The Rolling Stone Interviews

I ordered this book, which I'm sure deserves 5 stars, and it has been sitting in Halethorpe Maryland for about two weeks. What the heck is going on with OSM Worldwide and USPS? Got the book, finally. Excellent read...

What I love about this book is the ability to pick an interview up depending what your mood/interest might be. Want something vitriolic then the John Lennon interview is blistering. Or something raw and tragic then the interview (which immediately follows Kurt Cobain's) is the way to go. There are so many fascinating subjects in this book from Jim Morrison, Brian Wilson, Tina Turner, Enimen and Bill Clinton. Many of the interviews are 'of the moment' interviews, meaning that i get the feeling they were done at the height of their celebrity so at times there is a lack of reflection. Nevertheless it's fascinating to hear many of them speak about their past and how this relates to where they are at that point in time. The only wish I had was perhaps for more interviews with women, I think the Tina Turner and Joni Mitchell interview are the only ones with a female subject in a book of over 20 interviews. Additionally now that I write this I think it would be great if Rolling Stone actually compiled a book consisting of actual published articles on bands and musicians. And at times I found the question... answer format a little disjointing at times. Nevertheless this is a great holiday book or where you want to have a quick read because the insight you get in 15 minutes is quite satisfying.

Awesome interviews. Even non-reader types will love this. It starts with Pete Townshend....nothing is better than that....