During an interview on 60 minutes in 2005, reporter Mike Wallace asked Morgan Freeman his thoughts on Black History Month and was taken back by his answer.
It's kind of a given but can i just say that i detest job interviews. I have one tomorrow and it's ruining my whole day because i have no interest in the job and yet have to pretend like i give a fuck
When a traditional vanilla stodgy news show decides to interview some extremist for the ratings that they would never have on otherwise, there's always these moments where the extremist they're interviewing is like, "Okay right now, right here, I'm gonna say what I mean, and it's gonna be really incriminating and controversial," and the host is like "okay let's move on, we can talk about other things." It's like no motherfucker. Zoom. Enhance. You asked for this weird, stuttery, awkward interview between a normie and some psycho, you made your viewers watch this instead of an interview with literally anyone else, you OWE IT TO THE PEOPLE, when the psycho you invited for the interview starts spewing incriminating or embarrassing bullshit, to just shut the fuck up and record. You do not get to have a normal show anymore. Shit's going Springer up in here and the home audience gets to chomp popcorn to the tune of your despair.
06:42 / 13:21Rick Rubin: The 60 Minutes InterviewAs an NYU college student, Rick Rubin launched Def Jam Recordings some 40 years ago and has been a hitmaker ever since. Anderson Cooper interviews the music producer about his unique approach.
What a great interview! Exploring the creative process.
ROLLING STONES ON VIDEO: Mick Jagger interview ('60 Minutes', US TV 1994)
Mick Jagger interview in New Orleans (by Ed Bradley, ’60 Minutes’, CBS, US TV, Nov. 13 1994)*Click for MORE STONES ON VIDEO
From CBS News:This week in 1994, Mick Jagger, the lead singer of The Rolling Stones, told Ed Bradley that his bandmates hadn’t strayed from the basics: sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.
“I’m afraid that’s still there,” Jagger said, “I think that rock ‘n’ roll is still very…