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« on: September 18, 2013, 12:40:26 PM »
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2013/09/brian_wilson_interview_songwriting_jeff_beck_al_jardine.php
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« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2013, 12:48:14 PM »
Wow, Brian cut that interview off big time. "Ok, here's how it goes". Priceless! LOL
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« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2013, 12:52:43 PM »
Yeah, I guess when it's over, it's over! My other favorite was this one:

Interviewer: Is there pressure to compete with yourself?
Brian: No, actually not. How could you think that?

I just wonder what he was thinking the interviewer meant!
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« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2013, 01:08:31 PM »
This reminds me of the Terri Gross Fresh Air interview a few years back.  Brian seemed to mishear or misprocess the questions.  I have always heard he is a tough interview.  I did hear one a while back, a recording of an interview where the interviewer seemed to put Brian at ease and draw him out.  The interviewer would fleshout the responses or paraphrase and Brian would add some more comments.  More support and fewer open ended questions seemed to work.
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2013, 01:22:12 PM »
Golden rule of interviewing Brian, as imparted to me by David Leaf last millennium: never ask him a question that can be answered by "yes" or "no". Because he will.  Grin
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« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2013, 01:45:31 PM »
Quote from: A. Grayham Doe on September 18, 2013, 01:22:12 PM
Golden rule of interviewing Brian, as imparted to me by David Leaf last millennium: never ask him a question that can be answered by "yes" or "no". Because he will.  Grin

Even then, though, Brian can be ruthlessly efficient in interviews. When I interviewed him back in 2009, I tried to have a bunch of questions meant to draw him out -- and he still managed to finish up in about six minutes.


http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/six-minutes-with-brian-wilson
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« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2013, 01:58:57 PM »
Ha! Thanks for the repost, worth it just to read "Well, my synthesizer sounds so good that it makes me write good songs."
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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2013, 01:59:12 PM »
My favorite was this one:

You have such an amazingly huge catalog to choose from. How do you decide which songs to include in your live set?

Well, we haven't gotten to that point yet, but I'm sure we'll think of something.
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« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2013, 04:36:35 PM »
My kitchen mop once interviewed ol' BDW. It was a great convo.
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« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2013, 06:36:19 PM »
Well, there's no accusing him of yakking away and rambling on about off-topic stuff, is there.
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« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2013, 06:41:12 PM »
Quote from: Wirestone on September 18, 2013, 01:45:31 PM
Even then, though, Brian can be ruthlessly efficient in interviews. When I interviewed him back in 2009, I tried to have a bunch of questions meant to draw him out -- and he still managed to finish up in about six minutes.


http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/six-minutes-with-brian-wilson
I loved this line!

You've released quite a few albums and DVDs over the last 10 years. What's inspired you to be so productive?

"Well, my synthesizer sounds so good that it makes me write good songs."

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