Week #3 - Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol Interview - 1966

“People think of you as the perfect pop artist without even knowing what that means or what your work is about. There is something that I think should be explained to the public which has a certain impression of you and I’m not sure that it’s the one that you would want them to have. Is that true?”

This is one of the most confusing interviews I have ever seen. It begins with the two of them being seated at different heights, the artist is higher, and it feels uncomfortable. The questions that are being asked are long, filled with unnecessary words and end up confusing Warhol. The interviewer puts words into his mouth and phrases questions so that Warhol answers in a certain way. Warhol looks extremely uncomfortable and fed up with the whole interview. Overall it's not a very good interview.

It would have been much more successful if both of them had been at the same height, in a more comfortable position. The questions could have been phrased better and more open, allowing Warhol to actually talk about his work. There's a lot you can learn from this interview - what not to do.