tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497169516087803680.post746834670152067255..comments2023-11-30T10:14:32.373-05:00Comments on Susan Cross Writes : Interview with Lynyrd Skynyrd - May 31, 1975 (Update)Susan Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05076064230626935030noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497169516087803680.post-26267163808640054182018-02-17T21:04:39.222-05:002018-02-17T21:04:39.222-05:00JR, I was only assigned to ask about Wallace for t...JR, I was only assigned to ask about Wallace for the magazine, that's why it's just a blurb. Ronnie hated doing interviews and most writers knew it so refused to deal with him. I was quite surprised when the publicist called and offered it to me because I was relatively new to the game and LS and Ronnie were huge! When I walked in, he jumped up and started yelling at me. I am only 4'10" but NEVER let anyone intimidate me and I told him that. He liked my spunk and that's why we ended up spending so much of the day together. He had no other interviews after mine. I no longer have the tape, having moved many times since then.. I sure wish I did! At least I still have those great pics. (I have a broken hand so please forgive any typos) His tragic death crushed me and I know how lucky I was for this experience.<br />Susan Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076064230626935030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497169516087803680.post-34239276542735812152018-02-17T14:02:33.924-05:002018-02-17T14:02:33.924-05:00Hi Susan, WOW!!! AWESOME Interview & article, ...Hi Susan, WOW!!! AWESOME Interview & article, is that all there was of the interview?? Seems so short, only talked about George Wallace? Is there more of the interview elsewhere? I would do anything for a copy of your interview tape.. I collect interviews and really love Ronnie's honesty when he gives an interview. And you were very lucky to get one (he didn't do many) Is there audio available anywhere? Thanks again ~ Please write me back :)JRFRYEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178247910466731025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497169516087803680.post-51089010889407381782017-07-08T12:18:35.259-04:002017-07-08T12:18:35.259-04:00The interview with Barry was very short. He was no...The interview with Barry was very short. He was not interested in the PR process and didn't offer anything that was worth publishing. Back then publicists arranged interviews from morning til show time, almost in hope that articles will get published, however short, to get publicity before the concert. In the U.S. at the time, Golden Earring had one hit song, Radar Love, although they had a larger following, of course. Perhaps I wasn't experienced enough; I was freelance back then although I did get assignments so the publicists called me. They also knew that I was the "new girl in town' and some writers would decline interviews because they had better knowledge of who would give a good interview. I also had a very short interview with Frank Zappa. He was playing a sold out show at the Nassau Colliseum in Long Island, NY. I wondered how I was able to get the interview and press passes to someone that big. Turns out nobody wanted to interview him because he hated interviews, didn't speak except in one word answers and I basically got nothing from him. I learned a lot about the business from that one. Even Ronnie didn't want to do the interview and bullied me when I walked in. I am not a groupie, never was impressed by musicians although I loved them and their music. My attitude was, I can't do what you do and you can't do what I do, so we are pretty much equals. When I told Ronnie that plus the other things on my blog, he backed down and liked 'my spunk'. Nothing to publish from Hay. Too bad. There were others like that. Some one hit wonders and others that were just invites to the concerts and after parties like ZZ Topp, Mac Davis (that held a great conversation from the after party but I agreed not to publish it). Probably more info than you wanted. But it answers your question and other possible questions about the business. Although the magazines I wrote for in the 70s and then again others from 2006-2010, including the Arlo Gurthrie one, have gone out of print, I still have the contacts even though I can only really publish anything on my blog for free. I have declined some, done some but not published them for various reasons.<br />Susan Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076064230626935030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497169516087803680.post-12323587519626482092017-07-08T00:31:49.807-04:002017-07-08T00:31:49.807-04:00Hi Susan, I sent you a pm on facebook pertaining t...Hi Susan, I sent you a pm on facebook pertaining to the Barry Hay interview. Is that available?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540684876340577217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497169516087803680.post-76126008839881861152017-07-07T20:16:29.134-04:002017-07-07T20:16:29.134-04:00Hi Adeline. I don't know where the other band ...Hi Adeline. I don't know where the other band members were. I was assigned to do an interview with Ronnie and was surprised that anyone else, other than a publicist (the usual situation with other interviews I'd done), was in the room. Although everyone was silent after introductions, I was lucky enough to have met them and have my partner/photographer, Arlene Muzyka, take the photos.Susan Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076064230626935030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497169516087803680.post-62776194753138353172017-07-07T16:55:56.359-04:002017-07-07T16:55:56.359-04:00Where was Allen?????Where was Allen?????Adeline Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504459358984741956noreply@blogger.com