Geek speak (slight return)

Here are some tell-tale signs of an interview that’s gone bad:

When the interviewee says he/she wants ‘to take it to the next level’;

When the interviewee says he/she wants to make an album that has ‘songs, different styles and real musicians’ on it; you’re a bloody techno dj, get on with it;

When the interviewee refers to himself/herself in the third person (it has happened a few times);

When the interviewee provides one-word answers, dribbles and then falls asleep mid-interview;

When the interviewee gets up and goes to the toilet at three-minute intervals;

When the interviewee flies a small plane to the interview and nearly crashes it en route;

When the interviewee, who at first was charming and chatty, asks you to call back after he’s had his ‘dinner’, but who turns into an obnoxious oaf in the ‘post-dinner’ chat (maybe he thought the film was crap and he had to slash the seats?);

When the interviewee demands to see the article before it is published and when this is refused, says he wouldn’t have done the interview if he had known this would be refused – hello, Abe Duque.

When the interviewee is Moby;

When the interviewee says at the start ‘you have five minutes of my time, mate’ (Grooverider said this to me years ago: interesting to note now that he is likely to give Dubai four years of his time).

Comments

[Richard Carnage]

Ah... A staggering cocaine habit plus a gargantuan ego does not a good interviewee make. Why does it not surprise me that David Holmes possesses both? Erm... allegedly of course!

[Ronan]

"When the interviewee says he/she wants ‘to take it to the next level’;

When the interviewee says he/she wants to make an album that has ‘songs, different styles and real musicians’ on it; you’re a bloody techno dj, get on with it"

yeah I hate this one. seems like anyone working in rap/techno has an inferiority complex. like when you see timbaland or someone saying "coldplay is the real shit"

[yoko]

Ah... A staggering cocaine habit plus a gargantuan ego does not a good interviewee make. Why does it not surprise me that David Holmes possesses both? Erm... allegedly of course!

The man epitomizes the word "chancer". Completely talentless shitehawk.

[Barry]

"shitehawk"

love that word

[sombrerero]

"When the interviewee refers to himself/herself in the third person"

fucking hate that.

good blog you got here.

[Z]

My favorite questions are always obvious answers. Take Holland as an example.

Radio interviewer: Thanks for coming down, you're playing at (club) tonight! What do you think of the Holland people when you play here?

DJ: Oh I love the people! So much energy and I love playing here.

fucking duh! What do you think they're going to say "Well, to be honest, Italy is way better and I don't care for Holland, but the paycheck is nice. See you guys at the club, ciao!"