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Charlie Rose and Terry Gross: What Color Are Your Parachutes?

Posted at 3:01 PM on September 27, 2006 by Hans Eisenbeis (1 Comments)

Jeff Tweedy, by Danny Clinch/Wilcoworld.net
The Sundance Channel is tooting its own horn loudly about a forthcoming new series of celebrity-on-celebrity interviews. "Iconoclasts" features Fiona Apple w/ Quentin Tarrantino; Eddie Vedder w/ Laird Hamilton; Dave Chapelle w/ Maya Angelou; and several other double-orbiting stars.

But for the price of less than a cup of coffee--well, free actually-- you can watch Fred Armisen and Jeff Tweedy interview each other in this terrific "Artist on Artist" clip at MySpace.

Tweedy: Fred Armisen is a longtime friend of the family. I don't really know what he does... Sue and the kids are just so happy when you come by.

Armisen: Awww. You know why? That's because I have gifts for the children. I have gifts of money.

[snip]

Armisen: I'm not obsessed with looking myself up on Google.

Tweedy: Mastergoogling? Isn't that what they call it?

Armisen: No, I never heard that before.

Tweedy: When you look yourself up on Google?

Armisen: I never do that.

Tweedy: When you Google yourself? Googlebating? You've never done that?! Oh, come on.

Armisen: I'm lying for the camera!

Kidding aside, this raises a troubling issue. With celebrities interviewing each other and asking such tough, revealing questions, there sure ain't enough work for journalists anymore. Perhaps the journalists should start interviewing each other.

Oh right, they already do that. It's called cable TV news.


Photo by Danny Clinch/Wilcoworld.net


Comments (1)

The journalists must learn to diversify, just like Sufjan Stevens from your previous post. Anyone need an experienced dry wall installer?

Posted by Mary Warner | September 27, 2006 6:16 PM


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