Martin Perlich's 30+ years of interviewing experience can aid and inspire all levels of journalists. Both entertaining and instructive. Useful for interviewers and interviewees. Interview examples with major figures in classical, jazz and rock music, sports and film. Featuring Leonard Bernstein, Frank Zappa, Yo-Yo Ma, Ralph Nader, Gore Vidal, Carl Sagan, Whoopi Goldberg and many many more.
"World's best interviewer." -- Stan Lee
"Martin is truly extraordinary!" --Leonard Bernstein
"Martin Perlich is 'The Artist of the Interview.' This is the only book you'll ever need. So read it and start asking the right questions." --Molly Barnes, art critic, owner of Molly Barnes Gallery, and former Programming Director of Artists Talk on Art
"No matter how much interviewing experience you have, you will learn something insightful from this book." --William Toutant, composer, former Dean of the College of Arts, Media, and Communications, California State University Northridge
"You don't need to be a student of journalism to get something out of this marvelous little tome. This is a must read for all who need to connect and learn from other human beings. It offers insight after precious insight on the fundamental communications strategies necessary for inspired, spontaneous conversation. For me it has become an essential handbook. " --Ian Krouse, composer, Vice-Chair of the Music Department, UCLA.
"If you have ever had the pleasure of hearing any of the myriad Martin Perlich Interviews, you know that Martin has charm, skill, and endless savvy when confronting the great personalities of our time. But now his secret is out: There is method to his madness, as scrupulously delineated in his The Art of the Interview, a volume as infectious in print as his interviews are on-the-air." --John Schneider, guitarist, composer, host of the radio show Global Village (KPFK)
"Martin Perlich is a true original" --Sandra Tsing Loh