A Legend In His Own Minefield

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Why We Celebrities Dread the Press

Why We Celebrities Dread the Press

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John Mendelssohn
Jan 22, 2015
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Maya Angelou might have known why the caged bird sang, but I know, first hand, why people decline to allow The Press to interview them.

‘Twas 1996, and I was sick to death of dealing with other actors, who, as you’ve read here before, are generally around 75,000 times more difficult, more obstreperous and truculent, than musicians. I disbanded the San Fr…

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