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Lawrence Grobel - Master InterviewerInterview by John Wisniewski John Wisniewski: Larry, you have written about your conversations with Marlon Brando. How did you meet Marlon? Larry Grobel: After my nine-month marathon Playboy interview with Barbra Streisand, the editors at Playboy recognized that I had a certain tenacity that they knew would be required to deal
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Interview by John Wisniewski Margaret had a challenging and trusted relationship with Hunter as his Assistant Editor in 1966 while working on his first published book, Hell’s Angels, at Random House. Margaret’s energy was noted by Hunter as she chose to be available 24/7. Thus dealing with Hunter’s “many demands” . . . My guess
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Interview by John Wisniewski The Mudd Club was a nightclub in the TriBeCa area of New York City, USA, that operated from 1978 to 1983 as a venue for underground music and counterculture events. It was located at 77 White Street in downtown Manhattan and was opened by Steve Mass, art curator Diego Cortez and
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Interview by John Wisniewski John Wisniewski: Can we speak about the collection of essays called "Punk Is Modernity"? When did punk really begin? Richard Cabut: "Punk is Dead: Modernity Killed Every Night is an anthology published by Zer0 Books, with contributions from some of punk’s most important commentators and participants including Jon Savage, Penny Rimbaud, Judy
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John Wisniewski: When did you begin writing, Gila? Why did you wish to become a writer? Gila Green Gila Green: As soon as I could read, I wanted to write. I filled notebooks with poems in high school and went on to four years of write-on-demand in journalism school. Anything I've ever wanted to be
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