Lets not forget that if it wasn't for his acting he wouldn't be in the position he is in now. So for him to say don't ask me about my acting, is a bit stupid since that is what he is. Thats what the people listening are gonna want to hear about.
Celebs get quirky as time goes by. Van Halen insisting that they get large bowls of M&Ms backstage
without one certain color, actors demanding that their on-location trailer be bigger than anyone elses, etc. And when they get interviewed, they have certain requirements and topics that they want "off limits".
Example: I was interviewing Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon once and up front I was informed NOT to bring up the band's drug use and drug problems from the past (a topic I covered with hilarious results with Ann Wilson of Heart--but that's another story). I never said a peep about it but Kevin must have said "we're staight and sober and are ready to put on a great show tonight" about 12 times, but I never said a word out of respect to Kevin and his pre-interview wishes. I can assure you if I had I probably would have heard a dialtone and gotten some personal chin music from them that night on stage.
Did listeners want to hear about it? Probably. They're celebs and people like to hear the seedy side, but it's
respect to not tread over the line you have been specifically given.
BB is quirkier than most. When he lived a few miles from me with Anjolina, they had a retired death row electric chair in their home. He and AJ carried small vials of each others blood on a necklace. Knowing that background and that BB has a tendancy to be testy should have told that Canadian interviewer to NOT cross the lines he was given. Since the guy is already a film star--that's more than yesterday's news. To my knowledge he's not even out on the stump promoting a new film...so if there's somebody out there not already aware he's a film star---help them to find a way out of the cave.
Stars don't have to do interviews. When they do, and if the people interviewing them DON'T respect their wishes...they sure don't deserve respect in return.
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