:08:01
or having written
to make our first appointment--
:08:04
l met him the temperature was
ninety degrees it was very warm--
:08:07
He was wearing a coat a hat
scarves and gloves--
:08:11
A seemingly extravagant getup...
:08:13
which in fact corresponded
exactly to the protection he needed...
:08:17
against the outside world to protect
himself from what finally killed him--
:08:21
Problems of germs
and blood pressure--
:08:26
So let us say that the first vision...
:08:29
one would have of such a person
was very surprising.
:08:32
You could not avoid being surprised at
the sight of someone resembling a tramp.
:08:37
But he walked into the hotel room
and stayed 1 8 hours straight.
:08:44
No outside worry
food or anything...
:08:48
interrupted the rapport
we were establishing.
:08:52
The other striking thing
was his sense of humor...
:08:55
his extraordinary ability to have fun
and offer ideas stimulating...
:09:02
both because of their depth
and because they were fun.
:09:05
So this slightly bizarre manner
which was the first thing you caught...
:09:11
and which lasted for that brief instant
of the first meeting and then was over--
:09:17
This disappeared very quickly to make
way for the real man that he was...
:09:24
who was not trying to shock others.
He was just trying to express himself.
:09:38
Mr. Gould to begin let me ask straight
out: Are there any off-limit areas?
:09:45
l certainly can't think of any
apart from music of course.
:09:48
Well Mr. Gould
l don't want to go back on my word.
:09:50
Your participation in this interview
was never contractually confirmed...
:09:54
but l assumed we'd spend the bulk of
the interview on music-related matters.
:09:58
Do you think it's essential?