Interviews

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Not all of these articles are full-length interviews; some are articles interspersed with interview quotes. The album titles indicate the time period – though not necessarily the content – of the interview. Some of the external links given may no longer be valid.

For radio and TV interviews check out Radio appearances and TV appearances.

Fool

• Boston Globe (US) 6 Feb. 2019
• People.com (US) 4 Feb. 2019
• Record Collector (UK), Feb. 2019
• Entertainment Weekly (US) 21 Jan. 2019
• billboard.com (US) 8 Jan. 2019
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• B.Z. (DE) 27 Feb. 2019
• Tagesspiegel (DE) 21 Jan. 2019
• Focus (DE) 19 Jan. 2019
• Mittelbayerische Zeitung (DE) 19 Jan. 2019
• Le Parisien (FR) 18 Jan. 2019
• uMagazine (DE) 15 Jan. 2019
• Rolling Stone (DE) Jan. 2019
• Heaven (NL) March 2019
• Rock & Folk (FR) Feb. 2019
• Stuttgarter Zeitung (DE) 19 Jan. 2019

Fast Forward

• Chicago Tribune (US) 29 Oct. 2015
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (US) 22 Oct. 2015
• The New Yorker (US) 15 Oct. 2015
• Portland Mercury (US) 1 Oct. 2015
• Salon.com (US) 29 Sep. 2015
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• L'Echo (BE) 16 Nov. 2015
• Eclipsed (DE) Nov. 2015
• Jazz Thing (DE) Nov. 2015
• Jazzthetik (DE) Nov. 2015
• Lust For Life (NL) Nov. 2015 (issue 055)
• Neue Zürcher Zeitung (CH) 9 Oct. 2015
• Jazzism (NL) Oct. 2015

A Cure for Gravity (Dutch version)

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• Zin (NL) April 2013

The Duke

• Sound + Vision (US) Nov. 2012, online 5 Oct. 2012
• Seattle Weekly Blogs (US) 2 Oct. 2012
• San Francisco Examiner (US) 2 Oct. 2012
• JSOnline.com (US) 27 Sep. 2012
• Oakland Press (US) 25 Sep. 2012
• Goldmine (US) 24 Sep. 2012
• New York Daily News (US) 21 Sep. 2012
• Dan's Hamptons (US) 21 Sep. 2012
• Sag Harbor Express (US) 21 Sep. 2012
• Toledo Free Press (US) 13 Sep. 2012
• CultureMap Houston (US) 22 July 2012
• Sydney Morning Herald (AU) 21 July 2012
• The Age (AU) 13 July 2012
• EthelCentral.org (US) 7 July 2012
• The West Australian (AU) 6 July 2012
• Spinner.com (US) 30 June 2012
• FaceCulture (NL) 26 June 2012
• Variety (US) 25 June 2012
• Variety SoundCheck (US) 19 June 2012
• HuffingtonPost.com (US) 2 May 2012 (includes preview of "I'm Beginning To See The Light")
• Rolling Stone (US) 31 March 2012
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• nu.nl (NL) 2 July 2012
• Eclipsed (DE) July/Aug. 2012
• derwesten.de (DE) 29 June 2012
• NRC Handelsblad (NL) 28 June 2012
• Tages-Anzeiger (CH) 27 June 2012
• shz.de (DE) 26 June 2012
• nmz-Online (DE) 25 June 2012
• Libération.fr (FR) 24 June 2012
• Wiesbadener Kurier (DE) 22 June 2012
• Novaplanet.com (FR) 11 June 2012
• report-k.de (DE) 10 June 2012
• Hors d’œuvre (FR) 8 June 2012
• Jazz Thing (DE) June/July/Aug. 2012

Live Music

• The A.V. Club (US) 12 July 2011
• HuffingtonPost.com (US) 1 July 2011
• OurStage.com (US) 25 May 2011
• Billboard.biz (US) 30 April 2011

Rain

• ExBerliner (DE) Sep. 2008
• Hartford Advocate (US) 30 Oct. 2008
• Sunday Times (ZA) 18 May 2008
• The West Australian (AU) 12 May 2008
• The Age (AU) 3 May 2008
• Detroit Free Press (US) 17 April 2008
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (US) 14 April 2008
• Toronto Star (CA) 30 March 2008
• Montreal Gazette (CA) 28 March 2008
• Jerusalem Post (IL) 16 March 2008
• Haaretz (IL) 12 March 2008
• Rock'n'Reel (UK) March/April 2008
• The Irish Independent (IE) 16 Feb. 2008
• The Independent (UK) 11 Feb. 2008
• The Word (UK) Feb. 2008 (also JJ track "Too Tough" on cover-mounted CD)
• Record Collector (UK) Feb. 2008
• MSNBC (US) 29 Jan. 2008
• Daily Telegraph (UK) 5 Jan. 2008
• Total Music Magazine Online (UK) Jan. 2008
• MOG (UK) 15 Dec. 2007
• Noble PR (UK) Nov. 2007
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• Süddeutsche Zeitung (DE) 8 Nov. 2010
• Der Tagesspiegel (DE) 1 March 2009
• Good Times (DE) April/May 2008
• Stuttgarter Zeitung (DE) 18 March 2008
• Die Welt (DE) 10 March 2008
• Rocks (DE) March/April 2008
• Eclipsed (DE) March 2008
• M – Männer (DE) March 2008
• Melodie & Rhythmus (DE) March 2008
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (DE) 23 Feb. 2008
• Der Tagesspiegel (DE) 15 Feb. 2008
• Hamburger Abendblatt (DE) 13 Feb. 2008
• Paris Match (FR) 12 Feb. 2008
• Soundslike (BE) Feb. 2008
• Jazz Thing (DE) Feb/March 2008
• Rolling Stone (DE) Feb. 2008
• Aachener Zeitung/Aachener Nachrichten (DE) 26 Jan. 2008
• De Volkskrant (NL) 24 Jan. 2008
• Vrij Nederland (NL) 19 Jan. 2008
• taz - die tageszeitung (DE) 13 Jan. 2008
• HiFi.nl (NL) 10 Jan. 2008

Tour with Todd Rundgren

• Evening Press, York (UK) 27 May 2005
• Evening Post, Bristol (UK) 26 May 2005

Volume 4

• Sydney Morning Herald (AU) 13 Sep. 2003
• Beat (AU) Sep. 2003
• Chicago Sun-Times (US) 15 Aug. 2003
• Riverside Times, St. Louis, MO (US) 13 Aug. 2003
• The Courier-Mail (AU) 2 Aug. 2003
• The Independent (UK) 23 May 2003
• Ear Candy (US) May 2003
• Puremusic (US) May 2003
• Diamondback (US) 7 April 2003
• Orange County Register (US) 21 March 2003
• Denver Post (US) 21 March 2003
• Austin American-Statesman (US) 15 March 2003
• Record, Bergen County, NJ (US) 10 April 2003
• Inside Connection (US) April 2003
• Detroit News (US) 28 March 2003
• Dallas Observer (US) 13 March 2003
• CNN (US) 11 March 2003
• People (US) 11 March 2003
• Sunday Times (UK) 9 March 2003
• Fufkin.com (US) March 2003
• Suicide Girls (US) March(?) 2003
• Billboard (US) 24 Feb. 2003
• Rolling Stone (US) 6 Jan. 2003 (online edition only?)
• Pollstar (US) 4 Jan. 2003
• ICE (US) Jan. 2003
• Metro (UK) 23(?) Sep. 2002
• Rolling Stone (US) 24 June 2002
• USA Today (US) 25 June 2002
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• Ox-Fanzine (DE) June/July/Aug. 2003
• De Gelderlander (NL) 16 May 2003
• Aloha (NL) April 2003
• Stereoplay (DE) April 2003
• Cityzine (DE) 18 March 2003
• De Standaard (BE) 4 March 2003
• IQstyle (DE) March 2003
• Jazzthetik (DE) March 2003
• Rolling Stone (DE) March 2003
• WOM-Journal (DE) March 2003
• Rockol (IT) 7 March 2003
• La Vanguardia (ES) 2 March 2003

Night And Day II

• Steppin' Out (US) 9 May 2001
• Northern California Bohemian (US) 5 April 2001
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (US) 30 March 2001
• The Independent (UK) 26 Jan. 2001
• The A List with Anthony DeCurtis (US) 3 Jan. 2001
• Boston Herald (US) 15 Dec. 2000
• Toronto Star (CA) 14 Dec. 2000
• Denver Post (US) 8 Dec. 2000
• Phoenix New Times (US) 7 Dec. 2000
• Creative Loafing, Atlanta (US) 2 Dec. 2000
• Illinois Entertainer (US) Dec. 2000
• CNN.com (US) 30 Nov. 2000
• Sydney Morning Herald (AU) 18 Nov. 2000
• LiveDaily (US) 2 Nov. 2000
• Mix Magazine (US) Nov. 2000
• Billboard (US) 20(?) Oct. 2000
• Colorado Daily, Boulder, CO (US) 18 Aug. 2000
• The Daily Camera, Boulder, CO (US) 18 Aug. 2000
• Soundboard (US) Aug. 2000
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• Rotterdams Dagblad (NL) 8 Feb. 2001
• Lippische Landes-Zeitung (DE) 10(?) Jan. 2001
• Hamburger Morgenpost (DE) 6 Jan. 2001
• Keyboards (DE) Jan. 2001
• Live in Concert (DE) Jan. 2001
• Stereoplay (DE) Jan. 2001
• Vogue (DE) Jan. 2001
• WOM Journal (DE) Jan. 2001
• TV Spielfilm (DE) issue 1/2001
• Jam (IT) Dec.(?) 2000
• Spiegel Online (DE) 13 Nov. 2000
• De Standaard (BE) 28 Oct. 2000

Symphony No. 1 / A Cure for Gravity

• CNN.com (US) 28 Feb. 2000
• The Calgary Sun (CA) 18 Feb. 2000
• Maclean's (CA) 17 Jan. 2000
• Book (US) Jan/Feb. 2000
• The Pretoria News (ZA) 22 Dec. 1999
• San Francisco Chronicle (US) 8 Dec. 1999
• Madison (US) Nov/Dec. 1999
• The Boston Herald (US) 12 Nov. 1999
• The Times (UK) 22 Oct. 1999
• The Irish Times (IE) 22 Oct. 1999
• The Herald, Glasgow (UK) 21 Oct. 1999
• Daily Telegraph (UK) 9 Oct. 1999
• Guardian (UK) 5 Oct. 1999
• Sunday Telegraph (UK) 3 Oct. 1999
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• WOM Journal (DE) Dec. 1999
• Music Manual (AT) Nov. 1999

Heaven & Hell

• Rocky Mountain News, Denver (US) 9 Feb. 1998
• Seattle Times (US) 29 Jan. 1998
• Time Out New York (US) 18 Dec. 1997
• Evening Telegram, St. John's, NF (CA) 15 Nov. 1997
• Toronto Sun (CA) 5 Nov. 1997
• Toronto Star (CA) 3 Nov. 1997
• Los Angeles Times (US) 30 Oct. 1997
• The Times (UK) 3 Oct. 1997
• CNN.com (US) 1 Oct. 1997
• USA Today (US) 10 Sep. 1997
• Richmond Times-Dispatch (US) 4 Sep. 1997
• Reuters/Variety (US) 29 Aug. 1997
• Billboard (US) 2 Aug. 1997
• Sony press release - July 1997
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• Up! (FR) No. 4 – Summer 1999
• Solo (DE) June/July 1998
• Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich (CH) 11 April 1998
• Die Zeit (DE) Dec. 1997
• Focus (DE) 13 Oct. 1997
• Spiegel Kultur Extra (DE) Oct. 1997
• Music Manual (AT) Winter 1997

Night Music

• Hamilton Spectator (CA) 10 Nov. 1995
• Vancouver Sun (CA) 20 April 1995
• Montreal Gazette (CA) 15 April 1995
• Impact (CA) April 1995
• iMpulse (US) Dec.(?) 1994
• Boston Globe (US) 25 Nov. 1994
• Weekender, Wilkes-Barre, PA (US)
• Weekend (US) 18 Nov. 1994
• Billboard (US) 1 Oct. 1994
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• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (DE) 10 March 1995
• extrem (DE) March 1995
• Rheinische Post (DE) 13 Feb. 1995
• Sound Check (DE) Jan. 1995
• WOM-Journal (DE) Jan. 1995
• Audio (DE) Nov. 1994

Laughter & Lust

• Q (UK) June 1991
• Vox (UK) June 1991
• Interview (US) May 1991
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• Sound Check (DE) July 1991
• Stereoplay (DE) July 1991
• Fachblatt Musik Magazin (DE) June 1991
• Oor (NL) 18 May 1991
• Nieuwe Revu (NL) May 1991

Blaze Of Glory

• The Independent (UK) 13 Oct. 1989
• Dallas Morning News (US) 18 Aug. 1989
• Stars and Stripes (US) 23 July 1989
• Miami Herald (US) 21 July 1989
• East Coast Rocker (US) 10 May 1989
• The New York Times (US) 26 April 1989
• The Sunday Times (UK) 23 April 1989
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• Die Zeit (DE) 3 Nov. 1989
• Der Spiegel (DE) 16 Oct. 1989
• HiFi-Vision (DE) Aug. 1989
• Stereoplay (DE) July 1989
• Volkskrant (NL) 30 June 1989
• Stern (DE) 8 June 1989
• Oor (NL) 3 June 1989
• Nieuwe Revu (NL) 1 June 1989
• Humo (BE) June 1989

Will Power

• Digital Audio & Compact Disc Review (US) Aug. 1987
• Rolling Stone (US) 16 July 1987
• Goldmine (US) 3 July 1987
• International Musician And Recording World (UK) July 1987
• Chicago Tribune (US) 21 June 1987
• Miami Herald (US) 14 June 1987
• Q (UK) June 1987
• Music Week (UK) 9 May 1987
• Musician (US) May 1987
• Making Music (UK) May 1987
• The New York Times (US) 22 April 1987
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• Vinyl (NL) June 1987

Big World

• Boston Globe (US) 10 July 1986
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution (US) 5 July 1986
• Musician (US) June 1986
• Mix (US) June 1986 (interview with David Kershenbaum)
• Newsweek (US) 26 May 1986
• Down Beat (US) May 1986
• Billboard (US) 15 Feb. 1986
• Boston Globe (US) 25 Jan. 1986
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• Music Maker (NL) July 1986
• Stereoplay (DE) July 1986
• Best (FR) June 1986
• Fachblatt Musik Magazin (DE) June 1986
• Humo (BE) June 1986
• Musik-Express/Sounds (DE) June 1986
• Pop & Rok (GR) June 1986
• Hitkrant (NL) 17 May 1986
• Vinyl (NL) May 1986
• Oor (NL) 19 April 1986

Body And Soul

• Stars and Stripes (US) 30 Sep. 1984
• Rolling Stone (US) 30 Aug. 1984
• Record (US) July 1984
• Time Out (UK) 5 April 1984
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• Oor (NL) 21 April 1984

Night And Day

• Mix (US) Oct. 1983
• Newsweek (US) 14 March 1983
• People (US) 14 Feb. 1983
• Musician (US) Feb. 1983
• The New York Times (US) 12 Dec. 1982
• Trouser Press (US) Dec. 1982
• Georgia Straight (US) Nov. 1982
• Rolling Stone (US) 14 Oct. 1982
• Illinois Entertainer (US) Oct.(?) 1982
• Deseret News (US) 30 July 1982
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• Fachblatt Musik Magazin (DE) May 1983
• Mädchen (DE) April 1983
• Ciao 2001 (IT) 20 Feb. 1983
• Rockstar (IT) Jan.?/Feb.? 1983
• Conecte (MX) Nov. 1982
• Muziek Express (NL) Oct. 1982
• Sounds (DE) Oct. 1982
• Džuboks (YU) 13 Aug. 1982
• Veronica (NL) Aug. 1982

Jumpin' Jive

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• Musik-Express (DE) Sep. 1981

Beat Crazy

• Melody Maker (UK) 15 Nov. 1980
• Creem (US) Nov. 1980
• Kingman Daily Miner (US) 29 Aug. 1980
• The Face (UK) June 1980

I'm The Man

• Sounds (UK) 8 March 1980
• Melody Maker (UK) 1 March 1980
• New Musical Express (UK) 1 March 1980
• International Musician And Recording World (UK) March 1980
• ZigZag (UK) March 1980
• Record Mirror (UK) 26 Jan. 1980
• Creem (US) Jan. 1980
• The News, Portsmouth (UK) 19 Dec. 1979
• New Musical Express (UK) 15 Dec. 1979
• Rolling Stone (US) 13 Dec. 1979
• Sounds (UK) 13 Oct. 1979
• Beat (US) Oct. 1979
• Beat Instrumental (UK) Oct. 1979
• Rolling Stone (US) 20 Sep. 1979
• New Musical Express (UK) 11 Aug. 1979
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• Muziekkrant Oor (NL) 9 April 1980
• Il Mucchio Selvaggio (IT) March 1980
• Best (FR) March 1980
• Vibraciones (ES) March 1980
• Džuboks (YU) 1 Feb. 1980
• Muziekkrant Oor (NL) 11 July 1979

Look Sharp!

• Washington Post (US) 8 Sep. 1979
• Creem (US) July 1979
• Sounds (UK) 2 June 1979
• Illinois Entertainer (US) June 1979
• Rolling Stone (US) 17 May 1979
• Melody Maker (UK) 12 May 1979
• New Musical Express (UK) 10 March 1979
• Look Now (US?) 16 Feb. 1979
• New Musical Express (UK) 10 Feb. 1979
• Daily Express (UK) 1 Feb. 1979
• Sounds (UK) 6 Jan. 1979
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• Musik-Express (DE) Aug. 1979
• Muziekkrant Oor (NL) 4 April 1979

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