Interviews

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Not all of these articles are full-length interviews; some are articles interspersed with interview quotes. The album titles indicate the time period – though not necessarily the content – of the interview. Some of the external links given may no longer be valid.

For radio and TV interviews check out Radio appearances and TV appearances.

Fool

not in English:

B.Z. (DE) 27 Feb. 2019
Tagesspiegel (DE) 21 Jan. 2019
Focus (DE) 19 Jan. 2019
Mittelbayerische Zeitung (DE) 19 Jan. 2019
Le Parisien (FR) 18 Jan. 2019
uMagazine (DE) 15 Jan. 2019
Rolling Stone (DE) Jan. 2019
Heaven (NL) March 2019
Rock & Folk (FR) Feb. 2019
Stuttgarter Zeitung (DE) 19 Jan. 2019

Fast Forward

Chicago Tribune (US) 29 Oct 2015
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (US) 22 Oct 2015
The New Yorker (US) 15 Oct 2015
Portland Mercury (US) 1 Oct 2015
Salon.com (US) 29 Sept 2015

not in English:

L'Echo (BE) 16 Nov 2015
Eclipsed (DE) Nov 2015
Jazz Thing (DE) Nov 2015
Jazzthetik (DE) Nov 2015
Lust For Life (NL) Nov 2015 (issue 055)
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (CH) 9 Oct 2015
Jazzism (NL) Oct 2015

A Cure for Gravity (Dutch version)

not in English:

Zin (NL) April 2013

The Duke

Sound + Vision (US) Nov 2012
Seattle Weekly Blogs (US) 2 Oct 2012
San Francisco Examiner (US) 2 Oct 2012
JSOnline.com (US) 27 Sept 2012
Oakland Press (US) 25 Sept 2012
Goldmine (US) 24 Sept 2012
New York Daily News (US) 21 Sept 2012
Dan's Hamptons (US) 21 Sept 2012
Sag Harbor Express (US) 21 Sept 2012
Toledo Free Press (US) 13 Sept 2012
CultureMap Houston (US) 22 July 2012
Sydney Morning Herald (AU) 21 July 2012
The Age (AU) 13 July 2012
EthelCentral.org (US) 7 July 2012
The West Australian (AU) 6 July 2012
Spinner.com (US) 30 June 2012
FaceCulture (NL) 26 June 2012
Variety (US) 25 June 2012
Variety SoundCheck (US) 19 June 2012
HuffingtonPost.com (US) 2 May 2012 (includes preview of "I'm Beginning To See The Light")
Rolling Stone (US) 31 March 2012
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nu.nl (NL) 2 July 2012
Eclipsed (DE) July/Aug 2012
derwesten.de (DE) 29 June 2012
NRC Handelsblad (NL) 28 June 2012
Tages-Anzeiger (CH) 27 June 2012
shz.de (DE) 26 June 2012
nmz-Online (DE) 25 June 2012
Libération.fr (FR) 24 June 2012
Wiesbadener Kurier (DE) 22 June 2012
Novaplanet.com (FR) 11 June 2012
report-k.de (DE) 10 June 2012
Hors d’œuvre (FR) 8 June 2012
Jazz Thing (DE) June/July/Aug 2012

Live Music

Rain

ExBerliner (DE) Sept 2008
Hartford Advocate (US) 30 Oct 2008
Sunday Times (ZA) 18 May 2008
The West Australian (AU) 12 May 2008
The Age (AU) 3 May 2008
Detroit Free Press (US) 17 April 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (US) 14 April 2008
Toronto Star (CA) 30 March 2008
Montreal Gazette (CA) 28 March 2008
Jerusalem Post (IL) 16 March 2008
Haaretz (IL) 12 March 2008
Rock'n'Reel (UK) March/April 2008
The Irish Independent (IE) 16 Feb 2008
The Independent (UK) 11 Feb 2008
The Word (UK) Feb 2008 (also JJ track "Too Tough" on cover-mounted CD)
Record Collector (UK) Feb 2008
MSNBC (US) 29 Jan 2008
Daily Telegraph (UK) 5 Jan 2008
Total Music Magazine Online (UK) Jan 2008
MOG (UK) 15 Dec 2007
Noble PR (UK) Nov 2007
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Süddeutsche Zeitung (DE) 8 Nov 2010
Der Tagesspiegel (DE) 1 March 2009
Good Times (DE) April/May 2008
Stuttgarter Zeitung (DE) 18 March 2008
Die Welt (DE) 10 March 2008
Rocks (DE) March/April 2008
Eclipsed (DE) March 2008
M – Männer (DE) March 2008
Melodie & Rhythmus (DE) March 2008
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (DE) 23 Feb 2008
Der Tagesspiegel (DE) 15 Feb 2008
Hamburger Abendblatt (DE) 13 Feb 2008
Paris Match (FR) 12 Feb 2008
Soundslike (BE) Feb 2008
Jazz Thing (DE) Feb/March 2008
Rolling Stone (DE) Feb 2008
Aachener Zeitung/Aachener Nachrichten (DE) 26 Jan 2008
De Volkskrant (NL) 24 Jan 2008
Vrij Nederland (NL) 19 Jan 2008
taz - die tageszeitung (DE) 13 Jan 2008
HiFi.nl (NL) 10 Jan 2008

Tour with Todd Rundgren

Evening Press, York (UK) 27 May 2005
Evening Post, Bristol (UK) 26 May 2005

Volume 4

Sydney Morning Herald (AU) 13 Sept 2003
Beat (AU) Sept 2003
Chicago Sun-Times (US) 15 Aug 2003
Riverside Times, St. Louis, MO (US) 13 Aug 2003
The Courier-Mail (AU) 2 Aug 2003
The Independent (UK) 23 May 2003
Ear Candy (US) May 2003
Puremusic (US) May 2003
Diamondback (US) 7 April 2003
Orange County Register (US) 21 March 2003
Denver Post (US) 21 March 2003
Austin American-Statesman (US) 15 March 2003
Record, Bergen County, NJ (US) 10 April 2003
Inside Connection (US) April 2003
Detroit News (US) 28 March 2003
Dallas Observer (US) 13 March 2003
CNN (US) 11 March 2003
People (US) 11 March 2003
Sunday Times (UK) 9 March 2003
Fufkin.com (US) March 2003
Suicide Girls (US) March(?) 2003
Billboard (US) 24 Feb 2003
Rolling Stone (US) 6 Jan 2003 (online edition only?)
Pollstar (US) 4 Jan 2003
ICE (US) Jan 2003
Metro (UK) 23(?) Sept 2002
Rolling Stone (US) 24 June 2002
USA Today (US) 25 June 2002
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Ox-Fanzine (DE) June/July/Aug 2003
De Gelderlander (NL) 16 May 2003
Aloha (NL) April 2003
Stereoplay (DE) April 2003
Cityzine (DE) 18 March 2003
De Standaard (BE) 4 March 2003
IQstyle (DE) March 2003
Jazzthetik (DE) March 2003
Rolling Stone (DE) March 2003
WOM-Journal (DE) March 2003
Rockol (IT) 7 March 2003
La Vanguardia (ES) 2 March 2003

Night And Day II

Steppin' Out (US) 9 May 2001
Northern California Bohemian (US) 5 April 2001
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (US) 30 March 2001
The Independent (UK) 26 Jan 2001
The A List with Anthony DeCurtis (US) 3 Jan 2001
Boston Herald (US) 15 Dec 2000
Toronto Star (CA) 14 Dec 2000
Denver Post (US) 8 Dec 2000
Phoenix New Times (US) 7 Dec 2000
Creative Loafing, Atlanta (US) 2 Dec 2000
Illinois Entertainer (US) Dec 2000
CNN.com (US) 30 Nov 2000
Sydney Morning Herald (AU) 18 Nov 2000
LiveDaily (US) 2 Nov 2000
Mix Magazine (US) Nov 2000
Billboard (US) 20(?) Oct 2000
Colorado Daily, Boulder, CO (US) 18 Aug 2000
The Daily Camera, Boulder, CO (US) 18 Aug 2000
Soundboard (US) Aug 2000
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Rotterdams Dagblad (NL) 8 Feb 2001
Lippische Landes-Zeitung (DE) 10(?) Jan 2001
Hamburger Morgenpost (DE) 6 Jan 2001
Keyboards (DE) Jan 2001
Live in Concert (DE) Jan 2001
Stereoplay (DE) Jan 2001
Vogue (DE) Jan 2001
WOM Journal (DE) Jan 2001
TV Spielfilm (DE) issue 1/2001
Jam (IT) Dec(?) 2000
Spiegel Online (DE) 13 Nov 2000
De Standaard (BE) 28 Oct 2000

Symphony No. 1 / A Cure for Gravity

CNN.com (US) 28 Feb 2000
The Calgary Sun (CA) 18 Feb 2000
Maclean's (CA) 17 Jan 2000
Book (US) Jan/Feb 2000
The Pretoria News (ZA) 22 Dec 1999
San Francisco Chronicle (US) 8 Dec 1999
Madison (US) Nov/Dec 1999
The Boston Herald (US) 12 Nov 1999
The Times (UK) 22 Oct 1999
The Irish Times (IE) 22 Oct 1999
The Herald, Glasgow (UK) 21 Oct 1999
Daily Telegraph (UK) 9 Oct 1999
Guardian (UK) 5 Oct 1999
Sunday Telegraph (UK) 3 Oct 1999
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WOM Journal (DE) Dec 1999
Music Manual (AT) Nov 1999

Heaven & Hell

Rocky Mountain News, Denver (US) 9 Feb 1998
Seattle Times (US) 29 Jan 1998
Time Out New York (US) 18 Dec 1997
Evening Telegram, St. John's, NF (CA) 15 Nov 1997
Toronto Sun (CA) 5 Nov 1997
Toronto Star (CA) 3 Nov 1997
Los Angeles Times (US) 30 Oct 1997
The Times (UK) 3 Oct 1997
CNN.com (US) 1 Oct 1997
USA Today (US) 10 Sept 1997
Richmond Times-Dispatch (US) 4 Sept 1997
Reuters/Variety (US) 29 Aug 1997
Billboard (US) 2 Aug 1997
Sony press release - July 1997
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Up! (FR) No. 4 – Summer 1999
Solo (DE) June/July 1998
Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich (CH) 11 April 1998
Die Zeit (DE) Dec 1997
Focus (DE) 13 Oct 1997
Spiegel Kultur Extra (DE) Oct 1997
Music Manual (AT) Winter 1997

Night Music

Hamilton Spectator (CA) 10 Nov 1995
Vancouver Sun (CA) 20 April 1995
Montreal Gazette (CA) 15 April 1995
Impact (CA) April 1995
iMpulse (US) Dec(?) 1994
Boston Globe (US) 25 Nov 1994
Weekender, Wilkes-Barre, PA (US)
Weekend (US) 18 Nov 1994
Billboard (US) 1 Oct 1994
––– not in English: –––
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (DE) 10 March 1995
extrem (DE) March 1995
Rheinische Post (DE) 13 Feb 1995
Sound Check (DE) Jan 1995
WOM-Journal (DE) Jan 1995
Audio (DE) Nov 1994

Laughter & Lust

Q (UK) June 1991
Vox (UK) June 1991
Interview (US) May 1991
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Sound Check (DE) July 1991
Stereoplay (DE) July 1991
Fachblatt Musik Magazin (DE) June 1991
Oor (NL) 18 May 1991
Nieuwe Revu (NL) May 1991

Blaze Of Glory

The Independent (UK) 13 Oct 1989
Dallas Morning News (US) 18 Aug 1989
Stars and Stripes (US) 23 July 1989
Miami Herald (US) 21 July 1989
East Coast Rocker (US) 10 May 1989
The New York Times (US) 26 April 1989
The Sunday Times (UK) 23 April 1989
––– not in English: –––
Die Zeit (DE) 3 Nov 1989
Der Spiegel (DE) 16 Oct 1989
HiFi-Vision (DE) Aug 1989
Stereoplay (DE) July 1989
Volkskrant (NL) 30 June 1989
Stern (DE) 8 June 1989
Oor (NL) 3 June 1989
Nieuwe Revu (NL) 1 June 1989
Humo (BE) June 1989

Will Power

Digital Audio & Compact Disc Review (US) Aug 1987
Rolling Stone (US) 16 July 1987
Goldmine (US) 3 July 1987
International Musician And Recording World (UK) July 1987
Chicago Tribune (US) 21 June 1987
Miami Herald (US) 14 June 1987
Q (UK) June 1987
Music Week (UK) 9 May 1987
Musician (US) May 1987
Making Music (UK) May 1987
The New York Times (US) 22 April 1987
––– not in English: –––
Vinyl (NL) June 1987

Big World

Boston Globe (US) 10 July 1986
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (US) 5 July 1986
Musician (US) June 1986
Newsweek (US) 26 May 1986
Down Beat (US) May 1986
Billboard (US) 15 Feb 1986
Boston Globe (US) 25 Jan 1986
––– not in English: –––
Music Maker (NL) July 1986
Stereoplay (DE) July 1986
Best (FR) June 1986
Fachblatt Musik Magazin (DE) June 1986
Humo (BE) June 1986
Musik-Express/Sounds (DE) June 1986
Pop & Rok (GR) June 1986
Hitkrant (NL) 17 May 1986
Vinyl (NL) May 1986
Oor (NL) 19 April 1986

Body And Soul

Stars and Stripes (US) 30 Sept 1984
Rolling Stone (US) 30 Aug 1984
Record (US) July 1984
Time Out (UK) 5 April 1984
––– not in English: –––
Oor (NL) 21 April 1984

Night And Day

Newsweek (US) 14 March 1983
People (US) 14 Feb 1983
Musician (US) Feb 1983
The New York Times (US) 12 Dec 1982
Trouser Press (US) Dec 1982
Georgia Straight (US) Nov 1982
Rolling Stone (US) 14 Oct 1982
Illinois Entertainer (US) Oct(?) 1982
Deseret News (US) 30 July 1982
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Fachblatt Musik Magazin (DE) May 1983
Mädchen (DE) April 1983
Ciao 2001 (IT) 20 Feb 1983
Rockstar (IT) Jan?/Feb? 1983
Conecte (MX) Nov 1982
Muziek Express (NL) Oct 1982
Sounds (DE) Oct 1982
Džuboks (YU) 13 Aug 1982
Veronica (NL) Aug 1982

Jumpin' Jive

not in English:

Musik-Express (DE) Sept 1981

Beat Crazy

Melody Maker (UK) 15 Nov 1980
Creem (US) Nov 1980
Kingman Daily Miner (US) 29 Aug 1980
The Face (UK) June 1980

I'm The Man

Sounds (UK) 8 March 1980
Melody Maker (UK) 1 March 1980
New Musical Express (UK) 1 March 1980
International Musician And Recording World (UK) March 1980
ZigZag (UK) March 1980
Record Mirror (UK) 26 Jan 1980
Creem (US) Jan 1980
The News, Portsmouth (UK) 19 Dec 1979
New Musical Express (UK) 15 Dec 1979
Rolling Stone (US) 13 Dec 1979
Sounds (UK) 13 Oct 1979
Beat (US) Oct 1979
Beat Instrumental (UK) Oct 1979
Rolling Stone (US) 20 Sept 1979
New Musical Express (UK) 11 Aug 1979
––– not in English: –––
Muziekkrant Oor (NL) 9 April 1980
Il Mucchio Selvaggio (IT) March 1980
Best (FR) March 1980
Vibraciones (ES) March 1980
Džuboks (YU) 1 Feb 1980
Muziekkrant Oor (NL) 11 July 1979

Look Sharp!

Washington Post (US) 8 Sept 1979
Creem (US) July 1979
Sounds (UK) 2 June 1979
Illinois Entertainer (US) June 1979
Rolling Stone (US) 17 May 1979
Melody Maker (UK) 12 May 1979
New Musical Express (UK) 10 March 1979
Look Now (US?) 16 Feb 1979
New Musical Express (UK) 10 Feb 1979
Daily Express (UK) 1 Feb 1979
Sounds (UK) 6 Jan 1979
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Musik-Express (DE) Aug 1979
Muziekkrant Oor (NL) 4 April 1979

AT = Austria / AU = Australia / BE = Belgium / CA = Canada / DE = Germany / ES = Spain / FR = France / GR = Greece / IE = Ireland / IL = Israel / IT = Italy / MX = Mexico / NL = Netherlands / UK = United Kingdom / US = United States / YU = (former) Yugoslavia / ZA = South Africa

Lyric quote taken from "Don't Wanna Be Like That"