HBD: MELTZER AT 80
Happy 80th birthday to the godfather of rock crit, Richard Meltzer!
In celebration of the day, here is a link to the interview I did with him way back in 2012 for Vice.
This interview was conducted a few days before I would have hernia surgery. It was the first time I would ever be cut open — oh how I wish it was the last!
Reading through this interview, there’s plenty to guffaw about on my end. “I don’t know how long I can keep writing record reviews” — Ha! Thirteen years later and I’m still making Mad Libs about music for pennies.
Then there’s the ending where Meltzer says my 60’s will be the worst years to live through. After all I’ve been through at only 52, I’ll believe him on that one.
Nonetheless, it’s very rare someone gets to speak to one of their heroes in such an intimate fashion. Casually reading through it while trying to pay attention to this weeks’ episode of Law and Order: SVU, I’d say it still holds up. Hopefully you feel the same.