The Rolling Stone Interview

The Rolling Stone Interview is a feature article in the American magazine Rolling Stone that sheds light on notable figures from the worlds of music, popular culture, or politics. Editor Jann Wenner has said that the interview is "part[ly] based on The Paris Review, which featured definitive interviews with writers like Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck, exploring their lives, their philosophy and their technique." The interviews are noteworthy for their expansiveness and their ability to delve into the subject's most personal details and experiences.

Subjects of the interviews have ranged from former presidential candidate John Kerry to the landmark 1970 interview with John Lennon. The Rolling Stone Interviews: 1967-1980 : Talking With the Legend of Rock and Roll is a collection of the most important interviews from the magazine's first 15 years.

Selected interviews

Notes

  1. ^ Bono's interview
  2. ^ Tim Burton's interview
  3. ^ Bob Dylan's 1969 interview
  4. ^ Mick Jagger's 1995 interview
  5. ^ Steve Jobs' interview
  6. ^ John Lennon's 1975 interview
  7. ^ Pete Townshend's interview