I gotta say goodbye to Rick Beato

[RLetson]

Beato looks to me like a very good interviewer--he asks intelligent, informed questions and gives his guest space to answer at length. Of course, it helps to have as smart and articulate a guest as Joscho, but from what I've seen, his basic approach is pretty much what I figured out when doing interviews and profiles in my magazine-writing days--an interview is a conversation. (Which was also Dick Cavett's technique.)

BTW, Beato is clearly enjoying the interview and the playing--and Joscho and Jungbeck are having fun, too.

[Marty Grass]

You're right about Dick Cavett. He was conversational. Joe Rogan is also. They are very different people though. Dick Cavett was a little stiffer. Both though don't seem to have a rehearsed style. The conversation flow happened.

[Christian Miller]

Beato looks to me like a very good interviewer--he asks intelligent, informed questions and gives his guest space to answer at length.

I really don't think people value this enough.

I enjoy Hank Green but it was hilarious watching him interview Bernie Sanders recently, because Bernie could not get a word in edgewise. This a claim to fame haha.

YouTube is full of people who love the sound of their own voices, which rarely makes for great interview skills. Beato clearly likes the sound of his own voice, but he also has enough self awareness to dial it down when appropriate.

[supersoul]

YouTube is full of people who love the sound of their own voices, which rarely makes for great interview skills. Beato clearly likes the sound of his own voice, but he also has enough self awareness to dial it down when appropriate.

I just watched Beato's interview with Jimmy Webb. Beato dialed it down and just let Mr. Webb tell his stories. There was a fair amount of editing, perhaps because Jimmy Webb talks in tangents. The guy has a lot to say about songwriting and he loves to say it.

Great interview, points to Beato for asking just enough questions to keep the conversation moving.

[Navdeep_Singh]

The Benson and Metheny interviews were great, worth everyone’s time here. He also interviewed lesser knowns such as Marcusso. I enjoyed his Tony Levin interview, a lot, too. To get big rock star names on his show, he has to really dumb down the interviews (David Gilmour, Lee and Lifeson) and offer softball questions that are in their much smaller musical wheelhouse. The Gilmour interviews were particularly embarrassing, especially. He stated his Lifeson interview with a ? On the “Alex Lifeson” chord. Come on! LMAO!

[garybaldy]

The Benson and Metheny interviews were great, worth everyone’s time here. He also interviewed lesser knowns such as Marcusso. I enjoyed his Tony Levin interview, a lot, too. To get big rock star names on his show, he has to really dumb down the interviews (David Gilmour, Lee and Lifeson) and offer softball questions that are in their much smaller musical wheelhouse. The Gilmour interviews were particularly embarrassing, especially. He stated his Lifeson interview with a ? On the “Alex Lifeson” chord. Come on! LMAO!

There are so many incredibly famous and popular guitarists that don't know the half of it.

[Marty Grass]

I have seen several of his interviews with Gilmour. There was a lot about technical and studios decisions, including quite a bit about Gilmour's pedal board.

I don't know where else you can find this type of detail on music theory, technical styles, recording techniques, etc. He also gets into mode changes.

The episondes are not tutorials with structures. They are discussions. I accept that not all with find that approach efficient or adequate. But after a mind-numbing day of work, his shows ofter are spot on as a blend of entertainment, information, and a dash of behind the scenes gossip.

[Doctor Jeff]

I agree with the buffet concept.

“Take what you want and leave the rest, but you should never have taken the very best…”

I will second that interviewing is a hard job. Look at Carson or Cavett. They weren’t the best actors, musicians or comedians. Or the most knowledgeable about any of them, but they were great interviewers.

My hope is for a YT channel with Werner Herzog interviewing famous jazz musicians.