A friend recently told me I should include a comprehensive list rounding up some of the people I've interviewed over the years for various outlets, particularly so long as they are markedly more famous than you or I. I'd been thinking about it as well. So here is a single-spaced list, in no specific order of any kind whatsoever, of musicians, actors, athletes, authors and even professional wrestlers who have permitted me anywhere from 10 minutes to two hours of their exclusive acquaintance. Most of the actual published profiles and Q & As can be found on the part of this site that has those things. And yes, most of these people are awful. (The ones that aren't are generally quite nice.)
David Byrne
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Duff McKagan (Guns 'N Roses, Velvet Revolver)
Woody Harrelson
David Byrne
Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue)
Big Boi (Outkast)
Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
Bill Maher
Andy Cohen
Judd Apatow
Ric Flair
Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver)
Carly Rae Jepsen
Gotye
Adam Ant
Pedro Martinez
Daniel Lanois
Peter Bodganovich
Mike Piazza
Lizzy Caplan
Donovan
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Dave Ellefson (Megadeth)
Mary McCormack
Yo La Tengo
Phil Anselmo (Pantera)
Yelawolf
Crime Mob
Meshell Ndgeocello
Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz)
Paul Simonon (The Clash)
Mick Jones (The Clash)
Tony Allen
Gorillaz
Bon Iver
Kerry King (Slayer)
Deftones
Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, Founder--Epitaph Recs)
Bruce Pavitt (Author, Co-Founder--Sub Pop Recs)
Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips)
Joe Jackson
Peter Hook (New Order)
Dennis Miller
Brother(uk)
Adam Richman (Man vs. Food)
Zack Wylde
Yoshiki (X Japan)
Matt Bomer (White Collar star)
Eric Bogosian
Justin Hawkins (The Darkness)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Ian Astbury (The Cult)
Jon Murray (Real World co-creator)
Michael Shannon
Tim Allen
Criss Angel
Nancy Sinatra
“Lisa Lisa” Velez
Jeremy Enigk (Sunny Day Real Estate)
Aimee Mann
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Carlos Berrios
Rob Zombie
John "Rotten" Lydon
Mickey Garcia (Founder of MicMac Records)
Andy “Panda” Tripoli
Local Natives
Safire
?uestlove (The Roots)
Rah Digga
Rufus Wainwright
Jason “Spaceman” Pierce (Spiritualized)
Nachtmystium
Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard, Oz)
Nathan Rabin
Tony Hawk
Annie Leibovitz
Nancy Travis
Tindersticks
Miyavi
Sam McMurray (character-actor extraordinaire, worth IMDB-ing)
John Turturro
Tony Clifton
Lil' Twist
Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric)
David Cross
Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (The State, Reno 911! et al)
Michael Showalter (see above)
Abel Ferrara (Director, Bad Lieutenant)
Wim Wenders (Director, Wings of Desire; Paris, Texas)
Mike Reiss (Head Simpsons writer)
Perry Farrell
Tricky
Dana Snyder and Dave Willis (Aqua Teen Hunger Force co-creators)
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Nathan Larson (Shudder to Think)
Peter Buck (R.E.M.)
Bert Kreischer (Bert the Conqueror)
Joseph Arthur
Battles
Of Monsters and Men
Page Hamilton (Helmet)
Jeff Daniels
Jeremy Enigk (Sunny Day Real Estate)
Blood Brothers
Dungen
Glen E. Friedman (Get in the Van photog)
Adam Goldberg
Flavor Flav
Chuck D.
Vince Clarke (Yaz, Erasure, Depeche Mode)
Saul Williams
Joe Jackson
Dan Wilson
John Waters
Karl Hyde (Underworld)
Lil Twist
Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal)
Ulcer
David Wright
Ken Marino
Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil)
Doug Martsch (Built to Spill)
El-P
Mike Patton (Faith No More, et al)
Mew
Mike Watt (Minutemen, Firehose)
Plague Bringer
Robert Schimmel (R.I.P.)
Catfish Haven
Stimulus
Elizabeth Cook
Saviours
Vietnam
Neon Neon
Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein (Misfits)
Bob Gruen
Jesse Malin
Phil Hellmuth
Gridlock Sam Schwartz
The Waterboys