New interview
Below is recording-artist Louis Lamp's interview "with the man, the myth, the legend, Frank Cotolo. This is the interview where I learn that I'm just too nice...
LL: So Frank, tell us a little about yourself.
FC: I hate talking about myself. Suffice it to say that I am a zen master, living life for the moment, although I am concerned about my triglicerides. Being a zen master doesn't pay the rent, so I write and perform for a living. I have been a professional writer and performer all of my life. I am no good at carpentry, plumbing or automobile mechanics. However, I once lifted a car off the ground with two fingers.
LL: Of the myriad of jobs you've had in the industry, and you picked a favorite, which would it be?
FC: I can answer that question differently in the morning than I would in the evening. Funny, but sometimes I like being a musician/singer better than being a writer and other times I don't want to do either of them and be a hobo. In fact, I have a little metal cup that I sometimes fill with stew and take into my backyard to eat the way a bum would eat it, sitting on the ground. I even use my hands to scoop up the stew. But I do love broadcasting. I wish that personality radio would make a comeback. I guess there just aren't enough personalities around to do it.
LL: What sorts of projects keep you busy now?
FC: I am always writing a book. Last year I finished "The Complete and Unadbridged History of Japan" and this year I am working on one titled "The Halls of Knowledge." I am also involved in a television project, a movie project and two other projects that I hope will yield some dough before my car tanks.
LL: If you had the ability to add something new to the music industry, what would it be?
FC: Have a picture of me somewhere on every CD cover.
LL: If you had the ability to change something in the industry, what would you change?
FC: I would pass a law to stop the writing of new songs. There are too many great songs now and too many people out there littering the world with new ones. I think all the best songs have already been written. I stopped writing songs and I urge others to follow suit because the world is more polluted with songs than those gasses that Al Gore keeps shouting about.
LL: If you could remove something from the industry, what would you remove?
FC: The Dixie Chicks' dresses.
LL: So Frank, tell us a little about yourself.
FC: I hate talking about myself. Suffice it to say that I am a zen master, living life for the moment, although I am concerned about my triglicerides. Being a zen master doesn't pay the rent, so I write and perform for a living. I have been a professional writer and performer all of my life. I am no good at carpentry, plumbing or automobile mechanics. However, I once lifted a car off the ground with two fingers.
LL: Of the myriad of jobs you've had in the industry, and you picked a favorite, which would it be?
FC: I can answer that question differently in the morning than I would in the evening. Funny, but sometimes I like being a musician/singer better than being a writer and other times I don't want to do either of them and be a hobo. In fact, I have a little metal cup that I sometimes fill with stew and take into my backyard to eat the way a bum would eat it, sitting on the ground. I even use my hands to scoop up the stew. But I do love broadcasting. I wish that personality radio would make a comeback. I guess there just aren't enough personalities around to do it.
LL: What sorts of projects keep you busy now?
FC: I am always writing a book. Last year I finished "The Complete and Unadbridged History of Japan" and this year I am working on one titled "The Halls of Knowledge." I am also involved in a television project, a movie project and two other projects that I hope will yield some dough before my car tanks.
LL: If you had the ability to add something new to the music industry, what would it be?
FC: Have a picture of me somewhere on every CD cover.
LL: If you had the ability to change something in the industry, what would you change?
FC: I would pass a law to stop the writing of new songs. There are too many great songs now and too many people out there littering the world with new ones. I think all the best songs have already been written. I stopped writing songs and I urge others to follow suit because the world is more polluted with songs than those gasses that Al Gore keeps shouting about.
LL: If you could remove something from the industry, what would you remove?
FC: The Dixie Chicks' dresses.
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