Confidence, or the appearance of confidence : the best of the Believer music interviews / edited by Vendela Vida & Ross Simonini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vida, Vendela.

Simonini, Ross.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicians--Interviews.

Musicians.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

500 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Believer Books, a tiny Division of McSweeney's which is also tiny, [2014]

Summary:

"Believer Books collects thirty-five interviews with some of today's most influential musicians and includes such conversational treasures as Björk on e.e. cummings, Lucinda Williams on writing about sex, Trey Anastasio on improvisation games, M.I.A. on the power of the internet, and Jack White on upholstering a couch. The interviews are conducted in the Believer magazine's intimate, casual, long-form style, and while they focus on the music--creating it, playing it, touring it, living with it--they never hesitate to explore the subjects' other passions. This collection is perfect for fans, lovers of the interview format, cultural aficionados, and aspiring polymaths" -- page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Jack White talks with Dave Eggers

Pat Benatar talks with Jancee Dunn

Questlove talks with Touré

Stephen Malkmus talks with Matthew Derby

Ice Cube talks with Linda Saetre

Joanna Newsom talks with Judy Budnitz

Eddie Vedder talks with Carrie Brownstein

Robert Pollard talks with Matthew Derby

Karen O talks with Carrie Brownstein

Aimee Mann talks with Patton Oswalt

Björk talks with Jim Roll

Mark Mothersbaugh talks with Maura Kelly

Angélique Kidjo talks with Patrick Knowles

Isaac Brock talks Brian J. Barr

Juana Molina talks with Josh Kun

Bun B talks with Jon Caramanica

Wayne Coyne talks with Ben Gibbard

Khaela Maricich talks with MIranda July

Nancy Wilson talks with Maura Kelly

Irma Thomas talks with T. Cooper

Alan Bishop talks with Andy Beta

Ian MacKaye talks with Alex V. Cook

Nico Muhly talks with Sean Michaels

Pat Martino talks with Greg Buium

Thom Yorke talks with Ross Simonini

Trent Reznor talks with Brandon Bussolini

M.I.A. talks with Joshua Clover

Lady Saw talks with Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

"Weird Al" Yankovic talks with Jonathan Zwickel

Trey Anastasio talks with Ross Simonini

Genesis P-orridge talks with Douglas Rushkoff

Laurie Anderson talks with Amanda Stern

Lucinda Williams talks with Madeleine Schwartz

Leslie Feist talks with Claudia Dey.

ISBN:

9781938073830

1938073835

OCLC:

871352100