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interviewing a musician!!
So I'm interviewing this guy tomorrow. It's a half an hour interview. I saw his band at a local pub and really liked them. And since I'm part a community TV station, I asked if I could interview him.
But now I find out he's REALLY famous here and everyone I speak to knows who he is! He's been the host of a popular music show for a couple of years which I didn't know about.
I'm really nervous now about the interview and worse case scenarios kept running through my mind. I'm afraid I'm going to look like such a fool or have a mental blank or something. It's a half an hour interview that's being filmed and I have no idea how I'm going to fill up that time.
How can I relax a bit, and what are some good things to ask him? The fact that he interviews people constantly and gets interviewed himself means he probably has been asked the "usual" questions several times and I don't want him to be bored! I'm really panicking. How should I act? Help please? thanks.
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Maybe you can do some checking on previous interviews he's had to get an idea of what questions he's been asked already. You can use them to your advantage, such as a follow up on something he was planning to do, etc.
Those questions and answers might also help you get a better feel on the guy's personality, which can maybe help you figure out what type of topics he might be more interested in talking about.
You could also see about getting some tapes of the show he hosted. Maybe that will help you think of some things to ask about. If he isn't hosting anymore, you could ask him if he misses doing it. Stuff like that.
As for being nervous, just remember, he may be well known, but he is just another guy like you. It might help to try to put the fact that he's famous out of your mind.
Don't worry about your worst case scenarios, you won't look like a fool, you'll do great. The half hour will be over before you're ready for it to be.
Good luck!
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Well I have my own radio show, and I`m trying to prepare for interviews too. I know it`s scary but just try to remember, this guy is an interviewer too. So he knows how hard it is to be interviewing someone.
Make sure you do TONS of research on him. From when he was little to know. Start off asking him about what hes doing know, what he plans on doing. Based on his answers you can ask followup questions too. Then start asking him about why he started doing what hes doing, how him and his band met, any crazy concert stories stuff likee that. It lets people see the normal side and makes the interview more fun. Talk about things you wanna do and if he has any advice for people getting into that type of business.
Trust me 30 minutes can go by really fast. I recently interviewed Marianela from FUSE (( Daily Download )) and she told us how Eminem humped her on stage, and that shes obsessed with food. Next thing I knew it was an hour into it and she had to go lol. Youll do fine trust me. =]
if you wanna talk to me or anything
AIM- loca1 x cel3b
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and e-mail: rae_nicolee@yahoo.com
good luck!
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Learn all you can about the person before you interview him. Not only will it keep you from looking goofy but will probably generate even more questions.
I doubt he will be bored by your questions. Famous people are often asked the same questions
over and over again. Try to find some of his previous interviews and maybe you can at least ask them differently.
Be yourself. Don't act any different than usual.
Good luck on your interview. You'll do great! :)
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omg i know exactly how you feel because im the chick that usually host every years school partys.lol.ok you know its better to feel stressed before the interview so when youre interviewing him you wont be stressed anymore and the sooner you feel your stress and feelings the sooner youll get over it.youll feel stressed at first but when you sit infront of him youll realize that its too late to feel stressed now because your infront of him!! ok i dont know if youll like the questions i have for you to ask him but...yeah...first off start off by saying stuff like i am very pleased to be having you here...blah..blah and then ask him..ok tell me a lil more about yourself and your career,what do you enjoy most about your current career or what was more challenging being a tv host or a musician,what was the most craziest thing or most embarrasing thing thats happened to you on tv or stage(daring question!)whats the biggest challenge youve ever faced at work,how long have you wanted to be a musician ,if you were to send a message through your music to people that are listening to you what would your message be like or mean?where do you see yourself in the next 5-10 years?how do you handle critisicm?what motivates you?in your opinion if three things had to be removed from this world for it to be "perfect "what would that be? hope this helped or gave you an idea!
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