The Tapes Archive

A never-before-published interview with guitarist Warren Haynes from 1992.

In the interview, Haynes talks about:

• Moving out of Duane Allman's shadow
• How it feels to play Duane's licks
• Whether Duane was an influence
• His connection to Memphis and Motown
• Going to see concerts when he was a kid
• The musical differences between him and Duane
• His love for fusion rock and what it did for his playing
• The difference between his playing and Dickey Betts’ playing on lead and slide
• How his older brothers introduced him to jazz and blues
• What jazz player he would recommend to a young guitar player 
• Whether he had any formal music training
• His experience with country singer David Allan Coe
• What he learned from country musicians
• Some advice for younger guitar players
• The Allman Brothers latest record
• The pleasure of recording live
• The coincidence that happened 21 years earlier
• A breakdown of whether it’s him or Betts soloing
• The similarities between him and Betts and Coltrane and Cannonball Adderly
• How Duane ended up using a slide on Dreams
• Whether he enjoys playing rhythm as much as lead
• Who's a good rhythm player?
• The Les Paul he uses
• His Soldano amps
• What, if any, effects he uses in the studio recording
• How things are going with the band
• Whether tension in a band leads to better playing
• If he sees The Allman Brothers continuing
• The similarities in the Allmans’ fan base and the Grateful Dead’s fan base
• Their next live album

In this episode, we have The Allman Brothers Band guitarist Warren Haynes. At the time of this interview in 1992, Haynes was 32 years old and was promoting the album An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set. In the interview, Haynes talks about the similarities and differences with Duane Allman and whether he sees The Allman Brothers Band continuing. He also takes a deep dive into their current live album and he offers advice for young guitar players.

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A never-before-published interview with guitarist Paul Barrere from 1992.

In this episode, we have Little Feat guitarist Paul Barrere. At the time of this interview in 1992, Barrere was 44 years old and was promoting Little Feat’s upcoming concert at Deer Creek Music Center. In the interview, Barrere talks about his fond memories of Little Feat founder Lowell George, how well the band is playing, and what bugs him about the music biz.

In the interview, Barrere talks about:

• Co-headlining with George Thorogood
• Classic blues songs he loves to play
• Why Little Feat will never be accused of being an alt-rock band
• How he doesn’t want to be the “Vinny Van Gogh” of the radio
• Their rockin’ set
• Friendly competition with George Thorogood
• His new record label
• The joy of playing with Little Feat
• Fond memories of playing with Lowell George
• Theories on why Little Feat has never become a major commercial act
• What bugs him about the music business
• His favorite lyric about love

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A never-before-published interview with Dimebag Darrell from 1992.

In this episode, we have metal guitar legend Darrell Abbott, also known as Dimebag Darrell. At the time of this interview in 1992, Dimebag was 25 years old and was out on tour in support of Pantera’s album “Vulgar Display of Power.” In the interview, Dimebag talks about his guitar trick that he wants everyone to learn; how Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, and Ace Frehley were his influences; how great his dad was; and how Pantera writes their music.

00:00 - Intro Dimebag Darrell Interview

01:11 - Being banned from a local guitar competition as a teenager

03:20 - Whether being from Texas affects his playing

04:36 - What he listened to when he was younger

05:12 - Being influenced by Randy Rhoads and Ace Frehley

07:20 - What guitar scales he knows

07:42 - Who taught him to play guitar and the first song he played

08:30 - How great his dad was

09:42 - Wanting his own guitar tone

11:02 - Yelling at his brother to keep it down

11:21 - The guitar trick he wants everyone to learn

12:40 - His new whammy pedal

13:15 - The way he writes solos

15:07 - Whether he plays a lot of acoustic guitar

15:43 - Whether he thinks he’s a good enough player for thrash music

16:45 - How he traded a joint for a guitar pick-up

18:07 - His guitar chops

18:46 - Why he loves Dean Guitars

22:19 - Playing with his brother Vinnie

23:34 - Playing the Moscow concert in front of 1.6 million fans

26:32 - Whether he’s ever been hurt at a gig

27:10 - How Pantera writes their music

28:26 - Whether he has any ideas for the next album

28:59 - His top five essential guitar albums

This week’s episode also introduces a new interviewer to The Tapes Archive. The interview you are about to hear was conducted by Pete Prown. Pete is a veteran music journalist and has interviewed the world’s top guitarists for over 35 years. He’s currently Music Editor at Vintage Guitar magazine and editor of the "Legends of Rock Guitar" Facebook page. His work has appeared in Guitar Shop, Guitar for the Practicing Musician, and Guitar Player magazine, among other titles.

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A never before published interview with Sammy Hagar from 1991.

In this episode, we have the Red Rocker himself, Sammy Hagar. At the time of this interview in 1991, Hagar was 44 years old and was promoting Van Halen’s upcoming concert at Deer Creek Music Center. In the interview, Hagar talks about his experience with UFOs, the secret to Van Halen, his father’s death, and his advice for Axl Rose.

In the interview, Hagar talks about:

• His advice for Axl Rose
• What he expects for Van Halen’s latest record
• Why Van Halen fans trust them
• The secret to Van Halen
• The meaning behind the songs “Man on a Mission” and “Poundcake”
• The dream that’s over
• The guy who’s trying to build a house on the beach
• What an artist’s job is
• When he thinks Van Halen fans accepted him
• His prediction for when and if David Lee Roth would reunite with Van Halen 
• His belief in UFOs
• His experience being abducted by a UFO
• Why he’s adamant that each man should take care of themselves but everyone needs compassion
• His father’s death
• What fans can expect at the Van Halen concert
• His Red Rocker clothing line
• The secret song they will be playing in concert
• Why they don’t play “Everybody Wants Some”
• If music is better or worse today

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A never before published interview with Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers in 1996

In the interview, Flea talks about:

• If it’s strange to think of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers as an arena band
• If this is the band’s best lineup
• Was it a goal for the band to become this big
• What made him pick up the bass
• What other instruments he plays
• The meaning behind the song Pea
• Whether he is different offstage
• His pro-mosh-pit stance
• How to be a good father
• What kind of musician he will be when he’s 50 years old.
• Where John Entwistle might have gone wrong
• If he regrets his past drug use
• Does he care if he gets into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• His love for Iggy Pop

In this episode, we have the bassist and founding member of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Flea. At the time of this interview in 1996, Flea was 34 years old and was promoting the band’s upcoming concert with new guitarist Dave Navarro. In the interview, Flea talks about what made him pick up the bass, the meaning behind the song “Pea,” and if he regrets his past drug use.

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Are you a Black Sabbath or Frank Zappa fan? Or like me both? I would consider myself a super fan of both, yet I just found out that Frank was a big fan of Black Sabbath something I never knew. So I decided to make a video with the backstory including the night that Frank was supposed to play with them. 

Unfortunately, you will have to go over to our Youtube channel to see and hear the episode. “Zappa plays Sabbath.

The reason we cannot release it as a podcast is because of the copyrighted music we use. Over on Youtube, the copyright holders can make their royalties when their music is played where as in the podcast world there is no simple way to do that. 

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A never before published interview with Rick Wakeman of Yes from 1999.

In the interview, Wakeman talks about:

• Going on the 700 Club
• Why he did not go out with Yes’s last tour
• How he has never stopped making records
• Being homeless
• Working with independent labels
• Owning up to your own truths
• What he should have done to hold onto his money
• The cost of making his new album
• Working with Ozzy Osbourne
• How Return to the Center of the Earth compares with his new record
• What he learned from King Crimson’s Robert Fripp
• The genre of Art Rock
• Who’s better -- Keith Emerson or Rick Wakeman
• His upcoming tour with Emerson
• Who would be in his dream band 
• The cost of touring in the 90’s
• The cost of touring in the 70’s
• His lows in the 80’s

In this episode, we have one of prog rock’s greatest keyboardists, Rick Wakeman. At the time of this interview in 1999, Wakeman was 50 years old and was promoting his new album, “Return to the Center of Earth.” In the interview, Wakeman talks about being homeless, who’s better -- Keith Emerson or him -- what he learned from Robert Fripp, and owning up to your own truths.

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A never before published interview with Hank Aaron from 1995.

In the interview, Aaron talks about:

• His job at CNN
• His involvement with the documentary Chasing the Dream
• How much of the film was accurate
• How he wants people to remember him
• Speaking out on things that are wrong in the world
• How people are uncomfortable with the truth
• If he was able to enjoy his accomplishments 
• If we have made progress on race issues in the United States
• The respect he had for Malcolm X
• Playing for the Indianapolis Clowns
• His humility 
• His top salary and current ballplayers salaries
• What we have to do to get kids playing baseball
• His hunger to play baseball

In this episode, we feature baseball icon, Hank Aaron. At the time of this interview in 1995, Aaron was 61 years old and was promoting the upcoming premiere of the documentary based on his life, “Chasing the Dream.” In the interview, Aaron talks about his hunger to play baseball, the importance of speaking up about wrong in the world, and how he wants to be remembered.

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A never before published interview with Bill Bruford (Yes/King Crimson) 1980.

• The challenges of commercial radio
• The advantage of making a name for himself in bands like Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson
• The problems with playing in big-name bands vs. as a solo act
• His thoughts on touring with Genesis
• What attracts him to the U.S. market
• What he wants to tell people about his music
• Why he left Yes to join Robert Fripp and King Crimson
• How and why Fripp tried to cancel King Crimson’s July 1, 1974, Central Park concert
• How he sees himself
• Whether he’s wealthy
• His thoughts on progressive rock supergroup UK
• What music he was listening to
• Whether he would sacrifice a song to sell a million records
• Could there be a record company that existed on goodwill?

In this episode, we have one of prog rock’s greatest drummers, Bill Bruford. At the time of this interview in 1980, Bruford was 31 years old and on tour with his solo band supporting his album Gradually Going Tornado. In the interview, Bruford talks about why he left Yes, how Robert Fripp tried to cancel the King Crimson’s 1974 Central Park concert, and the advantage of making a name for himself in bands like Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson.

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A never before published interview with Neil Peart (Rush) 1994

00:00 - Intro

00:44 - Start of Neil Peart interview

01:02 - What kind of difference can one person make?

01:44 - The western idea of heroism

04:06 - The luxury he enjoys

06:04 - How people react to him asking them to think

10:42 - What he learned from Paul Simon

11:39 - Why he agrees with Frank Zappa that love songs are destructive

12:25 - How he’s a dreamer and an idealist

13:36 - What characteristic he has that has enabled him to be successful

16:01 - His thoughts on Rush Limbaugh

18:03 - His play on words that no one gets

19:11 - Who he thinks Rush’s audience is

21:06 - If he thinks his audience is smart

22:24 - Existential questions he asks himself

23:33 - Thoughts on Rush’s album progression

25:52 - How long it took for him to master the drums

27:47 - His pick for young and upcoming bands

In this episode, we have our third and final interview with Rush’s drummer, Neil Peart. At the time of this interview in 1994, Peart was 42 years old and was promoting Rush’s album Counterparts and their concert in Indianapolis. In the interview, Peart talks about how Rush progressed over its first 18 albums, why he agrees with Frank Zappa that love songs are destructive, and what characteristic he has that has enabled him to be successful.

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Steve Sybesma, a longtime concert promoter and one of the partners in the creation of Deer Creek Music Center outside Indianapolis. Sybesma hopped on a call with Marc to tell him about his newly created Indiana concert archive website, indianarockhistory.com, and about his concert promotion journey

https://indianarockhistory.com/

00:00 - Intro

00:56 - His new archive website indianarockhistory.com

01:54 - Payouts for some of the biggest bands

03:03 - The first time he wrote a check for a million dollars

04:18 - How he and his partners built their business

04:38 - Sunshine Promotions' competitors

06:41 - The Rolling Stones role in his career

07:28 - Why the Rolling Stones avoided Indianapolis for decades

08:01 - More about indianarockhistory.com

09:10 - The history of Deer Creek Music Center

09:21 - The inspiration to build an outdoor amphitheater

12:09 - What he did after leaving Sunshine Promotions

12:57 - Why he sold out his shares of Sunshine Promotions

15:19 - His plans on writing a book

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A never before published interview with Angus Young (AC/DC) from 1996.

In the interview, Young talks about:

- What it’s like to come back after a five-year layoff

- The ever-changing landscape of rock ‘n’ roll

- The key to AC/DC’s success

- How Bob Dylan compares to AC/DC

- Why AC/DC was considered a punk band in England

- One of his hobbies

- The making of the Ballbreaker album

- How AC/DC comes up with the setlist for concerts

- How the schoolboy outfit came to be

- His thoughts on Butt-head from Beavis and Butt-head wearing an AC/DC shirt

- His thoughts on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

- Can we ever expect an AC/DC rock opera?

In this episode, we have the original problem child, AC/DC’s Angus Young. At the time of this interview in 1996, Young was 40 years old and was promoting AC/DC’s album Ballbreaker and their upcoming tour. In the interview, Young talks about how his schoolboy outfit came to be, the reason AC/DC took a five-year hiatus, Beavis and Butthead, and the key to all of AC/DC’s success.

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A never before published interview with Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) from 1992.

In the interview, Butler talks about:

- What happened to his solo career

- Why he left the Ozzy band

- How he reconnected with Dio

- The difficulty in finding a vocalist

- The making of the Wayne’s World soundtrack

- The bleak outlook of the Dehumanizer album

- A rare Black Sabbath press kit

- His thoughts on all the Black Sabbath’s critics

- Whether he thinks Sabbath was the first heavy metal band

- Black Sabbath’s musical influences

- Whether it feels right to be in Sabbath at age 43

- What he thinks about Ozzy retiring.

- Spinal Tap

In this episode, we have Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler. At the time of this interview in 1992, Butler was 43 years old and was promoting Sabbath’s new album and an upcoming concert date in Indianapolis. In the interview, Butler talks about what happened to his solo career, why he left Ozzy’s band, what he thinks about music critics, and the Wayne’s World soundtrack.

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A never before published interview with Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices) from 1995

In the interview, Pollard talks about:

- His creative time of the day

- Upcoming records to be released

- Working with Matador Records

- What makes him happy

- Giving hope to all other garage musicians

- The collectability of his records and “hoarding” a few himself

- Luna Music in Indianapolis

- The business side to making money in the music biz

- His love for The Beatles when they are “goofing around”

- Whether he thinks kids are getting dumber

- What he has tortured himself with over the years

- What it’s like being a musician and living in Dayton, Ohio

- Who he thinks is a “fucking creep”

- Working in the studio

- How the band Ween acted like rock stars

- Writing a song for Tom Hanks

In this episode, we have one of the most prolific songwriters of the past 30 years, Guided By Voices’ Robert Pollard. At the time of this interview in 1995, Pollard was 37 years old and was promoting an upcoming concert date in Indianapolis. In the interview, Pollard talks about the collectability of his records and “hoarding” a few himself; the business side of making money in the music biz; who he thinks is a creep; and how he gives hope to all other garage musicians.

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A never before published interview with Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead)

In the interview, Welnick talks about:

-His love for Bob Marley

- If being in the Grateful Dead was anything like he imagined

- His vision as a child that came true

- What it was like auditioning for the Grateful Dead

- The differences between being with The Tubes and being in the Grateful Dead

- The time Robin Williams performed with him

- How he integrated himself to the Grateful Dead’s way of playing live

- His songs that the Grateful Dead will be playing live

- If it was tough to fit in

- The luxury of being in such a popular band

- Working with Todd Rundgren

- Bruce Hornsby handing off the “baton” to him

In this episode, we have Grateful Dead and The Tubes keyboardist Vince Welnick. At the time of this interview in 1992, Welnick was 41 years old and was promoting the Grateful Dead’s two sold-out shows at Deer Creek Music Center in Indiana. In the interview, Welnick talks about what it was like auditioning for the Grateful Dead; his former band The Tubes; and how being in the Grateful Dead felt like being a part of a “big, old, wonderful family.”

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A never before published interview with Paul Stanley (KISS) from 1996

In the interview, Stanley talks about:

- How the 1996 tour is going to be a better Kiss concert than the 1974 shows.

- The familiarity of playing with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss

- Parasitic friends and business associates

- If there will be more reunion tours

- How fast tickets are selling

- How KISS fans are the greatest fans in the world

- His thoughts on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

- The founding of the Kiss Army and Bill Starkey, the founder

In this episode, we have the Starchild, Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley. At the time of this interview in 1996, Stanley was 44 years old and was promoting the Kiss reunion tour. In the interview, Stanley talks about the Kiss Army and its founder, Bill Starkey; the familiarity of playing with Ace Frehley and Peter Cross; and how Kiss fans are the greatest in the world.

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A never before published interview with Kurtis Blow from 1997

In the interview, Blow talks about:

- Whether he thinks God cares about pop music

- How he had it all and now has nothing

- What hip-hop fans should go back and listen to

- How early hip-hop had a code of ethics not to use swear words

- Why he got out of the music business

- How he foresaw how big hip-hop would get

- The language of a rap

- Why rap artist don’t typically have long careers

- Why white America has gravitated toward rap

- The first time rap was used for a commercial

- How Don Cornelius, host of Soul Train, broke Kurtis’ heart

- If he became the overlord of music, what the first thing he’d change would be

In this episode, we have hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow. At the time of this interview in 1997, Blow was 38 years old and was promoting his three-CD compilation, “The History of Rap.” In the interview, Kurtis talks about how Don Cornelius, host of Soul Train, broke his heart; what hip-hop fans should go back and listen to; and how he foresaw how big rap music would become.

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A never before published interview with Lars Ulrich (Metallica) from 1997

In the interview, Ulrich talks about:

- Pat Boone’s version of “Enter Sandman”

- Metallica’s songwriting process

- How the internet can be a “frightening instrument.”

- Being on the Ferrall on the Bench show and whether he and Scott Ferrall are friends

- What motivates him

- The challenges of touring with a huge stage

- The cover art for “Load”

- The weirdest encounter he has ever had with a fan

- Whether he’s enjoying himself on tour

- How he’s looking forward to “some of that horseradish down at the old St. Elmo’s joint” (an Indianapolis insider tidbit)

In this episode, we have Metallica’s co-founder and drummer Lars Ulrich. At the time of this interview in 1997, Ulrich was 34 years old and was promoting the band’s concert date in Indianapolis. In the interview, Lars talks about Metallica’s songwriting process, the weirdest encounter he has ever had with a fan, what motivates him, and how the internet can be a “frightening instrument.”

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A never before published interview with David Crosby from 1998

In the interview, Crosby talks about:

- Meeting his son after 30 years

- Writing and playing music with his newly found son

- How he is the happiest “walrus” you’d meet

- Why his son is a better musician than he is

- His feelings toward The Doors’ Jim Morrison

- Mistakes he has made in life

- The story behind his new record label, Samson Music

- How he doesn’t make music for the money

- How Music of Bulgaria is the best record no has heard

In this episode, we have singer-songwriter David Crosby. At the time of this interview in 1998, Crosby was 56 years old and was promoting his tour with his new band, CPR. In the interview, Crosby talks about mistakes he’s made in his life, how he connected for the first time with his 30-year old musician and bandmate son, and how he is the happiest “walrus” you’d meet.

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A never before published interview with Ringo Starr (The Beatles) from 1992

In this episode, we’re celebrating the 80th birthday of Ringo Starr by playing Marc’s interview with the Beatles’ drummer from 1992. At the time of this interview, Ringo was 52 and was on tour with his All-Starr Band. Back in those days, Ringo would do five-minute interviews, so this conversation is much shorter than normal. So let’s skip our normal preamble and get right to the interview.

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A never before published interview with Robby Krieger (The Doors) from 1991.

In the interview, Krieger talks about:

- Going all-instrumental without Jim Morrison

-What he thought about Oliver Stone’s movie “The Doors”

- Why keyboardist Ray Manzarek wanted nothing to do with the film

- The truth about The Doors

- What it was like making records after Morrison died

- Whether he feels the Doors have come to symbolize the ’60s

- How the music of today compares with the music of the ’60s

- How Jim Morrison should be remembered

In this episode, we have The Doors’ guitarist, Robby Krieger. At the time of this interview in 1991, Krieger was 45 years old and was promoting his own band, The Robby Krieger Band. In the interview, Krieger talks about his thoughts on Oliver Stone’s movie “The Doors,” why Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek wanted nothing to do with the film, and how thinks Jim Morrison should be remembered.

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A never before published interview with Ray Manzarek from 1998.

In the interview, Manzarek talks about:

• The death of Jim Morrison
• Whether he feels that he lives in Morrison’s shadow
• Whether Morrison is in heaven or hell
• Whether Iggy Pop was considered to replace Morrison
• The early days of touring with the Doors
• How he wants to inform the youth about the ‘60s
• His belief in an ancient Egyptian religion
• His thoughts on The Who
• Whether it was difficult playing bass parts on the keyboard
• His feelings about Oliver Stone’s movie about the Doors
• If it’s better to burn out or to rust
• His dislike of David Crosby
• His connection to The Knack

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A never before published interview with Tracy Morgan from 2007.

In the interview, Morgan talks about:

• His new movie with Ice Cube
• If Tracy Jordan and Tracy Morgan are the same person
• The dynamics of 30 Rock
• Whether he was happy with the 30 Rock episode where Jordan was shown to be illiterate
• His famous family members
• Working with white writers
• If he feels stereotyped

In this episode, we have Emmy-nominated comedian Tracy Morgan. At the time of this interview in 2007, Morgan was 39 years old and was promoting the TV show 30 Rock and his upcoming movie "First Sunday." In the interview, Morgan talks about the dynamics of 30 Rock, working with white writers, how Tracy Jordan and Tracy Morgan are two different people, and his famous family members.

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A never before published interview with Peter Buck (R.E.M.) 1989

In the interview, Buck talks about:

• Is R.E.M. commercial or inaccessible
• If the album Green is supposed to be uplifting
• Why he is angrier than ever
• His love for Lou Reed
• The misunderstanding of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA”
• The trappings of success
• The early days in R.E.M.
• State of radio at the time
• How R.E.M. picks where to record
• Why Athens, Georgia, was a hotbed for bands at the time
• Paying cash for a new Jeep

In this episode, we have R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. At the time of this interview in 1989, Buck was 33 years old and was starting to tour for the band’s sixth album, “Green.” In the interview, Buck talks about the early days of R.E.M., his love for Lou Reed, the trappings of success, and whether R.E.M.’s music is commercial or inaccessible.

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A never before published interview with Keith Emerson from 1992

- In the interview Emerson talks about:

- How technology has changed the way he plays

- If it felt right getting back together with ELP

- How the reunion came to be

- Why he thinks he was overlooked as a solo artist

- The stigma attached to keyboardist

- How ELP pioneered the classical rock movement

- If he felt competitive with other contemporary keyboardists

- How he felt that ELP was not a rock band

- How ELP came to play Pictures at an Exhibition

- His thoughts on rap music

In this episode, we have arguably the best keyboardist in rock music history, Keith Emerson. At the time of this interview in 1992, Emerson was 48 years old and was embarking on a reunion tour with his old bandmates, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer. In the interview, Keith talks about how Emerson, Lake, and Palmer came to play Pictures at an Exhibition, the stigma of being a keyboardist, and his belief that ELP was not a rock band.

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A never before published interview with Little Richard from the year 2000

In the interview Little Richard talks about:

- Who he really wanted to play him in the movie

- His desire that you understanding him

- Why he wore make-up

- If he considers himself gay

- Whether he ever wore a bra

- How he was the first African American to be on white radio

- What’s accurate and not accurate in the movie

- How his Daddy beat him

- And more...

In this episode, we have one of the pioneers of rock and roll--the recently departed Little Richard. At the time of this interview in the year 2000, Richard was 67 years old and was promoting the TV movie based on his life called “Little Richard.” In the interview, Richard talks about why he wore make-up, if he considers himself gay, how he was the first African American to be on white radio, and how he discovered the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and, The Rolling Stones

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A never before published interview with Ozzy Osbourne 1997.

In the interview Ozzy talks about:

• His love for his fans
• The legacy of Ozzfest
• How the Sabbath reunion came to pass
• Why Bill Ward was not included on the tour
• His thoughts on Marilyn Manson
• His record label Ozz Records
• Best Buy and censorship
• Being in Howard Stern’s movie

In this episode, we have The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne. At the time of this interview in 1997, Osbourne was 49 years old and was promoting his multi-band tour Ozzfest. In the interview, Ozzy talks about his love for his fans, how the Sabbath reunion came to be, Marilyn Manson, and the legacy of Ozzfest.

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A never before published interview with Primus' Les Claypool 1994.

In the interview Claypool talks about:

• Why Rush and Primus makes for a good concert
• The hardest bass line for him when he first started
• What made him wanna play bass
• His bass technique 
• Headlining Lollapalooza 
• Pork Soda
• Best Buy and Primus
• His record label Prawn Song Records
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In this episode, we have Primus’s frontman and bassist, Les Claypool. At the time of this interview in 1994, Claypool was 31 years old and was promoting his band’s fourth album Pork Soda. In the interview, Les talks about what made him wanna play the bass, headling Lollapalooza, the parallels of Rush and Primus, and his record label.

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A never before published interview with America author Kurt Vonnegut from 2000.

In the interview Vonnegut talks about:

- If technological progress has been good.

- His love for the ACLU.

- Posting the ten commandments in schools.

- If he believes in God.

- His affection for Indianapolis.

- Being captured by the Germans in WWII.

In this episode, we have American Author Kurt Vonnegut. At the time of this interview, Vonnegut was 77 years old and was in Indianapolis for an ACLU fundraising event. In this wide-ranging interview, Vonnegut talks about freedom of speech and censorship, civil rights and war, God and religion, ethical suicide parlors and dying.

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A never before published interview with John Prine from 1997.

In the interview Prine talks about:

• His record label, “Oh Boy”
• Why his songs have “simple messages”
• How at the time of the interview he was in such a good place that he’ll “probably be writing all zippity-doo-da songs”
• John Mellencamp and other Indiana connections
• His yet-to-be-made duet album
• Touring smaller venues
• And more...

In this episode, we have the great singer-songwriter, John Prine. At the time of this interview in 1997, Prine was 50 years old and was out on tour with Los Lobos. In the interview, Prine talks about his record label, Oh Boy, his Indiana connections, touring, and his yet-to-be-made duet album.

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A never before published interview with John Entwistle, bassist for The Who, from 1996.

In this episode, we have the great singer-songwriter, John Prine. At the time of this interview in 1997, Prine was 50 years old and was out on tour with Los Lobos. In the interview, Prine talks about his record label, Oh Boy, his Indiana connections, touring, and his yet-to-be-made duet album.

In the interview Entwistle talks about:

• Why he picked up the bass
• His sometimes forgotten contributions to The Who’s music
• How he made his first bass
• How he mistakenly developed his bass-playing style
• If he admires any other bass players
• His thoughts on Tommy the broadway show
• What he thinks about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• The backstory of his hearing problem (It wasn’t from concerts)
• He indulges Marc and states five of his best songs
• His cartoon character art

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In the interview Aykroyd and Belushi talk about:

- They talk in-depth about their yet to be made film The Blues Brothers.

- How democratic Saturday Night Live is.

- The greatness of performing on live tv. 

- How they met and Second City days.

- How the Blues Brother’s look came to be.

- Aykroyd reveals how he came up with the SNL skit the Coneheads.

- The inspiration for Belushi’s Samurai character.

- Auditioning for SNL

- Thoughts on one of their next films, 1941.

In this episode, we have an interview you might have heard before but probably not. In the crate of Marc's tapes are some unmarked interviews that Marc did not do. One of those tapes has an interview with Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi from 1978. I couldn't find the interview anywhere online, so I thought "this is too good not to be heard" and decided to make it public. 

At the time of this interview, Aykroyd was 26 years old, and Belushi was 29. In the interview, they talk in-depth about their two upcoming films, “The Blues Brothers” and Stephen Spielberg’s “1941.” Also in the interview, Belushi reveals how he came up with the Samurai character he played on Saturday Night Live, and Aykroyd tells where he found the inspiration for the SNL skit the Coneheads. 

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A never before published music interview with Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) from 1993.

In the interview Morello talks about:

- The diversity of Rage Against the Machine’s audience

- The band’s intent not to preach to the converted

- The pushing of pushing an anti-censorship agenda

- The threat of the PMRC

- Boycotting record stores that don't believe in in the first amendment

- The Lollapalooza t-shirt debacle

- And more...

In this episode, we have the first of two interviews with Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello. At the time of this interview in 1993, Morello was 29 years old and was out on tour supporting his band’s self-titled first record. In the interview, Tom talks about the pushing of an anti-censorship agenda, the Lollapalooza t-shirt debacle, and how Rage Against the Machine is not like Public Enemy for white kids.

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A never before published interview with John Mellencamp from 1991.

In the interview Mellencamp talks about:

- Hows he’s given up on trying to save the world

- How big corporations don’t give a shit about your town

- In-depth with his album “Whenever We wanted”

- Turning 40 

- How the world is run by men we never hear of

- His thoughts on a friend that loves Ronald Reagan

- The movie he directed what it was like making his first film

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A never before published interview with Alex Van Halen from 1980.

In the interview Van Halen talks about:

• Van Halen days before being signed

• Working with Ted Templeman.

• The best heavy metal band he ever saw play live

• The future of Van Halen

• And more...

Show Note: In the interview, Marc asks if it's true that Van Halen has in their rider that there are to be no brown M&Ms backstage. It wasn't until years later that David Lee Roth revealed the real reason behind their no brown M&Ms rule.

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A never before published interview with Izzy Stradlin from 1993. (Formerly w/Guns N' Roses)

In the interview Izzy talks about:

• Growing up in Indiana.

• If he’s still friends with his ex-bandmates.

• How he loves the drums.

• Recording with the JuJu Hounds

• And more...

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A never before published interview with Ace Frehley from 1994.

In the interview Frehley talks about:

• What “sucks” about rock’n’roll.

• His side gig in computer graphics.

• The possibility of a KISS reunion.

• Playing while sober.

• His influence on other guitars players.

• And more...

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A never before published interview with Dave Matthews from 1996

In the interview Matthews talks about:

• His fancy footwork

• His band’s first live performance.

• Why we should teach children varied philosophies.

• The making of his album “Crash”.

• Why we want freedom.

• Whether he cares or not if he makes it into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame.

And more...

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A never before heard interview with Neal Peart from the band Rush in 1991.

In this episode, we have our second of three interviews with drummer Neal “The Professor” Peart of the band Rush. At the time of this interview in 1991, he was 39 years old and was out on tour with Geddy and Alex in support of the band’s 14th studio album Roll the Bones. In the interview, Neil talks about how he has become comfortable with a random universe, the strength of the individual, talking philosophy with his friends, and how he convinced the band to add a rap to one of their songs.

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A never before published interview with Frank Zappa from 1991.

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When I asked Frank Zappa if he had any regrets about the first 25 years of his career, he was blunt, as he always was. 

"There are certain things I might have said in a different way," he said. "But basically, there it is."

And that's why Frank Zappa was and is still revered by his fans—because he said and did what he believed and never let commercial considerations deter him.

In this 1991 interview from The Tapes Archive, Zappa, then 50, talked about standing up to the Parents' Music Resource Center and its warning labels on record albums, how he stepped into Eastern Europe to help American businesses establish ties in formerly communist countries, and why he refused to apologize for songs such as “Jewish Princess,” which offended some organizations.

There’s also talk about his anti-bootlegging project, “Beat the Boots,” and he tells a classic story about one of his greatest songs, “Black Napkins.”

A couple of items that need context:

-At the beginning of the interview, when he mentions “swine,” he’s referring to a show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds where he remembered seeing the Swine Barn.

-Later, when I refer to “the book,” I’m talking about “The Real Frank Zappa Book,” which was published in 1989.

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A never before heard interview with Dweezil Zappa from 1995.

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In the story I wrote in 1994 based on this interview with Dweezil Zappa, the lead paragraph summed up the conversation pretty well: “His father treated life as if it were a wave of stupidity he could somehow contain. Dweezil Zappa prefers to smirk and ride the tide.”

"There's not much use in being negative 24 hours a day," he said. "I can spend a few minutes of my day being negative, but ultimately I like to enjoy things more than I like to promote my disdain for things.”

Dweezil was 24 at the time. He was touring with his band Z in support of the record Shampoohorn, and he also has been acting, with roles in a sitcom called “Normal Life” and a cartoon called “Duckman.” We talk about those things, as well as his love for terrible TV shows and movies, and the state of the music industry. Of course, there’s also some discussion about his father, Frank, who died in December 1993, a couple of months before this interview was recorded.

"You had to be on your toes to talk to him,” Dweezil said. “You didn't want to just talk to him about something unless it was goofy and guaranteed for a laugh. He wanted to learn something every time you talked to him. He was great for that."

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A never before heard interview with Shannon Hoon of the band Blind Melon from 1995 one month before he died.

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When I spoke to Shannon Hoon in September 1995, he and his band, Blind Melon, were on the verge of stardom. Their first album yielded the massive hit single “No Rain,” they had played Woodstock ’94, and they were excited about their new album, “Soup.”

We talked about the new album and how different it was from the band’s debut, about his growing up in Lafayette, Indiana, and about parenthood. His girlfriend Lisa Crouse had just given birth to their daughter, Nico Blue, two months earlier. 

About a month after this interview, Hoon was dead, victim of a cocaine overdose. He was 28.

It was hard to understand his death then, and it’s still difficult today—especially after listening to this conversation again. In 1995, Hoon had a great life to look forward to. He was upbeat, funny, and enjoying his family life.

Now it’s 2019, and he’s been dead almost as long as he was alive.

A few notes:

-We discuss Hoon’s friend and fellow musician Mike Kelsey, a great guitarist whose work has long deserved a much wider audience. Check him out at https://www.michaelkelsey.com/

-At one point, Hoon brings up a negative review of Soup that appeared in the Indianapolis Star. The reviewer wrote: “With a better singer, this band could have some staying power.”

-Hoon references the morning radio team Bob & Tom, which at the time were heard only in the Indianapolis area. Since then, the show has expanded nationally to more than 100 stations.

-Blind Melon continued on without Hoon until 1999, when the group disbanded. After an eight-year hiatus, it teamed up with singer Travis Warren for the album “For My Friends.” Over the next 10 years, the band performed occasionally, and in 2018 they decided to get back together permanently.  

More about Blind Melon is at blindmelon.com.

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A never before heard interview with comedian Bill Maher from 1994

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Bill Maher is a huge part of the comedy and talk-show landscape, thanks to his HBO show Real Time, which is now in its 17th season.

But in 1994, when this interview was recorded, Maher, then 38, really was just taking off. His Comedy Central show “Politically Incorrect” was about to start its third season, he was an occasional correspondent on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and he had just released a comic novel called “True Story.”

In this interview, we talked a lot about those subjects, as well as politics. In listening to the tape, what’s striking is how we’re still debating the same political issues we were in 1994—especially healthcare and gun control.

One thing I particularly like about this interview is Maher himself. It’s generally hard to make a comedian laugh. But if Maher thinks something is funny, he laughs. I was happy to make him laugh a couple of times.

Also, it’s great to see how consistent he’s been over the years. In the interview, I asked him if it’s accurate to describe him as a disillusioned Democrat who liked Ross Perot’s ideas but knew he could never carry them out, who thinks government is too intrusive and that people are much too dependent on government, who thinks people have gotten fat, lazy and unwilling to accept responsibility.

He liked that description.

I’d say it’s still entirely apt today.

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A never before heard interview with Jeff Tweedy of the band Wilco from 1997

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Jeff Tweedy is often described as a reticent interview subject, but I found him to be relaxed and easygoing when we spoke in 1997.

At the time, Tweedy and his band Wilco were touring behind their second record, “Being There,” and he was learning to balance the responsibilities of career and fatherhood. 

Our talk is largely about music and musical influences, and about Wilco getting away from the “alt-country” label. The funniest part of the conversation is near the end, where Tweedy tells stories about weird interactions with fans.

As fans know, Tweedy wrote a memoir, “Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back),” that came out in 2018, and Wilco’s 11th album, “Ode to Joy,” is scheduled for release on October 4.

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A never before heard interview with Neil Peart of Rush from 1990.

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I interviewed Neil Peart several times over the years and thoroughly enjoyed every conversation. In addition to being a great drummer, he’s a smart, thoughtful, articulate gentleman whose worldview extends well beyond rock ‘n’ roll.

This interview, recorded in 1990, was the first of our talks. Nearly 30 years later, I’m still amazed by his interest in visiting art museums and bicycling around the United States, his desire to become a prose writer, and his simple explanation for why Rush had been able to stay together for so long. (“We’ve retained not only respect but also affection for each other over the years.”) When we talked, Rush was touring behind Presto, its 13th studio album, so there’s also a lot of conversation about songs on that album.

A bit of context:

-Early on, we talk about—but don’t name—Rush’s first drummer. He was John Howard Rutsey, who left the group in 1974. He died in 2008.

-We also discuss the Meech Lake Accord, which would have recognized Quebec as a ''distinct society'' in the body of the Canadian constitution. The accord ultimately failed.

For more about Rush, visit rush.com/band/, where the group’s credentials are laid out nicely: “More than 40 million records sold worldwide. Countless sold-out tours. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Officers of the Order of Canada. And that's all very nice. But for these three guys, it's all about the music, their friendship, and the fans.”

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A never before heard interview with Rick James from 1997.

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When I spoke to Rick James in 1997, he had already been a megastar, a prisoner, and a recipient of royalties for the use of his “Super Freak” bassline in MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This.”

At the time, he was about to start a tour to promote his first album in nine years, “Urban Rhapsody,” and was in the midst of writing his autobiography, “The Confessions of Rick James: Memoirs of a Super Freak,” which eventually came out in 2007—three years after his death.

In this interview, James, then 49, talked freely about his drug use, how prison turned out to be a good thing for him, what he thought of rap (not much), and his friendships with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. You’ve gotta like someone who says, “A lot of things I had done over the years, I can't remember if I did 'em or not. But they sort of sound great."

I think you’ll enjoy this interview.

As for the concert, it was OK. My review started like this:

"This is not a concert tonight; this is a reunion," Rick James announced early in his set Friday night at the Indiana Convention Center. Actually, it was both a concert and a reunion, as well as a throwback to an era when performers favored sexual innuendo (rather than outright vulgarity) and identified people by their Zodiac signs. James led his Stone City Band through an imbalanced, sporadically invigorating set in his return to action after two years in prison on a drug and assault conviction, plus years of inactivity due to drug addiction.

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A never before heard interview with Joan Rivers from 1990.

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Joan Rivers was a great interview, and quotes like this are the reason why: “I think one of the

reasons (people) do like me, those that like me, is because I really never bullshit them. I always say exactly what I truly think and believe, including when Elizabeth Taylor was fat. She was fat!”

At the time of this interview, Rivers, then 57, was hosting her own daytime talk show, “The Joan Rivers Show,” and was on the road doing standup comedy. She was a few years removed from “The Late Show with Joan Rivers,” a nighttime talk show the Fox network created to try to compete with “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” as well as her husband’s suicide. 

But she was already a legend—a pioneering female comic (when there were few) who rose to become the permanent guest host of “The Tonight Show” in 1983. And she was fearless. 

A couple of notes about this interview:

-Our exchange about Angie Bowie and Howard Stern requires some context. Both Bowie and Stern were guests on the same episode of "The Joan Rivers Show." When Bowie started acting coy, Stern jumped in and got her to talk about her husband's relationship with Mick Jagger.

-It’s surprising that she names the person who served as her go-between with Elizabeth Taylor. (Actor Roddy McDowall.) Unlike most celebrities, she was unafraid to name names.

-“The Joan Rivers Show” ended in 1993. In 1990, she won a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Talk Show Host.

-At the end of the interview, she invites me backstage to say hello. I don’t remember why, but I didn’t end up meeting her. I wish I had. 

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A never before heard interview with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull from 1993.

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A never before heard interview with Trey Anastasio from 1993.

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I have a long, strange history with Phish. I’m an admirer—nobody dares do what Phish does routinely, which is to play a completely different show and challenge its audience—and a skeptic, because sometimes, they step on their dicks.

In 1997, after the August 10 Phish concert at Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, I wrote one of the most negative reviews I ever wrote about anyone. The oft-quoted line is this: “To be blunt (and paraphrase the title of a popular book), Phish could urinate in its fans' ears and tell them it's music. The fans, in turn, would be there with tape recorders to capture the moment.”

There was not much Internet to speak of at the time, so the review made its way around the Phish world slowly. Angry letters trickled in for the next year or so.

But to his everlasting credit—and one of the reasons I’ll always be a Phish fan—Trey Anastasio responded like this.[See link below]

At the time of this interview, in 1993, I was strictly an admirer, and Trey and I had a great conversation. The band had put out “A Picture of Nectar,” its third studio album, the previous year, and was about to play in Indianapolis at the 2,400-seat Murat Theatre. But most of our talk was about jamming and taping and the phenomenon that Phish was about to become. 

In rereading the transcript after all these years, it’s funny to think that Phish was, at the time, being compared with the Spin Doctors, a band that bit the dust (commercially) not long after. With the benefit of hindsight, we now know that no one compares with Phish.

Trey's response to Marc Allan's review

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A never before heard interview with Billy Joel from 1994.

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A never before heard interview with George Carlin from 1989.

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At the time of this interview, in 1989, George Carlin was 52 years old, a 30-year veteran of standup comedy, and in the middle of yet another tour. He also had a role that year in the movie “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” and in the subsequent TV show, “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures.”

 By this point in his career, Carlin was already considered one of the two or three greatest standup comics of all time. His credits included performing on the very first episode of “Saturday Night Live,” and his “Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television” routine had been part of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the use of obscene language.

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An introduction to the podcast, and a little bit of background on how and why this podcast was created.

The podcast is a collaboration between documentary filmmaker Alan Berry (“Dead Man’s Line”) and his longtime friend, journalist Marc Allan, who conducted and recorded the interviews decades ago. Allan recorded these interviews via phone, and the podcast provides a unique, intimate look into music, culture and these artists’ careers at specific moments in time. Most interviews were conducted between 1985-1995.

Berry and Allan curated a 12-episode season that will include interviews with Neil Peart of Rush, Frank Zappa, Ray Charles, Joan Rivers and more.

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