They say you should never meet your heroes, but talking to Paul McCartney was a surreal delight. He was funny and thoughtful and even offered a couple off-the-record asides. We covered a lot of ground in a conversation that stretched well past our allotted 30 minutes.
Read MoreAround the Sun caught R.E.M. at an odd time. Drummer Bill Berry had left and a string of records of mixed quality forced a re-assessment of this band that had meant so much to a generation. I wanted to write honestly about this moment and was surprised to find the band so revealing.
Read MoreMusic has been my greatest inspiration. As a writer, I love to hear a well-turned phrase bouncing off a bass line. XTC’s Andy Partridge is a master of the craft. A raconteur. A painter of words. We talked about our shared sense of synesthesia and love for the hard work of wrestling words into meaning.
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