i'm in a foul mood so i might as well just blog this now when i am in a mean mood.
journalist vs. groupie.
at least i have the professionalism of a journalist (you can laugh here). But at least i do. When i did the interview with Taking Back Sunday i was a journalist and not just a fan, at least i wasn't groupie that way.
anyway, it's a bit mean to talk bad abt the girl behind her back but really. I mean, being a reporter is to stick to the very bitter end and that means going for shows you aren't even interested in and sticking till the bitter end to talk to the people who went for the show. It's not about interviewing the band or anything like that, that's just being groupie man.... and listening to some of my friends who DO know bands and the shit that they've seen in their lifetime, believe me, interviewing a band is NOWHERE close to the fantasies you harbor in your head.
At least i had the professionalism till that point. or at least, meeting bands and interviewing them unfazes me i guess... cause u know, it's all professional. I would amazingly love to interview Blink 182 and at this point DAMN FINCH, but still, u know... I'm not gonna fantasize about what questions i could ask Nate and stuff (if he even does the interview to begin with).... and i DO want a picture with Nate before i leave but i swear to you, I'm not gonna do anything different. I am gonna, or i would just conduct the interview and then when i am done with it I'll just tell him "now not as a journalist but u know as a fan, i've loved you guys for the past 3 years and Nate, it was cause of an amazing experience seeing you live in UK 3 years ago that really made me love going for shows.... is it ok if we took a picture together?"
You're a journalist, not a fan, and certainly, not a groupie... you don't ask questions if they have girlfriends, you don't ask questions about their personal life, you're doing a write up, not a biography, so stay out man... gosh.
-pissed-
Friday, May 13, 2005
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