Seasons & Episodes
Bono on His Dad's Final Days
"I'd go and usually have a pint of Guinness and a chaser to steady my nerves. Then I'd go to the hospital and I'd sleep
Surfer Kelly Slater on Problems in his Perfect Life
"My life was getting worse, not better, and it should have been getting better, because I've accomplished all the things
Muhammad Ali On Going To Mars
It was the summer of 1966 when a persistent 17-year-old with a high school radio show near Chicago got the interview of
Dave Brubeck on Fighting Communism with Jazz
"If I told you all the stories about what happened to people if they were caught listening to jazz." - Dave Brubeck in 2
Larry King on Getting Seduced
"I'm playing these records. The phone rings and I pick it up: 'WAHR'. And this lady's voice--I can still hear her voice-
Jim Morrison on Why Fat is Beautiful
"What's wrong with being fat? That's what I want to know." - Jim Morrison Interview by Howard Smith TheSmithTapes.com /
David Foster Wallace on Ambition
"If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything." - David Foster Wallace Interview by Leonard Lop
Beastie Boys on Being Stupid
"There's a way we talk and it includes profanity. We never figured we'd be arrested for it." - Mike "Mike D" Diamond In
Wilt Chamberlain on Tall Tales
"I think a lot of ladies found me so attractive because I was different." - Wilt Chamberlain Original interview aired i
James Brown on Conviction, Respect & Reagan
"Black is not a color; it's an attitude. It's the attitude of independence, respect and dignity." - James Brown Intervi
Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid
"I still think the same way I thought as a child. I still worry. I'm still frightened... Nothing changes." - Maurice Sen
Louis Armstrong on His Chops
"You've got to be good or as bad as the devil. ... Even if we had two, three days off I still had to blow that horn a fe
Farrah Fawcett on Stiletto Power
"I've got on these stiletto heels aimed for his face." - Farrah Fawcett Interview by Lawrence Grobel 1994, Hollywood
Fidel Castro: The Lost Interview
"If this Revolution falls, what we will have here in Cuba is a hell. Hell itself." - Fidel Castro Clark Hewitt Galloway
Janis Joplin on Rejection
"In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn't like me. It's silly." - Janis Joplin Howard Smith interviewed Janis
Ray Charles on Singing True
"If somebody don't like something that I do, that's his or her prerogative. Just like it's mine." - Ray Charles. Joe
Kurt Cobain on Identity
"I even thought that I was gay. I thought that might be the solution to my problem." - Kurt Cobain Interview by Jon Sav
Jerry Garcia on The Acid Tests
"When we fell in with the Acid Tests we a started having the most fun we had ever had." - Jerry Garcia Interview by Joe
Grace Kelly on JFK
"He turned to me suddenly and asked: 'Is that a Givenchy you're wearing?' And I said, 'why how clever of you, Mr. Presid
Tupac Shakur on Life and Death
"If I was white I would have been like John Wayne... I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play" - Tupac Shakur In
John Updike on Family Affairs
"There is the fear that you somehow neglected to say what was really yours to say" - John Updike Interview by John Free
Barry White on Making Love
"When a man is making love, the last thing he thinks about is war" - Barry White Interview by Joe Smith April 3, 1987,
Carol Burnett on Finding Home
"When I looked in his eyes, he was there. He was home... I had a dad." - Carol Burnett Interview by Leonard Lopate Augu
Stan Getz on Wasted Years
"I've done some dastardly things, but what can I do except make amends and apologize?" - Stan Getz Interview by Joe Smi
Heath Ledger on Role Playing
"My nervous energy is usually the easiest form of energy to tap into" - Heath Ledger Interview by Christine Spines Fall
Johnny Cash on The Gospel
"I just hope and pray I can die with my boots on" - Johnny Cash, 1996 Interview by Barney Hoskyns
John Lennon and Yoko Ono on Love
"It's all true, folks: all you need is love." - John Lennon, 1969 Interviews by Howard Smith
Gene Wilder on The Truth
"On stage or in the movies I could do whatever I wanted to. I was free." - Gene Wilder, March 2007 Conversation with Ms
David Bowie on Stardust
"I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star. I always felt a little bit out of my element" - David Bowie Int
Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness
"Learning how to die is therefore learning how to live" - Philip Seymour Hoffman Conversation with Simon Critchley reco
Meryl Streep on Beauty
"It's very humbling to imagine somebody else's really life and their pain ... It's my drug" - Meryl Streep Interview by
Jimi Hendrix on The Experience
"When things get too heavy just call me helium--the lightest known gas to man." - Jimi Hendrix in his final interview
Michael Jackson on Godliness
"My singing… i'll just say it simple as possible: it's just godly." - Michael Jackson in January 1980
Bette Davis on The Sexes
"I think men have got to change an awful lot. They still prefer the little woman." - Bette Davis in 1963
Liberace on Peacocking
"Anyone that dares begrudge what I have today, just better get off their duff and do something about it" - Liberace in 1
Maya Angelou on Con Men
"The only way you can be a mark is if you want something for nothing. If you're greedy, you're set up." - Maya Angelou,
Wayne Coyne on Living With Death
"I'm pouring my guts out so they can feel like your guts at the same time." - Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips in 2002
Robin Williams on Masks
"Comedy is there to basically show us we fart, we laugh. To make us realize we still are part animal.... So you don't ta
Tom Robbins on Jitterbugs
"If I knew how it was going to end, I probably wouldn't write it." - Tom Robbins in 1994, as told to Tod Mesirow
Elliott Smith on Freaks
"A lot of people are kind of depressed. I'm happy some of the time, and some of the time I'm not." - Elliott Smith in 19
B.B. King on The Blues
"I don't like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch." - B.B. King on Septembe
Lou Reed on Guns & Ammo
"I write a song called 'Heroin', you would have thought that I murdered the Pope or something" - Lou Reed on March 20,
Dolly Parton on Getting Dirty
"Mama just always said, 'you be what you are and you don't have to worry about nothing'" - Dolly Parton as told to Lawr
Ray Bradbury on Madmen
"Nobody else is going to give a damn what you're doing, so you need a few other people like yourself" - Ray Bradbury as
John Coltrane on Giant Steps
"I want to be the force which is truly for good." - John Coltrane in 1966, as told Frank Kofsky
Joni Mitchell on Illusions
"I didn’t like the sound of people gasping at the mere mention of my name. It horrified me." - Joni Mitchell in 1986,
Ayn Rand on Love and Happiness
" I have no faith at all. I only hold convictions." - Ayn Rand on February 25, 1959, as told to Mike Wallace
Roger Ebert on Ego
"I have innate confidence that I am right. Partially out of conviction and partially as a pose." - Roger Ebert in 1990
Dustin Hoffman in 1971 on Duplicity and Famosity
"I did as much as I could do at that time in my life ... I tried as hard as I could and I couldn't do better" - Dustin
Hunter S. Thompson on Outlaws
“I keep my mouth shut now. I’ve turned into a professional coward.” - Hunter S. Thompson in 1967
Tom Waits on Everything and Nothing
"I don’t know what the ‘big time’ is" - Tom Waits in 1988. Tom Waits had just released the concert film, Big Time
Patty Hearst on Reasonable Doubt
"I'm sorry, I‘m a coward. I didn’t want to die." - Patty Hearst in 1982 in the first interview she gave after getti
Bill Murray on Being Obnoxious
"I‘m just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming, that’s what they pay me to do" - Bill Murray in October
Kurt Vonnegut on Man-Eating Lampreys
"Nothing means anything" - Kurt Vonnegut on November 8, 1970
Nina Simone on Shock
"I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life. I have a chance to live, as I've dreamed." - Nina Simone in July, 19
Garrison Keillor on Humor
“My family was shocked when I came home with a volume of Hemingway … There was a price to be paid for being interest
Sally Ride on Dumb Questions
“I wish that there had been another woman on my flight. I think it would have been a lot easier.” - Sally Ride in 19
Frank Lloyd Wright on Arrogance
“Any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows” - Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957, as to
Temple Grandin On Her Search Engine
""Everything in my mind works like a search engine set for the image function."" - Temple Grandin in 2008, from an oral
Jane Goodall on Instinct
"Animals were my passion from even before I could speak apparently. When I was about 10, 11 I fell in love with Tarzan"
Dame Stephanie Shirley on Survival Code
"I have to make my life worth saving, and each day you spend as if it would be your last" - Dame Stephanie Shirley in 20
Buckminster Fuller on The Geodesic Life
"I must reorganize the environment of man by which then greater numbers of men can prosper." - Buckminster Fuller in 196
Richard Feynman on What It Means
"The key was somehow to know what was important and what was not important, what was exciting, because I can’t learn e
Carl Sagan on Extraterrestrials
"A literal reading of the Bible simply is a mistake; I mean it’s just wrong" - Carl Sagan on October 4, 1985, as told
Martin Scorsese on Framing
"Sometimes when it all comes together ... you become the film you’re making." - Martin Scorsese in 1990, as told to T.
Patti Smith in 1976 on Getting Bleeped
“When people say fuckin‘ shit, they don‘t think of a big turd, or two people makin‘ it anymore” - Patti Smith
Cher on Kitsch
“I’m a cookie-decorating mom. I don’t bake them. I decorate them.“ - Cher in 1999, as told to Benjamin Svetkey.
Rod Serling on Kamikazes
”The most unfettered imagination belongs to young people, and they don’t walk through life; they fly” - Rod Serlin
Frank Zappa on Fads
"I don‘t think that there‘s a girl around that would fit in with what we do" - Frank Zappa on June 6, 1971, as told
Bob Dylan at 20 on Freak Shows
“I'm never going to become rich and famous” - Bob Dylan in 1962. This interview originally aired on WBAI FM in New
Nora Ephron on Crazy Salad
"It’s okay being a woman now. I like it. Try it some time.” - Nora Ephron. This interview by Studs Terkel with Nora
Marlene Dietrich on Sex Symbols
"I have never used my body. I have played roles where the legs were used and the body was used but in life, I have never
Aldous Huxley on Technodictators
"If you want to preserve your power indefinitely, you have to get the consent of the ruled" - Aldous Huxley. In this re
Stevie Wonder on Keys of Life
"If God didn't want me to sing it, he wouldn't have given me the talent to do it“ - Stevie Wonder in 2005. Barney Hos
Ronald Reagan on Oatmeal Meat
“How did I get over being poor? I got a job as a sports announcer and it led to everything else.“ - Ronald Reagan.
Jimmy Carter on Power and God
“Although I have prayed a good bit, and do, I've never asked God to let me be President.“ This conversation was rec
Leonard Cohen on Moonlight
“I don’t feel any compulsion just to stand under the spotlight night after night unless I have something to say“
Francis Ford Coppola on Solitude
”Death is on the back of everyone’s minds whether they want to admit it or not.” This interview was recorded on
Stephen King on Childhood
“We think in a different way as children. We tend to think around corners instead of in straight lines.“ Conversat
Oliver Sacks on Ripe Bananas
”I’m very interested in how people adapt to extremes” This interview was recorded on July 28, 1996 for the Cover
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