Planting Seeds: 13 Questions with Mia Doi Todd
"I like to listen to the arc of a record, like reading a book from start to finish. I make records that way." An interview with Mia Doi Todd.
Music Interviews
Interviews with bands and solo musicians.
Only Love is All Maroon: An Interview with Bon Iver
An interview with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon
Writers on Music: An Interview with Robin Benway
"For a band that's just starting out, it's still fun and exciting and very Kerouacian to be in a van and touring the country. That's the spirit I wanted for Audrey, and listening to that music definitely helped to infuse the book."
You Know This Gloom: An Interview with The Notwist
"In the end it was all about finding a way to express something that you cannot express otherwise."
Writers on Music: An Interview with Mysterious Skin Author Scott Heim
"I was just out driving in my car, and five totally different things came on--an old New Order song... a track from the new Portishead record... a Brian Eno Music for Films song... 'Touch and Go' by the Cars... and then this campy '70s disco song called 'Let's All Chant.' I love how this weird mix put me in five different moods within twenty minutes or so."
A Walking Bible: An Interview with Rap Artist Tech N9ne
"I sacrifice everything for my music. I lost my wife to this music." An interview with Tech N9ne.
Prickling All Over: An Interview with My Brightest Diamond
"Even if there is tension in a collaboration, that frustration allows you to further define your own musical ideas, why you disagree or what it is that is important to you..."
“To Comprehend a Nectar”: 14 Questions with Peter Moren
"The things I go through, most people go through, so I think it communicates." An interview with Peter Moren.
“Our True Love Finds Us When it is Time”: An Interview with Mark Kozelek
"Sometimes I write in the voice of someone who I believe is trying to get through to me, sometimes. But I never really understood that Nick Cave style of 'I am a murderer on this album' kind of thing. It's just not me. I'd rather just cover someone else's song."
Shared Islands: An Interview with High Places
"The whole idea of playing in a band as a way of paying the bills is a new concept to Rob and me. We come from a basement show, pass-the-hat-to-pay-for-gas mentality." An interview with High Places.