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April 10, 2012
- in Devin , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Devin – HuffPost 4.10.12
Mike Ragogna: Devin! Devin: Hello, how are you? MR: I’m fine, you? D: Swell. MR: Peachy. So what’s your deal? What is “Devin”? D: Devin is pretty straight rock ‘n’ roll. We have a high-energy set that we play. We’re brand new and we’re having the album out so we have a lot ahead of […]
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April 10, 2012
- in Ed Sheeran , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Ed Sheeran – HuffPost 4.10.12
Mike Ragogna: Ed, you’ve got a new album, Plus. Plus? Ed Sheeran: You just said it…Plus. It’s ambiguous, you can think of it what you want. Everyone’s calls it Plus, but it’s just a symbol. MR: Ah, it’s +, okay. Now, it already features a few international hit songs, including “The A Team.” And that recording was a huge […]
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April 6, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Donovan by Mike
Donovan – HuffPost 4.6.12
Mike Ragogna: Donovan, what advice do you have for new artists. Donovan: It’s the same again. If you want to make shoes you have to go learn from a cobbler. If you want to write songs, you have to learn from songwriters. If you’re singing and wanting to write, you have to study the masters. […]
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April 6, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Tommy Roe by Mike
A Conversation with Tommy Roe – HuffPost 4.6.12
Mike Ragogna: Hey, Tommy, what the story behind your song “It’s For You And Me” from your new album, tentatively titled Devil’s Soul Pile? Tommy Roe: I’ll tell you the story… I wrote this song for my wife. We’ve been married 30 years, and, of course, after you’ve been married 30 years, you have these spats […]
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April 6, 2012
- in Donovan , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Donovan – HuffPost 4.6.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello there, Donovan, father of Ione Skye and Donovan Leitch. How are you sir? Donovan: How are you? Hello America! I’m fine, thank you. I’m sitting over here in California and that can’t be bad. MR: We’re sitting in Iowa and we’re having some nice, warm weather here. DL: There was a bit […]
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April 6, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Tommy Roe by Mike
Tommy Roe – HuffPost 4.6.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Tommy Roe: Oh boy. Just persistence. I think it’s much harder today. There are so many great musicians and entertainers, there is a lot of talent out there, and the competition is just incredible. But I think if you’re persistent and you work on your […]
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April 4, 2012
A Conversation with Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson – HuffPost 4.4.12
Mike Ragogna: Ian, how are you? Ian Anderson: Well, remarkably well, considering my advanced years and the state of mental degeneration that I was in earlier today when I was starting my couple hours rehearsal of learning the second half of side two of Thick As A Brick 1, if you can grasp all of that. […]
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April 4, 2012
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson – HuffPost 4.4.12
Mike Ragogna: One last thing I need from you, please, is advice for new artists. You’ve had an amazing career! Ian Anderson: My advice is to do it because you love it. There should be no sense of second best or failure attached to the idea of being an amateur musician. So, my advice to […]
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