SONG TO SOUL Interview Segments - 10th Anniversary

Back in 2013, I was invited to take part in an interview for a Japanese documentary series called SONG TO SOUL, which aired on the BS-TBS television network. The series would focus on one song by a particular artist, following its creation along with a look at the history of the artist and how the song affected their career.

Looking for someone to cover the history a bit more, and with the release of my book KISS FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE LAND having just occurred, I seemed like a good fit. To accomplish the interview, two members of the production team came out to my house in Louisville, Kentucky to interview me.

In looking at other episodes, I believe they may have expected me to give them some great visuals in the background of my interview with many KISS memorabilia.  And, no doubt, they were probably vastly disappointed when I had nothing to really show beyond the books I had produced for the band, as I had stripped out much of my collection by the time they interviewed me. I was also filmed going to my desk to pretend to write, which I'm sure was thrilling to watch and easily was edited out for any use in the program.

In the end, there evidently was enough to make of use for the program, and I eventually was sent a DVD of the show for my collection from the producers, who were kind enough to make a copy for me. It is interesting to see myself side by side with Gene and Paul in the show. What they may have thought about that (if they bothered at all to watch it), I have no idea.

See for yourself if I did okay. (I'll readily admit that I certainly do love run-on sentences. In my defense, this was all first-takes and I was winging it.)