A never before published interview with Robby Krieger (The Doors) from 1991.

In the interview, Krieger talks about:

- Going all-instrumental without Jim Morrison

-What he thought about Oliver Stone’s movie “The Doors”

- Why keyboardist Ray Manzarek wanted nothing to do with the film

- The truth about The Doors

- What it was like making records after Morrison died

- Whether he feels the Doors have come to symbolize the ’60s

- How the music of today compares with the music of the ’60s

- How Jim Morrison should be remembered

In this episode, we have The Doors’ guitarist, Robby Krieger. At the time of this interview in 1991, Krieger was 45 years old and was promoting his own band, The Robby Krieger Band. In the interview, Krieger talks about his thoughts on Oliver Stone’s movie “The Doors,” why Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek wanted nothing to do with the film, and how thinks Jim Morrison should be remembered.

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A never before published interview with Ray Manzarek from 1998.

In the interview, Manzarek talks about:

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A never before published interview with Tracy Morgan from 2007.

In the interview, Morgan talks about:

In this episode, we have Emmy-nominated comedian Tracy Morgan. At the time of this interview in 2007, Morgan was 39 years old and was promoting the TV show 30 Rock and his upcoming movie "First Sunday." In the interview, Morgan talks about the dynamics of 30 Rock, working with white writers, how Tracy Jordan and Tracy Morgan are two different people, and his famous family members.

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A never before published interview with Peter Buck (R.E.M.) 1989

In the interview, Buck talks about:

In this episode, we have R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. At the time of this interview in 1989, Buck was 33 years old and was starting to tour for the band’s sixth album, “Green.” In the interview, Buck talks about the early days of R.E.M., his love for Lou Reed, the trappings of success, and whether R.E.M.’s music is commercial or inaccessible.

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A never before published interview with Keith Emerson from 1992

- In the interview Emerson talks about:

- How technology has changed the way he plays

- If it felt right getting back together with ELP

- How the reunion came to be

- Why he thinks he was overlooked as a solo artist

- The stigma attached to keyboardist

- How ELP pioneered the classical rock movement

- If he felt competitive with other contemporary keyboardists

- How he felt that ELP was not a rock band

- How ELP came to play Pictures at an Exhibition

- His thoughts on rap music

In this episode, we have arguably the best keyboardist in rock music history, Keith Emerson. At the time of this interview in 1992, Emerson was 48 years old and was embarking on a reunion tour with his old bandmates, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer. In the interview, Keith talks about how Emerson, Lake, and Palmer came to play Pictures at an Exhibition, the stigma of being a keyboardist, and his belief that ELP was not a rock band.

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A never before published interview with Little Richard from the year 2000

In the interview Little Richard talks about:

- Who he really wanted to play him in the movie

- His desire that you understanding him

- Why he wore make-up

- If he considers himself gay

- Whether he ever wore a bra

- How he was the first African American to be on white radio

- What’s accurate and not accurate in the movie

- How his Daddy beat him

- And more...

In this episode, we have one of the pioneers of rock and roll--the recently departed Little Richard. At the time of this interview in the year 2000, Richard was 67 years old and was promoting the TV movie based on his life called “Little Richard.” In the interview, Richard talks about why he wore make-up, if he considers himself gay, how he was the first African American to be on white radio, and how he discovered the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and, The Rolling Stones

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A never before published interview with Ozzy Osbourne 1997.

In the interview Ozzy talks about:

In this episode, we have The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne. At the time of this interview in 1997, Osbourne was 49 years old and was promoting his multi-band tour Ozzfest. In the interview, Ozzy talks about his love for his fans, how the Sabbath reunion came to be, Marilyn Manson, and the legacy of Ozzfest.

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A never before published interview with Primus' Les Claypool 1994.

In the interview Claypool talks about:

In this episode, we have Primus’s frontman and bassist, Les Claypool. At the time of this interview in 1994, Claypool was 31 years old and was promoting his band’s fourth album Pork Soda. In the interview, Les talks about what made him wanna play the bass, headling Lollapalooza, the parallels of Rush and Primus, and his record label.

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A never before published interview with America author Kurt Vonnegut from 2000.

In the interview Vonnegut talks about:

- If technological progress has been good.

- His love for the ACLU.

- Posting the ten commandments in schools.

- If he believes in God.

- His affection for Indianapolis.

- Being captured by the Germans in WWII.

In this episode, we have American Author Kurt Vonnegut. At the time of this interview, Vonnegut was 77 years old and was in Indianapolis for an ACLU fundraising event. In this wide-ranging interview, Vonnegut talks about freedom of speech and censorship, civil rights and war, God and religion, ethical suicide parlors and dying.

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A never before published interview with John Prine from 1997.

In the interview Prine talks about:

In this episode, we have the great singer-songwriter, John Prine. At the time of this interview in 1997, Prine was 50 years old and was out on tour with Los Lobos. In the interview, Prine talks about his record label, Oh Boy, his Indiana connections, touring, and his yet-to-be-made duet album.

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