of the rock press. They have their favorite rock star interviews and know how they're supposed to act. But I find that time helps a lot. If you have enough time you can sort of break that down just by being a normal person. And then they realize the interview isn't just a performance, and they can actually speak to you. I often try to get people into a space where they're not over-thinking what they're talking about and instead they're speaking emotionally, from within their experience.” PeopleThinkingTryingEnoughHelpingArtistSpeakRealizingBreakStudentsRock Star Author:Anthony DeCurtis
“When I broke into music journalism it wasn't easy but there was more of an established path. I wanted and was able to have a grown-up person's job with a real salary writing for a fairly sizable audience about stuff I cared about. When you're starting out, you try to get as much experience as you can so people will see your work, and maybe start giving you the assignments you want, and paying you (hopefully both). And if you're lucky you land someplace where you can stay for a while. But today that's a trickier trajectory to envision.” PeopleGivingWritingTryingRealTodayEasyAudiencePathLuckyJournalismHopefullyBrokeLucky You Author:Anthony DeCurtis
“When I started teaching, I would get miffed if a student asked me to write him or her a recommendation for law school - I'd feel like that's not what we were doing in the course. But now I see that person as someone who might be gainfully employed. I bring in a lot of people to speak to my classes, and I've gotten to the point where I've expanded the type of guests I invite to include people both inside and outside of the traditional publishing world.” PeopleWorldWritingSchoolSpeakTeachingStudentsPublishingLaw School Author:Anthony DeCurtis
“People looked to Kurt Cobain because his songs captured what they felt before they knew they felt it.” PeopleSongFeltCapturedCobain Book:Rocking my life away: writing about music and other matters Source: Rocking my life away: writing about music and other matters
