Neil Young News: Unscripted Interview: Demme & Young

Monday, January 30, 2006

Unscripted Interview: Demme & Young

A fun little interview between Neil Young and director Jonathan Demme is up on Unscripted @ Sundance '06.

The interview takes place at the Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Heart of Gold". "Neil Young, reveals two things: how he channels Hank Williams in 'Heart of Gold,' and his secret, unrequited love of Good & Plenty candy."

Demme asks Neil about "Bernard Shakey" -- his "nom du cinema".

Neil comments on how playing Hank Williams guitar and Demme remarks about Neil seemed to adapt the persona.

As the interview concludes, Neil remarks off-camera on why the program is called "Unscripted" when they're both reading the questions?

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More interviews with Neil Young, Neil Young films and his collaborations with film director Jonathan Demme.

Thanks HwyCDRrev for the link!

UPDATE 2/14/06: Listen to Philadelphia Inquirer music critic Dan Deluca interview Jonathan Demme on:
- what it was like to shoot the film, and how it turned out
- How the Demme-Young collaboration came about
- On letting the camera linger
- The Jonathan Demme philosophy of what makes a great performance film
- Some of his favorite music movies

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7 Comments:

At 1/30/2006 10:45:00 AM, Anonymous said...: hilarious interview! So whatever happened to Good&Plenty's??
At 1/30/2006 10:50:00 AM, Anonymous said...: Ah... I love hearing that man talk. Almost as much as I love hearing him sing. Great interview.
At 1/30/2006 06:51:00 PM, horsewifnoname said...: Laughed my ass off! This is the best interview I've seen in awhile......thanks for the heads up, Thrasher.
At 1/31/2006 11:01:00 AM, Anonymous said...: What a hoot! Gotta find me some of that Good-n-Plenty!
At 1/31/2006 11:46:00 AM, Anonymous said...: I never realized Neil was so funny? It always seems that he's so serious. Definitely saw a warmer side here.
At 1/31/2006 06:08:00 PM, 52stations said...: neil is a riot !
whenever i get confused by neil's actions, i always ask myself :
is he kidding ?
then everyhting else falls into place !
At 3/06/2009 05:06:00 PM, dr dip said...: Christ,I told ya all along....Neil HAS got a sense of humour!
When I interviewed him in Auss recently that was quite evident.. If thrash didn't edit me I would post the rest of my interview with him from down under.