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From [https://www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrommorrissey/unsung Unsung (December 11, 2020) - Morrissey Central]: | |||
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"Mavis Nicholson is, or was - or is still the best television interviewer from these isles. She broadcast the most | |||
compelling TV interviews with James Baldwin, Kenneth Williams, Bette Davis, Nina Simone, Germaine Greer, | |||
David Bowie … but somehow had only an afternoon transmission - never evening, unlike most of the traditionally sexist | |||
male interviewers. I was lucky enough to be interviewed by her in, I think 1991, when she came to visit me with a | |||
small crew of technicians. I was so much in awe of Mavis … her humanity, her ease, her intellect … that I typically | |||
completely messed it all up. I didn't think I was ready for such an important interview … I didn't think I was "me" yet, | |||
and I rattled on so much about self-destruction and the inevitability of suicide that I later asked Mavis not to air our | |||
conversation. She agreed not to … probably thinking it to be just too much. I often wonder where those tapes | |||
ended up. On a skip, perhaps. But nonetheless, her very impressive interviews ought to be either re-shown or | |||
made available on DVD because they are absolutely a vital study of how to get the best out of the subject … no | |||
sex jokes, no fake and intrusive audience laughter, no loud or lavish sets … just a very classy connection requiring | |||
nothing but gentle charm and the power of words." Morrissey, December 2020. | |||
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Revision as of 11:09, 31 December 2022
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From Unsung (December 11, 2020) - Morrissey Central:
"Mavis Nicholson is, or was - or is still the best television interviewer from these isles. She broadcast the most compelling TV interviews with James Baldwin, Kenneth Williams, Bette Davis, Nina Simone, Germaine Greer, David Bowie … but somehow had only an afternoon transmission - never evening, unlike most of the traditionally sexist male interviewers. I was lucky enough to be interviewed by her in, I think 1991, when she came to visit me with a small crew of technicians. I was so much in awe of Mavis … her humanity, her ease, her intellect … that I typically completely messed it all up. I didn't think I was ready for such an important interview … I didn't think I was "me" yet, and I rattled on so much about self-destruction and the inevitability of suicide that I later asked Mavis not to air our conversation. She agreed not to … probably thinking it to be just too much. I often wonder where those tapes ended up. On a skip, perhaps. But nonetheless, her very impressive interviews ought to be either re-shown or made available on DVD because they are absolutely a vital study of how to get the best out of the subject … no sex jokes, no fake and intrusive audience laughter, no loud or lavish sets … just a very classy connection requiring nothing but gentle charm and the power of words." Morrissey, December 2020.
Mentioned In
- Unsung - Morrissey Central (December 11, 2020)
- SHAKE THE HAND THAT SHOOK THE HAND - Morrissey Central (January 5, 2024)
Wikipedia Information
Mavis Nicholson (née Mainwaring; 19 October 1930 – 8 September 2022) was a Welsh writer and radio and television broadcaster. She was born in Wales, and worked throughout the United Kingdom.
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