Lately, for no reason in particular, I've been obsessively watching interviews with the late Freddie Mercury on YouTube. The thing that strikes me about him, more than anything, is his abrasiveness toward any member of the press, his obvious discomfort with interview situations that was responsible for Queen's long-standing no-interviews policy.
Every day, I talk to people who would rather be filing their nails, rather be watching awful TV shows, rather be getting in terrible car accidents. So, while I watch and revere Mercury, I identify with the man on the other side, or sometimes the same side, of the camera.
Here are a couple of worthwhile clips that reveal the potential for awkwardness and embarrassment in a journalist's every day life:
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