Wednesday, June 23, 2010

5th Fret Interviews

Interviews are fun. For those who don't know how the interview process goes here on the 5th Fret, I contact the artist or the artist's label, get approval to do an interview and then email my questions that the artist can answer as they see fit. I OFFER my editing skills in case I pick up spelling errors or some punctuation mistakes (I'm not saying I'm the best, but an extra set of eyes is a beneficial thing to have) and sometimes they take me up on the offer and sometimes they don't.

It's no big deal either way.

After they respond to my email I go over their answers and if the answers provided made me think of another question, I send the new questions back. Back and forth, back and forth, until the interview is fully fleshed out.

I think this is the best way to do an interview. I've read a few interviews where it was obvious that the artist MEANT to say something else or they let something slip and it wound up in a printed article. Or live interviews where you have to be super sharp and on your toes. This is more relaxed and the artist can expand however much they like (space isn't nearly as limited here on the Fifth Fret as it is in a magazine) and they can think about what they're saying.

This page is dedicated to the artists interviewed in the past and every interview that happens in the future will also be tacked on here for easy finding with the most recent at the top.

Enjoy!















-Pappy














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