I’ve been interviewing musicians, singers, actors, authors, record producers, session players and songwriters for almost 40 years…everyone from ABBA to Frank Zappa. I’ve also produced over a thousand hours of radio programs that have been heard around the world. Every interview and program has a story behind it.
This is one of them.
I conducted my very first interview when I was 15 years old. Before I continue, I think a little background is in order here.
I’d been interested in radio since I was 13, so for my 15th birthday in July, my parents bought me a tiny portable tape recorder. They say size matters, but this recorder only took 3 inch reels, and that was more than enough for me. It literally fit in my hand (no jokes please). The interview subject was my 8 year old brother, who talked about his friends, school and what life might have in store for him when he grew up. Sadly, I no longer have that tape or I would have blackmailed my brother years ago and retired to Kauai.
