Touré On The Art Of Interviewing

"It's valuable for me to ask the difficult questions so that we understand, deeply & fully, who you are."

Touré is a master interviewer & storyteller. He is a podcast host, TV personality, and author of 5 books along w/ countless features about music, pop culture, & politics. We discuss getting past barriers, leveraging silence, our shared dislike for scripting, & the importance of detaching. He also shares some incredible stories about Jay-Z, Beyonce, Courtney Love, and others. This is a proper Masterclass from one of the great interviewers.

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Key Learnings

1. The art of looking for signals of what people want to discuss & the importance of follow-up

2. Allowing silence to do the work (with an incredible example)

3. The privilege of having a job wherein you can ask questions that would not normally be asked

4. The art of asking effective questions & using statements to elicit a response

5. Dealing with pushback when doing an interview & the value of expertise

6.  Our mutual dislike for scripting

7. Wherein we get an outstanding Beyonce story...

8. ...followed by an amazing Courtney Love story.

9. Does anything unnerve Toure?

10. The importance of detaching & realizing "it's not about you"

11. Toure's favorite storytellers. Here's link to Gary Gulman's Trader Joe bit

Links

Twitter @toure  Instagram @toureshow

Touré's website: https://toure.com

The Touré Show: https://toure.com/toure-show/

Toure's Rolling Stone feature about Beyonce

Toure's Fuse interview with Courtney Love

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